Purely Academic with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman - Weekly Suit Gundam #09 - Char's Counterattack Review & Discussion

Weekly Suit Gundam #09 - Char's Counterattack Review & Discussion

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09/10/19 • 133 min

Purely Academic with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman

The original saga of Mobile Suit Gundam reaches its spectacular climax with Char’s Counterattack, the 1988 theatrical film that reunites Char Aznable and Amuro Ray for one final conflict, and sees Yoshiyuki Tomino and company bringing these characters, their story, and the major themes of the series up to now home with astonishing aplomb. As the first original movie in the franchise’s history, Char’s Counterattack boasts incredible production values and some of the greatest animation we’ve ever seen, but it’s also a deeply intelligent, incredibly thoughtful capper to all the big ideas, character arcs, and interpersonal conflicts broached in the original three TV series. And after spending so much time talking about the ingenious character creation that is Char, this movie gives us ample opportunity to put the character and his complex evolution in context, leading to one of the best conversations we’ve had about Gundam so far.

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Original Music by Thomas Lack https://www.thomaslack.com/

Previous Episode

The Weekly Stuff #298.5 - Nintendo Direct September Reactions

It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, television, and video games. You can subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link.

Sean couldn’t record this week, and we didn’t want to let this week’s exciting, jam-packed surprise Nintendo Direct go unremarked upon for another week, so Jonathan grabbed the mic to do a quick solo podcast – and a surprise last minute guest was able to join! Along with his brother Thomas, recording from Japan, we break down every major announcement from the Nintendo Direct, from the reveal of another Smash Bros. fighter to a whole lot of ports, to the Super NES finally coming to Nintendo Switch Online, and much more!

Enjoy, and if you want a full podcast with Sean this week, be sure to listen to tomorrow’s new episode of Weekly Suit Gundam, our special bonus Mobile Suit Gundam podcast.

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Next Episode

The Weekly Stuff #299 – Astral Chain & Control Reviews, Sean Fact Checks Jonathan, and more!

After a few weeks away from the main podcast, Sean and Jonathan are both back for a fun, oftentimes extremely silly episode. We review Platinum Games’ Astral Chain for the Nintendo Switch and Remedy’s Control for PS4 and Xbox, but also debate whether Goku or Superman would win in a fight, taste test a new mystery Mountain Dew flavor live on the air, hear a list of fact checks from Sean on Jonathan’s Nintendo Direct comments on last week’s bonus podcast, and there may or may not also be an impromptu dramatic reading of Joe Biden’s viral ‘Corn Pop’ speech. So yeah. It’s a weird one, and I’d say we sent out the 200s with a bang.

Enjoy, and onwards to Episode 300!

Time Chart:

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:04:22

Stuff: 0:04:22 – 0:26:08

Sean Fact Checks Jonathan: 0:26:08 – 0:56:09

Astral Chain: 0:56:09 – 1:20:50

Control: 1:20:50 – 1:52:27

Dramatic Corn Pop Reading: 1:52:27 – 2:08:25

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