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We're back! After a long hiatus, Nick and Brendan reunite to discuss the next topic we'll be diving deep into on this podcast: Avatar! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:42 - Recap 01:24:14 - Final thoughts Follow us: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Have a question or comment about the show? Email us at gottarecap@gmail.com and we may read your message on a future episode. Music credits: "Invading The Palace" -...

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BONUS: HO-HO-Holy crap it's a Christmas special! In this very special holiday episode of Gotta Recap Brendan takes the reigns and leads us through the story of Invader Zim's holiday episode "The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever!" After a brief history of the shows short run on Nickelodeon the boys discuss every horrifying moment of a small green alien's attempt to rule the world using the power of Santa....

In this very special, bittersweet episode, Nick and Brendan reunite to give their final thoughts on the time-traveling samurai warrior known as Jack. After delivering final thoughts, we plow through a series of rankings of our all-time favorite (and least favorite) things about the Cartoon Network classic. Thanks for supporting us throughout this journey- our next project is coming soon! 00:00:00...

BONUS: It's gaming time! In a long overdue episode, Nick and Brendan struggle their way through the most recent (and possibly final?) Samurai Jack video game. Did we have fun? You'll find out rather quickly, but we'll spend a long time telling you why/why not! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:16:47 - Game recap 01:45:22 - The secret ending of Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time 01:56:02 - Final thoughts This wee...

BOO-NUS: Happy Halloween, boys and ghouls! As a special treat, Nick and Brendan shake things up and review an especially spooky an episode of another Cartoon Network classic, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. The boys share their childhood Halloween memories and their personal histories with the show, then get straight into recapping this chilling chapter in the story of a dumb boy, an ang...

BONUS: Scoundrels! Dastards! Miscreants! Samurai Jack has faced them all and defeated them all along the way, but what if they all had to face... each other? Nick and Brendan engage in arguably the dorkiest discussion they've ever had and determine who is the greatest and most powerful villain in the history of the show! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:25 - Sinister 16 00:43:28 - Evil 8 00:57:09 - Fearsome...

Though we've watched every episode and discussed each of them at length, don't you dare think we're done here just yet! Nick and Brendan celebrate Samurai Jack's final season and rank each episode from their least favorites (but still loved!) to the absolute best of the best. This is the last time we have to do this- much like Jack's ending, it's a bittersweet feeling!  00:00:00 - Intro 00:29:42 -...

Long ago in a distant land, Nick and Brendan started watching a classic Cartoon Network show. Now that they've reached the end, we all need to see how our samurai warrior's story wraps up. Can he fulfill his mission and return to the past to undo the future that is Aku without paying the ultimate price? What will become of our beloved, favorite characters, both new and old? We will all find out to...

Next episode we'll wrap it all up, so naturally this episode we'll set it all up! Nick and Brendan detail their hopes and frustrations in the final days of this show they've recapped for dozens of hours, then spend 20 minutes discussing the most controversial moment in Samurai Jack history. We're ready for the end... are you? 00:00:00 - Intro 00:12:20 - Episode recap 01:23:01 - Final thoughts Spec...

Love is in the air this time around, and things get a little hot and heavy on this week's pod. Nick and Brendan observe Cartoon Network's 30th anniversary before recapping Jack and Ashi's romantic romp through a derelict space jail. Freshen up your breath- it's smoochin' time! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:14:30 - Episode recap 01:11:16 - Final thoughts Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Bren...

After signing up Ashi to the good guy squad and putting some of his darker days behind him, Samurai Jack knows there's one important thing left to do before the final battle: he's gotta get that dang ol' sword back! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:17:50 - Episode recap 01:25:16 - Final thoughts Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram . Follow us: Twitt...

We’ve had some good times together on this podcast, haven’t we? Well it’s time for those memories to come rushing back, as Ashi says hello to all the friends Samurai Jack has made in his 50 years of traveling and heroism. We love fan service! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:37 - Episode recap 01:23:09 - Final thoughts Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on I...

After saving her skin in last week’s episode, Ashi asks Jack to save her soul in this week’s episode. Take a magical tour around the (not so) beautiful world of Aku with us today! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:26 - Episode recap 01:21:10 - Final thoughts Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram . Follow us: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Have a quest...

A colossal monster is hungry, and Samurai Jack is on the menu! After admitting their surprise affection for the newest video game featuring Cartoon Network characters, Nick and Brendan dive into the belly of the beast in the latest episode, in which Jack fights for survival against not only some intestinal denizens but also the person he's trying to save: a very angry and persistent Ashi! 00:00:00...

Jack's got a new outlook on life in this week's episode. No longer bogged down by the crushing weight of morality, he goes on a killing spree for the ages. Look out: Jack'll get ya! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:54 - Episode recap 01:15:54 - Final thoughts Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram . Follow us: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Have a que...

Already at an all-time mental low point, Jack has to find a way to push through what may be his deadliest encounter yet as the Daughters of Aku chase him down inside an ancient temple. This is a heavy episode, folks. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:17 - Episode recap 01:14:14 - Final thoughts Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram . Follow us: Twit...

After more than a decade in the dark, Samurai Jack returns to finish what he started! Nick and Brendan catch up on what Genndy Tartakovsky and co. were up between the years 2004 and 2017, then begin recapping the fantastic, ferocious, less family-friendly fifth and FINAL season of the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim classic! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:27:05 - Episode recap 1:28:30 - Final thoughts Special tha...

BONUS: Dear listeners (or perhaps "readers"), join us as we whisk you away to the magical, non-canonical world of the Samurai Jack comic book series! Nick and Brendan run through all 20 issues of the main comic series that ran from 2013 to 2015, "Samurai Jack: Tales of the Wandering Warrior". 00:16:27 - Volume 1: The Threads of Time 00:38:45 - Volume 2: The Scotsman’s Curse 00:56:19 - Volume 3: Qu...

BONUS: Not satisfied with their own identities, Nick and Brendan undergo rigorous questioning from an online survey to finally answer the question that's on everyone's lips: which Samurai Jack characters are they? Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram . Follow us: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Have a question or comment about the show? Ema...

Season 4 has wrapped up, but we've got more to say! Nick and Brendan present their personal rankings of the episodes from the final season of Samurai Jack's original Cartoon Network run. Which episodes delighted us? Which episodes disappointed us? You're about to find out! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:34 - Ranking the episodes Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- f...

How ‘bout them peaches? In the Season 4 finale (and the final episode of Samurai Jack’s original run on Cartoon Network), Jack saves a stranded baby and sets out to find its parents. The sound of the baby’s crying is drowned out by the sound of Nick and Brendan’s laughter at some of the most hilarious (and appalling) bits we’ve ever seen on this show. MOMOTARO! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:11:10 - Episode...

Jambo, friends! Welcome to a special flashback episode, in which a young Samurai Jack makes one of the early stops on his training montage: an African village led by a strong (but sympathetic) chief. Things take a tragic turn, though, and Jack must find a way to put his newfound skills to use to save his family from a sinister rival tribe aided by a certain shapeshifting sorcerer. 00:00:00 - Intro...

After breaking down their favorite Aku episodes featuring the late great voice actor Mako, self-identified "sweet things" Nick and Brendan discuss the fan-favorite tale of a robot assassin with a human side to him that makes a run at Samurai Jack, fighting to save his beloved companion. Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of gun violence. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:18:00 - Episode recap 0...

Samurai Jack is the reason for all seasons! In this episode, our hero must fight to survive a series of deadly encounters spread out across the calendar. Be it scorching heat or frigid cold, Jack will find a way! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:31 - Episode recap 01:17:50 - Final thoughts Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram . Follow us: Twitter,...