Derek and John are back to discuss the Rats A Witcher Tale. A special feature length episode featuring Ciri's companions from the Witcher Season 4. We chat all about it in full spoiler filled detail.

Based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski and the game series "The Witcher" from CD Projekt Red

Showrunner and Lead Writer: Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich

Written by Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich and Haily Hall

Directed by Mairzee Almas

Synopsis: Following the events of the Season 4 finale, Leo Bonhart recounts to Ciri how The Rats first crossed his path. The tale centers on Mistle, a highborne woman secretly in love with her handmaiden Juniper. Their lives are torn apart when Emehr, Emperor of Nilfgaard, sends his mercenary Bert Brigden to purge towns outside imperial control. Believing Juniper dead, Mistle narrowly survives with the help of Asse, her stablehand, who escapes with her and eventually leads them to join The Rats.

As the young thieves’ opportunities dwindle, their leader Giselher proposes an ambitious heist: infiltrate a new fighting arena established by Dominik Houvenaghel and rob its vault during a major event. The vault, however, is guarded by a Jalowick, a monster that only a Witcher can kill. Desperate, The Rats recruit Brehen, a disgraced and alcoholic former Witcher infamous for abandoning a striga contract.

Training under Kayleigh and Reef, Asse prepares for his fight, but everything unravels when Mistle discovers the arena’s true purpose. It was built by Brigden, who, eager to earn Emehr’s favor, has been conducting horrific experiments to create a new kind of monster—using human subjects, including Juniper. Determined to save her, The Rats and Brehen attempt to restore Juniper’s humanity while evading Bonhart, who is hunting them to claim Brehen’s Witcher medallion.

The story culminates in a brutal clash. Brehen sacrifices himself so The Rats can escape, thwarting Bonhart—for the moment. Their flight across the Continent continues until fate brings them to Princess Cirilla of Cintra, and toward the end of their road.

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Derek and John are back to discuss the Witcher Season 4 for the second half of the season in full spoiler filled detail.

Based on the books "Baptism of Fire" and "The Tower of the Swallow" by Andrzej Sapkowski and the game series "The Witcher" from CD Projekt Red

Showrunner and Lead Writer: Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich

Episode 5 - The Joy of Cooking

Written by Matthew D'Ambrosio

Directed by Alex Garcia-Lopez

IMDb Synopsis: Catching their breath before attempting a river crossing, Geralt and his party regale each other with stories and song, revealing a shocking truth.

Episode 6 - Twilight of the Wolf

Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Directed by Alex Garcia-Lopez

IMDb Synopsis: Out of options, Yennefer rallies her novices in a deadly battle against the army of Vilgefortz. A dangerous foe catches Ciri's scent.

Episode 7 - Trial By Ordeal

Written by Clare Higgins

Directed by Jeremy Webb

IMDb Synopsis: A trek through treacherous swamp lands confronts Geralt with troubling visions. Emhyr discovers what he must do in order to claim absolute power.

Episode 8 - A Sermon of Survival

Written by Mike Ostrowski

Directed by Jeremy Webb

IMDb Synopsis:

As the Continent sinks deeper into war, Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri each meet their fate on the roads they took to avoid it.

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It's been a very long time and there have been some changes but John and Derek are back in the Continent for our Witcher Season 4 Podcast as we discuss the first four episodes in full spoiler filled detail.

Based on the books "Baptism of Fire" and "The Tower of the Swallow" by Andrzej Sapkowski and the game series "The Witcher" from CD Projekt Red

Showrunner and Lead Writer: Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich

Episode 1 - What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

Written by Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich

Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

IMDb Synopsis: Geralt sets out to save Ciri from the claws of Emhyr, unaware of her true fate. Beset by Vilgefortz, Yennefer attempts to uncover his plan.

Episode 2 - Dream of a Wish Fulfilled

Written by Tania Lotia and directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

IMDb Synopsis: Ciri gets a chance to prove herself during a robbery. Geralt gains an unlikely ally, as does Yennefer when she visits Montecalvo to look for sanctuary.

Episode 3 - Trial By Ordeal

Written by Rae Benjamin

Directed by Tricia Brock

IMDb Synopsis: A witch trial pulls Geralt away from his quest. Ciri taps further into the darkness of her new life. Yennefer brings more recruits to her cause.

Episode 4 - A Sermon of Survival

Written by Rae Benjamin

Directed by Tricia Brock

IMDb Synopsis: Yennefer's conviction starts to waver. Ciri opens up to Mistle about her true identity. Geralt finds himself at the mercy of Dijkstra.

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The Sandman universe on Netflix ends with Death The High Cost of Living a special episode of the series. Our The Sandman 212 Review is spoiler filled from the start so make sure you've watched the episode before you listen along with us.

