March 10, 2025 • 45 mins
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Matt Trakker, Scott, and T-Bob are continuing their European vacation with a trip to the Netherlands to enjoy the tulips, the windmills, the amazing construction and maintenance of the dikes…and probably some pharmaceuticals that are uniquely legal in Amsterdam.
All of a sudden when one of the dikes is shattered, nearly drowning our intrepid travelers! Time for Matt to abandon Scott…er…I mean, to investigate this mystery. Meanwhile, T-Bob thinks he sees a flying windmill and proceeds to ask every windmill owner whether it is going to be taking off soon.
When V.E.N.O.M.’s appears on the scene, Matt’s unnatural calm about him carries him through discovering Mayhem, crashing into the ocean, nearly drowning beneath the waves, and then getting Thunderhawk towed by a local mechanic. He even gives Scott an affection hug, despite the fact that Scott wasn’t imminently about to die! Who is this guy?
Matt wastes no more time in calling in M.A.S.K., including his wife Gloria Baker, pizza-guy-turned-mechanic Dusty Hayes, and local Amsterdam expert, Brad Turner to the scene.
Meanwhile, Miles is meeting with a Dutch ersatz Ernst Blofeld, complete with cat, who wants to become prime minister and willing to threaten the country’s safety to do it. That is, until his phone call to the current PM doesn’t work and the villain gets cold feet.
But thankfully, Miles is made of sterner stuff and, transforming his ship into an oil platform to rival the SDF-1, Miles is ready to make the Netherlands pay…
Hopefully Matt and co will be able to get off the good stuff long enough to stop them! And cause an ecological disaster in the process!
Join Adam Moore and PJ McNerney for the finer points of water retention structures, massive transforming structures, and questionable use of pharmaceuticals on the Mobile Armored Podcast Show!!!
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Adam (00:12):
Welcome to the Mobile Armored Podcast Show.
The podcast that transforms intoa windmill, which then
transforms into a helicopter.
PJ (00:21):
that then transforms into a jet.
Adam (00:27):
Yep, exactly.
My name is Adam Moore, alongsidemy co-host and best friend PJ
McNerney.
How's it going?
PJ (00:34):
I am, I'm doing all right, man.
This is an interesting episodeand I'll justify this statement
at the end, but I kind of wantedvenom to win this time.
I kind of felt like theydeserved it,
Adam (00:45):
They put up a good fight, I'll tell you that much.
This is one of their mostcredible threats we've seen so
far.
PJ (00:51):
It really is.
And I felt like they actuallywere really acting competently
the
Adam (00:57):
Mm-hmm.
Yeah,
PJ (01:00):
and I wanna talk a little bit about what's going on with
almost all of the mask agents.
Adam (01:07):
I'm looking forward to that.
I'll also point out that theepisode is sophisticated, I mean
relatively for, for mask becauseyou have the great moment where
like kind of the, the othervillain in the episode has the
change of heart and it showsthat venom, it takes things even
further, which.
(01:28):
Makes Venom feel even more evil.
You know what I mean?
Like some episodes they'recarving their faces on the
Easter Island statues in thisepisode.
It's like the bad guy who hiredthem said, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa.
Wait a minute.
I never said do that.
And Miles says, I don't care.
I'm gonna do it anyways.
Like that's a good villainisttwist.
PJ (01:46):
it really is.
Especially coming off.
Know, we've had a couple ofgoofball ones this I Miles is on
top of his game.
We got a lot of really cool setpieces from Venom and I got some
questions about mask.
Adam (01:58):
Well, let's go man.
It's episode 35 in Dutch, amadman hires venom to destroy
the flood dikes in theNetherlands if their parliament
doesn't allow him a politicalposition.
Now that position is PrimeMinister.
And I feel there's probably someconstitutional issues unless
this quote unquote madman whodoesn't seem like he's a madman.
(02:19):
But anyways, unless he's amember of the Dutch Parliament,
there's a very solid reason whyhe can't become the Prime
Minister.
But
PJ (02:30):
we're gonna get into the mechanics of this,
Adam (02:32):
yeah.
PJ (02:33):
Because he is got a great reveal.
Like it's, it's fun.
And he seems almost like he'sgonna be a blow feld type
character,
Adam (02:40):
Yeah, very much so.
PJ (02:42):
he, he's not.
Adam (02:42):
No, he, he really isn't.
But let's dive right in.
Okay.
So we open on Tulip Fields, sowe must be in Holland.
And Scott and t Bobb are what?
Crawling around on the ground.
Hiding from Matt.
PJ (02:56):
My, my reaction was, Scott, we understand why you're trying
to escape your father, but it isno good.
This is, this is not enough.
Adam (03:04):
Well, we are now on top of one of the dikes and we're
looking out at the ocean and aheavily accented Dutchman named
Johann, who, I'm just gonna tossout there for Buddy Hawks
nominee, just for the sake ofit.
He explains that much of thecountry is below sea level.
PJ (03:19):
this guy is insane, and we should drop some audio clips
from this guy I, I don't knowwhat to say.
I mean,
Adam (03:27):
Well, he's like a mix between Yoda and the Swedish
chef.
Like he has this line, what T TBis scared of being on, on top of
the dyke for some reason.
And the guy says,
Dutch Idiot (03:38):
Little machine friend, you needn't be afraid.
The dikes are very safe.
Let me show you.
Adam (03:44):
So Johan shows off the country's latest invention,
which is an ultrasound analyzer,and it studies the dikes to make
sure they're in good workingorder.
So he asks,
Dutch Idiot (03:55):
You feel safe now, little machine?
We'll see, as long as I don'tsee the sea.
He is so funny.
Adam (04:05):
he is TBS biggest fan.
He just loves this guy.
Doesn't question the fact, bythe way that t Bobb is a
sentient robot,
PJ (04:15):
He loves him so much that I really wondered if he either
leads an incredibly happy lifejust a, Very joyless one
Adam (04:23):
well, suddenly dogs start barking and Matt says, sounds
like the place is going to thedogs.
And then Tbo startsmalfunctioning, and Johan still
thinks it's funny.
And now I'm starting to thinkthat Johan is either drunk or
stoned.
PJ (04:36):
All right.
This leads me into a pet theoryI've got for this episode and
Adam (04:39):
Uhhuh.
PJ (04:40):
for mask.
mask agents are on drugs thisepisode, So Johann's, our first
Johann, I think he's obviouslynot a mask agent, but I think
he's on drugs.
Adam (04:50):
Yeah, no, he's laughing way too much at t Bobb to be of,
you know, sound, mind and body.
suddenly the dike starts leakingand it bursts, and Matt helps
everyone climb up a tree toescape the rushing water, but
the tree falls over, but theymanage to climb up to a high
ground.
It's actually a prettycompelling opening of an
episode.
this is how you should begin a22 minute episode of an action
(05:15):
series is right off the bat, youshould have a threat and you
should put your characters indanger, which is rarely
something that happens in a maskepisode.
PJ (05:26):
I know.
they climb up the, that tree andthey, and the tree, as you said,
starts to fall over.
I love the shot Scott looking soterrified as that tree starts to
go over.
Adam (05:37):
Yeah.
PJ (05:37):
he is scared.
Adam (05:38):
Which is weird because he's been in scarier places than
this.
PJ (05:42):
It's
Adam (05:42):
a tree about to fall into water.
It's like, well, probably not asbad as the time.
You almost died on a cable car,
PJ (05:49):
or, or falling down that crevasse after trying to rescue
tbo,
Adam (05:54):
right?
PJ (05:54):
with the ink and thing.
Adam (05:56):
Yeah.
But, and Matt dive in to savehim.
PJ (05:58):
Yeah.
He's like got his arm aroundhim.
He's carrying, it's like, whoa.
There's actually a lot ofaffection for Scott this
episode.
Adam (06:05):
Yeah.
You know, there is, and, and youknow, it's, it's true affection
because you know, Matt doesn'tbother to take off his his suit
jacket.
He's in his, he's in his fullblue suit when he's swimming in
the water there.
PJ (06:17):
I will move to recall this moment later on though.
I mean, just to,
Adam (06:21):
Okay.
PJ (06:21):
as, as evidence.
Adam (06:22):
Noted.
Well, meanwhile, we are at alovely Dutch home.
Does Matt own this too?
PJ (06:29):
Adam, what does it Matt own at this point in time?
Adam (06:31):
Yeah.
I mean, I think he does stay athotels sometimes, but also a lot
of the time he seems to justshow up somewhere and buy a
home.
PJ (06:39):
How do you know he doesn't own those hotels?
Adam (06:42):
That's true.
Well, Scott is trying to sleepbut t Bobb is keeping him awake.
Oiling his joints.
I mean, and I mean his jointslike, you know, his elbows and
knees, not the joints he mightbuy at Amsterdam Bar t Bobb
spots a windmill flying in thesky.
PJ (06:59):
if T Bobb could be stoned, that could explain what he is
seeing.
So I'm saying this is drug usagenumber two
Adam (07:05):
Very good.
Noted.
PJ (07:06):
of how he's gonna be acting after this moment.
it's a little unhinged.
Adam (07:11):
Well, the next morning Scott asks Matt if they're going
to look into why the dykefailed, and Matt reveals that
Venom has been operating in thispart of Europe.
So once again, PJ Matt bringshis son to an area of the world
where a terrorist organizationis operating.
I mean, it's just, it's almostcliche at this point to say
(07:33):
another father of the yearnominee
PJ (07:35):
I, I, it's entirely indefensible.
I will try my, my darnedest.
Matt doesn't know if he'sdealing with the venom, that's a
credible threat like he just hadin Paris
Adam (07:46):
Uhhuh.
PJ (07:46):
the Venom where they think a magic sword is gonna make him
invincible like they just had inRome.
So it's like a roll the dice forhim.
But you're right, Matt'scontinuing his history of child
endangerment.
Adam (07:58):
Yeah, we've talked about this in a previous episode too.
You know, are Matt's vacationsbased on his belief or the proof
that he has that Venom isoperating in an area, he's like,
Hey, let's go on vacation toTokyo because he knows Venom is
there.
In which case, I don't thinkthis guy knows how to vacation.
It's,
PJ (08:14):
a good point.
Can't leave work at home,actually, this could be an
interesting thing.
We'll get back to 20 episodesfrom now, which is, is the
reason why Scott is no longerwith Matt is because Child
Protective Services finallystepped in and that's why he's
missing from all of season two.
Adam (08:31):
Yeah.
And, and Matt just doesn't careto talk about it.
PJ (08:35):
So would the conversation be like, where's Scott who?
Adam (08:41):
Well T Bobb runs off to look at a windmill.
He claims is about to take off,and then Matt sends Scott to go
after him saying that TBO is hisresponsibility.
So lemme get this straight.
The robot who's supposed to takecare of Scott is then also
Scott's responsibility.
PJ (08:58):
Yeah, I know.
which is amazing because nowwe're like entrusting a child to
take care of, himself andsomething else.
So I felt the same way.
Now we do have confirmation
Adam (09:10):
Right.
PJ (09:10):
that Scott created Bobb, so it is kind of an Anakin C3 PO
situation.
and, but it is clear, we havedata that shows that Matt has
trusted Scott to t Bob's care inthe past.
But I had a question for you isactually Matt Disassociating, t
Bobb and Scott, and can't keeptrack of who's the robot and
who's the adopted son.
And so, and again, I wanna callback to this moment a little bit
(09:34):
for Matt's state of mind.
Adam (09:36):
Well, I was about to say, if you're looking for proof that
they're all on drugs.
Yes.
Matt is in a, in adisassociative state right now.
Well, Matt asked the computerfor any suspicious activity just
anywhere.
Fortunately, it does focus inon, you know, Netherlands and it
turns out an ultrasound analyzerwas stolen 17 days ago.
(09:59):
And don't you think Matt couldhave put these pieces together a
little sooner?
Or like if the computer knewthat, was it holding the
information back from Matt?
PJ (10:05):
I wondered about this.
So yeah, a hundred percent.
The computer's not beingproactive about this sort of
thing.
Adam (10:11):
Yeah,
PJ (10:12):
sitting on relevant information, doing nothing to
alert them.
But here's my question, Adam.
Do things like this happen sooften to Matt that it's kind of
like the iPhone shut offnotifications.
Like
Adam (10:25):
yeah.
PJ (10:25):
a world of mask, is there so much going on?
