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5 min read"We're the Good Guys"
The Alex P. Keaton—a massive starship armed with an eighty-ton rail gun—is crossing the warp gate into the Iron Quadrant. Its target: Raxius, the last major city in the quadrant. The ship is named after a character from an 80s sitcom, which nobody has time to properly process because it's a city killer. The crew of Midnight Burger has maybe two hours before the rail gun aligns and Hood's Pocket is obliterated.
The Plan
The episode's throughline is a coordinated, multi-front defense of Hood's Pocket against the Alex P. Keaton, commanded by Leif—a former ally who has gone rogue. The plan has several moving parts. Celeste has been secretly dating Slabs McTurps, a spiky mercenary with a romantic streak, and he's brought his "beautiful boys" to patrol the streets. June is dispatched to negotiate with the last holdout in the city—a figure called Sir Party Animal who controls the scrapyards and chop shops. She succeeds, unifying the city.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Ad Read: Quince** - Sponsored segment for summer clothing essentials.
- 2 (02:16) **Frank's Uncharacteristic Good Mood** - Frank is in a surprisingly good mood, having spent a week alone.
- 3 (05:17) **News of Refugees and a Changed Town** - Trinket reports that refugees are fleeing the big city for Hood's Pocket.
- 4 (11:16) **Leif's Plan: Destroy Raxius** - Leif contacts Gort to discuss his plan to destroy the city of Raxius.
- 5 (16:34) **Refugee Crisis and a Warning** - Steve and Doug manage the refugee influx in Hood's Pocket.
- 6 (20:02) **The Team Reunites at Hood's Pocket** - The away team returns and holds a meeting at the bar.
- 7 (27:23) **Giga is Recruited** - Didra (in disguise as Giga) is given a critical task: to build a comms array for a secret project.
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Show Notes
"We'll finally be free..."
Frank - Benjamin Burdick
Trinkett - Camille Smicker
Eldin - Joe Fisher
Dark Leif - Tom Moorman
Gort - Finlay Stevenson
Galz - Tom Webster
Steve - Jessica Mudd
Doug - Keith Cable
Geegaa - Randi Spears
Leif - Tom Moorman
Verge - Cat Blackard
Deidre - Tina Case
June - Melody Bridges
Celeste - Cooper Shaw
Slabz McTerpz - Joe Fisher
Mr. Undersignal - Ian Ferguson
Bolb - Joel Gelman
Written by Joe Fisher
Directed by Joe Fisher and Finlay Stevenson
Episode art by Existentially Exhausted Bean
Theme music by Ian Ferguson
Music:
First Wave - Sven Lindvall
Redemption (Instrumental Version) - Jevon Ives
Searching for E.T.L. - Cherry The Penguin
Moon Rain - ELFL
Howl like a Wolf (dreem Remix) (Instrumental Version) - Squiid
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