Binary System Podcast

Only three episodes left of Lore Olympus, and there is a lot going on. We’re not sure how many of the unresolved plot threads are gonna get wrapped up in the series finale (Eros and Psyche? Zeus’s millennia of betrayal? Leto finally getting her comeuppance?), but in the two episodes we’re recapping this week we... The post Binary System Podcast #411 – Lore Olympus episode 278 and 279 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

It’s another Travel Edition this week as we brave the wilds of Southeast North America (otherwise known as our parents’ place in Bradenton.) First up is a lightning quick recap of Night Vale as Cecil revisits a very strange kids show and correctly answers the daily puzzle. (It’s entropy. The answer is always entropy.) After... The post Binary System Podcast #410 – WTNV #247 “Rerun” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Okay everybody GIANT SPOILER WARNINGS DANGER DANGER THIS IS NOT A DRILL. So, way back on August 2, 2018 the 24th episode of Lore Olympus was released. Apollo let himself into Persephone’s bedroom and what happened next set in motion a series of events that changed the story forever and made a lot of people... The post Binary System Podcast #409 – Lore Olympus episode 276 and 277 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

The Lore Olympus comic tackles a lot of issues about abuse: spousal, parental, generational. The latest two episodes are no exception, but they also don’t really need trigger warnings because the focus here is the response to that abuse. Rachel Smythe gives a balanced look at how abuse victims can overcome the feeling of guilt... The post Binary System Podcast #408 – Lore Olympus episode 274 and 275 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

On this week’s Night Vale recap we discuss Abby’s DEEP SEATED RESENTMENT towards Cecil. Some of it is unfair (it’s not Cecil’s fault that Abby had to be the de facto parent because their actual parents sucked) but some of it is valid (let’s face it, Cecil was horrible to Abby’s husband Steve, on the... The post Binary System Podcast #407 – WTNV #246 “A Story About Him” and Dune Part Two first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

You know how we’ve mentioned for a while that Rachel can be very, let’s say, judicious, with her plot reveals? Some of the commenters have been complaining that it can take quite a long time for anything to happen in the Lore Olympus comic. Hopefully everyone’s happier now, because a lot happened in the most... The post Binary System Podcast #406 – Lore Olympus episode 272 and 273 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

On this week’s Night Vale recap, Carlos and Cecil hold an exclusive Art Show (ie: a family dinner so they can show off Estaban’s drawing on the fridge) and we get some of our favorite horror tropes: unreliable narrators, creepy jumps in time, and pictures that change when you’re not looking at them. Or do... The post Binary System Podcast #405 – WTNV #245 “Fridge-Worthy” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

The first half of Lore Olympus episode 270 is light on dialog. Baby Dionysus starts the most adorable Hero’s Journey ever as he sets off to rescue Hades and Persephone. The cuteness balances out the second half of the episode, with images of Hades dealing with his worst nightmare: being a child at the mercy... The post Binary System Podcast #404 – Lore Olympus episode 270 and 271 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

On the latest episode of Welcome to Night Vale, Kevin the Younger is determined to kill Kevin the Older, so he’s used Carlos’ lab to open a portal to the Desert Otherworld. Cecil wants to tell the story, Tamika wants to stop the bloodshed, and Carlos wants everyone to PLEASE be careful of the beakers... The post Binary System Podcast #403 – WTNV #244 “A Multiplicity of Kevin” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

There’s a great big ceremony that happens every year, you may have heard of it? The Oscars? Anyway, the Binary System Podcast didn’t watch it, but they do have lots of opinions about the winners. (And some of the ones that didn’t win. You guys, have you seen Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse?) And of course... The post Binary System Podcast #402 – Lore Olympus episode 268 and 269, Spider-Verse, and the 2024 Oscars first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

On this week’s Night Vale episode, we highly approve of Cecil devoting an entire broadcast to Lost and Found submissions, because writer Brie Williams is very good with lists of random weirdness, unexpected sweetness, and things with TEETH. From there we jump into three more Oscar nominated films we finally watched, namely Oppenheimer (brilliant but... The post Binary System Podcast #401 – WTNV #243 “Lost and Found” and more of the Oscar Nominations first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Happy 400th episode! Time flies, right? About ten years ago we started recording our Night Vale discussions because we’re giant nerds and nerds gotta podcast. But here’s the thing: we started with the Night Vale episode that’d just been released, “Renovations,” number 48 in the series. We’ve discussed every episode since then, but not once... The post Binary System Podcast #400 – Start From the Beginning first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

On the latest episode of Night Vale the Librarians broke out of their cages but some heroes saved the day andnoweverythingisfineTheEnd SO! HOW ABOUT THOSE OSCAR ANIMATED SHORTS? (Kidding, it was a fun episode of Night Vale, we’re just really excited to talk about cartoons.) Anyway, massive spoiler warnings as we discuss our favorite Oscar-nominated... The post Binary System Podcast #399 – WTNV #242 “The New Branch” and the Oscar-nominated Animated Shorts first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

In the latest Lore Olympus episodes we’ve read, Demeter revealed a little more about Persephone’s history as a Fertility Goddess (namely, that she definitely is one, and that someone else in Demeter’s generation used to be, not sure who). That was episode 264, and the theme of 265 can be summed up even more briefly:... The post Binary System Podcast #398 – Lore Olympus episode 264 and 265 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

When we last heard from Night Vale in December, Cecil was being held hostage by a strange boy with a large knife, and this week’s episode picks up right where we left off. It’s another Brie Williams story so you know there’s going to be delightful lists of really weird things. Knives! Trapper Keepers! Field... The post Binary System Podcast #397 – WTNV #241 “He Is Still Holding a Knife” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Episodes 262 and 263 feature a Persephone who’s dealing with the uncomfortable reality that the Mortal Realm is dying and it may possibly be all her fault. But for the Binary System Podcast team, that calamity pales in comparison to the fact that Apollo is being a gigantic jerk and it’s stressing us out. The... The post Binary System Podcast #396 – Lore Olympus episode 262 and 263, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, and The Oscar Nominations first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

You’re not going to believe this, but we said we were going to watch the third David Tennant Doctor Who episode this week AND WE DID. Next thing you know we’ll be watching movies the weekend they come out. (Hahahah, kidding, obviously.) Anyway, our hearts are still intact after the episode, which was for the... The post Binary System Podcast #395 – Doctor Who, Taken, Nice House on the Lake, and the Hugos first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

It’s an extra-long episode this week, although not because of Lore Olympus. The recap for episodes 259 and 260 went pretty quickly, with a little more of Demeter’s backstory revealed and one hell of a lot of personal growth. Seriously, we figured Rachel included the bit with Demeter snapping at Hera because otherwise we wouldn’t... The post Binary System Podcast #394 – Lore Olympus episode 259 and 260 and The Menu first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

“Fenslaw.Coliss.Brate.Gilvane.Stond.” The latest episode of Night Vale before they went on hiatus (they’re always on hiatus in January and we will never remember that) was delightfully creepy in a way we didn’t see coming at all, what a fantastic surprise. We can’t say more, because spoilers. (This episode of VagueCast is brought to you by... The post Binary System Podcast #393 – WTNV #240 “He Is Holding a Knife” and Doctor Who first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Happy New Year everyone! We hope all our listeners’ holidays were fantastic, and that the return to work wasn’t too much of a shock to the system. To ease you back into the work week, have a quick recap of the latest two episodes of Lore Olympus, which can be briefly summed up as “sexy... The post Binary System Podcast #392 – Lore Olympus episode 258 and 259 first appeared on Pixelated Geek.