This week we hit the midpoint of Fushigi Yugi. But first, Joe talks about the many movies he’s watched while Sarah went to a convention with both friends/guests of podcast!

Then in Fushigi Yugi, we watch as Nakago’s master plan comes to fruition as his master spy takes center stage. Wow, I can’t wait to see what the plan is! What’s this, I’m getting a phone call! Hello? Uh huh… just one guy you say… well that surely can’t be true… and he… into a river… that can’t possibly be right…

Anyway, that plan blows up but that does mean Miaka gets a new quest! And they’re gonna head off but not before Taiitsukun shows up to give some devastating news to the teen romance subplot. Geez, this really can’t get any worse huh? At least we can all check in on Tamahome’s cute siblings for a good time right? RIGHT?

This week we learn about the importance of background checks. But before that, Sarah and Joe catch up. Joe has finally been freed from Wuthering Heights while is shipping Spiderman and Black Cat.

In Fushigi Yugi, evil Tamahome has decided that he does need to kill Miaka after all just as Hotohori decides that this is finally his shot with her. Miaka meanwhile tries to take a stroll into a river. Ill advised I’d say! Then Tamahome and Hotohori have it out over their love rivalry and we learn about Nagako’s super secret backup plan.

We’re back this week for three episodes. IRL Joe gets his power knocked out while Sarah does some virtual farming and web-slinging.

In Fushigi Yugi it’s time to retrieve Tamahome, but will all go according to plan? Yui is still in her feelings about Miaka’s betrayal and honestly she seems like she’s having a blast being a evil queen. Unfortunately, Nakago has other plans, poison brain-washing related plans. That’s right, Tamahome goes evil mode this episode and even gets a cool earring!

Content Warning: Torture

We’re back this week with more Fushigi Yugi. IRL, Joe has finished KOTOR II and has been thinking about Star Wars nonstop, while Sarah is “making it work” by rewatching all of Project Runway.

In Fushigi Yugi, we gotta collect the last three Suzuki seven ASAP and boy does that happen in record time. First, the gang goes to a zombie village and debates if dying is a good plan or not. Then we revisit Tamahome’s family and pick up our last member of the team, a little Flute boy. Not what I was expecting!

This week we meet some bandits. But first, we catch up on our real lives. Joe has been playing KOTOR 2 and is thoroughly Kreia-pilled this week, while Sarah plays Halo: Campaign Evolved.

In Fushigi Yugi, we get a debrief on the Yui situation, while Taitsukun hatches her master plan. Then we’re off to the mountains to find our fifth member. Also Hotohori gets to come along this time and try to make his place in the romance storyline while Tamahome has to sit on the sidelines. Then, Miaka and co get caught up in some bandit politics. Honestly not where I thought this was going…

Content warning: Suicide, Sexual Assault

Things get intense this week in Fushigi Yuugi. But not so much in our real lives, which consists mostly of talking about movies and whatnot.

In Fushigi Yuugi, Miaka takes a quick trip home before deciding to return again to the book in search of Yui…or maybe really to return to Tamahome… We learn that Tamahome is secretly just a really good all around guy, get a new member of the team, and finally we catch up with Yui and see how things have been going for her. Sure hope nothing happens that fundamentally changes the tone of the show!

Today we learn about blood transfusions. But first, Joe and Sarah catch up and learn that…neither of us can pay attention for an hour long podcast? How can this be?? What else could we get distracted by, cross stitch? A Jurassic Park video game?

Then in Fushigi Yugi, we resolve the Mirror Miaka mystery using the most powerful weapon of all, stabbing yourself real good. Then we talk about the perils of mixing your blood with other people and how it’s only okay to do if you use bubble magic. Then Miaka takes a break and goes home for a little while only to discover that Yui is now missing!

We return the to book this week. In our real life, Sarah is trapped house sitting while Joe is out for revenge.

In Fushigi Yûgi, we get into some love triangles? Squares? Shapes? You get it. We also get our newest member Nuriko, and we definitely aren’t worried about how her stuff will go. Yui is still in that library. It’s kind of a mess this week, but we look forward to seeing how it comes together.