You just get pinged all the time
Adam (10:29):
I mean, he's into unusual situations.
That's his whole thing.
That's, that's what gets him upin the morning.
Right.
So you'd think he'd have thecomputer tuned to alert him when
there are unusual situationslike an ultrasound analyzer
being stolen.
PJ (10:46):
sure.
But in a world where we've sortof red conned that GI Joe and
Transformers exist, that couldrange everywhere from an attack
on Audubon City to a giant snakemonster to, you know, Hey,
there's a threesome going on inAmsterdam that needs a fourth.
Do you wanna come in, Matt?
So, I mean, like, what, what doyou want the computer to me, to
alert Matt?
(11:06):
Which, which unusual situationdo you want that to, to pop to
the top?
Adam (11:11):
True, true issue of tuning the sensitivity of it.
PJ (11:15):
Yeah, they don't have yet, man.
Adam (11:19):
No, no, no.
Good point.
Well, we cut to venom and itturns out that they modified the
analyzer to create ultrasonicvibrations that destroyed the
dyke.
It turns out they've built aneven bigger one.
And if I can just say by bigger,it's like two stories or three
stories tall,
PJ (11:39):
It's true.
This thing is
Adam (11:41):
three stories tall.
It's like the, the NASA crawlerthat rolls out the Saturn five
rocket.
PJ (11:48):
Then it went all out on this one.
Man.
Adam (11:50):
Meanwhile, for no reason whatsoever, we cut to tbo
knocking on the door of awindmill.
And when the guy who is workinginside opens it up, he asked the
guy, when's the next flight?
PJ (12:02):
I'm gonna double down.
This is more evidence that TBOson drugs
Adam (12:05):
Yes, yes.
PJ (12:06):
for'em.
Adam (12:07):
Which might be oil.
PJ (12:09):
what is in that oil though?
Like, what is it that hemp
Adam (12:11):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (12:12):
that he's been squirting into his joints.
Adam (12:14):
There you go.
Previously it's been olive oil.
But yeah, this might be a littleCBD.
We are in Amsterdam.
Well, we cut back to Venom andMiles is talking to Alec, a very
bond villain guy who's evenstroking a white cat in his arms
and Miles says, you pay me$20million and I'll hand you all of
(12:37):
Holland on a silver platter.
And Alec says, very well proceedwith phase two.
And the cat says, meow, and yougotta love an evil cat.
PJ (12:48):
You really do and they're definitely going for that.
I think this is, never say neveragain had come out in 83, I
Adam (12:55):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (12:56):
Which I think had a Blofeld esque sort of thing, or there
was another one recently withBlofeld and the white cat, maybe
it was Diamonds or Forever.
Diamonds or Forever had come outin only like five years earlier
maybe.
Adam (13:07):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (13:07):
And so like definitely had that trope going on.
also I love, like his openingline for Alec is something like,
y'all price is very high.
And I love that Alex isnegotiating with the terrorist
who's just demonstrated he candestroy mo like a good chunk of
Alex's country.
20 million is a low price forthis, considering the GDP of the
(13:28):
Netherlands in 85 was 144billion US dollars.
Adam (13:32):
Yeah.
miles seems to just kind ofspin, a a wheel of fortune to
determine how much he's gonnaask for any given thing.
'cause before he's asked forlike a couple billion dollars,
sometimes he a, he just wants tocarve his face in a statue.
This time it's.
20 million, which I, I I'mtelling you that 20 million does
not cover the cost of that giantthing they built.
PJ (13:50):
yeah, it's been 3 billion for the Statue of Liberty,
Adam (13:53):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (13:53):
15 billion I think for Oslo,
Adam (13:56):
Yeah.
PJ (13:56):
and 20 billion for the Netherlands.
So it's, it's definitely like aspin the wheel or a darts board
scenario here.
Adam (14:04):
absolutely.
PJ (14:04):
They do do a cool shot, of the cat's eye with a, like a
faked reflection of miles in it.
Adam (14:10):
Yeah.
PJ (14:11):
they lean into that evil cat thing.
Adam (14:13):
Yeah.
Maybe it's the catch, the onebehind it all.
PJ (14:16):
Dun dun.
Adam (14:19):
Well, meanwhile, TBO uh, still trying to prove that
windmills can fly heaccidentally gets caught in a
windmill blade and is liftedinto the air.
PJ (14:29):
I tried to find some research on this'cause I don't
think this would actually work.
I am nearly certain that the thewood of that windmill would
crack under the weight of, oftbo.
Adam (14:39):
Agreed.
PJ (14:40):
I tried to do some research on the strength here and I did
some, find some vague mentionsthat in the 16 hundreds the
Dutch used windmills for torturedevices, but didn't have any
concrete references.
I
Adam (14:52):
that, that's one torture device that required the wind.
Like, sorry, can't torture youtoday.
There's no wind.
Well, meanwhile, venom rolls outthe mega ultrasonic machine.
This thing is enormous, youknow, it really is like the, the
NASA Mega Rocket Mover, which Ibelieve is the official name for
(15:13):
it.
PJ (15:14):
Oh, okay.
Adam (15:15):
Yeah, yeah.
I did the
PJ (15:16):
rocket mover.
Adam (15:16):
myself.
Yeah, the mega Rocket mover backto Matt.
He and some other Dutch guy arewatching a dyke under
construction and they are allvery well made, so it must have
been unnatural causes for thedyke's failure.
And I'm just like, didn't Mattestablish this already?
PJ (15:32):
Yeah, I wondered about this and I, again, now I'm, I'm up
for the Writer's Defense Award.
maybe the Netherlands existsoutside of the PNA and Matt
needs to establish some facts onthe ground with some outside
folks to then justify bringinghis paramilitary group in.
It's gotta be unnatural, huh?
Adam (15:53):
Right.
Gotta go blow things up.
Uh,
PJ (16:00):
Will.
Adam (16:01):
they sure will.
Well, we're back with Scott andt Bobb basically tilting at
windmills and t bobb spots thewindmill whose blades are
turning in the oppositedirection.
We watch as it launches into thesky.
PJ (16:13):
Okay.
there is something cool and it'sweird, but it's
Adam (16:16):
Yeah.
PJ (16:17):
but it's also a weird choice on Venom's part to have this be
a part of their plan.
Like it felt
Adam (16:22):
Yeah, it's not like that's, has anything to do with
the plan whatsoever.
Like the plan is not basedaround a windmill.
It's based around a veryundisguised, giant ultrasonic
vibration machine.
PJ (16:36):
it's like they had the meeting with Alec in front of
that windmill, but like pullingthe permits alone would probably
take a while.
Like this is not, this is reallyelaborate.
Adam (16:46):
It really is.
but speaking of this flyingwindmill, see Bob very excited
that it actually exists and hesays, quick call your dad on
your radio.
And uh, Matt ticks the call inThunder Hawk and uh, he says,
I'm off to play Don Coyoteflying Windmill.
That's even stranger than aflying car.
He says it like super chill likethat.
PJ (17:04):
Yes, exactly.
And if you see this shot of hiseyes, it's like he's really
sedate.
So
Adam (17:11):
Yes.
PJ (17:11):
think we have enough evidence right now to say that's
on drugs.
Adam (17:15):
Okay.
PJ (17:15):
three.
Adam (17:16):
I'm on board with that.
I think Mattis stoned for sure.
PJ (17:20):
And catch up to it and it transforms into jet mode.
at his face again.
Still super sedate.
Adam (17:27):
Yeah.
And his line is a costume partyand I wasn't invited.
Well, things are about to getpretty serious because a piece
of the windmill you know, landson thunder hawk's windshield as,
as it's flying.
Matt can't see, which allowsswitchblade to kind of nearly
land on top of Thunder Hawk andswitch on the afterburners,
which causes Thunder Hawk tofall from the sky crash into the
(17:50):
water and sink.
PJ (17:51):
Yeah, it was a really cool move on Miles's part, and also
kind of like a top gun esquemove, to get in that close.
So I thought it was actuallykind of awesome again, like
Miles is, he's on his game thisepisode.
Adam (18:03):
He really is on his game.
And as Thunder Hawk is goingdown, I could only think of one
thing, what's gonna happen.
PJ (18:09):
I don't know.
I dunno.
Adam (18:12):
Well, we will find out after these messages.
Mask doesn't know what it'sgetting into.
We'll be right back.
Now back to mask and venom.
We're back and we're here to mourn the death and celebrate
the all too short life of MA'sleader and founder Matt Tracker,
who just crashed to the sea andis gone forever.
(18:32):
Pj, any thoughts?
Mm-hmm.
PJ (18:34):
sad.
I mean, I think um, we can lookback on Matt's life as a as a
father, a number of times.
He said to Scott, go to thehotel
Adam (18:43):
Yeah.
PJ (18:43):
an investor and the number of weapons of mass destruction
and biological experiments hefunded.
Adam (18:48):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (18:48):
And uh, you know, let's be frank, like Gloria and Scott
will have to find a way to moveon with the billions and
billions of dollars they'veinherited now.
So
Adam (18:57):
That's true.
PJ (18:58):
in
Adam (18:58):
Well, rest in peace.
The uh, star that burnsbrightest burns for half as long
you will be missed.
We will be back after thesemessages.
Just kidding.
We find Thunder Hawk lying atthe bottom of the ocean floor
upside down.
Spectrum's.
Lasers are out, the doors arejammed.
PJ (19:17):
I thought this weird, the masks aren't waterproof.
Like,
Adam (19:20):
yeah.
PJ (19:21):
there is, there's a giant dent in his helmet, but at the
Adam (19:23):
Right.
PJ (19:24):
I'm just like, it feels like a deep flaw.
Adam (19:26):
I bet Gloria is.
I bet Aura is probablywaterproof.
PJ (19:28):
right.
I think you're right.
Yeah.
he's still sedate though.
he's
Adam (19:32):
Yeah.
PJ (19:32):
super, super sedate.
Like when you look at him.
So the drugs have not worn off.
Adam (19:36):
No, they haven't.
I mean, thunder Hawk is upsidedown.
It's filling with water, andMatt's just still cool as a
cucumber, he realizes nothing'sgonna work.
but then it clicks rockets workunderwater, which I guess they
do.
You can correct Matt.
And he uses a rocket on theunderside of Thunder Hawk to
escape from underwater.
And once on land, Matt says,that's a heck of a way to wash a
(19:58):
car.
And I say, it's also a heck of away to deal with PTSD.
PJ (20:02):
I kind of wonder how much of this episode Matt's gonna
remember.
Adam (20:07):
very little.
we are back at the cottage,
PJ (20:09):
well it's funny because Matt has Thunder Hawk towed back to
the cottage.
Like he has to call up somebodyAnd in whatever broken Dutch,
like, explain that they need togo onto the dyke, flip thunder,
hawk upside down to right, sideit up and then tow it back to
the cottage.
(20:29):
So like there's an entiremissing scene here of a crane
involved to get Thunder Hawk,you know, into a towable state.
Adam (20:38):
Yeah, totally.
Well, and then Scott comesrunning out of the cottage.
PJ (20:42):
And Matt Hugs Scott
Adam (20:44):
Yeah.
Like a really fatherly way.
Like he picks Scott up like atoddler.
PJ (20:47):
it's very affectionate.
Do we need any more proof thatMatt's on drugs?
Adam (20:52):
we do not.
It's, it's been proven.
Well, we go to the agentselection scene and he says,
select agents best suited formission in Holland.
Well, who do you think is gonnabe first up for that one?
Brad Turner.
Of course, he's best suited fora mission in Amsterdam.
(21:12):
He is probably already there.
PJ (21:16):
That was a hundred percent my thought.
He's intimately familiar withthe area,
Adam (21:20):
Yep.
PJ (21:21):
so it's like you want Brad there to at least give you
directions.
Adam (21:24):
Uh, We got Dusty Hayes and of course we've got Gloria
Baker, champion Race, driver,black Belt, and Kung Fu team,
Hottie and Matt's wife.
PJ (21:34):
Mm-hmm.
Adam (21:35):
sorry to say, there are no escape scenes.
Instead uh, we just go toBoulder Hill where the team gets
briefed by Matt on the Giant BigBrother screen.
PJ (21:43):
Do you think that they can tell that he's stoned out of his
mind as well?
Adam (21:48):
Well, on that big screen, I'm, his eyes are really big, so
I'm sure they can see howbloodshot they are or how big
his pupils are.
