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5 min readIn the middle of a hypothetical about their long-running "Time Heist" movie bit, Blue proposes that Leonardo da Vinci be a character who only speaks Italian throughout the entire film. This creates an R2-D2-esque dynamic where only Red's character can understand him, and all his inventions have Italian voice activation. The running gag writes itself: someone being chased by a horror-movie villain cannot pronounce the deactivation phrase "Bol-J" correctly, while Red walks up and says it effortlessly two seconds later. This single bit, born from a Q&A question about where a PG-13 movie's one allowed F-bomb should land, captures the tone of the entire episode—playful, self-referential, and deeply invested in the mechanics of storytelling.
The Year in Videos: What Worked, What Hurt, and What Got Overlooked
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Opening Banter & Drink Orders** - Red and Blue riff on a hypothetical bit where Da Vinci only speaks Italian, leading to a running gag about voice-activated inventions.
- 2 (01:09) **New Year's Bonus Intro** - Welcome to the special episode; they recap the format of reviewing the year in OSP videos.
- 3 (01:55) **Most Viewed Videos** - Red: Count of Monte Cristo; Blue: Complete History of the British Isles Summarized.
- 4 (03:07) **Blue on British Isles Video** - He explains the decision to compile and comment on existing videos rather than rewrite scripts.
- 5 (04:40) **Red on Monte Cristo's Long Development** - He had drafts going back to 2017; waiting paid off.
- 6 (07:13) **Favorites of Their Own Videos** - Red: Trope Talk: Haunting the Narrative; Blue: History Summarized: Venice on Land.
- 7 (10:41) **Favorites of Partner's Videos** - Red's favorite Blue video: The World in 1900; Blue's favorite Red video: We Went to Italy.
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Show Notes
Happy New Year from the OSPod crew! We recap a year in OSP and celebrate all we're looking forward to in 2026 in this yearly bonus OSPod special!
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