Samurai Jack: Becoming A Warrior - Detail Diatribe 

finally, an opportunity to talk about the justice league cartoon exhaustively

Another genius decision of the pilot is how it establishes that Jack absolutely can destroy Aku in a direct fight, thus giving a perfect explanation as to why the all-powerful main antogonist sends armies of disposable minons after the hero instead of showing up to crush him peraonally.

Red and blue: NOOOOOOOOOOO DON'T MAKE US MARKETABLE PLUSHIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Detail Diatribe: I think I will

So this series is basically just gonna be Red & Blue fawning over their favourite shows, and I'm all for that.

oh if you want an example of how ridiculously adaptable Jack is, he gets turned into a chicken, gets put into a monster fighting ring & he STILL kicks ass ...yeah, I love that technically his name is just "Samurai dude"

I don't know what's better: Blue and Red as dolls on the chair or Cleo just adorably napping on the floor! XD

the overall lack of dialogue makes The Scotsman so much better as a character. He's like a special treat whenever he shows up.

It’s funny. As a kid I could have sworn that there was more dialogue, but when I rewatched it as an adult I realized that the show is a masterclass is ‘show, don’t tell’.

I just realised that Jack is actual proof of the 'Old Man Henderson' from Call of Cthulhu works. His backstory has so much stuff packed into it that they could claim he had knowledge to do just about anything that people just accept it.

This has left me desperately wanting an epilogue episode or even two parter that explores Jack's acclimation to life without Aku. The PTSD from over 50 years of death traps and assassins. The debilitation of having his formative years stolen So he could be forged into the ultimate weapon. The inevitable sense of emptiness that swiftly follows monumental achievement. The culture clash of being permanently stuck in his own time. The grief of losing Ashi only amplified by feeling like he is facing all of this alone. You could slide any half dozen combinations of the laundry list of psychological traumas that are going to plague him. And with Genndy having polished his style to a diamond shine This could be an absolute tour de Force without bringing back any of the original voice cast.... I miss Mako.

Oh no!! Red and blue have become marketable plushies!!

"oh, a new osp series about fiction, nice" *Blue starts talking* "WHAT BIZARRE PARALLEL UNIVERSE IS THIS?"

I love samurai jack so much. Fun fact: for a long time, jack was such a common nane that it became another word for "man". Hence "jack of all trades"

I love how it’s normally the villain that is taken down by an extensive monologue but this time it was the hero

One of the things I remember from watching as a kid is when he first arrived in future land, he’s greeted by three guys going “yo, Jack, you just fell from the sky, Jack. What’s up with that?” And then at the end of the episode when someone asks his name, he flashes back those guys calling him Jack, and then claims that as his name.

The sassiness of doll Red putting her doll arm on the arm of that armchair proved that most of Red's personality was imbued within her doll.

Red's plushie blended into the chair and i didn't realize she was there

The fact that I'm only just know learning his name isn't Jack, when it makes so much sense his name wouldn't be Jack, is very upsetting to me.

Jack's parents were genre savvy and their entire plan was to make him the most protagonist-y protagonist to try and ensure Aku's defeat, lol Also - YES. This is what I've wanted since starting to watch trope talk

If red and blue do atla for this series it’s gonna be an hour long

When red stuttered at the beginning when saying "going according to the plan" I can't help but to think that she was resisting the urge to make a keikaku joke

I was too distracted by little Cleo on the floor, I may have to watch through this multiple times lol

i love that cleo shows her supremacy by being larger than both dolls combined

When my son was 3 years old, he could recite the entire intro in Aku's voice. We shared it every week.

I'm totally on board for the signoff on this series being "UH, BYE" to complement trope talk's "so yeah"

I can't wait for the inevitable 3 hour long diatribe about A:TLA

What it says on the Samurai Jack clips: "This video is a DCMA minefield. I had to recut and reupload this 9 times before it worked. Unfortunately the solution was jumbling the video and throwing text on the screen. Sorry :("

"Jack never falls for the same trick twice." Well, other than Aku's catfishing.