Dilated.
Brad's like, oh, I I got you.
Matt
PJ (21:58):
Matt, you need some shades right now.
So flight time check Denver toAmsterdam direct is gonna be
about 11 hours.
Adam (22:06):
Uhhuh.
PJ (22:07):
if Brad's allowed to fly, I think it's closer to 15.
So.
Adam (22:11):
Do you mean if he's allowed to fly, like on condor?
PJ (22:14):
No, I meant if he's allowed to fly the mask jet,
Adam (22:17):
Oh yeah.
PJ (22:17):
I don't think he is gonna make it a straight line.
Adam (22:21):
No, he's not.
We cut to a quick lesson WhereScott and t Bobb learn what
windmills actually grind, whichis like wheat and barley.
Like okay,
PJ (22:32):
this was a really weird cutaway.
I wasn't sure if it was done fortime cause it was like this
almost could have been thelesson at the end.
Just as like education though.
So I'm glad kids are gettingeducated in how grain is made.
And quite frankly, it's like,oh, like Scott and Tbo are just
doing tourist shit right now.
Adam (22:49):
have nothing else to do.
Well, we cut to the mask jet inflight, and then it lands and we
see gator and shark rolling outafter, after landing.
where's Condor?
PJ (23:00):
Well, Brad's not allowed to drive at the moment.
He's, he's still coming off hishigh.
Adam (23:04):
I see, I see.
PJ (23:06):
just give him, give him a little bit.
Just give him a little bit,
Adam (23:08):
Okay.
Well, the mass team arrives atthe giant building where Venom
was building their ultrasonicdevice.
I mean, this building is amassive tower in the middle of
nowhere.
Don't you wonder what the localswere thinking when it went up?
Like,
PJ (23:22):
what you will about Venom.
know how to pull, buildingpermits.
They know how to work with thelocal bureaucracies to get their
shit built.
Adam (23:30):
yeah, but, but of all the things that you might want to
disguise, like as a windmill orsomething, maybe that building
rather than switchblade would'vebeen the thing.
PJ (23:40):
Good point, sir.
Fair, huh?
Adam (23:43):
Well Brad spot's tread Treks leading out from the
building and towards the ocean.
And so Matt and Brad will taketo the sky.
Dusty warns Matt to take it easyon Thunder Hawk, though, because
Dusty fixed it up, but it's heldtogether by chewing gum and I'm
concerned that Dusty doesn'thave the proper know-how to
actually repair a complexmachine like Thunder Hawk.
PJ (24:01):
I'll double down on this one because actually ironically, at
this point, wouldn't Scott bethe right person to actually fix
Thunder Hawk?
Adam (24:09):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (24:10):
we have established Scott.
Scott has built tbo and he
Adam (24:14):
Right.
PJ (24:14):
Thunder Hawk with Bruce after it was destroyed in Solar
Park.
Adam (24:18):
Yeah, But here, lemme add, just add something to that.
If he's doing the agentselection scene and he knows
that Thunder Hawk got beat up,what did he maybe just want to
call Buddy and Bruce to comeand, Up thunder properly.
I mean, We know that buddiesright there at Boulder Hill
anyways, Well, meanwhile,onboard a massive container
ship.
Venom is inspecting their giantultrasonic device with the Dutch
(24:42):
Bond villain.
And this is where we learn thatAlec says, I should have been
made Prime Minister of Holland.
Now I shall be the PrimeMinister.
So would you care to explain howcausing an epic disaster will
achieve this goal?
Sir, by the way, also I love,right after that line is said,
I.
Miles is so patronizing.
Dutch Ersatz Bad Guy (25:04):
Now I shall be Prime Minister.
Of course.
Adam (25:08):
of course.
Yeah, sure, pal.
Whatever.
PJ (25:12):
I'll realize that I did not research the, the government of
Holland or the Netherlands insuch a way to understand how
their system of governmentworks.
Adam (25:21):
Yeah,
PJ (25:22):
very well could be the one who threatens the biggest
disaster, is the one who getspicked as Prime Minister.
Adam (25:28):
yeah,
PJ (25:28):
But what I love about, both for Miles and the audience, is
that we've seen this before,miles and er just doing a do uh,
a job for hire.
So Miles could not care less.
I.
Adam (25:40):
Right,
PJ (25:40):
For who's in charge, as long as he's getting paid.
Adam (25:44):
right.
PJ (25:44):
such, he doesn't bother to question this logic of this
Adam (25:49):
Yeah.
PJ (25:49):
it's like, Sure, Whatever.
I'll do it.
Well, fine.
Fuck it.
You pay me 20 million.
I'll, I
Adam (25:55):
Yeah.
PJ (25:55):
I do not care.
Adam (25:56):
Yeah.
PJ (25:57):
does not matter in my schemes.
Adam (25:59):
Well Miles transform the boat.
Into an oil rig.
So like this thing is crazy.
So the boat basically goeshorizontal, sinks down, and then
opens up so that it really lookslike an offshore oil rig.
I mean, the technology is offthe charts.
This is like the SD F1 from robotech transforming like almost to
that scale.
And the fact that he only wants20 million for this gig just
(26:22):
shows how economicallyunsophisticated venom is, like
technologically sophisticated,economically stupid.
PJ (26:29):
Yeah.
I, I, yeah, a hundred percent.
And it's, it's, it is one ofthese things where it's like,
you're right.
Like I heard the robot techtheme song in my head as it was
Adam (26:38):
Yeah.
Yeah,
PJ (26:39):
I think this would've either actually been one of the coolest
toys in the world or one of the
Adam (26:43):
yeah
PJ (26:44):
but it's actually a really cool idea for hiding in plain
sight.
Adam (26:47):
yeah.
PJ (26:48):
believe it or not, there's like a pseudoscience corner you
can do on this.
So there's actually a version ofthis that exists in real life.
and it's called the RV Flip.
And it was, it's used forOceanic graphic research where
it was this platform that inorder to be steady in the ocean
could flood its rear end and gocompletely vertical.
(27:11):
So they actually had to like allthis cool stuff inside.
So you
Adam (27:15):
Wow.
PJ (27:16):
this thing go 90 degrees and it's a oh, kind of ship that
transformed into a stationaryrig.
So it's actually really similarto the opening shot of what
Venom is doing here Now, Venom'sway cooler'cause it expands and,
and
Adam (27:30):
Right.
PJ (27:30):
this stuff, but it's,
Adam (27:32):
That's so cool.
PJ (27:33):
based on some reality.
Does point to one thing thatVenom's rolling in dough again,
Adam (27:38):
Yeah.
PJ (27:39):
a theory on it.
Adam (27:40):
Okay.
PJ (27:41):
So after that incident with the German finance minister and
the, you know, making all themoney disappear, I think Venom
seized his assets.
why they have cool toys again,and that's why they're not
living in Hovels all the, allthe time that, that Chateau in
France that they
Adam (27:56):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (27:57):
in, in Paris.
So
Adam (27:58):
Excellent point.
But as you pointed out, this isa great way to, to hide in plain
sight because in fact, maskflies right over it.
It just looks like a regular oilrig to them.
So back with Venom, the DutchBond villain calls the Prime
Minister and orders him to stepdown, or he'll destroy every
dike in Holland.
But the Prime Minister doesn'tbelieve him, and Alec is
(28:19):
dumbfounded.
He is like he, he doesn'tbelieve me.
He says I'm crazy.
And Miles has another one of hisgreatest lines ever.
I despise unreasonable people,which I agree with.
I too despise unreasonablepeople, pj.
PJ (28:34):
This is what I'm saying.
Miles is on top of things.
Like I'm
Adam (28:36):
Yeah.
PJ (28:37):
Miles's court this entire episode.
So let's look at it from theperspective of the Prime
Minister.
Okay?
He gets a call from some randoofficial or rich guy that he'll
quote unquote destroy thecountry.
because the Prime Minister isn'tinsane, he doesn't believe the
rando.
(28:57):
Okay?
now this Dutch Bond villain islike completely stunned when the
Prime Minister doesn'timmediately step down and
declare this guy King, on aphone call.
So was like, what's the seriesof steps that was in this guy's
head that thought this was gonnahappen?
Like, oh, I'll destroy a dam,I'll make a phone call, then
(29:22):
I'll be in charge.
Then I'll call my mom and lether know I did it.
Adam (29:26):
I just wanna add one other element to it is that the guy is
actually able to get the PrimeMinister on the phone in the
first place.
Like Imagine Call, imagine callthe White House, like put the
president on the line.
PJ (29:38):
What would be great nowadays, I've never tried to
call the White House.
But probably today you'dactually get put through like a
press one if you'd like to talkto the tour.
Like you'd actually have to waitthrough the phone
Adam (29:49):
right.
PJ (29:50):
to try and work your way through.
Adam (29:52):
Yeah.
PJ (29:52):
guys sort of wonder like, you know, how long was this guy
on the phone?
Like, no, I need to speak withthe Prime Minister.
Yeah, I'm going, no, I'm goingto just remember that dam, the
dam that had a not I can do thatagain.
I don't want to be placed onhold.
No, I, oh I'm gonna hold again.
And Miles is just there, justgrimacing in the background.
Just like,
Adam (30:12):
Of course.
PJ (30:13):
20 million I've had to,
Adam (30:15):
Well, after this unfortunate response from the
Prime Minister, miles preparesto turn on the device, but the
bond villain changes his tune.
He never wanted to destroyHolland.
He only wanted to bluff, andMiles says, I never bluff.
PJ (30:28):
I mean, say what you will about Miles, but he's earning
his terrorist title thisepisode.
Adam (30:33):
Yeah.
This is the moment that I said,this is the really sophisticated
turn in the episode, which Imean, you've seen it before in
many episodes, but like, youknow, the bad guy.
Like, actually no, no, no, Idon't wanna go that far.
And then the real bad guy islike, no, I, I take it, this all
the way to the end.
PJ (30:46):
Yeah.
he's gonna do it.
he also doesn't wanna look bad.
Adam (30:49):
No, he does not look bad.
dusty and Gloria, they encountercracks on the dykes and uh, Matt
then scans and finds thecoordinates of the ultrasonic
signal and then all of massconverges on the oil rig.
I'll say this, at least thistime, all the right vehicles
were chosen for the mission.
The two ones that fly and thetwo ones on the water.
(31:10):
Rhinos not there.
Uselessly you know firecracker,hurricane, they're not there.
Uselessly.
So good job.
PJ (31:17):
this was a hundred percent right.
Vehicles are here, awesome job.
Adam (31:21):
So Matt fires a sonic disruptor, which jams the
analyzer, okay?
PJ (31:26):
So I got a little frustrated by this a bit because know from
all, for all intents andpurposes, thunder hawks back up
and running perfectly fine.
I kind of thought this would bea great point call back to t
talk, being out of commission orput a time limit on
Adam (31:43):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (31:44):
that basically connects back to the stakes of Thunder Hawk
being damaged
Adam (31:49):
Yeah.
PJ (31:50):
it gets pretty weak sauce about that pretty soon.
Adam (31:54):
Yeah, I mean, it, it very much, you know, lams out at the
end.
yeah, this is another, this isnot a DEO X helmet.
It's a DEO XT hawk this time.
Well now that mask is here andthe thing isn't working.
Alec is glad he wants to stop itand get his money back, but
Miles is keeping the money andwhatever the Dutch government
coughs up as well.
PJ (32:14):
I really enjoyed the idea that this was like Amazon, where
you can just get a refund, so I,I, you know what?
I would've sympathize with Milesat this point in time.
It's like, look, I just dumped$2million developing this two
story like ultrasonic analyzer.
Like, I'm not returning yourmoney.
Adam (32:30):
Well, we dive into the final mask, venom battle piranha
takes to the ocean.
Manta takes to the sky.
So again, we have the rightvenom vehicles for the task at
hand.
Um, What's actually really coolis Thunder Hawk though it's
completely damaged uh, takes outswitchblade before it can even
take off, like blows off.
One of its one of its sort oflanding runners and Matt States
coldly Thunder Hawk owed youthat one mayhem.
PJ (32:51):
man messed with Matt's true love
Adam (32:54):
you come after Thunder Hawk now it's personal for Matt.
Not Scott, not Gloria, notanything else.
If you touch Thunder Hawk,you're going down uh, we have a
cool Piha shark battle under thewater.
Gloria fires an ink cloud andthen fires a net, which captures
piranha.
