A Storm of Spoilers

Welcome to A STORM OF SPOILERS: A STAR WARS SPECIAL! In preparation for new episodes of A Storm of Spoilers breaking down Andor Season 2 starting June 18th, 2025 , we're re-releasing out pre-pandemic Star Wars Specials dealing with the Skywalker Saga.  Today, It is time to dive back into the prequels with The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones , and Revenge of the Sith . Your three intrepid host...

This week, Da7e and Neil close out their coverage of The Last of Us season two with an overstuffed episode filled with recap, debate, theories, end-of-season awards, and more. In The Calm [08:28], they consider how the show's adaptation choices led to some of the postseason discourse, discuss the good and bad of TV cliffhangers, and hand out some very important superlative awards. Then, in The Sto...

This week, Da7e and Neil dig into the season two finale of The Last of Us  and its risky choice for a season-ending cliffhanger. In The Calm [07:48], they discuss the positives and negatives of a seven-episode season, celebrate good outcomes for the show's animal characters, and explore how one pivotal scene from the game was adapted in a far more traumatic way than it played out in the video game...

This week, Da7e and Neil are remembering (some) happier times as  The Last of Us  delivers its season two flashback episode. In The Calm [07:10], they discuss the dangers of at-home tattoo setups, appreciate Tony Dalton's glorious mustache, join Gail's book club, and much more. Then in The Storm [01:09:10], they debate where the season finale will end and consider how Joel's parenting advice will...

This week, Da7e and Neil follow Ellie's descent into Seattle's darkest basements as their coverage of The Last of Us  season two continues. In The Calm [12:58], they discuss the adaptation choice to hold the spores, consider the philosophical value of extreme violence in a post-apocalyptic world, and momentarily get very nervous about the fate of a dog. In The Storm [59:36], they obsess over what...

This week, Da7e and Neil attempt to figure out what the f**k is wrong with Seattle as their coverage of The Last of Us season two continues.   In The Calm [11:02], they discuss the culmination of some important adaptation choices, critique murderous performance art, and seek solutions for post-apocalyptic morning breath. In The Storm [55:18], they explain why it's a big deal that the Cordyceps fun...

This week, Da7e and Neil join the people of Jackson in their grieving over the loss of Joel as their coverage of The Last of Us season two continues. In The Calm [13:28], they discuss things that cause olfactory sensitivity, consider which of the show's actors are best at selling a lie, and decide whether Seth deserves a redemption arc. Then in The Storm [59:54], Neil explains what is to come now...

This week, Da7e and Neil continue their coverage of The Last of Us season two as the show delivers its biggest and most ambitious episode yet. In The Calm [06:48], they break down the Jackson defense strategies, discuss Kaitlyn Dever's masterful performance, and explain the importance of the heroic moment for the show's dogs. In The Storm [51:44], Neil gives Da7e an important Shimmer-related updat...

This week, Da7e and Neil begin their coverage of The Last of Us as HBO's prestige fungal apocalypse drama returns to Sunday nights. In The Calm [08:30], they break down the episode, discuss the new additions to the cast, assess the adaptation choices and reshuffling of events from the video game, and consider the critical survival tactic of using empty beer bottles to distract Clickers. Then in Th...

Welcome back to A Storm of Spoilers! Dave and Neil have returned to your feeds with a new iteration of SOS to cover the latest and greatest in prestige television, starting with  The Last of Us season two. New deep dive episodes will drop on Wednesdays starting April 16th, following the season two premiere on HBO.  For now, please enjoy this preview episode in which your faithful hosts look back a...

Joanna, Neil, and Dave are podcasting once again with TRIAL BY CONTENT, the pop culture debate show that is going to definitely answer the biggest and most important questions. Subscribe now in all podcasting apps, or online for new episodes every Tuesday. 

This week, Dave and Neil drop in with JoannaBot to talk about "The New Man In Charge" the post-script to Lost that was included on the DVD releases as a post-script to the fantastic ride that has been The Storm podcast.  We also have the results on the final Island of Kisstory Polls and updates about where to find us and how to keep an eye on this feed.  Follow Neil ( @rejects ) and Da7e ( @da7e )...