17:34 Jack: "I can't do it! I can't do it!" Monk: "No no no but like, consider this, what if you GOT GUD" 😂😂😂

Hey, red! Trope talk suggestion for you; "The noodle incident" or "Noodle incidents" are a literary tool that gives more literary weight to an event or mcguffin than a description would, mostly by context and the reader's imagination. Named because of a short series of Calvin and Hobbes comics wherein everyone at school gives the eternally frustrated 6-year-old grief about something he did in the past that is now known only as "The noodle incident." It is hinted at vaguely many times, but the writer ultimately leaves it up to your imagination; which is a strength because whatever the audience dreams up will be way more literarily impactful (in this case funny) than anything he could write down. And that's not even the only time that comic uses a noodle incident, see, there's this kids book calvin always wants read called "Hampster Hewwy and the Gooey Kablooey" and Now I'm ranting. Another instance this trope is used is in an S.C.P. story wherein a certain slime MUST NEVER come into contact with a human corpse. Why? That's classified. A foundation researcher files the suggestion to test the slime on a human corpse because it's never listed what happens, only that it is a V E R Y bad idea, and the researcher is curious. He gets demoted and heavily scolded by an O-5, who states "Just don't." A "Noodle Incident" is a rare trope that involves telling the audience that something exists or happened, but not telling them what it was, in order to give the plot point more narrative weight than a description would give it, partly because of the imaginations of the audience. It is a great trope that I think you should cover.

Fifty years have passed, but I do not age. Time has lost its effect on me. Yet the suffering continues. Aku's grasp chokes the past, present and the future. Hope is lost. Got to get back --back to the past. Samurai Jack.

i think you should keep the panicked “UHH, BYE!!” as a sign-off for this show

I just realized something: a Japanese dude gets transported to a different world than his own, goes on one adventure after another where he always comes out on top, and is on a quest to defeat a demon lord. Samurai Jack is an isekai.

I love the fact the opening inciting incident battle + the training montage/Jack growing up is basically a modern symphonic story in the vein as _Peter and the Wolf._ Every character and local has its own musical theme." Heck, the entire opening battle you can go "Ah yes, here are the wood blocks. These are the instruments of the Emperor's soldiers" and then go "Ah, but here comes the bells/metal plate percussion! That's Aku's instrument, so this must be where he counter attacks!" And frankly, I love that you guys brought this up. Sound often doesn't get as much love as visuals when it comes to media, so thank ya for bringing it up!

Just going on with Jack's adaptability.. That montage shows that racism would never be too much of a barrier, as he fought with literally everyone, and has learned respect with them all

You know what that whole training montage is an example of? It's an example of the Establishing Character Moment. And honestly, that is a freaking great subject for a future Trope Talk. Because there is so much material there to go over. How one assembles such a moment. What makes an ECM good? What can make an ECM hit wrong? And even how screwing with an ECM retroactively can alienate fans or cause a revolt in your fanbase. (Yes that last one is a reference to "Han Shot First.")

And then Genndy accomplished what he wanted with Primal: a whole show without dialogue

CN:okay gennedy we need a simple pilot for your new series so dont worry about it too much GENNEDY TARTOVSKY: We'll start off with the fall of a kingdom, follow it up with a captain planet training montage then end off with a parody of The Seven Samurai with talking dogs

Blue saying something agreeable and red semi-awkwardly saying "Yeeaah" is such acute dynamic

Samurai Jack is one of those series isn't afraid to occasionally be just completely bonkers, and yet makes complete sense when you watch it. Really glad that it still holds up.

Hey just a warning for those who deal with epilepsy: there’s a clip in samurai Jack where Jack is thrown in a portal that’s made of black & white swirls, and while he’s in there his color pallette RAPIDLY flashes black & white. The clip is shown a couple times in the first half of the video. here's the timestamps: 1:19-1:36 7:53-8:04 12:13-12:23

I just realized they call him Samurai Jack because he is a jack of all trades.

I want a Toy story spinoff where the Red and Blue Plushie goes on an adventure with Cleo

Your viewers DEMAND that Red Blue and Cleo plushies be made, marketed, and sold to us so that we may buy them

I just realized throught the whole training montage we dont see Jack learn actual japanese sword fighting for the Japanese sword he would rely on for MOST of the rest of his life.