And it's like what the amount offire power she's got.
(33:14):
Just blow it up.
PJ (33:16):
We've seen those headlights fire off before.
Just
Adam (33:19):
Yeah.
PJ (33:19):
'em and be done with it.
Or
Adam (33:21):
And we,
PJ (33:22):
she's got on board.
Adam (33:23):
we know she's a killer.
She's a stone cold killer.
We've seen it before.
I don't know what stops her thistime, but unless it was, the net
was gonna, I don't know, somehowpin per to the ground.
And sly was going to die of, youknow, either drown or
asphyxiate,
PJ (33:38):
It's true.
Maybe it would be too easy forher.
It's like, I want you to suffersly.
Suffer long.
Suffer hard.
Adam (33:45):
Up in the sky manta buzzes, condor causing Brad to
crash into the ocean, but sharkkind of catches condor on its
roof and brings him back up tothe surface.
PJ (33:55):
I was using this as Brad's on drugs, I mean naturally,
Adam (33:58):
Yeah, yeah,
PJ (33:59):
taking
Adam (33:59):
sure.
PJ (33:59):
to fourth use of drugs.
All basically mask or maskaffiliated people.
Adam (34:04):
Uhhuh.
Yep.
Brad shoots a hole in the shipwith the anti-matter ray and
causes it to start sinking.
PJ (34:11):
All right.
So I wanted to ask you aquestion, right?
Adam (34:14):
Yeah,
PJ (34:14):
All the venom agents are off this ship as far as we know,
unless there's
Adam (34:19):
yeah.
PJ (34:19):
a bunch of rando mask, like masked venom agents that are
just canon fodder.
Adam (34:25):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (34:25):
necessary to sink the ship at this point in time?
wouldn't it be better to go onand destroy the machine?
Because who's to say it can'twork underwater?
Adam (34:35):
Right.
The assumption being that thedevice will stop working if it
goes down.
I mean, is it necessary todestroy the machine?
No.
Is it fun for Brad to do it?
Yes.
PJ (34:43):
Well, ship is now sinking in the water, and I wanna talk
about that
Adam (34:48):
Yeah.
PJ (34:49):
in a sec.
Okay.
Adam (34:50):
Well, guess what happens?
Venom gets away because ThunderHawk is not up for a long
distance chase is what Mattsays, but it's been doing pretty
well during this battle.
Plus there's multiple maskvehicles available, however,
Nope.
Just let him get away.
PJ (35:04):
So This is the payoff of it being damaged.
It's just another excuse not tochase venom.
Adam (35:10):
I mean, dude, he blew up switchblade.
I, I think thunder hawk'sprobably up for a little bit of
a, a chase.
But anyways, off they go.
However, there is some justicebecause Dusty picks up the Dutch
Bond villain and Matt says,bring him in dusty dust.
that's one guy who's reallygoing to be in Dutch.
And now here's what I need to totalk about here.
(35:30):
This is the name of the episodein Dutch.
So I always love it when thename of an episode is in the
episode itself.
But I am.
too young.
But I had to look up what thephrase in Dutch means.
So what it means is in troubleor disfavor, as in, if I don't
finish on time, I'll really bein Dutch.
And this expression may alludeto the stern reprimands of a
(35:53):
Dutch uncle slang circa 1850.
PJ (35:57):
Yeah.
I'm really glad that kids willknow all about mid 19th century
slang that this being used inthis episode.
That's what the writer wasthinking.
Adam (36:05):
But is this something that was from like westerns, like
John Wayne Westerns or somethingback in the day or something?
I, I, I couldn't find areference to, to it anywhere.
PJ (36:13):
I've never encountered this before.
The closest thing is when yousay you're on a date and going
Dutch, which means you'resplitting it.
Adam (36:19):
Right, Well, good One, real, real way to nail it at the
end of the episode.
PJ (36:25):
Tied it all together for us folks.
So they did actually have thisone little shot where they
animate the cat darting fromAlec onto Ga Gator, which
Adam (36:34):
Yep.
PJ (36:35):
fun,
Adam (36:35):
Yeah.
PJ (36:36):
but then they back to Matt's face who's still on drugs.
Adam (36:40):
Just a sedate smile on his face.
As he heroically flies over, thehulking and burning wreck of
the, the fake oil rig
PJ (36:48):
Okay, so I wanna break this last one down for you.
Adam (36:52):
Uhhuh.
PJ (36:52):
back to my comment about, okay, so what fuel source, Adam?
One of two.
You can pick either one.
Adam (36:58):
Yeah.
PJ (36:58):
that ship or platform be running on?
Adam (37:00):
I mean, look, it really depends.
If, if we're going somethingnatural, it's gonna be some
diesel fuel.
But if it's, you know, venom,venom, it's probably, you know,
a, a nuclear reactor,
PJ (37:10):
either way, we're either leaking fuel from diesel into
the water Because they neverturned off the machine.
They just shot a ray into theside of it to make it sink,
Adam (37:22):
Yeah,
PJ (37:22):
it's leaking radioactive material into the water.
Adam (37:26):
yeah.
PJ (37:27):
Either way, what kind of environmental damage is being
done right now?
Adam (37:31):
Well, I'm gonna go ahead and take the the DeLorean time
machine example here.
And I'm gonna say that the shipruns on crude oil, like on
diesel fuel, but the machine waspowered by plutonium.
So it's a double whammy here.
It's a massive oil spill tospoiling the pristine shoreline
(37:52):
of the Netherlands while makingthe water radioactive for
centuries to come.
PJ (37:58):
So, what's great Adam, is that you can't get a crew in to
clean it up because of theradiation.
The best you'll be able to do isset that diesel fuel on fire to
try and eliminate it,
Adam (38:10):
Right, right.
Hopefully not, you know,igniting any of the nuclear
fuel.
This is the Exxon Valdez meetsthree Mile Island off the coast
of Holland.
Well done.
Well, that's it.
After uh, destroying yet anotherecosystem, we cut to the more,
you know Scott's on the tenniscourt at the tracker mansion and
(38:30):
for some reason.
TBO jumps off the roof and landson the tennis court Scott and
Matt are wondering, what are youdoing?
And T Bobb says, I saw a guyjump off a building on a TV show
once, and then the lesson istbo.
You should never try a stunt yousee on tv.
PJ (38:47):
I have so many thoughts, man.
So has t VB finally had enoughgonna end it all.
Adam (38:54):
Yeah, that's what I thought when I saw him.
PJ (38:57):
I, I also really enjoy the, the relative waiting we get from
the writers based on frequency.
Adam (39:02):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (39:03):
three different lessons on putting your hand down at a
garbage disposal.
And now just one episode, whyit's bad to jump off a building.
the last bit was like, when Isaw this scene, it immediately
evoked in me the scene in almostFamous
Adam (39:18):
Yeah,
PJ (39:18):
where Billy Kre UPS character is standing on top of
a roof in front of a, a a pooland he screams, I'm a God
Adam (39:27):
yeah.
PJ (39:27):
followed by I'm on drugs.
Adam (39:31):
Well, and what's eerie if you look at the two shots is
they're almost identical.
I mean, the angle of the house,the hand gesture of tbo So I
guess Cameron k Crow was a fanof Mask as well.
PJ (39:41):
I think so.
Adam (39:42):
well that's the episode time to dive into our awards.
Let's start with the Sly Racksfor Ragdoll Award.
What have you got?
What?
PJ (39:48):
I mean, I thought Matt's crash into the water.
Was was it like he
Adam (39:53):
Yeah, yeah, I agree.
PJ (39:55):
what's great is that, and we didn't talk about this earlier,
but he lands with the bottomdown,
Adam (39:59):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (40:00):
but then when we see the next shot, it's upside down.
So
Adam (40:02):
Yeah.
PJ (40:03):
he did in there, caused it to just flip upside down when
going into the water.
Adam (40:07):
RIP Matt, we will see you next week.
The Buddy Hawks Award, I've gotJohan, the Stoned.
I don't know what he is.
Is he like the, the levyinspector?
Like, I don't know what he is.
He's kind of got some sort of aweird uniform on.
He loves t Bobb and laughs hisbutt off all the time and has a
really intense accent.
PJ (40:26):
I love the idea that he's actually just a dude who's in a
uniform just decided to pretend
Adam (40:34):
Yeah.
PJ (40:35):
an official And uh, that's not illegal apparently in the
Netherlands.
Adam (40:39):
No, I guess not.
Uh, Father of the year moment,what do you think?
PJ (40:42):
I kind of thought it was like abandoning Scott for him to
go look after his malfunctioning750 pound robot stoned that can
kill Scott accidentally whileMatt goes about looking for the
terrorist organization that's inthe country.
Adam (40:58):
Yeah, I'm mean, I'm just gonna zoom out to the 3000 foot
view of that one and just say,for me, it's once again, taking
your son to a location where,you know, for a fact a terrorist
organization is operating.
Matt, you.
It's just something that youdon't do as a parent.
I don't care if you beat thisterrorist organization, 35 outta
35 times that we've seen ithappen so far.
(41:20):
You still don't take your kid tothat type of place.
You just don't do it.
Uh, Roy Batty moment.
What do you think?
PJ (41:27):
I mean certainly there's something to be said about that
bit at the end, where he jumps
Adam (41:33):
Yeah, yeah.
PJ (41:34):
But I actually, I was like, try to take it from the
perspective of what would pissoff t Bobb Moore and I kind of
thought it was like everyonerefusing to believe that Tbo t
Bobb saw that flying windmill.
Adam (41:44):
Yeah, I agree with you on that one.
That it's just, you know, peopleare gaslighting him, Well is
this episode Panda Poo,
PJ (41:50):
okay, here's the thing.
normally, we, we really judgethe panda poo based on venom's
actions
Adam (41:56):
right?
I agree.
PJ (41:57):
I.
Really thought, I mean, it wasan overall panda poo for me.
I thought Venom did a great jobof being a credible threat.
They blew up the, the dyke atthe beginning.
They nearly kill Matt.
it's guns for hire stuff, but atthe same time, like he's gonna
make his mark on this country.
So
Adam (42:12):
Yeah.
PJ (42:12):
thought Venom like was, you know, super credible.
What was fascinating is that it,we almost have the opposite
problem, which is that masksseems like they're playing this
one at half speed.
you
Adam (42:23):
Yep.
PJ (42:24):
it's the drugs, it was like, you know, for as credible a
threat, it just didn't get metwith the same urgency for mask.
And
Adam (42:32):
Yep.
PJ (42:33):
'cause like it could have been a vastly better episode had
they met.
I mean, it's almost like luckwhere they kind of just, you
know, won in the end.
Adam (42:40):
Yeah, I agree with you.
It's definitely not panda poo.
I think it's one of the betterwritten episodes that we've seen
so far, especially from Venomstandpoint.
But you're definitely rightabout mask and there are some
missed opportunities where, youknow, before they, they go into
the water dusty and glorious,notice that, you know, one of
the dykes is starting to tocrack and leak, you know, and it
would've been cool for, youknow, Gloria to stay, to hang
(43:02):
back and use Aura to try to, youknow, maintain it, where
meanwhile you got a, you know anorphanage on the other side of
it, like up those stakes andlike we're really seeing like
she's trying to hang on so thatmask has got a real time
pressure, that sort of thing.
I think that's what's kind ofmissing from the episode is that
urgency.
PJ (43:19):
Yeah.
or like you could use skatersfreeze ray to freeze it,
Adam (43:23):
Yeah.
PJ (43:24):
still have that
Adam (43:24):
Right.
PJ (43:25):
thing
Adam (43:25):
it's starting to crack, it's cracking.
And, and Dusty's like, well,Matt better hurry up, or else
this dice gonna crack like a.
PJ (43:32):
This thing's gonna crack like a cocaine, eight ball, or
Adam (43:35):
Yeah.
Brad finishes the line.
Well, everyone, that is it forepisode 35 coming up.
Next is episode 36, theLipizzaner Mystery.
Am I pronouncing that correctly?
Lipizzaner Lip Honor.
it's like a Czech last name.
I, I believe.
But anyways the Lipin aremystery Venom steals the famous
Lipin stallions where an Arabpurchases them for$4 million.
(43:59):
Okay, but mask team member DustyHayes foils their heist.
Well, that's a terribly writtenlog line for what I hope is
maybe a slightly better episode,though the Arab purchasing the
horse doesn't bode well for me.
