We're back from Actual Play Camp, with a little trip across the lake to Anime Camp, to talk VeggieTales again! It's two mostly fine stories about being nice while we try to piece back together our dumb lore.

It’s the end? It is! The long awaited fourth and final Rebuild movie has finally come out and both Ashley and Luke are surprised it came out. They look at the questions the series has left us. What if someone was a responsible adult? Why are these kids so horny? Is this movie too meta? And what was Mari’s point at the end of the day?

We arrive a little bit late to the Easter episode but it’s okay cause Easter is gonna last FOREVER in this Christmas Carol parody. We talk about how it squanders the original story, the weird grudge against plastic and get mad at the idea of only being moral if there’s a heaven.

We are finally back, and the episode might be short but we still dig into coats, casual slavery, bible jerks and bad rap numbers.

Emily joins for a show that seems to exist in the aftermath of the great failure of Big Ideas. Bob and Larry want to put on a show and they’ve forgotten the good word. So they decide to steal from children. Bit of a mixed metaphor. Also there’s a lot of talk about death fearing kids, goofs and musicals.

We watch the first Veggie Tales movie that was so bad in bankrupted the studio. Was it the confusing timeline? The use of a bible story with a downer ending ? The racism? Oh we hope so, cause this movie is SO racist.

Lexi joins us for another takeover of the show that hopefully has a bit more class. We've got musicals and Shakespear and not so silly, but still really silly, songs.

Maxie joins for one of the weirder stories for Veggie Tales to adapt, as it involves forced marriage and Jewish genocide. Well let’s see how they handle it! We also talk a lot about sexy veggies, great songs about awful subjects and Luke describes his greatest Veggie Tale fear.

We sit down with our bud Dan to watch an episode all about *looks through notes* child soldiers and cucking???? Also Larry masturbates to a manatee, we get in depth with veggie dicks and we join the Church of Gaming.

Larry Boy returns as we’re joined by a new Kevin! We talk a lot about rumors, robots and plant body horror. Then we talk way too long about our past criticisms of the show and what people say by “just saying.”

Molly joins us for an it turns out we already covered, so let's tell Molly about our insane trip into this show!

Larry has hit rock bottom. He’s lost his job, he lost his faith and he’s lost his way. Mark joins as we examine an episode that is both a clip show and a deep dive into the soul.

We’re joined by Kevin for a episode theoretically based on a classic piece of literature. So we spend a lot of time talking about Wal-Mart, consumerism, berry poops and cheeseburgers.

Brooks joins us for our first real Larryboy adventure and it’s not the epic we thought it was a kids. We talk about youth pastors, bloodthirsty Alfreds and fibs.

The Veggies must save Christmas and bring the true meaning to a town gripped by capitalism. Jordon  joins us for an ep all about a little toy that gains sentience and brings God to this world. Also a snowman has a carrot nose and we all lose it at implications of that and more.

Luke and Ashley look back at a classic tale and while they don’t get as in depth as usual they do talk about Larry Boy, transphobic jokes and agree that they’re going to hell.

We are joined by Maxie and Frankie for a lot of talk about this episode, which is probably the most infamous Veggie Tales ep. We talk about all the changes the episode has gone through, the way it unintentionally criticizes capitalism and also how they turn a story about the persecution of Jewish people into a story about keeping Christ in Easter. Also all the racism, so much racism.

We're joined by Sean for an episode all about loving your neighbor, no matter if they're from space or from one city over. We also talk the Butter Battle Book, Luke Being Horny For Larry, Hairbrushes, How Junior is a racist, and our new theory that the veggies are being tested by a judgmental god.

After a disastrous act of Pod we had to re-record this episode. We still have a lot to say about how this show messes up it’s moral of forgiveness, the Garden of Eden, the existence of french fries and the fact that Larry might be a god in training.

Luke and Ashley get started on their new mistake. They talk about their history with religion, try to get to the bottom of what the creator believes and try to figure out this new world.

We reach the end of our Evangelion journey (for now) with the love it or hate it Evangelion 3.0. We come firmly down in the “it’s perfectly okay” camp but that doesn’t mean that we can’t talk about how Shinji sucks, gay piano sequences, the shakey look of characters being perpetually young and the thrilling conclusion to Luke’s “steal everything” story line!

I love all my friends!

After worrying about all the ways it could become a complete mess Ashley & Luke are happy to see that FLCL: Alternative keeps it's thoughtfulness and fun throughout. The planet is being heated up by Medical Mechanica and the rich and powerful are leaving the Earth. Kana is more concerned about trying to make everything stay the same, whether it's with the boy she likes or her best friend. Unfortunately thinks change, romance fades and sometimes friends aren't what they seem. Luke and Ashley love the story and the emotion but the still wish Haruko was brought in more naturally. 

In this city, I will.

After the disappointment of season 1 and the nothing of season 2 Luke and Ashley aren't looking forward to the last season of the show. They're expecting more horny teens with no character who suck. So they're very surprised to find a collection of characters they really love! Kana and her friends are a fun collection of non-horny teens who are layered and support each other. As they try to find out they're doing next they're confronted with questions about maturity, helping friends and being themselves in ways that work way better then any previous season. That said it's not all great, Haruko is still around and while she has grown up a bit she still can't help but be a creep, and an undercurrent of fatphobia hurts Mossan who is a great character otherwise. We also talk about how Kana is totally gay, how people are leaving Earth, and worry about how this season might disappoint us again.

Luke and Ashley finish FLCL: Progressive and find a series that is a mixture of boring and infuriating despite it's flashes of interesting moments. With no real main characters other then the pedophile villain we're supposed to feel bad for because she can't force one person into a controlling relationship we wonder how the show could have been better. Maybe don't put all of Hidomi's important character choices into the hands of other people. Maybe do something with Aiko other then make her a prop. Maybe make Marco and Goro matter. Maybe make Ida a character rather then just the boy everyone wants to kiss. And what the fuck happened to Hidomi's gore fetish that was  a key part of her character????

Ashley & Luke look at the FLCL follow up that's considered not as good, but after they came away from the original in low spirits maybe this one will be great? Nope! We talk about how the show handles Haruha, how Hidomi doesn't have a character except being super horny for gore, how the lower budget affects the show and how the choice to have one of the main characters be a guy in a skirt is unfortunately loaded.