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Episode 22 : Insecurity Mar 31, 2017

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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 season one secret that has yet to be revealed. We've kept it mostly quiet so far, but this time, we just couldn't edit around it. Beware Crashing the Mode if you care about spoilers.

The episode segments for this week are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:44 Mission Briefing - 2:20 Feeling the Aster - 7:50 Canary Debrief - 19:09 Crashing the Mode - 21:37 to 29:14

The Fan Service for this week is an AMV done by lukeqin90 set to the song Phenomenon by Thousand Foot Krutch. You can watch it on YouTube here. As always, AMVs are spoiler-heavy.

As always, thanks for listening and all your support. We appreciate each and every one of you more than we can express. If you have a moment to add some additional support, a rating and review on iTunes or your pod catcher of choice would help immensely. And if you have the ability to support us monetarily, we have a Patreon here.

Thank you all, and stay whelmed.

Discussion : Emily Buza : Part 2 Mar 29, 2017

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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. Emily is just a wonderful person. But she's also a super-fan, and a writer, and an actor. How she had time to chat with Rich, we don't know. But she had so much to say that we had to split their conversion into two parts!

Stay tuned for an amazing discussion about shipping, fan fiction, and the deep relationships expired in Young Justice.

If you'd like even more proof of Emily's pure awesome, read this.

Special thanks to Neal for his awesome editing work on this episode.

Thank you all, and stay whelmed.

Episode 21 : Agendas Mar 24, 2017

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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 the Hawks.

There are unfortunately a few glitches with Caleb's audio this week. We apologize. They are very minor. We blame Wally.

The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:44 Mission Briefing - 2:55 Feeling the Aster - 9:26 Canary Debrief - 30:17 Crashing the Mode - 32:52 t0 38:43

Our Fan Service this week is the cosplayer dynamitewebber. You can check out his brilliant work on Instagram.

Thank you all, and stay whelmed.

Discussion : Emily Buza : Part 1 Mar 22, 2017

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This week, Rich welcomes friend of the show Emily Buza. You might have seen her blow Rich's mind on Twitter as @emilyofarden. Emily is just a wonderful person. But she's also a super-fan, and a writer, and an actor. How she had time to chat with Rich, we don't know. But she had so much to say that we had to split their conversion into two parts!

Stay tuned for an amazing discussion about shipping, fan fiction, and the deep relationships expired in Young Justice.

If you'd like even more proof of Emily's pure awesome, read this.

Special thanks to Neal for his awesome editing work on this episode.

Thank you all, and stay whelmed.

Episode 20 : Image Mar 17, 2017

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Hello team! The end of season one is drawing ever-closer with today's review of Image.

This is M'gann's spotlight episode and the time for what might be the biggest reveal about her character development. This episode adds another layer to the suspicious activity being built in the meta-plot. And there's a lot of love for Garfield!

Also, be sure to listen to Rich reveal a shocking secret about the hero he wants to be.

The segments for this episode are as follows: Hello Megan - 2:01 Mission Briefing - 2:38 Feeling the Aster - 8:18 Canary Debrief - 18:39 Crashing the Mode - 20:56 to 33:22

Our Fan Service for this week is the amazing work by Estrella-Angel on Young Justice fan art and speculation art about the future of the series. Check it all out on DeviantArt here.

And if you want to listen to the Druid-filled Detention episode from The RPG Academy podcast that Rich mentions, it can be found here.

Thank you all, and stay whelmed.

Discussion : Christopher Jones Mar 15, 2017

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Today, Rich welcomes Christopher Jones to the cave. Christopher is the artist responsible for the majority of the Young Justice tie-in comics. He's also done about a million other amazing comics. Rich was crazy excited for this interview, and you should all be even more excited to listen! Buckle up for a fantastic discussion!

Christopher is currently the artist on a Doctor Who: The Third Doctor for Titan Comics, written by long-time Doctor Who writer Paul Cornell. He also recently drew the sci-fi/fantasy graphic novel called Also Known As. He also works on Dr. Blink, Superhero Shrink, which can be found here. Christopher's artist website can be found here. And you can check out the Young Justice comics on Comixology here.

Special thanks to Neal for his awesome editing work on this episode.

Thank you all, and stay whelmed.

Episode 19 : Coldhearted Mar 10, 2017

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Hello team! Welcome to episode 19 and our discussion of Coldhearted!

This Wally-centric episode, has some great moments but it's not the best episode overall. But Wally does start growing up here, which is long overdue. Listen for our discussion of all the monologuing that happens and a little bit about the Doctor Watson audience point of view writing device.

There are still some moments of popping in Rich's audio. We apologize, but they could not be edited out. Never fear, we are quickly catching up to the point where Rich has obtained a pop filter and things get much better.

The segments in this episode are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:37 Mission Briefing - 4:27 Feeling the Aster - 8:45 Canary Debrief - 20:55 Crashing the Mode - 26:33 to 35:18

This week's Fan Service is is DC Showcase: Green Arrow animated short which is on YouTube here. Do yourself a favor and watch it as soon as possible.

Thank you all, and stay whelmed.

Discussions : Pranks Paul Mar 08, 2017

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This week, we are proud to welcome Pranks Paul, someone who just might be a real super hero and is definitely the host of Never Tell Me the Pods, a fantastic Star Wars podcast. Pranks is simply a wonderful human being and a pillar of the podcast community. He was also one of Rich's primary inspirations for starting Whelmed, so blame him for all these shenanigans.

Rich and Pranks sit down to talk about the Bat-Family, DC Comics as subject material for a class, and the CCA. Don't be surprised if they bring up Star Wars at some point.

If you haven't listened to Never Tell Me the Pods, we highly recommend it. Here are the links to episodes One, Two, and Three. Enjoy!

Special thanks to Neal for editing this episode!

Stay tuned for Friday's review episode. It's speeding its way here faster than you'd think.

Episode 18 : Misplaced Mar 03, 2017

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Hello team! Welcome to our discussion of Misplaced, an episode that Rich and Caleb love.

Be sure to keep an ear open for a Champion's tangent, Checkov's Helmet, and Rich having all the dad feels.

The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:31 Mission Briefing - 2:39 Feeling the Aster - 8:23 Canary Debrief - 22:22 Crashing the Mode - 26:46 to 35:50

Our Fan Service this week is the Tumblr account nacholumpia, as suggested by @scarlet_catnip. Check out the archives for some great fan art.

If you have a moment, please consider leaving us a 5 star review and rating. And check out the rewards on our Patreon campaign.

Stay tuned next week for a whole lot of Wally.

Thanks for listening, and stay whelmed.

Secret Origins : Superboy Mar 01, 2017

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Hello team. Welcome back to our Secret Origins series of bonus episodes where we discuss specific characters and their backgrounds in both DC and Young Justice. Please remember that these episodes cover the entirety of Young Justice and spoilers are fair game.

This week, Rich digs into the clone, the myth, the legend...Superboy.

For some Fan Service fun, check out this AMV created by MizzySweetLove on YouTube. It's mostly made of content from Season One, but as with all AMVs, mind your spoilers.

Special thanks to team member Neal for editing this episode!

If you have a moment, please leave us a 5 star review and rating. And don't forget about the Whelmed Patreon.

Thanks for listening and remember, cool kids hate monkeys.

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