Another point on the training, Jack only fought honorable opponents. He was never trained on deceit.

Cleo Cameo! **Checks off Bingo Card**

I really like the idea of this new series

Like, I know normally Red and Blue are just still frames, but it still feels weird not being able to "see" the speaker when you're both dolls

What I love about the early training scenes is how it molded Jack to be a citizen of the world, not just Japan. He was exposed to all these different cultures and peoples at such a young age, one were the prejudices of the world haven’t set it. I feel it’s the center of why even when aku is persecuting odd creatures he’s never met, he still feels “these are PEOPLE! No matter their odd apparently to me.” Jack never failed to draw his sword in defense of the innocent, often times self sabotaging him self, for what’s RIGHT

Samurai jack can tell a whole story without words... I remember when i was young i somehow instinctively knew the meaning of most episodes, like the ninja fight... God the ninja fight... Its by far the most amazing episode imo.

I dont care what series they make, just hearing Red and Blue talk makes my Fridays infinitely better

So is this a Trope Talk or History Talk? OSP: _Yes_

Just a headcannon that Red and Blue got turned into plushie and Red just said “Wanna talk about Samurai Jack!?” Then Blue respond “Yes!” Note: Plushies of Red and Blue would be the coolest and most adorable thing ever

Red AND Blue talking about cool series in a podcast style and less scripted interactions? That's MADNESS! Where do I sign a lifetime subscription to this kind of content?

I really love this new concept of a deep dive into a single example. And choosing Samurai Jack's pilot for the first episode, when it is about the origin story and time travel is just perfectly fitting.

Oh this series has loads of potential! Red's mentioned that she's a fan of The Magnus Archives a few times, and I've always wanted to hear more of her thoughts on what she likes about the show.

"This video was an absolute DMCA minefield. I had to recut and re-upload this 9 times before it worked. Unfortunately the solution was jumbling the video and throwing text onto the screen. Sorry :(" Don't y'all just love late-stage capitalism (':

I adore this. Yes you should do it again. The little plush Blue and Red make it seem like a Toy Story situation where the plushies are trying to immitate the real things and are doing an amazing job.

Does anybody remember the Duck Dodgers episode that was a parody of Samurai Jack? I think it was Samurai Quack or something, drawn in the same artstyle, and the duck would get sick of walking in silence for so many scenes.

As a kid I never knew the pilot was the pilot episode. I always just thought it would was a special in the middle of a later season because I had never seen it before and I thought the intro monologue was all the show needed.

Samurai Jack is perfection and a great topic to start this off. In a time when networks are trying to limit what animation should be, Samurai Jack remains a prime example of how far animation can and should go. That animation is not just a 30 minute distraction for small kids, but an art form that can be appreciated for all ages and can bring into adulthood.

I was born in the late 90s and only vaguely remember watching random episodes of the show on cartoon network as a kid. For the life of me, I dont ever remember seeing the pilot, any the training montage, or even the set up of how Jack ended up in this future. Everything makes so much more sense now lmao.

Samurai Jack was such an unusual combination of things blended well together. “Officially Unnamed character” + “Lone Wanderer” + “Stranger in a strange place” + “Dystopian Future” + “Dethroned Royalty” + “Science Fantasy” + “Actions > Words”. It was a very strange show but it also could provoke serious thoughts about one’s actions in life. The choice of minimal dialogue wasn’t bad and I appreciated the reminder of how the events all came to where or when they are now. It honestly reminded me of old fairy tales of the hero raising up to challenge and ultimately defeated the greatest evil ever at the time.

A young protagonist suddenly thrust into tragedy, circumstances pushing him away, to travel the world, learning martial arts and training his mind and body, to one day return and save Gotham City.... I mean, fight Aku... yup, yup

So glad you guys are doing this! Can’t wait for the Avatar episode ;)

The fact that Red remembers Quest for Camelot makes me so happy. That movie isn't high art or anything, but it's a real staple of my childhood and I remember most of it

Hes called jack. Because hes a jack of all trades. He picks up *everything*

I absolutely love this new segment you guys came up with. It really helps from a writing perspective when you look into popular media like this and say "This, this and this work and here's why"

I'm just waiting for cleo to wake up and steal one of the plushies

Do you mean the same man that helped with the 2003 animated Clone Wars, which gave us a reason to fear Mace Windu, not just for his voice or lightsaber prowess, but also for his Force-enhanced fisticuffs?