This week, Joanna, Dave and Neil go back over the entire run of Lost to pick out the best of the best (with listener input!) for THE FINAL CORNERS. Only one person/thing/pairing can win each category and either your hosts agree...or Neil is right by default.  It's Joanna's final episode of THE STORM (Dave and Neil will be back to wrap things up next week), so we go all out covering: Most Mysteriou...

This week, Joanna is talking to Jeff Jensen and Dan Snierson who produced and starred in the Totally Lost show for Entertainment Weekly during the final seasons of Lost, including being on set for key moments in the sixth season. Dan even revisited the show just for this podcast! Then, after the interview, Joanna, Dave and Neil want to prepare you for next week's big episode THE STORM: THE FINAL C...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil have some updates on The Storm podcast, then Joanna breaks off for a surprising chat with Damon Lindelof about The Final Season of Lost.  Send your Lost comments to @StormPodcast on Twitter and e-mails to Hosts@Stormpodcast.com to talk back at the show. Follow Neil ( @rejects ), Joanna ( @jowrotethis ), Da7e ( @da7e ) and the show ( @StormPodcast ) on Twitter!  Su...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil just realized that Joanna has been in the email hatch pushing the button this whole time.  That's right, it's a post-finale episode comprised of your emails and reactions to Lost, the podcast itself, the pandemic, and your humble hosts. We've compiled some amazing emails from you, our listeners and stitched them together in this not-tight episode of reactions and...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil are revisiting some special content wrapping up their Lost Re-Watch. Now that we all know what the cork is, we thought we'd share this wonderful bonus episode made by Neil and Joanna covering the 10th Anniversary of the Lost finale. On May 23, 2010, LOST aired its final episode. In this very special bonus episode, Joanna converses with friends from around the LOST...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil are wrapping it up for Season 6,  Episode 17 -  "The End" - Things get climactic on the Island and we finally learn what the Sideways is/was/forever-will-be.     Although this is the last episode specific podcast, there will be more The Storm: A Lost Rewatch podcast with some wrap up episodes in the following weeks! Including a LOST mailbag for next week's episode...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil are having some fireside chats with Jacob for Season 6,  Episode 16 -  "What They Died For" - In the Sideways, Creepy Desmond seems to be making some progress, Jacob breaks down what it all means to the final Candidates, Ben and Widmore meet again.     This podcast is split into two main sections THE CALM that only discusses the preceding episodes...so this week e...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil taking it waaaaaay back for Season 6,  Episode 15 -  "Across The Sea" - Learn about the origins of Jacob and The Man in Black in this very different episode of Lost.     This week's INTERVIEW is with returning guest, Rolling Stone's Chief TV Critic, Alan Sepinwall! You can follow him on Twitter @Sepinwall , read his Rolling Stone writing here and check out his boo...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil are not happy with the body count in Season 6,  Episode 14 -  "The Candidate" - Sideways Father Jack digs deeper into why Sideways Locke won't let Jack try and fix him, on the Island, all plans to escape go horribly wrong.     This podcast is split into two sections THE CALM where we talk about just the episodes we've watched up to this point and do not discuss fa...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil are sneaking off with The Elizabeth in Season 6,  Episode 13 -  "The Last Recruit" - After Jack learns a bit about Flocke, most of our Losties take a boat ride to Hydra Island. In the sideways, characters seem to be colliding, sometimes literally.    This podcast is split into two sections THE CALM where we talk about just the episodes we've watched up to this poi...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil are around for explosions in Season 6,  Episode 12 -  "Everybody Loves Hugo" - Hurley talks to Michael, stuff blows up, except Desmond who falls down. In the sideways, Libby is back and she's on a fajita field trip.   This podcast is split into two sections THE CALM where we talk about just the episodes we've watched up to this point and do not discuss facts and k...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil are charging their solenoids for Season 6,  Episode 11 -  "Happily Ever After" - Desmond is on Hydra Island and an electromagnetic blast sends him into...the sideways?  This podcast is split into two sections THE CALM where we talk about just the episodes we've watched up to this point and do not discuss facts and knowledge from later in the series and THE STORM w...

This week, Joanna, Dave, and Neil just want the Kwons back together for Season 6,  Episode 10 -  "The Package" - In the sideways, we get another take on Jin and Sun's relationship while on the Island, Sun hits her head so hard she can't speak English.  This podcast is split into two sections THE CALM where we talk about just the episodes we've watched up to this point and do not discuss facts and...