Lunar Sea Spire

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the thirteenth episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Red Dragon 3 and Good Medicine. And here we are: the second half of the season sees the rug pulled out from under our heroes as we’re properly introduced to the Mad Mage. As you might imagine, he’s not very popular ’round these parts. Thankfully Senshi has a reliable smell, even if he’s had to ta...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the twelfth episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Red Dragon 2. We didn’t get to eat in the last episode so now it’s time to cook some dragon! Just, maybe pick a better cooking spot next time Senshi. Marcille may have brought a bit of darkness, but even considering the time spent on skeleton assembly this was overall a happy episode. Wait a minute, we’re...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the eleventh episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Red Dragon 1. The dragon is down and questions abound! Why was it so active? Can Falin be revived? Who among the party was the biggest hero in that fight? It was definitely an epic struggle against a powerful foe. But now that their enemy has been felled surely this is a sign of only good things to come, right? We can fix...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the tenth episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Giant Frogs and Aboveground. Well we’re not even halfway through the season and they’ve already arrived where they’re going to need to do battle with a red dragon in order to save Falin’s life, things probably don’t go well for them (Chilchuck probably used up all of their luck during the giant...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the ninth episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Tentacles and Stew. This is the episode where we meet Namari (who is not Nimona!), as well as her new party. Mr. Tansu seems… Nice. Yeah… At least he’s willing to heal Marcille though, after he gets paid. And Marcille decides that if you’ve got an angry undine spawn camping you, there’s nothing...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the eighth episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Raspberries and Grilled Meat. It may end in a loss, but Marcille gets an unbelievably epic fight against the undine, lovingly animated by Studio Trigger. A great combination of exact duplication of manga panels where appropriate, and ramping up the action when necessary. And since Studio Trigger never can truly escape magic...

GC13. Soren, and David discuss the seventh episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Kelpie, Porridge, and Broiled with Sauce. Another episode, another hard L for Kabru’s crew. At least their food didn’t go to waste, but they’d best respect Marcille’s spellcasting—for one it works, for another she can probably explode their heads off. It’s too bad adventurers aren’t bett...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the sixth episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Court Cuisine and Boiled in Seawater. Well, it’s back to the lengthy episode names. But no matter how you think the paintings work ( can you digest them?), at least Chilchick got some major screentime while matching wits with one of his archnemeses. And huh, the Elf Who Shall Not Be Named (it’s Thistle, his name...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the fifth episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Snacks and Sorbet. Yes, David has joined the party, and we’re five episodes deep into the (delicious in) dungeon. And it’s a good episode for him to join on, because after a rough first two episodes of the series Marcille gets to be on the side dishing out the disapproval. Let’s face it, Laios is just fun t...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss  The Fairy Isle from Hilda. Well, if you wanted a fantastic send-off for the Hilda series you couldn’t have done much better. It’s a triple-length episode that lets us explore a whole new world and answers a question we didn’t know we had. Unless you were wondering why Hilda’s hair was blue—if you did, then now you know. So get out there and r...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss  Strange Frequencies from Hilda. Hilda doesn’t need to go outside, she needs answers. Alfur is more than happy to provide, while Frida and David drag her off to deal with an upsurge in Nisse stealing from each other. We met a lot more today, who was your favorite? But most importantly: Victoria Van Gale is back, and while Hilda is thoroughly unexcited at least...

GC13 and Soren discuss the fourth episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Stewed Cabbage and Orc (they ate  with the orcs, they didn’t stew them). We’ve met our first bunch of not-so-human humanoids, and they don’t seem to be great fans of adventurers. But of course they get along great with Senshi—and he’s able to charm even Marcille with his golem-grown vegetables. Laios has a l...

GC13 and Soren discuss the third episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Living Armor. So we have our party’s first discovery: the secret of the living armor, and of course how to eat it! Good on Laios for putting on his thinking cap, and the rest of the party for holding out in a tough fight. So are there technically five of them in the party now? Oh, okay, we’re just not going to count that...