PJ (44:15):
I really, so I've, I've seen this episode I've done this to
you once before.
Adam (44:19):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (44:19):
wanna do it again,
Adam (44:20):
Okay.
PJ (44:21):
I feel like there's gonna be two words and a shot uh, that
are just gonna make you go, whatthe fuck?
So I'm willing to lay that betdown
Adam (44:31):
All right.
I'm looking forward to that one.
That usually means we have agood episode on hand, at least
for us to make fun of.
So let's find out when we getthere.
But for now, we need totransform and head back to hq.
I am Adam Moore.
PJ (44:46):
and I am PJ McNerney.
Adam (44:48):
Bye-bye.
PJ (44:50):
Bye.
The mobile armored podcast showis written, produced and edited.
Bye Adam Moore.
And PJ McNerney.
Dutch Ersatz Bad Guy (44:59):
Of course.
Welcome to the Mobile Armored Podcast Show.
The podcast that transforms intoa windmill, which then
transforms into a helicopter.
PJ (00:21):
that then transforms into a jet.
Adam (00:27):
Yep, exactly.
My name is Adam Moore, alongsidemy co-host and best friend PJ
McNerney.
How's it going?
PJ (00:34):
I am, I'm doing all right, man.
This is an interesting episodeand I'll justify this statement
at the end, but I kind of wantedvenom to win this time.
I kind of felt like theydeserved it,
Adam (00:45):
They put up a good fight, I'll tell you that much.
This is one of their mostcredible threats we've seen so
far.
PJ (00:51):
It really is.
And I felt like they actuallywere really acting competently
the
Adam (00:57):
Mm-hmm.
Yeah,
PJ (01:00):
and I wanna talk a little bit about what's going on with
almost all of the mask agents.
Adam (01:07):
I'm looking forward to that.
I'll also point out that theepisode is sophisticated, I mean
relatively for, for mask becauseyou have the great moment where
like kind of the, the othervillain in the episode has the
change of heart and it showsthat venom, it takes things even
further, which.
(01:28):
Makes Venom feel even more evil.
You know what I mean?
Like some episodes they'recarving their faces on the
Easter Island statues in thisepisode.
It's like the bad guy who hiredthem said, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa.
Wait a minute.
I never said do that.
And Miles says, I don't care.
I'm gonna do it anyways.
Like that's a good villainisttwist.
PJ (01:46):
it really is.
Especially coming off.
Know, we've had a couple ofgoofball ones this I Miles is on
top of his game.
We got a lot of really cool setpieces from Venom and I got some
questions about mask.
Adam (01:58):
Well, let's go man.
It's episode 35 in Dutch, amadman hires venom to destroy
the flood dikes in theNetherlands if their parliament
doesn't allow him a politicalposition.
Now that position is PrimeMinister.
And I feel there's probably someconstitutional issues unless
this quote unquote madman whodoesn't seem like he's a madman.
(02:19):
But anyways, unless he's amember of the Dutch Parliament,
there's a very solid reason whyhe can't become the Prime
Minister.
But
PJ (02:30):
we're gonna get into the mechanics of this,
Adam (02:32):
yeah.
PJ (02:33):
Because he is got a great reveal.
Like it's, it's fun.
And he seems almost like he'sgonna be a blow feld type
character,
Adam (02:40):
Yeah, very much so.
PJ (02:42):
he, he's not.
Adam (02:42):
No, he, he really isn't.
But let's dive right in.
Okay.
So we open on Tulip Fields, sowe must be in Holland.
And Scott and t Bobb are what?
Crawling around on the ground.
Hiding from Matt.
PJ (02:56):
My, my reaction was, Scott, we understand why you're trying
to escape your father, but it isno good.
This is, this is not enough.
Adam (03:04):
Well, we are now on top of one of the dikes and we're
looking out at the ocean and aheavily accented Dutchman named
Johann, who, I'm just gonna tossout there for Buddy Hawks
nominee, just for the sake ofit.
He explains that much of thecountry is below sea level.
PJ (03:19):
this guy is insane, and we should drop some audio clips
from this guy I, I don't knowwhat to say.
I mean,
Adam (03:27):
Well, he's like a mix between Yoda and the Swedish
chef.
Like he has this line, what T TBis scared of being on, on top of
the dyke for some reason.
And the guy says,
Dutch Idiot (03:38):
Little machine friend, you needn't be afraid.
The dikes are very safe.
Let me show you.
Adam (03:44):
So Johan shows off the country's latest invention,
which is an ultrasound analyzer,and it studies the dikes to make
sure they're in good workingorder.
So he asks,
Dutch Idiot (03:55):
You feel safe now, little machine?
We'll see, as long as I don'tsee the sea.
He is so funny.
Adam (04:05):
he is TBS biggest fan.
He just loves this guy.
Doesn't question the fact, bythe way that t Bobb is a
sentient robot,
PJ (04:15):
He loves him so much that I really wondered if he either
leads an incredibly happy lifejust a, Very joyless one
Adam (04:23):
well, suddenly dogs start barking and Matt says, sounds
like the place is going to thedogs.
And then Tbo startsmalfunctioning, and Johan still
thinks it's funny.
And now I'm starting to thinkthat Johan is either drunk or
stoned.
PJ (04:36):
All right.
This leads me into a pet theoryI've got for this episode and
Adam (04:39):
Uhhuh.
PJ (04:40):
for mask.
mask agents are on drugs thisepisode, So Johann's, our first
Johann, I think he's obviouslynot a mask agent, but I think
he's on drugs.
Adam (04:50):
Yeah, no, he's laughing way too much at t Bobb to be of,
you know, sound, mind and body.
suddenly the dike starts leakingand it bursts, and Matt helps
everyone climb up a tree toescape the rushing water, but
the tree falls over, but theymanage to climb up to a high
ground.
It's actually a prettycompelling opening of an
episode.
this is how you should begin a22 minute episode of an action
(05:15):
series is right off the bat, youshould have a threat and you
should put your characters indanger, which is rarely
something that happens in a maskepisode.
PJ (05:26):
I know.
they climb up the, that tree andthey, and the tree, as you said,
starts to fall over.
I love the shot Scott looking soterrified as that tree starts to
go over.
Adam (05:37):
Yeah.
PJ (05:37):
he is scared.
Adam (05:38):
Which is weird because he's been in scarier places than
this.
PJ (05:42):
It's
Adam (05:42):
a tree about to fall into water.
It's like, well, probably not asbad as the time.
You almost died on a cable car,
PJ (05:49):
or, or falling down that crevasse after trying to rescue
tbo,
Adam (05:54):
right?
PJ (05:54):
with the ink and thing.
Adam (05:56):
Yeah.
But, and Matt dive in to savehim.
PJ (05:58):
Yeah.
He's like got his arm aroundhim.
He's carrying, it's like, whoa.
There's actually a lot ofaffection for Scott this
episode.
Adam (06:05):
Yeah.
You know, there is, and, and youknow, it's, it's true affection
because you know, Matt doesn'tbother to take off his his suit
jacket.
He's in his, he's in his fullblue suit when he's swimming in
the water there.
PJ (06:17):
I will move to recall this moment later on though.
I mean, just to,
Adam (06:21):
Okay.
PJ (06:21):
as, as evidence.
Adam (06:22):
Noted.
Well, meanwhile, we are at alovely Dutch home.
Does Matt own this too?
PJ (06:29):
Adam, what does it Matt own at this point in time?
Adam (06:31):
Yeah.
I mean, I think he does stay athotels sometimes, but also a lot
of the time he seems to justshow up somewhere and buy a
home.
PJ (06:39):
How do you know he doesn't own those hotels?
Adam (06:42):
That's true.
Well, Scott is trying to sleepbut t Bobb is keeping him awake.
Oiling his joints.
I mean, and I mean his jointslike, you know, his elbows and
knees, not the joints he mightbuy at Amsterdam Bar t Bobb
spots a windmill flying in thesky.
PJ (06:59):
if T Bobb could be stoned, that could explain what he is
seeing.
So I'm saying this is drug usagenumber two
Adam (07:05):
Very good.
Noted.
PJ (07:06):
of how he's gonna be acting after this moment.
it's a little unhinged.
Adam (07:11):
Well, the next morning Scott asks Matt if they're going
to look into why the dykefailed, and Matt reveals that
Venom has been operating in thispart of Europe.
So once again, PJ Matt bringshis son to an area of the world
where a terrorist organizationis operating.
I mean, it's just, it's almostcliche at this point to say
(07:33):
another father of the yearnominee
PJ (07:35):
I, I, it's entirely indefensible.
I will try my, my darnedest.
Matt doesn't know if he'sdealing with the venom, that's a
credible threat like he just hadin Paris
Adam (07:46):
Uhhuh.
PJ (07:46):
the Venom where they think a magic sword is gonna make him
invincible like they just had inRome.
So it's like a roll the dice forhim.
But you're right, Matt'scontinuing his history of child
endangerment.
Adam (07:58):
Yeah, we've talked about this in a previous episode too.
You know, are Matt's vacationsbased on his belief or the proof
that he has that Venom isoperating in an area, he's like,
Hey, let's go on vacation toTokyo because he knows Venom is
there.
In which case, I don't thinkthis guy knows how to vacation.
It's,
PJ (08:14):
a good point.
Can't leave work at home,actually, this could be an
interesting thing.
We'll get back to 20 episodesfrom now, which is, is the
reason why Scott is no longerwith Matt is because Child
Protective Services finallystepped in and that's why he's
missing from all of season two.
Adam (08:31):
Yeah.
And, and Matt just doesn't careto talk about it.
PJ (08:35):
So would the conversation be like, where's Scott who?
Adam (08:41):
Well T Bobb runs off to look at a windmill.
He claims is about to take off,and then Matt sends Scott to go
after him saying that TBO is hisresponsibility.
So lemme get this straight.
The robot who's supposed to takecare of Scott is then also
Scott's responsibility.
PJ (08:58):
Yeah, I know.
which is amazing because nowwe're like entrusting a child to
take care of, himself andsomething else.
So I felt the same way.
Now we do have confirmation
Adam (09:10):
Right.
PJ (09:10):
that Scott created Bobb, so it is kind of an Anakin C3 PO
situation.
and, but it is clear, we havedata that shows that Matt has
trusted Scott to t Bob's care inthe past.
But I had a question for you isactually Matt Disassociating, t
Bobb and Scott, and can't keeptrack of who's the robot and
who's the adopted son.
And so, and again, I wanna callback to this moment a little bit
(09:34):
for Matt's state of mind.
Adam (09:36):
Well, I was about to say, if you're looking for proof that
they're all on drugs.
Yes.
Matt is in a, in adisassociative state right now.
Well, Matt asked the computerfor any suspicious activity just
anywhere.
Fortunately, it does focus inon, you know, Netherlands and it
turns out an ultrasound analyzerwas stolen 17 days ago.
(09:59):
And don't you think Matt couldhave put these pieces together a
little sooner?
Or like if the computer knewthat, was it holding the
information back from Matt?
PJ (10:05):
I wondered about this.
So yeah, a hundred percent.
The computer's not beingproactive about this sort of
thing.
Adam (10:11):
Yeah,
PJ (10:12):
sitting on relevant information, doing nothing to
alert them.
But here's my question, Adam.
Do things like this happen sooften to Matt that it's kind of
like the iPhone shut offnotifications.
Like
Adam (10:25):
yeah.
PJ (10:25):
a world of mask, is there so much going on?
You just get pinged all the time
Adam (10:29):
I mean, he's into unusual situations.
That's his whole thing.
That's, that's what gets him upin the morning.
Right.
So you'd think he'd have thecomputer tuned to alert him when
there are unusual situationslike an ultrasound analyzer
being stolen.
PJ (10:46):
sure.
But in a world where we've sortof red conned that GI Joe and
Transformers exist, that couldrange everywhere from an attack
on Audubon City to a giant snakemonster to, you know, Hey,
there's a threesome going on inAmsterdam that needs a fourth.
Do you wanna come in, Matt?
So, I mean, like, what, what doyou want the computer to me, to
alert Matt?
(11:06):
Which, which unusual situationdo you want that to, to pop to
the top?
Adam (11:11):
True, true issue of tuning the sensitivity of it.
PJ (11:15):
Yeah, they don't have yet, man.
Adam (11:19):
No, no, no.
Good point.
