Chaz and the assembled Order of Mildly Concerned Scholars (Wolfy, Scott D. Monroe, Corey Morrissette, Laura Morrissette, and special guest Seb Hunter) gather one last time beneath the shadow of the Rose Citadel.

Not to begin another adventure.

To discover whether the one they've been living was worth the journey.

Because this week isn't really about the finale of Music from The Elder.

It's about what happens after the last page is written.

What unfolds is less a season finale than a long walk home. Scott finally closes the screenplay that has quietly become the beating heart of the season, Seb Hunter lends his voice to the mysterious Elder, and the Fellowship gathers for one final reckoning as heroes are tested, sacrifices are made, old beliefs collapse, and the story KISS never quite finished is finally allowed to find an ending of its own.

Then something unexpected happens.

The conversation slowly leaves the Rose Citadel behind.

The panel reflects on the songs that surprised them, the screenplay that grew into something far larger than anyone anticipated, the friendships forged over eleven episodes, and the strange realization that somewhere along the way...

...they stopped trying to fix The Elder.

They simply learned how to live inside it.

Along the way there are callbacks, laughter, future podcast plans, heartfelt thank-yous, a passing of the torch toward Regarding Slang, and—because no Boneless season is permitted to end with complete dignity—a spirited detour into the culinary significance of Flamin' Hot Boneless Wings.

• Scott D. Monroe bringing his screenplay to its long-awaited conclusion
• Seb Hunter returning as the voice of the Elder
• Final reflections from Chaz, Wolfy, Corey, Laura, and the Fellowship
• Looking back on one of the most unexpectedly ambitious seasons in the history of the Regarding...Series
• Boneless Wings receiving the finale they probably always deserved

What began as an attempt to give an infamous album a fair hearing...

became proof that unfinished stories sometimes don't need to be rewritten.

They simply need people willing to believe there's another chapter waiting to be found. And someone who knows where the car is parked...

The Show

In this season of Regarding…, the panel tackles KISS’s Music From The Elder one song at a time—testing whether its epic ambition holds up under scrutiny. Alongside the analysis, Scott D. Monroe’s original screenplay tries to turn the album’s abstract mythology into an actual story.

Ambition meets accountability.

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The Fellowship assembles one last time before the final curtain.

Not for a quiet conversation.

For war.

This week on Regarding Music from The Elder, Chaz, Wolfy, Scott D. Monroe, Corey Morrissette, Laura Morrissette, Sean McGinity, Debbie and Michael Pastore, Dan and Pang Papathopoulos—and even virtual appearances from Heath McCoy and Kevin Brown—return for the largest panel in the series as Scott unveils the penultimate chapter of his screenplay.

What follows is the most ambitious chapter yet.

Corey awakens blind after destroying the mysterious orbs, only to discover he has begun seeing the world in an entirely new way. The Cat discovers that loyalty has consequences. Terminus Village reveals its tragic past through Sypha's memories. Allies fall. Hidden powers awaken. Philosophies collide. And Mr. Blackwell returns more terrifying—and more unstable—than ever before.

Meanwhile, the panel compares cover versions, discusses the band's late-career what-ifs, and marvels at how an album once dismissed as an infamous misfire has somehow become the foundation for an unexpectedly compelling fantasy epic.

• The largest cast ever assembled for a Regarding season 5 episode
• Corey loses his sight... and gains a different vision
• The Cat's shocking fate
• Sypha's heartbreaking return to her childhood village
• The Fox's final stand—and the ideas that die with him
• Mr. Blackwell arrives like a force of nature
• A screenplay racing toward its final confrontation

I — KISS

Every great adventure reaches the point where escape is no longer the objective.

The only way out...

...is through.

The Show

In this season of Regarding…, the panel tackles KISS’s Music From The Elder one song at a time—testing whether its epic ambition holds up under scrutiny. Alongside the analysis, Scott D. Monroe’s original screenplay tries to turn the album’s abstract mythology into an actual story.

Ambition meets accountability.

GO BONELESS

Certified boneless in the state of Ohio by the Boneless Podcasting Network. Go Boneless. Boneless Makes a Better Podcast.

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Chaz and the assembled Order of Mildly Concerned Scholars (Wolfy, Scott, Corey, and returning guests Heath McCoy, Laura Morrissette, Debbie Pastore, Michael Pastore, and Dan & Pang Pappathopoulos) arrive at Terminus Island expecting a rescue mission.

Instead...

...they're invited to dinner.

Because this week isn't really about "Escape from the Island."

It's about what happens when the hero finally reaches the villain... only to discover the villain has already set the table.

What unfolds is less another chapter of Scott's ever-expanding Elder screenplay and more a psychological chess match disguised as a fantasy adventure. Corey and his companions battle a crystal-powered war wagon, survive an underground labyrinth, and descend into a cavern so impossibly vast it feels like the album itself has finally become a location.

Meanwhile, Mr. Blackwell isn't waiting on a throne.

He's waiting with a goblet.

And manners.

There are flashbacks revealing the terrible truth behind Mrs. Blackwell's death.

There are creatures pouring from fractures in reality.

There is a warhorse with a change of heart.

There is a fox serving bitter wine mixed with crow's blood because, at this point, subtlety has officially left the island.

And hovering over everything is the growing realization that Blackwell no longer sees himself as the villain.

He sees himself as the only adult left in the room.

There is action.

There is tragedy.

There is a battle wagon that somehow feels perfectly reasonable by Episode 10.

And somewhere beneath Terminus Island, Corey begins asking the most dangerous question of the entire season:

What if saving Mr. Blackwell... is no longer possible?

• Heath McCoy embracing his inner Macho Man for a rap performance nobody saw coming
• Laura Morrissette, Debbie Pastore, Michael Pastore, and Dan Papathopoulos returning as the Fellowship pushes toward the finale
• A battle wagon armed with purple lasers, flaming wrecking balls, and one very angry cat
• A dinner invitation that somehow feels more threatening than the battle
• Mr. Blackwell proving that the most dangerous villains are often the most polite

"Escape from the Island" — KISS

Sometimes the hardest part isn't escaping the island...

It's escaping the story waiting for you when you get there.

The Show

In this season of Regarding…, the panel tackles KISS’s Music From The Elder one song at a time—testing whether its epic ambition holds up under scrutiny. Alongside the analysis, Scott D. Monroe’s original screenplay tries to turn the album’s abstract mythology into an actual story.

Ambition meets accountability.

GO BONELESS

Certified boneless in the state of Ohio by the Boneless Podcasting Network. Go Boneless. Boneless Makes a Better Podcast.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.