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Bottomless Malice - Hunter x Hunter ep. 125+126: Media Club Plus S01E40 Apr 02, 2025

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Hey everyone, sorry this one's a week late, but we'll be back on our regular schedule next week. By the way, yesterday Friends at the Table launched a new podcast, called Side Story, hosted by Austin with a rotating cast of FatT members. It's about videogames! The first episode has Jack and Janine, and they're also doing a patron-exclusive LP of Outward.

Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the Chimera Ant King that he was just an old man.

This week we cover episodes 125 and 126, titled Great Power x and x Ultimate Power and Zero x and x Rose. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 127-130, titled Hostility x And x Determination, Unparalleled joy x And x Unconditional Love, Formidable Enemy x And x Clear Objective, and Magic x To x Destroy.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET), and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

To find the screenshots for this episode, check out this post on our patreon, friendsatthetable.cash

This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to http://friendsatthetable.cash

...Or find our merch here http://friendsatthetable.shop

To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com

...And Make It Painful - Hunter x Hunter ep. 122-124: Media Club Plus S01E39 Mar 12, 2025

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Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

Early in the episode Jack points out that this is a set of three duologues which is exactly true. The King and Netero, Ikalgo and Welfin, and Killua and Palm

This week we cover episodes 122-124, titled Pose x and x Name, Centipede x and x Memory, and Breakdown x and x Awakening. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 125 and 126, titled Great Power x and x Ultimate Power and Zero x and x Rose.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET), and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

To find the screenshots for this episode, check out this post on our patreon, friendsatthetable.cash

This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to http://friendsatthetable.cash

...Or find our merch here http://friendsatthetable.shop

To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com

Media Couscous - Hunter x Hunter ep. 119-121: Media Club Plus S01E38 Feb 26, 2025

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Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

In this set of episodes, nearly everyone gets a shot at Youpi, with mixed results.

This week we cover episodes 119-121, titled Strong x or x Weak, Fake x and x Real, and Defeat x and x Dignity. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 122-124, titled Pose x and x Name, Centipede x and x Memory, and Breakdown x and x Awakening.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET), and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

To find the screenshots for this episode, check out this post on our patreon, friendsatthetable.cash

This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to http://friendsatthetable.cash

...Or find our merch here http://friendsatthetable.shop

To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com

Hunters ARE Evil - Hunter x Hunter ep. 116-118: Media Club Plus S01E37 Feb 12, 2025

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Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

This week we're starting off with maybe the most important episode of Hunter x Hunter to date: a bottle episode featuring Gon's emotional face-off with Pitou, and Killua's emotional face-back with Gon (because Gon never turns around in this scene). We'll get into it in depth but that's literally all that happens in this one. In the next two episodes we check back in with all the other threads going on in the Palace: Cheetu begs to be killed instantly by the Zoldycks, Meleoron is able to link back up with Killua, Ikalgo deals with having blown his cover, Youpi is having an identity crisis because he cant find any of his friends and everyone keeps attacking him and its not fair, and knuckle semi-successfully is able to keep Youpi from killing Shoot

This week we cover episodes 116-118, titled Revenge x and x Recovery, Insult x And x Payback, and A x False x Rage. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 119-121, titled Strong x or x Weak, Fake x and x Real, and Defeat x and x Dignity.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET), and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

To find the screenshots for this episode, check out this post on our patreon, friendsatthetable.cash

This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to http://friendsatthetable.cash

...Or find our merch here http://friendsatthetable.shop

To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com

Gon Is the Imposing Presence - Hunter x Hunter ep. 113-115: Media Club Plus S01E36 Jan 29, 2025

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Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

The King is already gone, but there's a castle full of ants desperate to find and protect him. Gon and Killua have a brief encounter with Netero and Zeno on their way to find Pitou. Killua especially is having some sort of crisis (crises?). Zeno almost has words of warning for the boys, but instead says "hey man don't look at me you figure it out". Meanwhile, Ikalgo immediately raises everyone's suspicion and Knuckle has to tap in for a thoroughly beaten Shoot. Oh yeah and there's a new entry in the "most paranoid guy" category: Welfin. He sees Bloster hear Ikalgo call Leol "Hagya" and has a sincerely impressive meltdown.

This week we cover episodes 113-115, titled An x Indebted x Insect, Divide x And x Conquer, and Duty x And x Question. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 116-118, titled Revenge x and x Recovery, Insult x And x Payback, and A x False x Rage.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET), and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

To find the screenshots for this episode, check out this post on our patreon, friendsatthetable.cash

This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to http://friendsatthetable.cash

...Or find our merch here http://friendsatthetable.shop

To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com

VH1's Behind The Spirit - Hunter x Hunter ep. 110-112: Media Club Plus S01E35 Jan 22, 2025

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Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

It's been almost 20 episodes since the Extermination Team took a train to East Gorteau to prep for an attack on the castle and almost 40 since Gon and Killua warped to Kite, by chance, officially starting their journey to the most dangerous place on earth. What seemed like a simple plan, to give cover for Netero to fight the King by separating the royal guards, is now a confusing mess. Netero showed up, Zeno Zoldyck in tow, in a hail of nen bombs, accidentally wounding Komugi. Because of this, the King chose to separate himself. Job done? Well, King or no, there's still a house full of ants to deal with.