Well, we cut to venom and itturns out that they modified the
analyzer to create ultrasonicvibrations that destroyed the
dyke.
It turns out they've built aneven bigger one.
And if I can just say by bigger,it's like two stories or three
stories tall,
PJ (11:39):
It's true.
This thing is
Adam (11:41):
three stories tall.
It's like the, the NASA crawlerthat rolls out the Saturn five
rocket.
PJ (11:48):
Then it went all out on this one.
Man.
Adam (11:50):
Meanwhile, for no reason whatsoever, we cut to tbo
knocking on the door of awindmill.
And when the guy who is workinginside opens it up, he asked the
guy, when's the next flight?
PJ (12:02):
I'm gonna double down.
This is more evidence that TBOson drugs
Adam (12:05):
Yes, yes.
PJ (12:06):
for'em.
Adam (12:07):
Which might be oil.
PJ (12:09):
what is in that oil though?
Like, what is it that hemp
Adam (12:11):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (12:12):
that he's been squirting into his joints.
Adam (12:14):
There you go.
Previously it's been olive oil.
But yeah, this might be a littleCBD.
We are in Amsterdam.
Well, we cut back to Venom andMiles is talking to Alec, a very
bond villain guy who's evenstroking a white cat in his arms
and Miles says, you pay me$20million and I'll hand you all of
(12:37):
Holland on a silver platter.
And Alec says, very well proceedwith phase two.
And the cat says, meow, and yougotta love an evil cat.
PJ (12:48):
You really do and they're definitely going for that.
I think this is, never say neveragain had come out in 83, I
Adam (12:55):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (12:56):
Which I think had a Blofeld esque sort of thing, or there
was another one recently withBlofeld and the white cat, maybe
it was Diamonds or Forever.
Diamonds or Forever had come outin only like five years earlier
maybe.
Adam (13:07):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (13:07):
And so like definitely had that trope going on.
also I love, like his openingline for Alec is something like,
y'all price is very high.
And I love that Alex isnegotiating with the terrorist
who's just demonstrated he candestroy mo like a good chunk of
Alex's country.
20 million is a low price forthis, considering the GDP of the
(13:28):
Netherlands in 85 was 144billion US dollars.
Adam (13:32):
Yeah.
miles seems to just kind ofspin, a a wheel of fortune to
determine how much he's gonnaask for any given thing.
'cause before he's asked forlike a couple billion dollars,
sometimes he a, he just wants tocarve his face in a statue.
This time it's.
20 million, which I, I I'mtelling you that 20 million does
not cover the cost of that giantthing they built.
PJ (13:50):
yeah, it's been 3 billion for the Statue of Liberty,
Adam (13:53):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (13:53):
15 billion I think for Oslo,
Adam (13:56):
Yeah.
PJ (13:56):
and 20 billion for the Netherlands.
So it's, it's definitely like aspin the wheel or a darts board
scenario here.
Adam (14:04):
absolutely.
PJ (14:04):
They do do a cool shot, of the cat's eye with a, like a
faked reflection of miles in it.
Adam (14:10):
Yeah.
PJ (14:11):
they lean into that evil cat thing.
Adam (14:13):
Yeah.
Maybe it's the catch, the onebehind it all.
PJ (14:16):
Dun dun.
Adam (14:19):
Well, meanwhile, TBO uh, still trying to prove that
windmills can fly heaccidentally gets caught in a
windmill blade and is liftedinto the air.
PJ (14:29):
I tried to find some research on this'cause I don't
think this would actually work.
I am nearly certain that the thewood of that windmill would
crack under the weight of, oftbo.
Adam (14:39):
Agreed.
PJ (14:40):
I tried to do some research on the strength here and I did
some, find some vague mentionsthat in the 16 hundreds the
Dutch used windmills for torturedevices, but didn't have any
concrete references.
I
Adam (14:52):
that, that's one torture device that required the wind.
Like, sorry, can't torture youtoday.
There's no wind.
Well, meanwhile, venom rolls outthe mega ultrasonic machine.
This thing is enormous, youknow, it really is like the, the
NASA Mega Rocket Mover, which Ibelieve is the official name for
(15:13):
it.
PJ (15:14):
Oh, okay.
Adam (15:15):
Yeah, yeah.
I did the
PJ (15:16):
rocket mover.
Adam (15:16):
myself.
Yeah, the mega Rocket mover backto Matt.
He and some other Dutch guy arewatching a dyke under
construction and they are allvery well made, so it must have
been unnatural causes for thedyke's failure.
And I'm just like, didn't Mattestablish this already?
PJ (15:32):
Yeah, I wondered about this and I, again, now I'm, I'm up
for the Writer's Defense Award.
maybe the Netherlands existsoutside of the PNA and Matt
needs to establish some facts onthe ground with some outside
folks to then justify bringinghis paramilitary group in.
It's gotta be unnatural, huh?
Adam (15:53):
Right.
Gotta go blow things up.
Uh,
PJ (16:00):
Will.
Adam (16:01):
they sure will.
Well, we're back with Scott andt Bobb basically tilting at
windmills and t bobb spots thewindmill whose blades are
turning in the oppositedirection.
We watch as it launches into thesky.
PJ (16:13):
Okay.
there is something cool and it'sweird, but it's
Adam (16:16):
Yeah.
PJ (16:17):
but it's also a weird choice on Venom's part to have this be
a part of their plan.
Like it felt
Adam (16:22):
Yeah, it's not like that's, has anything to do with
the plan whatsoever.
Like the plan is not basedaround a windmill.
It's based around a veryundisguised, giant ultrasonic
vibration machine.
PJ (16:36):
it's like they had the meeting with Alec in front of
that windmill, but like pullingthe permits alone would probably
take a while.
Like this is not, this is reallyelaborate.
Adam (16:46):
It really is.
but speaking of this flyingwindmill, see Bob very excited
that it actually exists and hesays, quick call your dad on
your radio.
And uh, Matt ticks the call inThunder Hawk and uh, he says,
I'm off to play Don Coyoteflying Windmill.
That's even stranger than aflying car.
He says it like super chill likethat.
PJ (17:04):
Yes, exactly.
And if you see this shot of hiseyes, it's like he's really
sedate.
So
Adam (17:11):
Yes.
PJ (17:11):
think we have enough evidence right now to say that's
on drugs.
Adam (17:15):
Okay.
PJ (17:15):
three.
Adam (17:16):
I'm on board with that.
I think Mattis stoned for sure.
PJ (17:20):
And catch up to it and it transforms into jet mode.
at his face again.
Still super sedate.
Adam (17:27):
Yeah.
And his line is a costume partyand I wasn't invited.
Well, things are about to getpretty serious because a piece
of the windmill you know, landson thunder hawk's windshield as,
as it's flying.
Matt can't see, which allowsswitchblade to kind of nearly
land on top of Thunder Hawk andswitch on the afterburners,
which causes Thunder Hawk tofall from the sky crash into the
(17:50):
water and sink.
PJ (17:51):
Yeah, it was a really cool move on Miles's part, and also
kind of like a top gun esquemove, to get in that close.
So I thought it was actuallykind of awesome again, like
Miles is, he's on his game thisepisode.
Adam (18:03):
He really is on his game.
And as Thunder Hawk is goingdown, I could only think of one
thing, what's gonna happen.
PJ (18:09):
I don't know.
I dunno.
Adam (18:12):
Well, we will find out after these messages.
Mask doesn't know what it'sgetting into.
We'll be right back.
Now back to mask and venom.
We're back and we're here to mourn the death and celebrate
the all too short life of MA'sleader and founder Matt Tracker,
who just crashed to the sea andis gone forever.
(18:32):
Pj, any thoughts?
Mm-hmm.
PJ (18:34):
sad.
I mean, I think um, we can lookback on Matt's life as a as a
father, a number of times.
He said to Scott, go to thehotel
Adam (18:43):
Yeah.
PJ (18:43):
an investor and the number of weapons of mass destruction
and biological experiments hefunded.
Adam (18:48):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (18:48):
And uh, you know, let's be frank, like Gloria and Scott
will have to find a way to moveon with the billions and
billions of dollars they'veinherited now.
So
Adam (18:57):
That's true.
PJ (18:58):
in
Adam (18:58):
Well, rest in peace.
The uh, star that burnsbrightest burns for half as long
you will be missed.
We will be back after thesemessages.
Just kidding.
We find Thunder Hawk lying atthe bottom of the ocean floor
upside down.
Spectrum's.
Lasers are out, the doors arejammed.
PJ (19:17):
I thought this weird, the masks aren't waterproof.
Like,
Adam (19:20):
yeah.
PJ (19:21):
there is, there's a giant dent in his helmet, but at the
Adam (19:23):
Right.
PJ (19:24):
I'm just like, it feels like a deep flaw.
Adam (19:26):
I bet Gloria is.
I bet Aura is probablywaterproof.
PJ (19:28):
right.
I think you're right.
Yeah.
he's still sedate though.
he's
Adam (19:32):
Yeah.
PJ (19:32):
super, super sedate.
Like when you look at him.
So the drugs have not worn off.
Adam (19:36):
No, they haven't.
I mean, thunder Hawk is upsidedown.
It's filling with water, andMatt's just still cool as a
cucumber, he realizes nothing'sgonna work.
but then it clicks rockets workunderwater, which I guess they
do.
You can correct Matt.
And he uses a rocket on theunderside of Thunder Hawk to
escape from underwater.
And once on land, Matt says,that's a heck of a way to wash a
(19:58):
car.
And I say, it's also a heck of away to deal with PTSD.
PJ (20:02):
I kind of wonder how much of this episode Matt's gonna
remember.
Adam (20:07):
very little.
we are back at the cottage,
PJ (20:09):
well it's funny because Matt has Thunder Hawk towed back to
the cottage.
Like he has to call up somebodyAnd in whatever broken Dutch,
like, explain that they need togo onto the dyke, flip thunder,
hawk upside down to right, sideit up and then tow it back to
the cottage.
(20:29):
So like there's an entiremissing scene here of a crane
involved to get Thunder Hawk,you know, into a towable state.
Adam (20:38):
Yeah, totally.
Well, and then Scott comesrunning out of the cottage.
PJ (20:42):
And Matt Hugs Scott
Adam (20:44):
Yeah.
Like a really fatherly way.
Like he picks Scott up like atoddler.
PJ (20:47):
it's very affectionate.
Do we need any more proof thatMatt's on drugs?
Adam (20:52):
we do not.
It's, it's been proven.
Well, we go to the agentselection scene and he says,
select agents best suited formission in Holland.
Well, who do you think is gonnabe first up for that one?
Brad Turner.
Of course, he's best suited fora mission in Amsterdam.
(21:12):
He is probably already there.
PJ (21:16):
That was a hundred percent my thought.
He's intimately familiar withthe area,
Adam (21:20):
Yep.
PJ (21:21):
so it's like you want Brad there to at least give you
directions.
Adam (21:24):
Uh, We got Dusty Hayes and of course we've got Gloria
Baker, champion Race, driver,black Belt, and Kung Fu team,
Hottie and Matt's wife.
PJ (21:34):
Mm-hmm.
Adam (21:35):
sorry to say, there are no escape scenes.
Instead uh, we just go toBoulder Hill where the team gets
briefed by Matt on the Giant BigBrother screen.
PJ (21:43):
Do you think that they can tell that he's stoned out of his
mind as well?
Adam (21:48):
Well, on that big screen, I'm, his eyes are really big, so
I'm sure they can see howbloodshot they are or how big
his pupils are.
Dilated.
Brad's like, oh, I I got you.
Matt
PJ (21:58):
Matt, you need some shades right now.
So flight time check Denver toAmsterdam direct is gonna be
about 11 hours.
Adam (22:06):
Uhhuh.
PJ (22:07):
if Brad's allowed to fly, I think it's closer to 15.
So.
Adam (22:11):
Do you mean if he's allowed to fly, like on condor?
PJ (22:14):
No, I meant if he's allowed to fly the mask jet,
Adam (22:17):
Oh yeah.
PJ (22:17):
I don't think he is gonna make it a straight line.
Adam (22:21):
No, he's not.
We cut to a quick lesson WhereScott and t Bobb learn what
windmills actually grind, whichis like wheat and barley.
Like okay,
PJ (22:32):
this was a really weird cutaway.
I wasn't sure if it was done fortime cause it was like this
almost could have been thelesson at the end.
