From Beyoncé’s live-show hiccup to dissecting John Wick: Ballerina, we’re diving headfirst into everything pop culture this week! The crew reacts to Sauce Walka’s reply to Mexican OT’s n-word usage, breaks down The Long Walk trailer, and Ryan gives a front-row seat run down to what anime drops you should keep on your radar.

Daniel caught up on Fire Force just in time for us to go all in — full breakdowns, thoughts, and theories up to the Season 3 break. We also hit up the One Piece hype train, but Daniel’s still not satisfied?! Treasonous takes ahead. 💀

Then it’s SPOILER SEASON: We speedran all of Squidgame Season 3’s deadly games to deliver a full review — what we loved, what we hated, and what we’d do differently to survive.

We wrap with early thoughts on Ironheart ep1-3 and another wild Grinding of the Gears segment. Strap in.

⏱️ Timestamps:

• Mexican OT x Sauce Walka: 3:35

• John Wick: Ballerina: 7:00

• The Long Walk trailer: 10:25

• Anime Watchlist (2025): 12:38

• Fire Force Reactions: 15:14

• One Piece ep1134 breakdown: 22:50

• Squidgame Season 3 Full Recap (Spoilers!): 26:58

• Ironheart First Look: 45:29

• Grinding of the Gears: 53:35

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