We're back witches, with another magical episode of the Coven Podcast. This week, we're looking at the toxic fandoms. Can a show be ruined by its fandom? The shows themselves are fairly unproblematic on their own... but then in comes the fandom...
“Game Start” devoted a lot of time to fan-favorite characters, but included too many flashbacks for the episode to be considered anything but a filler. It teases at what is coming up in the season, but doesn’t live up to the hype of this highly anticipated release.
This week on Pop Tabs Matt, Tyler, and Jake discuss Planned Parenthood’s abortion tweet, Wal-Mart making robot bees, and Microsoft censoring its users.
Tyler and Sarah break down the details surrounding the recent shooting at YouTube’s HQ.
Tyler and Sarah break down Universal’s ‘Stranger Things’ haunted maze and a lawsuit against the Duffer brothers.
‘Ni No Kuni II’ is an absolutely incredible JRPG. It doesn’t revolutionize the genre, but does it so well that few other games can come close. The world is beautiful, the characters are likable, and the combat is some of the best in the genre. This is easily one of the best JRPGs of the past decade and, if it wasn't for Persona 5, it might be the best. If you loved the first game, love JRPGs, or even just love fun action-based gameplay, this game is highly recommended.
"Still Gotta Mean Something" holds tight to the tried and true recipe of the series by creating interesting plots and disappointing everyone with a lackluster payoff. Despite a great opening and a fantastic scene with Rick and Morgan, nothing happens. Nothing ever happens. This series is starting to get on my nerves.
'Pacific Rim: Uprising' is a step down when compared to its predecessor. The story has major plot problems, and some of the new Jaeger pilots need more fleshing out. However, the movie more than makes up for this with fantastic performances from the lead actors, interesting and awesome new Jaeger designs, and great action scenes.
'Ready Player One' is a movie that has redeeming qualities. It visually looks amazing, and the performances put in are all incredibly solid. Its story is bland and inoffensive. The major problems lie in cringy writing, a really embarrassing romance subplot, and sound design that fails to match its stellar visuals. And of course, it’s loaded with pop culture references that may be good for some, but made the movie just unbearable to watch. It reminds of me something… but I can’t come up with a reference that fits this movie.