Just as like education though.
So I'm glad kids are gettingeducated in how grain is made.
And quite frankly, it's like,oh, like Scott and Tbo are just
doing tourist shit right now.
Adam (22:49):
have nothing else to do.
Well, we cut to the mask jet inflight, and then it lands and we
see gator and shark rolling outafter, after landing.
where's Condor?
PJ (23:00):
Well, Brad's not allowed to drive at the moment.
He's, he's still coming off hishigh.
Adam (23:04):
I see, I see.
PJ (23:06):
just give him, give him a little bit.
Just give him a little bit,
Adam (23:08):
Okay.
Well, the mass team arrives atthe giant building where Venom
was building their ultrasonicdevice.
I mean, this building is amassive tower in the middle of
nowhere.
Don't you wonder what the localswere thinking when it went up?
Like,
PJ (23:22):
what you will about Venom.
know how to pull, buildingpermits.
They know how to work with thelocal bureaucracies to get their
shit built.
Adam (23:30):
yeah, but, but of all the things that you might want to
disguise, like as a windmill orsomething, maybe that building
rather than switchblade would'vebeen the thing.
PJ (23:40):
Good point, sir.
Fair, huh?
Adam (23:43):
Well Brad spot's tread Treks leading out from the
building and towards the ocean.
And so Matt and Brad will taketo the sky.
Dusty warns Matt to take it easyon Thunder Hawk, though, because
Dusty fixed it up, but it's heldtogether by chewing gum and I'm
concerned that Dusty doesn'thave the proper know-how to
actually repair a complexmachine like Thunder Hawk.
PJ (24:01):
I'll double down on this one because actually ironically, at
this point, wouldn't Scott bethe right person to actually fix
Thunder Hawk?
Adam (24:09):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (24:10):
we have established Scott.
Scott has built tbo and he
Adam (24:14):
Right.
PJ (24:14):
Thunder Hawk with Bruce after it was destroyed in Solar
Park.
Adam (24:18):
Yeah, But here, lemme add, just add something to that.
If he's doing the agentselection scene and he knows
that Thunder Hawk got beat up,what did he maybe just want to
call Buddy and Bruce to comeand, Up thunder properly.
I mean, We know that buddiesright there at Boulder Hill
anyways, Well, meanwhile,onboard a massive container
ship.
Venom is inspecting their giantultrasonic device with the Dutch
(24:42):
Bond villain.
And this is where we learn thatAlec says, I should have been
made Prime Minister of Holland.
Now I shall be the PrimeMinister.
So would you care to explain howcausing an epic disaster will
achieve this goal?
Sir, by the way, also I love,right after that line is said,
I.
Miles is so patronizing.
Dutch Ersatz Bad Guy (25:04):
Now I shall be Prime Minister.
Of course.
Adam (25:08):
of course.
Yeah, sure, pal.
Whatever.
PJ (25:12):
I'll realize that I did not research the, the government of
Holland or the Netherlands insuch a way to understand how
their system of governmentworks.
Adam (25:21):
Yeah,
PJ (25:22):
very well could be the one who threatens the biggest
disaster, is the one who getspicked as Prime Minister.
Adam (25:28):
yeah,
PJ (25:28):
But what I love about, both for Miles and the audience, is
that we've seen this before,miles and er just doing a do uh,
a job for hire.
So Miles could not care less.
I.
Adam (25:40):
Right,
PJ (25:40):
For who's in charge, as long as he's getting paid.
Adam (25:44):
right.
PJ (25:44):
such, he doesn't bother to question this logic of this
Adam (25:49):
Yeah.
PJ (25:49):
it's like, Sure, Whatever.
I'll do it.
Well, fine.
Fuck it.
You pay me 20 million.
I'll, I
Adam (25:55):
Yeah.
PJ (25:55):
I do not care.
Adam (25:56):
Yeah.
PJ (25:57):
does not matter in my schemes.
Adam (25:59):
Well Miles transform the boat.
Into an oil rig.
So like this thing is crazy.
So the boat basically goeshorizontal, sinks down, and then
opens up so that it really lookslike an offshore oil rig.
I mean, the technology is offthe charts.
This is like the SD F1 from robotech transforming like almost to
that scale.
And the fact that he only wants20 million for this gig just
(26:22):
shows how economicallyunsophisticated venom is, like
technologically sophisticated,economically stupid.
PJ (26:29):
Yeah.
I, I, yeah, a hundred percent.
And it's, it's, it is one ofthese things where it's like,
you're right.
Like I heard the robot techtheme song in my head as it was
Adam (26:38):
Yeah.
Yeah,
PJ (26:39):
I think this would've either actually been one of the coolest
toys in the world or one of the
Adam (26:43):
yeah
PJ (26:44):
but it's actually a really cool idea for hiding in plain
sight.
Adam (26:47):
yeah.
PJ (26:48):
believe it or not, there's like a pseudoscience corner you
can do on this.
So there's actually a version ofthis that exists in real life.
and it's called the RV Flip.
And it was, it's used forOceanic graphic research where
it was this platform that inorder to be steady in the ocean
could flood its rear end and gocompletely vertical.
(27:11):
So they actually had to like allthis cool stuff inside.
So you
Adam (27:15):
Wow.
PJ (27:16):
this thing go 90 degrees and it's a oh, kind of ship that
transformed into a stationaryrig.
So it's actually really similarto the opening shot of what
Venom is doing here Now, Venom'sway cooler'cause it expands and,
and
Adam (27:30):
Right.
PJ (27:30):
this stuff, but it's,
Adam (27:32):
That's so cool.
PJ (27:33):
based on some reality.
Does point to one thing thatVenom's rolling in dough again,
Adam (27:38):
Yeah.
PJ (27:39):
a theory on it.
Adam (27:40):
Okay.
PJ (27:41):
So after that incident with the German finance minister and
the, you know, making all themoney disappear, I think Venom
seized his assets.
why they have cool toys again,and that's why they're not
living in Hovels all the, allthe time that, that Chateau in
France that they
Adam (27:56):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (27:57):
in, in Paris.
So
Adam (27:58):
Excellent point.
But as you pointed out, this isa great way to, to hide in plain
sight because in fact, maskflies right over it.
It just looks like a regular oilrig to them.
So back with Venom, the DutchBond villain calls the Prime
Minister and orders him to stepdown, or he'll destroy every
dike in Holland.
But the Prime Minister doesn'tbelieve him, and Alec is
(28:19):
dumbfounded.
He is like he, he doesn'tbelieve me.
He says I'm crazy.
And Miles has another one of hisgreatest lines ever.
I despise unreasonable people,which I agree with.
I too despise unreasonablepeople, pj.
PJ (28:34):
This is what I'm saying.
Miles is on top of things.
Like I'm
Adam (28:36):
Yeah.
PJ (28:37):
Miles's court this entire episode.
So let's look at it from theperspective of the Prime
Minister.
Okay?
He gets a call from some randoofficial or rich guy that he'll
quote unquote destroy thecountry.
because the Prime Minister isn'tinsane, he doesn't believe the
rando.
(28:57):
Okay?
now this Dutch Bond villain islike completely stunned when the
Prime Minister doesn'timmediately step down and
declare this guy King, on aphone call.
So was like, what's the seriesof steps that was in this guy's
head that thought this was gonnahappen?
Like, oh, I'll destroy a dam,I'll make a phone call, then
(29:22):
I'll be in charge.
Then I'll call my mom and lether know I did it.
Adam (29:26):
I just wanna add one other element to it is that the guy is
actually able to get the PrimeMinister on the phone in the
first place.
Like Imagine Call, imagine callthe White House, like put the
president on the line.
PJ (29:38):
What would be great nowadays, I've never tried to
call the White House.
But probably today you'dactually get put through like a
press one if you'd like to talkto the tour.
Like you'd actually have to waitthrough the phone
Adam (29:49):
right.
PJ (29:50):
to try and work your way through.
Adam (29:52):
Yeah.
PJ (29:52):
guys sort of wonder like, you know, how long was this guy
on the phone?
Like, no, I need to speak withthe Prime Minister.
Yeah, I'm going, no, I'm goingto just remember that dam, the
dam that had a not I can do thatagain.
I don't want to be placed onhold.
No, I, oh I'm gonna hold again.
And Miles is just there, justgrimacing in the background.
Just like,
Adam (30:12):
Of course.
PJ (30:13):
20 million I've had to,
Adam (30:15):
Well, after this unfortunate response from the
Prime Minister, miles preparesto turn on the device, but the
bond villain changes his tune.
He never wanted to destroyHolland.
He only wanted to bluff, andMiles says, I never bluff.
PJ (30:28):
I mean, say what you will about Miles, but he's earning
his terrorist title thisepisode.
Adam (30:33):
Yeah.
This is the moment that I said,this is the really sophisticated
turn in the episode, which Imean, you've seen it before in
many episodes, but like, youknow, the bad guy.
Like, actually no, no, no, Idon't wanna go that far.
And then the real bad guy islike, no, I, I take it, this all
the way to the end.
PJ (30:46):
Yeah.
he's gonna do it.
he also doesn't wanna look bad.
Adam (30:49):
No, he does not look bad.
dusty and Gloria, they encountercracks on the dykes and uh, Matt
then scans and finds thecoordinates of the ultrasonic
signal and then all of massconverges on the oil rig.
I'll say this, at least thistime, all the right vehicles
were chosen for the mission.
The two ones that fly and thetwo ones on the water.
(31:10):
Rhinos not there.
Uselessly you know firecracker,hurricane, they're not there.
Uselessly.
So good job.
PJ (31:17):
this was a hundred percent right.
Vehicles are here, awesome job.
Adam (31:21):
So Matt fires a sonic disruptor, which jams the
analyzer, okay?
PJ (31:26):
So I got a little frustrated by this a bit because know from
all, for all intents andpurposes, thunder hawks back up
and running perfectly fine.
I kind of thought this would bea great point call back to t
talk, being out of commission orput a time limit on
Adam (31:43):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (31:44):
that basically connects back to the stakes of Thunder Hawk
being damaged
Adam (31:49):
Yeah.
PJ (31:50):
it gets pretty weak sauce about that pretty soon.
Adam (31:54):
Yeah, I mean, it, it very much, you know, lams out at the
end.
yeah, this is another, this isnot a DEO X helmet.
It's a DEO XT hawk this time.
Well now that mask is here andthe thing isn't working.
Alec is glad he wants to stop itand get his money back, but
Miles is keeping the money andwhatever the Dutch government
coughs up as well.
PJ (32:14):
I really enjoyed the idea that this was like Amazon, where
you can just get a refund, so I,I, you know what?
I would've sympathize with Milesat this point in time.
It's like, look, I just dumped$2million developing this two
story like ultrasonic analyzer.
Like, I'm not returning yourmoney.
Adam (32:30):
Well, we dive into the final mask, venom battle piranha
takes to the ocean.
Manta takes to the sky.
So again, we have the rightvenom vehicles for the task at
hand.
Um, What's actually really coolis Thunder Hawk though it's
completely damaged uh, takes outswitchblade before it can even
take off, like blows off.
One of its one of its sort oflanding runners and Matt States
coldly Thunder Hawk owed youthat one mayhem.
PJ (32:51):
man messed with Matt's true love
Adam (32:54):
you come after Thunder Hawk now it's personal for Matt.
Not Scott, not Gloria, notanything else.
If you touch Thunder Hawk,you're going down uh, we have a
cool Piha shark battle under thewater.
Gloria fires an ink cloud andthen fires a net, which captures
piranha.
And it's like what the amount offire power she's got.
(33:14):
Just blow it up.
PJ (33:16):
We've seen those headlights fire off before.
Just
Adam (33:19):
Yeah.
PJ (33:19):
'em and be done with it.
Or
Adam (33:21):
And we,
PJ (33:22):
she's got on board.
Adam (33:23):
we know she's a killer.
She's a stone cold killer.
We've seen it before.
I don't know what stops her thistime, but unless it was, the net
was gonna, I don't know, somehowpin per to the ground.
And sly was going to die of, youknow, either drown or
asphyxiate,
PJ (33:38):
It's true.
Maybe it would be too easy forher.
It's like, I want you to suffersly.
Suffer long.
Suffer hard.
Adam (33:45):
Up in the sky manta buzzes, condor causing Brad to
crash into the ocean, but sharkkind of catches condor on its
roof and brings him back up tothe surface.
