Whelmed : the Young Justice files

It's finally here! The hype train has left the station. We bring some amazing people into the cave and we get to play the characters we love in the world we love, and it is so much fun! Welcome to our first Young Justice inspired roleplaying game Actual Play special. Today I'm honored to welcome Brendan Conway, the creator of Masks: A New Generation, the roleplaying game (aka: RPG) we'll be playin...

Hello team! Welcome to Episode 29 and our discussion of S02E05 – Beneath. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to it! Would you have felt the need to justify the need for an all-male squad for a given mission? I think not! On to the show! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 2:24 Mission Briefing - 3:49 Feeling the Aster - 9:41 Cana...

Hello team! Welcome to our first Young Justice inspired roleplaying game Actual Play special. Today I'm honored to welcome Brendan Conway, the creator of Masks: A New Generation, the roleplaying game (aka: RPG) we'll be playing today. Brendan was also kind enough to run this game for us as well! In this introductory interview we're going to talk to Brendan about what makes Masks different from oth...

Hello team! Welcome to episode 28 and our discussion of S02E04 – Salvaged. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to it! Freshman, definitely do the homework! An Apple-laxative seems like a costly mistake to make! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:42 Mission Briefing - 2:42 Feeling the Aster - 7:42 Canary Debrief - 27:07 Crashing...

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. Today in the Cave, we have the creator and administrator of the most successful Young Justice group on FB. Young Justice Needs a Season 3...

Hello team! Welcome to episode 27 and our discussion of S02E03 – Alienated. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to it! Did not see that coming! Kaldur, how could you!? The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:55 Mission Briefing - 2:55 Feeling the Aster - 7:41 Canary Debrief - 29:22 Crashing the Mode – 32:29 to 42:10 Our Fan Service...

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. Today in the Cave, we're honored to welcome, Eric Lopez. Eric's voice credits include work on Star Wars: Rebels and Spectacular Spider-ma...

Hello team! Welcome to episode 26 and our discussion of S02E02 - Earthlings. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to it! Climb aboard the SuperMartian ship and get ready for a ride! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 2:16 Mission Briefing - 2:55 Feeling the Aster - 8:18 Canary Debrief - 41:54 Crashing the Mode - 44:29 to 49:48 Our...

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. Today in the Cave, finally, someone I became an enormous fan of because of my own show! If you've listened to our Fan Service, you'll hav...

Hello team! Welcome to our discussion of Happy New Year, the first review episode of season two with Emily on board! This is the part that Neal didn't do just yet, and will totally get changed and updated at some point! Exclamation Point!? Stay tuned. Next week, we talk about episode 2 Earthlings! As always, thanks for listening and all your support. We appreciate each and every one of you more th...

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. Today in the Cave we have the mind behind the fantastic Earth-27 Project, Roy Westerman. Earth-27 is a fan fiction project by Roy and art...

Hello Team! Since Rich and Emily record episodes in advance, these quick Intel Updates will serve to let you all know in real time what's happening and what we're working on. These are much more casual than our regular episodes, so expect a little less editing and a little more joking around. This update talks about the news about Season Three. Some personal speculations about that topic come up....

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. Today in the Cave, we welcome the incredibly talented, Cameron Bowen. Cameron's Television and Film credits begin in 1996 with Law and Or...

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. We are thrilled to welcome Jeff Stormer to the cave. Jeff is the host of the fantastic Actual Play podcast, Party of One. Party of One fo...

Hello Team! Since Rich and Caleb record episodes in advance, these quick Intel Updates will serve to let you all know in real time what's happening and what we're working on. These are much more casual than our regular episodes, so expect a little less editing and a little more joking around. This update talks about the only currently confirmed news about Season Three. We also briefly touch on the...

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. We are thrilled to welcome Jason Spisak to the cave.  Jason's voice has graced many of our favorite shows, including Green Lantern: The A...

Welcome back to the cave. Season one is done but there is one last thing to do before we move on to season two. It seems that someone kept recording while Rich and Caleb were goofing around. It might have been Red, but it was probably Robin.  Get ready for almost an hour of bloopers, tangents, shenanigans, bits, and ramblings. You'll hear them in sequential order from way back when we started reco...

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. Today in the Cave we have Joseph Z. Joseph and I have been talking behind the scenes about Young Justice, it's interpretation of the broa...

Welcome, team. Welcome to the last episode of season 1. This monumental occasion is being celebrated with a double episode. Hey, we started the season this way. It's almost like we planned it. Before we go any further, thank you. Thank you for being a part of this amazing journey and encouraging us to follow our crazy dreams. And with the emotional stuff out of the way, let's get on to our discuss...

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. We are thrilled to welcome Crispin Freeman home to the cave. Crispin is the voice of Speedy, Red Arrow, Guardian, Roy Harper and more in...

Hello team! Welcome to our discussion of Performance, the 3 ring, high-flying, Robin-focused episode that takes us right up to the last 2 episodes of season 1. In this episode, we get Rich's favorite moment of season 1 and a long discussion about mystery games, elephants, and using in media res in storytelling. We also learn that Rich doesn't know pop songs. The episode segments are as follows: He...

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. We are thrilled to welcome Crispin Freeman home to the cave. Crispin is the voice of Speedy, Red Arrow, Guardian, Roy Harper and more in...

Hello team! Welcome to episode 22 and our discussion of Insecurity. This is Artemis' spotlight episode and the big reveal of the secret that has been haunting her through season one. There is a lot of exposition in this episode, but it all serves to build towards the approaching season finale. Be sure to listen for some interesting season three speculation. There's also a mention of the biggest se...

Hello team! Welcome to Discussions, our bonus episodes where we bring a special guest into the cave and talk about topics that relate to Young Justice as an entire series. Because of that, there are spoilers for both seasons everywhere. Consider yourself warned. This week, we conclude Rich's with friend of the show Emily Buza. You might have seen Emily blow Rich's mind on Twitter as @emilyofarden....

Hello team! Welcome to episode 21 and our discussion of Agendas. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to it! This is Conner's spotlight episode, and it delivers the secret that has been lurking over season one since the pilot. This is also the infamous Board Room episode. Be sure to also listen for some great Guy time and for how much Rich loves...