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Wherein everyone seems to be having their Worst Day Ever, as Elliot runs to Krista but it's Mr. Robot who talks to her, Tyrell is forced to name names to the FBI and stay on-plan as Santiago fills him in on what Joanna has been up to lately and how Tyrell Jr. is faring, Price receives his long-overdue smackdown from Zhang, who clearly does not like to have to ask twice, we catch up, albeit all too briefly, with Leon, Trenton and Mobley who clearly have the worst day of everyone, Dom is increasingly suspicious of the whole Stage 2/Stage 3 thing, and we learn, courtesy of Irving (#emmy4irving) that the only reason the fsociety revolution succeeded as far as it has is because the fiddlin'-while-Rome-Burns 1%ers allowed to... 

This podcast contains unrestrained spoilers and references to future episodes and events - listen ONLY if you are completely caught up on the series! Wherein EndGame hosts Jambone and Tsar Misha gladly admit their glorious defeat in trying NOT to do a recap of every single episode of the entire show as they continue on their exploration of many character arcs and themes that resonate throughout the entire series, noting how events in the first season both echo and foreshadow events to come in subsequent seasons. This week they look at the epic Season 2 Premiere, Episode 1 - Comrades.

Wherein Elliot realizes Angela has been playing him, Mr. Robot learns the Dark Army has been playing him, Darlene continues to try to play Dom, Santiago plays for time, Irving plays it cool, Tyrell is played out, Price is outplayed, White Rose plays for keeps, and we learn that Zhang apparently once caught the future President of the United States hanging brains!

Wherein, having fallen behind in our podcasting duties, your Endgame crew combines the final two episodes of The Deuce into one season-ending podcast in which the pimps begin to feel useless, Ashley makes a run for it, moodiness strikes Abby, then Vinnie in consecutive episodes resulting in their decision to move in together, Paul strikes it big, Alston ultimately strikes out, the Mob strikes a deal and moves forward with plans for Midtown, Candy's stock rises while Ruby's plummets, White Frankie gets his own plot at last, and we learn why Log-Jammin' Jambone may not be back for Season 2...

Wherein we follow Elliot, literally, as he resumes control of his body after a four-day hiatus only to find himself on the run inside the EvilCorp building after getting fired, per Angela's instructions, and therefore locked out of all doors and computers, while Dark Army-directed protests rage outside, into which he thrown after being escorted out of the building only to encounter Darlene and all the good news she has for him as protesters break into the building and race to the 23rd floor where we find Angela, to whom Irving gives a mission meant for Elliot, which Angela may or may not have completed correctly and upon which all of Stage 2 (#dostage2) depends, and we learn that the way the Dark Army controls its soldiers is through the psychotropic substances in Red Wheelbarrow BBQ!

Wherein Jambone Snow and you Host Beyond The Wall Misha begin their their attempt to fill The Long Night, the 18-month wait until Season 8 of Game of Thrones, with something fun for the hardcore fans: a complete rewatch of the entire Game of Thrones series! In this episode of The Long Night, Misha and Jambone go back to the beginning, reviewing and recapping Season 1, Episodes 5-8: The Wolf and the Lion, A Golden Crown, You Win or You Die, and The Pointy End. WARNING: This podcast contains unrestrained spoilers and references to future episodes and events - listen ONLY if you are completely caught up on the series!

Wherein White Rose's desire to slap Price by executing Stage 2 (#dostage2) on the day of the UN vote on the Congo regardless of how that vote goes begins to impact operations as Angela and Tyrell learn of Elliot's work to prevent the paper records from reaching the collection building in New York, Elliot almost blows Darlene's cover before getting her to monitor is nightime activities, Darlene learns that Angela is talking to Mr. Robot, Elliot learns that Darlene is working with Tyrell, Angela learns that White Rose has shown "The Device" to Irving, and we learn the secret to making really tasty test-tube ribs...

Wherein the journey of Tyrell Wellick during the time of his disappearance, aka Season 2, is revealed, from the launch of the 5/9 attack with Mr ElliotBot in the arcade through his exile in upstate New York, his run-in with the cocaine-fueled, fsociety mask model interrogator, the beard, the woodpile, the Gordon Lightfoot, the start of his work on Stage 2 (#dostage2), his escape and subsequent rescue, all the way up to his reunion with and shoot of Elliot, and we learn that behind ALL of it has been White Rose, and her apparently #1 American henchman Irving...

Wherein Elliot makes a go of reliving his halcyon, straight and narrow, vanilla latte drinking days by going to work for Ecorp in order to defend it against Stage 2 whilst hacking his way through lower level executives until he finds one receptive to his plan, the frame-up of Scott Knowles succeeds right up until it backfires spectacularly on Joanna, a new fsociety video surfaces, Darlene feels the heat from the FBI and ultimately agrees to put a device on Elliot's computer, Price and Whiterose-as-Zhang dance the dance with her clearly leading, Krista and Darlene both encounter Mr Robot, Elliot gets his dog back and then tracks down the FBI for a visit, and we learn to never mistake Zhang's generosity for generosity...