GC13 and Soren discuss the second episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Roast Basilisk, Omelette, and Kakiage. Laios may be giving his party plenty of time to shine in this episode, but he and Senshi can’t pass up the opportunity to demonstrate proper basilisk battling technique. But Marcille and Chilchuck really grow a lot in this episode, and—what? This is only episode two? This is going to be...

GC13 and Soren discuss the first episode of Delicious in Dungeon, Hot Pot and Tart. It’s a show about slaying monsters in a dungeon then cooking and eating them. Thank goodness Senshi showed up to share his vast experience preparing the various monsters of the dungeon—it wouldn’t have been nearly as delicious in the dungeon without him. And if you’ve ever played Battle Chef Briga...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss  The Forgotten Lake from Hilda. Johanna better have been nominated for some mother of the year awards after this episode. She may be a touch overprotective for Hilda’s liking, but you can’t deny that she’s quite good at protecting Hilda. But the mystery deepens. Johanna’s parents imprisoned that spider frog to protect her, but where are they n...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss  The Job from Hilda. It took the final season of the series, but we finally got to meet Hilda’s father: Anders! He’s sadly no bellkeeper, but he’s a wandering adventurer with a pathological aversion to commitment—and it hasn’t been doing good things to his daughter’s family life. And this clearly won’t be the time for Anders to sti...

GC13 and David discuss  The Laughing Merman from Hilda. It’s the one and only episode featuring the one and only Eugene. Are you sad that we don’t have a fourth season? Knowing that this is all of the Eugene we’ll ever have is just a sad way to think about a great episode. And the Freaky Friends also add a new member: Louise! Is this just missed opportunities: the episode? Oh wel...

GC13 and David discuss  The Giantslayer from Hilda. He may not be tall, and he may not be strong, but the Giantslayer has a mission: annoy all the giants until they feel bad and leave. Hilda’s sad to see them go of course, but Halvor is very keen on it. Do you wish the giants had stuck around? Do you think they owed something to humanity? Most importantly of all, do you think that humans owe...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss The Fairy Mound from Hilda. Can you imagine any episode where Hilda learns what fairy mounds are and her not going to get stuck in one? Because while this may not be Astrid’s finest moment, she also really wants a visit. Oh well, now we’re headed back to Trolberg. But it looks like a little piece of Tofoten is on its way to see Hilda. We’re not out...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss  The Train to Tofoten from Hilda. With the movie over it’s time for another season, sadly the final season of the show. But we have eight great episodes to look forward to! We’re having a wonderful vacation to Tofoten! It’s great to have met Hilda’s great-aunt Astrid, and her neighbor the Pooka too. (Hey, his desire to not eat an egg sent the...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the movie  Hilda and the Mountain King . As far as cliffhangers go, Hilda being turned into a troll at the end of the second season rated quite highly. Now that we’re discussing the movie, it’s finally time to discuss how that turned out. We find ourselves living in a world where the political commentary of the movie hits harder than ever (though we haven...

GC13 and David discuss  It Takes Time , the series finale of Summer Camp Island. How many tropes did you spot in this episode? Because we found quite a few without really even looking. But if having a beautiful song to montage over is wrong, we don’t want our cartoons to be right. All of the action is done, even a lot of the drama, but that doesn’t mean that the show ran out of ideas....

GC13 and David discuss  Weather Your Weather from Summer Camp Island. Does anyone think there’s a lot of magic happening for a world where the source of all magic has been destroyed? Last episode it was just a tornado and a ghost, but now we have a pool and a hatch to add to the list, and a mysterious voice. Add another cliffhanger to the pile. But whether magical or nonmagical, Oscar will s...

GC13 and David discuss  Swellington Boots from Summer Camp Island. Susie has finally arrived. She’s been the de facto main character of the series for a while, but now that she’s experiencing a story arc she has officially joined the main character club. Sue and Doug take control of the situation and teach Susie a valuable life lesson, but there’s still a tornado out there and Su...