Season 1, Episode 44: Deck Picks
Favorite moment: Glenn pulling the Sun card. The hubris is beautiful.
General thoughts:
Fun intro with Freddie driving to everyone's home to still have this be a physical card-drawing experience even in the midst of a global pandemic.
I was so nervous the first time listening to this. The play this all plays out is insane.
"Rogue is a perfectly fine one to start with". Damn you, Anthony. Perfectly fine, indeed. The way this seemingly inconsequential draw affects season 2 is insane. The poor Oak family. So many thoughts about them.
Glenn fighting a squirrel is one of the dumbest and funniest things ever done on this podcast.
Can't believe that Mr. Mustache got the Fates card. This whole episode is amazing considering that it was all random.
Love the whole discussion with the Moon Card and how the Wish spell works. I know that it can suck sometimes to get lost in the weeds of rules, especially on a podcast like this where things are generally rules light, but it's still fun. Reminds us they're playing a tabletop game.
Everything that happens with Glenn at the end with the Death and Void cards is some of the greatest karmic retribution for the things that happened earlier. The man flew too close to the sun (all the puns intended) and now has to deal with the consequences.
Generally, I love the mess that the deck creates. The Rogue card has the biggest impact on the show as a whole. The Fates and Balance cards bring a fun wrinkle and restore a fan favorite character, and even the Sun card gives us the super fun mech. What a great episode.
Next time... We're off to Meth Bay and one of the... stranger? arcs of the show.