Wherein the pressure is on the street girls and their managers as the year-end cleanup hits the Deuce hard and long, and even the cops tell them to start working indoors, Candy's film career is on track until it isn't and Harvey offers her a little cash and a little advice, White Frankie finally gets a storyline of his own thanks to Rudy, who's very much on top of the change in the wind regarding pornography, the Masturbatorium is born, Alston doth protest too much over his status as a source, despite managing to get Sandra out to a jazz club, Lori makes a cameo as does C.C. in pursuit at which time we learn another use for the pimp cane...

Wherein we are introduced to a deceptively well-connected used car salesman and catch a glimpse (finally) of whatever is going on at the Washington Township plant as Zhang announces his intentions with Elliot - but not yet, as Elliot recovers from his gunshot at Angela's, then bails to try to stop Stage 2, which he is subsequently lead to believe he's accomplished by Irving, Angela and Darlene, allowing Mr. Robot to emerge and proceed with the actual plan, and we learn why Angela is doing all this in the first place...

This podcast contains unrestrained spoilers and references to future episodes and events - listen ONLY if you are completely caught up on the series! Wherein EndGame hosts Jambone and Tsar Misha gladly admit their glorious defeat in trying NOT to do a recap of every single episode of the entire show as they continue on their exploration of many character arcs and themes that resonate throughout the entire series, noting how events in the first season both echo and foreshadow events to come in subsequent seasons. This week they look at the epic Season 1 Finale, Episode 13 - The Colonel.

Wherein Candy's streak of bad luck continues, up to and including her actual date-date and its requisite self-fulfillment and cab fare, a working date that ends in a beating and its requisite commentary by Rodney, while Darlene goes home for a fishing trip and returns to NYC with some fresh meat, to Abbey's dismay and further fueling her shitty mood, Paul parties like it's 1999 and brings home a surprise for his roommate/boyfriend, Vinnie backpedals and agrees to run Rudy's new massage parlor with the help of Bobby and Black Frankie, Alston hooks Sandra up with Reggie Love for an interview while looking for a hookup himself, and we begin to learn why a pimp needs a cane...

Wherein Candy has a rat-infested very bad day and then struggles to remember the other meaning of "date", Sandra fails to show and prove and winds up meeting Alston to consider the whys of the sex trade, Paul wants to party while his boyfriend says no, Rudy teases Vince with yet another offer he allegedly can't refuse even as he puts the smackdown on a dissenter from the check-cashing scheme, Frankie wins big enough to zero out his debt, Vinnie's taking the cost of cleaning the pool table out of Abby's paycheck, and we learn a new meaning to the phrase "ketchup on a hot dog"...

Wherein EndGame hosts Javascript Jambone and Misha Malware review and recap the personalities, players, conflicts and story lines from Season 2 of Mr Robt and take their best guesses at where Season 3 will start and where it'll go...

This podcast contains unrestrained spoilers and references to future episodes and events - listen ONLY if you are completely caught up on the series! Wherein EndGame hosts Jambone and Tsar Misha struggle NOT to do a recap of every single episode of the entire show, then continue on their exploration of many character arcs and themes that resonate throughout the entire series, noting how events in the first season both echo and foreshadow events to come in subsequent seasons. This week they look at Season 1, Episode 12 - The Oath.

Wherein Jambone Snow and you Host Beyond The Wall Misha begin their their attempt to fill The Long Night, the 18-month wait until Season 8 of Game of Thrones, with something fun for the hardcore fans: a complete rewatch of the entire Game of Thrones series! In this episode of The Long Night, Misha and Jambone go back to the beginning, reviewing and recapping Season 1, Episodes 1-4: Winter is Coming, The Kingsroad, Lord Snow, and Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things. WARNING: This podcast contains unrestrained spoilers and references to future episodes and events - listen ONLY if you are completely caught up on the series!

Wherein we experience another day in the life of the Deuce and its denizens as life on the street begins to wear on Candy even as she works to get off the street and into the nascent film industry, Vinnie finds out he actually does have a partner in the new bar while Frankie wreaks havoc with no thought to the consequences, Bobby's consequences include having a heart attack, Lori works the Tunnel of Love to C.C.'s dismay as he advises her to seek regulars, Darlene falls asleep mid-movie at one of her regulars and incurs the wrath of Larry, though mitigated by his interest in "A Tale in Two Cities" as he calls it, Abby continues to quit everything she tries and winds up poorer for the trying, and we learn that no girl, ever, anywhere, actually wants your dick in their ass...

This podcast contains unrestrained spoilers and references to future episodes and events - listen ONLY if you are completely caught up on the series! Wherein EndGame hosts Jambone and Tsar Misha struggle NOT to do a recap of every single episode of the entire show, then continue on their exploration of many character arcs and themes that resonate throughout the entire series, noting how events in the first season both echo and foreshadow events to come in subsequent seasons. This week they look at Season 1, Episode 11 - Covert War.

Wherein we experience another day in the life of the Deuce and its denizens as C.C. steps Lori through his show-and-sell initiation for new girls and even saves her from a grisly fate at the hands of a fake cop, Darlene confronts Fat Moody and Larry about the film she made, Candy fills in for Loretta at a film shoot in the Bronx and begins to see the light(s) about the nascent film industry, Ashley starts to look for work off the street, Vinnie hops the fast-track to a mafia-sponsored business, and we learn that the hoes go in the police van, and the hoes go out of it, with a side of extra lobster sauce...