A format where i can just nick along and go "yeah! yeah!" to everything red and blue say about details in great cartoons? YES, PLEASE!

I wish it had just ended with "Oh no I don't know how to sign off." "Oh God me either!" *credits roll*

1000 years later and the tale of X9 is still one of my favorite episodes in cartoon history. Poor lulu

I believe that one alien in MIB said it best when asking for sugar water: MORE

The first time I wake up before an OSP video premieres and its my favorite show. Life is good.

Samurai Jack was one of those formative shows that really built my childhood. I feel like my childhood would have been so much less without it.

Don't know what I love more, the little Red and Blue plushies, or Toon Cleo sleeping by the fireplace.

I like to imagine you’re in the room on screen just chilling out, and you’re over hearing this conversation from the next room over.

Whenever I'm stressed out over a project now and fear imminent failure, I'll give myself a motivational "have you considered gettin' gud?"

I definitely don't mind the "Detail Diatribe" about a cool example you've used. I am now eagerly awaiting what you'll do with Avatar: The Last Airbender show!

For the love of god do more of this. As much as i love scripted content, this relaxed talking between friends on something you both love is so fun and intresting to listen to. Also my favirote part of Samuri Jack is when he breaks the portal to free the archers instead of useing it to go back in time. Its such a pointless act since he could just go back in time to stop it from ever happening, but jacks such a paragon that he breaks it without a second thought. That show is so awesome!

I love this so much, because not only is it a great episode, the improv-ish nature of it really highlights the fact that you're both enjoying making the video

I really love seeing more content with red and blue just talking about stuff they love.

I really loved the scotsman! The rivals turned friends is one of my favorite tropes. And to think how he's almost an equal to Jack while not being trained by the best of the best. Also his love of his wife is adorable!

Another great thing I find about the training montage is that, by traveling all around the world and learning all of his skills from every possible culture he encounters, Jack is truly setted as a champion of mankind, which makes his enmity with Aku all that more meaningful. Specially after he kicks him out to the future where the demon is Earth's ultimate ruler.

I would geek out if they ever did a thing with Jack learning from Altair about being an assassin or something.

The last and final season of Samurai Jack definitely had that familiar atmosphere and plot that every adult (Myself included) at the time expected from the previous seasons that aired on Cartoon Network soooooooo many Goddamn years back. But despite the long and albeit unexpected surprise of the return season, it definitely made me experience some of Jack's war within himself if you could call it that. Other than that I was satisfied with the final season.

I love cleo just napping there!!

13:45 best part of this episode, is that it is in Townsville, from Power Puff Girls, and that was when I learned that different shows could have the same creator

I love this show, the chance for a full dissection of scenes with two of my favorite content creators. I have never known i needed something so bad until I had it.

Red&Blue turned themselves into marketable lucrative profitable Plushies *funniest sheet* I have ever seen!

Ooh, new series, cool! I’m really loving the fact that red and blue are bringing some of that OSPod/stream energy to the main channel content.

After listening to the podcast, I am now incredibly aware of the bookcase being one foot away from the wall.

Yeeeeeeees I looooove everything about this. The more casual tone, the both of you working on something together (I know you have before this is just the one so far that has stuck with me) the discourse,everything! Pleeeeeeeease keep doing these

as a fan of both history and literature im really grateful for you guys finally doing a red and blue episode thank you for everything guys keep it up

Your little giggles as you struggle to end the episode were so amazing, I think i'm gonna like this series

A 20 minute video talking about one of the greatest cartoons ever made. I’m into it.

Most people don't trust disembodied voices, but I personally think that there is no greater method of communication! Welcome to this exclusive club Red and Blue!

I remember hearing about how Phil Lamar (the voice of Samurai Jack) describes the lack of dialogue as "Man can't live on Samurai Jack alone" and how he'd have to go back and watch the episodes to figure out what his sparse lines were talking about in context. lol