Episode teleplay by Neil Gaiman, Allan Heinberg

Episode directed by Jamie Childs

Synopsis: Journalist Sexton Furnival writes a suicide note to his ex-girlfriend, Sylvie, convinced that the world is heading to an inevitable end.

He falls while on top of a tipped rubbish dump and meets Death. They head back to her apartment where Death reveals herself and tells him it is her day off, though Sexton does not believe her. As he leaves Death's apartment, he bumps into Mad Hettie who asks for Death's help to find her soul.

After agreeing Death takes Sexton with her out on her day off and they go to a club, where they meet Sexton's roommate Billie, her girlfriend Amelia and their friend Jackie. While Sexton seems hung up on his ex-girlfriend he becomes interested in Jackie as she gets to know him.

As Sexton's friends are enjoying the club, unlike him, Sexton introduces Death as Didi and they meet the club owner Theo. Theo becomes interested in Didi and asks her to come upstairs with him, though she brings Sexton along. They realize it is a setup, as Theo has realized who Didi is as he had summoned Death to the club to bring back his girlfriend Natalie.

They try to talk to a distraught Theo, who ends up falling and injuring himself before being taken to a hospital. The next day, Didi buys a locket and asks Sexton to give it to Hettie. Didi suddenly dies after her day off and Hettie reveals that the locket contains her soul with it containing a picture of her daughter inside.

Once back at home, Sexton asks Jackie out. While Didi wakes up in Death's realm and tells Death she loves mortality and doesn't want it to end.

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This is how it ends. John and Derek discuss The Sandman Season 2 Episode 11 "A Tale of Graceful Ends" in spoiler filled detail. A beautiful end for the series, unthinkable that it would ever have been made and what the team have achieved is incredible.

Episode teleplay by Allan Heinberg

Episode directed by Jamie Childs

Synopsis: Unsure of his purpose Daniel, the new Dream of the Endless, brings back Abel and Merv after their death at the hands of the Kindly Ones. He attempts to restore Fiddler’s Green, but Gilbert refuses and tells him it does not give their sacrifice meaning.

Meanwhile the Endless siblings and many friends of Morpheus including Johanna Constantine, Alex Burgess, Hob Gadling, Queen Titania, Cluracan, Calliope, Rose Walker, Mad Hettie, Nada, Lyta Hall, and countless others attend the first dream king’s Morpheus' funeral.

Destruction does not attend but visits the new Dream secretly and assures Daniel that he will figure out everything eventually.

At the service each Endless and Lucienne speak on how they will miss Morpheus and wish that they had a better relationship with him, but are glad they got to see him change for the better.

Following the funeral, Death chats with Hob Gaddling and asks if he wants to finally finish his long life. Hob tells her he is still not ready to die, which Death accepts.

Inspired by the speeches, Johanna tells Corinthian she wants to give their relationship a shot and they kiss. Matthew, Merv and Nuala decide to stay with Lucienne.

Lyta meets Daniel and makes peace with him and he promises to meet her in her dreams. He makes Lucienne the new Prime minister of Dreaming, decides to continue his meetings every hundred years with Hob, and meets the Endless siblings.

The post-credits scene shows The Kindly Ones discussing how fate is inevitable and that no one, whether human or Endless, can escape it.

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Sandman Season 2 Episode 11 “A Tale Of Noble Ends”. We’ll be back really soon with our discussion on the very special extra episode “Death, The High Cost Of Living”.

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We're back for one final time with Gen V Season 2 Wrap Up. We chat all about the second season, discuss your feedback and announce the winner of our Gen V Student Bar Quiz goodies.

Developed by Craig Rosenberg, Michele Fazekas And Evan Goldberg & Eric Kripke

Based on the comic series from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson

Executive Producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

• Episode 1 "New Year, New U" Question: According to Dean Cipher, what movie beat Cate and Sam's movie “Flipped” at the box office?
• Answer: The Garfield Movie
• Episode 2 "Justice Never Forgets" Question: What was the previous record at God U for the most number of joints smoked?
• Answer: 115,000
• Episode 3 "H Is For Human" Question: How long is Harper able to mimic another Supe’s powers for?
• Answer: 60 seconds
• Episode 4 "Bags" Question: Where does the Unsafe Spaces battle between Blood Bender and Gender Bender take place?
• Answer: Vought International Hotel and Spa
• Episode 5 "The Kids Are Not Alright": Where did Dean Cipher get the, now very bloody, Wagyu steak for Polarity delivered from?
• Answer: Voop Bistro
• Episode 6 "Cooking Lesson" Question: What is the name of the building where the group hide out before they are found by Stan Edgar?
• Answer: Steuben Community Library
• Episode 7 "Hell Week" Question: What do they call Hemple and pledges like him?
• Answer: Bondage Babies
• Episode 8 "Trojan" Question: What food delicacy does Sister Sage suggest Thomas Godolkin should taste now that he is out of his hyperbaric chamber?
• Answer: Boba (mini squid testicles)

And the winner has been revealed on the podcast!

• Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
• Lizze Broadway as Emma Shaw
• Maddie Phillips as Cate
• London Thor as Jordan Li
• Derek Luh as Jordan Li
• Asa Germann as Sam

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We'll be back with The Boys Season 5 when it returns to Prime Video and we'll also be covering the next seasons of Invincible right here on the podcast. Both are due for release in 2026 and we’re very excited to continue our coverage.

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Derek and John are finally back to chat about The Sandman Season 2 Episode 10 "Long Live The King" in spoiler filled detail. It is a huge episode in The Sandman mythos we are sorry it's been so long coming.

Episode teleplay by Marina Marlens

Episode directed by Jamie Childs

Synopsis: As they continue their path of destruction through The Dreaming, The Furies and their avatar Lyta Hall kills Abel and Merv Pumpkinhead and try to kill Dreams’ raven Matthew, but he escapes to Lucienne, Cain, Corinthian and Daniel in the throne room. Morpheus comes back to his realm and momentarily breaks the hold of The Kindly Ones on Lyta after she sees that her son Daniel is alive. But The Kindly Ones refuse to free her saying they aren’t her to retrieve Daniel they are here for vengeance.

To save his realm Morpheus goes to the waking world to kill Lyta, but Mad Hettie has put protections around Lyta to prevent this. She tells Morpheus that Daniel won't be happy with him if he kills his mother and that’s the last thing he needs.

In the land of Faery, Nuala makes peace with Cluracan and Titania and is allowed to return to the Dreaming. With little other option Morpheus tells everyone he is going to the furthest edge of Dreaming, and has a tearful goodbye with his friends, thanking them for everything that they’ve done to help his growth.

His sister Death arrives and Dream sends Matthew to bring her to him. Death and Morpheus talk for some time and finally Morpheus takes her hand to accept his death and goes with her.

At the same moment, The Kindly Ones vanish and Nuala takes Lyta Hall’s head in the Dreaming. Lyta wakes up in the waking world and Daniel, suddenly an adult as the new Dream, starts to repair the realm and as Delirium is reunited with her dog Barnabas she realises her brother Dream is gone.

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Sandman Season 2 Episode 10 “Long Live The King”. We'll be back next time with our discussion about The Sandman Season 2 Episode 11 “A Tale Of Noble Ends”. The Podcast is already recorded so we promise it won't be long.

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This is the end of the series as Derek and John discuss Marvel Zombies Episode 4 in spoiler filled detail. But is it a positive end or a bit of a downer? We also have a chat about Zombies in Marvel Rivals and the Marvel Zombies Musical.

Executive Producers: Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Zeb Wells, Bryan Andrews

Teleplay by : Zeb Wells

Story by : Bryan Andrews and Zeb Wells

Directed by - Bryan Andrews

Spoiler Filled Synopsis: The Nova Corps shoots down the ship, but the group is rescued by the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, who reveal that Bruce Banner willingly absorbed the Infinity Stones' energy after their destruction and has transformed into "Infinity Hulk" to prevent it from destroying Earth.

But having amassed enough zombies to defeat Hulk, Wanda arrives to take the stones' energy for herself. Hulk fights off the zombies, Zombie Abomination, the giant-sized zombies, and the Asgardian Zombies before the group arrives to defend him, but they are soon overpowered.

With the arrival of a zombified Thor, he soon kills Blade, Sara, and the London Master as the overwhelming hordes also kill Shang-Chi, Katy, Valkyrie, Rintrah, Parker, and Lang.

Hulk unleashes a powerful blast to kill Thor, but it leaves him vulnerable and allows Wanda to take the stones' energy. Despite her initial refusal, Kamala is persuaded by Wanda to help her remake the world.

After a blinding explosion, Kamala wakes up and reunites with Riri and Kate, with everything seeming to have gone back to normal. However, reality flickers, and Kamala sees the real Riri fighting zombies, who tells Kamala she has hacked the system and that what she is seeing is not real, leaving Kamala shocked.

• Iman Vellani - Kamala Khan
• Todd Williams - Blade Knight
• Kenna Ramsey - Zombie Okoye
• Elizabeth Olsen - Wanda Maximoff/The Red Queen
• David Harbour - Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian
• Simu Liu - Shang-Chi
• Awkwafina - Katy Chen
• Randall Park - Jimmy Woo
• Rama Vallury - Baron Zemo
• Greg Furman - Thor
• F. Murray Abraham - Khonshu
• Hudson Thames - Peter Parker/Spider-Man
• Paul Rudd - Scott Lang
• Randall Park - Jimmy Woo
• Adam Hugill - Rintrah
• Sheila Atim - Sara
• Daniel Swain - London Master
• Tessa Thompson - Valkyrie

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Date recorded: 31/10/2025

Date published: 04/11/2025

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