PJ (33:55):
I was using this as Brad's on drugs, I mean naturally,
Adam (33:58):
Yeah, yeah,
PJ (33:59):
taking
Adam (33:59):
sure.
PJ (33:59):
to fourth use of drugs.
All basically mask or maskaffiliated people.
Adam (34:04):
Uhhuh.
Yep.
Brad shoots a hole in the shipwith the anti-matter ray and
causes it to start sinking.
PJ (34:11):
All right.
So I wanted to ask you aquestion, right?
Adam (34:14):
Yeah,
PJ (34:14):
All the venom agents are off this ship as far as we know,
unless there's
Adam (34:19):
yeah.
PJ (34:19):
a bunch of rando mask, like masked venom agents that are
just canon fodder.
Adam (34:25):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (34:25):
necessary to sink the ship at this point in time?
wouldn't it be better to go onand destroy the machine?
Because who's to say it can'twork underwater?
Adam (34:35):
Right.
The assumption being that thedevice will stop working if it
goes down.
I mean, is it necessary todestroy the machine?
No.
Is it fun for Brad to do it?
Yes.
PJ (34:43):
Well, ship is now sinking in the water, and I wanna talk
about that
Adam (34:48):
Yeah.
PJ (34:49):
in a sec.
Okay.
Adam (34:50):
Well, guess what happens?
Venom gets away because ThunderHawk is not up for a long
distance chase is what Mattsays, but it's been doing pretty
well during this battle.
Plus there's multiple maskvehicles available, however,
Nope.
Just let him get away.
PJ (35:04):
So This is the payoff of it being damaged.
It's just another excuse not tochase venom.
Adam (35:10):
I mean, dude, he blew up switchblade.
I, I think thunder hawk'sprobably up for a little bit of
a, a chase.
But anyways, off they go.
However, there is some justicebecause Dusty picks up the Dutch
Bond villain and Matt says,bring him in dusty dust.
that's one guy who's reallygoing to be in Dutch.
And now here's what I need to totalk about here.
(35:30):
This is the name of the episodein Dutch.
So I always love it when thename of an episode is in the
episode itself.
But I am.
too young.
But I had to look up what thephrase in Dutch means.
So what it means is in troubleor disfavor, as in, if I don't
finish on time, I'll really bein Dutch.
And this expression may alludeto the stern reprimands of a
(35:53):
Dutch uncle slang circa 1850.
PJ (35:57):
Yeah.
I'm really glad that kids willknow all about mid 19th century
slang that this being used inthis episode.
That's what the writer wasthinking.
Adam (36:05):
But is this something that was from like westerns, like
John Wayne Westerns or somethingback in the day or something?
I, I, I couldn't find areference to, to it anywhere.
PJ (36:13):
I've never encountered this before.
The closest thing is when yousay you're on a date and going
Dutch, which means you'resplitting it.
Adam (36:19):
Right, Well, good One, real, real way to nail it at the
end of the episode.
PJ (36:25):
Tied it all together for us folks.
So they did actually have thisone little shot where they
animate the cat darting fromAlec onto Ga Gator, which
Adam (36:34):
Yep.
PJ (36:35):
fun,
Adam (36:35):
Yeah.
PJ (36:36):
but then they back to Matt's face who's still on drugs.
Adam (36:40):
Just a sedate smile on his face.
As he heroically flies over, thehulking and burning wreck of
the, the fake oil rig
PJ (36:48):
Okay, so I wanna break this last one down for you.
Adam (36:52):
Uhhuh.
PJ (36:52):
back to my comment about, okay, so what fuel source, Adam?
One of two.
You can pick either one.
Adam (36:58):
Yeah.
PJ (36:58):
that ship or platform be running on?
Adam (37:00):
I mean, look, it really depends.
If, if we're going somethingnatural, it's gonna be some
diesel fuel.
But if it's, you know, venom,venom, it's probably, you know,
a, a nuclear reactor,
PJ (37:10):
either way, we're either leaking fuel from diesel into
the water Because they neverturned off the machine.
They just shot a ray into theside of it to make it sink,
Adam (37:22):
Yeah,
PJ (37:22):
it's leaking radioactive material into the water.
Adam (37:26):
yeah.
PJ (37:27):
Either way, what kind of environmental damage is being
done right now?
Adam (37:31):
Well, I'm gonna go ahead and take the the DeLorean time
machine example here.
And I'm gonna say that the shipruns on crude oil, like on
diesel fuel, but the machine waspowered by plutonium.
So it's a double whammy here.
It's a massive oil spill tospoiling the pristine shoreline
(37:52):
of the Netherlands while makingthe water radioactive for
centuries to come.
PJ (37:58):
So, what's great Adam, is that you can't get a crew in to
clean it up because of theradiation.
The best you'll be able to do isset that diesel fuel on fire to
try and eliminate it,
Adam (38:10):
Right, right.
Hopefully not, you know,igniting any of the nuclear
fuel.
This is the Exxon Valdez meetsthree Mile Island off the coast
of Holland.
Well done.
Well, that's it.
After uh, destroying yet anotherecosystem, we cut to the more,
you know Scott's on the tenniscourt at the tracker mansion and
(38:30):
for some reason.
TBO jumps off the roof and landson the tennis court Scott and
Matt are wondering, what are youdoing?
And T Bobb says, I saw a guyjump off a building on a TV show
once, and then the lesson istbo.
You should never try a stunt yousee on tv.
PJ (38:47):
I have so many thoughts, man.
So has t VB finally had enoughgonna end it all.
Adam (38:54):
Yeah, that's what I thought when I saw him.
PJ (38:57):
I, I also really enjoy the, the relative waiting we get from
the writers based on frequency.
Adam (39:02):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (39:03):
three different lessons on putting your hand down at a
garbage disposal.
And now just one episode, whyit's bad to jump off a building.
the last bit was like, when Isaw this scene, it immediately
evoked in me the scene in almostFamous
Adam (39:18):
Yeah,
PJ (39:18):
where Billy Kre UPS character is standing on top of
a roof in front of a, a a pooland he screams, I'm a God
Adam (39:27):
yeah.
PJ (39:27):
followed by I'm on drugs.
Adam (39:31):
Well, and what's eerie if you look at the two shots is
they're almost identical.
I mean, the angle of the house,the hand gesture of tbo So I
guess Cameron k Crow was a fanof Mask as well.
PJ (39:41):
I think so.
Adam (39:42):
well that's the episode time to dive into our awards.
Let's start with the Sly Racksfor Ragdoll Award.
What have you got?
What?
PJ (39:48):
I mean, I thought Matt's crash into the water.
Was was it like he
Adam (39:53):
Yeah, yeah, I agree.
PJ (39:55):
what's great is that, and we didn't talk about this earlier,
but he lands with the bottomdown,
Adam (39:59):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (40:00):
but then when we see the next shot, it's upside down.
So
Adam (40:02):
Yeah.
PJ (40:03):
he did in there, caused it to just flip upside down when
going into the water.
Adam (40:07):
RIP Matt, we will see you next week.
The Buddy Hawks Award, I've gotJohan, the Stoned.
I don't know what he is.
Is he like the, the levyinspector?
Like, I don't know what he is.
He's kind of got some sort of aweird uniform on.
He loves t Bobb and laughs hisbutt off all the time and has a
really intense accent.
PJ (40:26):
I love the idea that he's actually just a dude who's in a
uniform just decided to pretend
Adam (40:34):
Yeah.
PJ (40:35):
an official And uh, that's not illegal apparently in the
Netherlands.
Adam (40:39):
No, I guess not.
Uh, Father of the year moment,what do you think?
PJ (40:42):
I kind of thought it was like abandoning Scott for him to
go look after his malfunctioning750 pound robot stoned that can
kill Scott accidentally whileMatt goes about looking for the
terrorist organization that's inthe country.
Adam (40:58):
Yeah, I'm mean, I'm just gonna zoom out to the 3000 foot
view of that one and just say,for me, it's once again, taking
your son to a location where,you know, for a fact a terrorist
organization is operating.
Matt, you.
It's just something that youdon't do as a parent.
I don't care if you beat thisterrorist organization, 35 outta
35 times that we've seen ithappen so far.
(41:20):
You still don't take your kid tothat type of place.
You just don't do it.
Uh, Roy Batty moment.
What do you think?
PJ (41:27):
I mean certainly there's something to be said about that
bit at the end, where he jumps
Adam (41:33):
Yeah, yeah.
PJ (41:34):
But I actually, I was like, try to take it from the
perspective of what would pissoff t Bobb Moore and I kind of
thought it was like everyonerefusing to believe that Tbo t
Bobb saw that flying windmill.
Adam (41:44):
Yeah, I agree with you on that one.
That it's just, you know, peopleare gaslighting him, Well is
this episode Panda Poo,
PJ (41:50):
okay, here's the thing.
normally, we, we really judgethe panda poo based on venom's
actions
Adam (41:56):
right?
I agree.
PJ (41:57):
I.
Really thought, I mean, it wasan overall panda poo for me.
I thought Venom did a great jobof being a credible threat.
They blew up the, the dyke atthe beginning.
They nearly kill Matt.
it's guns for hire stuff, but atthe same time, like he's gonna
make his mark on this country.
So
Adam (42:12):
Yeah.
PJ (42:12):
thought Venom like was, you know, super credible.
What was fascinating is that it,we almost have the opposite
problem, which is that masksseems like they're playing this
one at half speed.
you
Adam (42:23):
Yep.
PJ (42:24):
it's the drugs, it was like, you know, for as credible a
threat, it just didn't get metwith the same urgency for mask.
And
Adam (42:32):
Yep.
PJ (42:33):
'cause like it could have been a vastly better episode had
they met.
I mean, it's almost like luckwhere they kind of just, you
know, won in the end.
Adam (42:40):
Yeah, I agree with you.
It's definitely not panda poo.
I think it's one of the betterwritten episodes that we've seen
so far, especially from Venomstandpoint.
But you're definitely rightabout mask and there are some
missed opportunities where, youknow, before they, they go into
the water dusty and glorious,notice that, you know, one of
the dykes is starting to tocrack and leak, you know, and it
would've been cool for, youknow, Gloria to stay, to hang
(43:02):
back and use Aura to try to, youknow, maintain it, where
meanwhile you got a, you know anorphanage on the other side of
it, like up those stakes andlike we're really seeing like
she's trying to hang on so thatmask has got a real time
pressure, that sort of thing.
I think that's what's kind ofmissing from the episode is that
urgency.
PJ (43:19):
Yeah.
or like you could use skatersfreeze ray to freeze it,
Adam (43:23):
Yeah.
PJ (43:24):
still have that
Adam (43:24):
Right.
PJ (43:25):
thing
Adam (43:25):
it's starting to crack, it's cracking.
And, and Dusty's like, well,Matt better hurry up, or else
this dice gonna crack like a.
PJ (43:32):
This thing's gonna crack like a cocaine, eight ball, or
Adam (43:35):
Yeah.
Brad finishes the line.
Well, everyone, that is it forepisode 35 coming up.
Next is episode 36, theLipizzaner Mystery.
Am I pronouncing that correctly?
Lipizzaner Lip Honor.
it's like a Czech last name.
I, I believe.
But anyways the Lipin aremystery Venom steals the famous
Lipin stallions where an Arabpurchases them for$4 million.
(43:59):
Okay, but mask team member DustyHayes foils their heist.
Well, that's a terribly writtenlog line for what I hope is
maybe a slightly better episode,though the Arab purchasing the
horse doesn't bode well for me.
PJ (44:15):
I really, so I've, I've seen this episode I've done this to
you once before.
Adam (44:19):
Mm-hmm.
PJ (44:19):
wanna do it again,
Adam (44:20):
Okay.
PJ (44:21):
I feel like there's gonna be two words and a shot uh, that
are just gonna make you go, whatthe fuck?
So I'm willing to lay that betdown
Adam (44:31):
All right.
I'm looking forward to that one.
That usually means we have agood episode on hand, at least
for us to make fun of.
So let's find out when we getthere.
But for now, we need totransform and head back to hq.
I am Adam Moore.
PJ (44:46):
and I am PJ McNerney.
Adam (44:48):
Bye-bye.
PJ (44:50):
Bye.
The mobile armored podcast showis written, produced and edited.
Bye Adam Moore.
And PJ McNerney.
Dutch Ersatz Bad Guy (44:59):
Of course.
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