This week we cover episodes 110-112, titled Confusion x And x Expectation, Charge x And x Invade, and Monster x And x Monster. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 113-115, titled An x Indebted x Insect, Divide x And x Conquer, and Duty x And x Question.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET), Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000) and Austin Walker (@austin_walker, @austinwalker.bsky.social)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

To find the screenshots for this episode, check out this post on our patreon, friendsatthetable.cash

This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to http://friendsatthetable.cash

...Or find our merch here http://friendsatthetable.shop

To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com

A Boy and his Squid - Hunter x Hunter ep. 107-109: Media Club Plus S01E34 Dec 31, 2024

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Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

We're finally, finally back with Gon and Killua for chunks of these episodes, but there's a ton of other business too. Of course, the King is playing Gungi (or Gungi is playing him?) Also, we start and easily conclude Morel's fight with Leol. Knov makes a sort of peace with his panic attack, and Poof has two of his own. Killua has made best friends with Ikalgo and Gon has made Meleoron best friends with Knuckle. Also, no one can get in touch with Palm.

This week we cover episodes 107-109, titled Return x and x Retire, Komugi x and x Gungi, and Taking Stock x and x Taking Action. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 110-112, titled Confusion x And x Expectation, Charge x And x Invade, and Monster x And x Monster.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal, @jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET), and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

To find the screenshots for this episode, check out this post on our patreon, friendsatthetable.cash

This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to http://friendsatthetable.cash

...Or find our merch here http://friendsatthetable.shop

To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com

Gungi! Gungi! Gungi! - Hunter x Hunter ep. 104-106: Media Club Plus S01E33 Dec 17, 2024

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Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

Gungi Gungi Gungi Gungi!!!! The King is playing Gungi!!!!! While that happens, for some weird reason the Hunters catch a break in their preparations to invade the castle. Why would what be? King's just in there playing gungi after all.

This week we cover episodes 104-106, titled Doubt x And x Hesitation, Resolve x And x Awakening and Knov x And x Morel. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 107-109, titled Return x and x Retire, Komugi x and x Gungi, and Taking Stock x and x Taking Action.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal, @jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET, @SYLVIBULLET), and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000, @swandre3000)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

To find the screenshots for this episode, check out this post on our patreon, friendsatthetable.cash

This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to http://friendsatthetable.cash

...Or find our merch here http://friendsatthetable.shop

To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com

Blood Red Herring - Hunter x Hunter ep. 101-103: Media Club Plus S01E32 Dec 04, 2024

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Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

In these episodes we're getting 4 parallel stories: Gon forming a friendship with Melleoron, Killua surviving another harrowing long range attack, Morel patrolling Peijing and tying everything together is Meruem learning to play board games.

In this episode we cover episodes 101-103, titled Ikalgo x and x Pursuit, Power x and x Games, and Check x and x Mate. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 104-106, titled Doubt x And x Hesitation, Resolve x And x Awakening and Knov x And x Morel.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal, @jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET, @SYLVIBULLET), and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000, @swandre3000)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

To find the screenshots for this episode, check out this post on our patreon, friendsatthetable.cash

This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to http://friendsatthetable.cash

...Or find our merch here http://friendsatthetable.shop

To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com

Melly O'Roan - Hunter x Hunter ep. 98-100: Media Club Plus S01E31 Nov 20, 2024

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Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.

In these episodes we follow Gon and Killua, who split up after their infiltration of East Gorteau while Knov and Morel convince a high ranking Gorteauian official to betray Diego in exchange for information.

As always we are brought to you by Friends at the Table. This season, we're watching 2011's Hunter x Hunter, based on the manga by Yoshihiro Togashi. In this episode we cover episodes 98-100 titled Infiltration x and x Selection, Combination x and x Evolution, and Tracking and Pursuit. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 101-103, titled Ikalgo x and x Pursuit, Power x and x Games, and Check x and x Mate.

Featuring Keith Carberry (@KeithJCarberry, @KeithJCarberry), Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal, @jdq) Sylvi Bullet (@SYLVIBULLET, @SYLVIBULLET), and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000, @swandre3000)

Produced by Keith Carberry

Music by Jack de Quidt (available at notquitereal.bandcamp.com)

Cover Art by by Annie Johnston-Glick (@dancynrew) anniejg.com

To find the screenshots for this episode, check out this post on our patreon, friendsatthetable.cash

This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to http://friendsatthetable.cash

...Or find our merch here http://friendsatthetable.shop

To find transcripts of the episodes, go to http://TranscriptsattheTable.com