Finish It!

Finish It!

Each week, Matt and Chris get one attempt each at an interactive fiction book until they read every single ending. Will they ever choose every adventure? Will anyone listen?! Join them on their descent into a madness of their own design.

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August 15, 2026 61 mins

This week, Chris is keeping things real political, Matt wonders war uhn good gosh what is it good for and why is it happening, and someone got distracted and forgot to read the final page of their read. How does that happen?


Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Gilligan's Planet, the guys see if they can get an Aye for Fashion, and you totally have to hit up ZOO NIGHTS it's WILD!


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This week, Matt finally returns to the "Lost Page" (not a real thing), Chris warns the snowflakes that you better buckle up because it's commentary time, and the binger is the big finger!


Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Anagram of a Book or Something Else, Chris takes us on a trip to the Wild Card Factory, and why outrun lasers manually when your computer can handle that jazz?!


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This week, Matt learns that the space justice system is a joke, the authorities finally catch up with Chris, and you may not be ready for Buster's Buffet!


Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Last Week's Quiz but Backwards Now, the guys celebrate National Drive-Thru Day exactly one week late, and don't worry—Chris will be found!


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This week, Chris gets a double twist, Matt is become Death, and a high-stakes wager means that the race to win this book could be totally turned on its head!


Also, Matt challenges Chris to take the Zermacroyd Citizenship Quiz, Halloween season is seemingly upon us, mouth fingers would really help get the numnums down, and someone gets a page in this book where they have to flip a coin! What is that about?!


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This week, Chris trusts his space-pilot gut, Matt is-and-has-always-been, and someone achieves a whole new level of disappointment!


Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of the I Remember Her, What Book Was She In quiz? (thanks, Esme!), the guys get everyone pumped in the gentlest possible way with the return of Snoozy Reducey Extreme, and Mermah is playing the long game!


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This week you can practically hear the fireworks as Matt rides off into the sunset with a pretty important so-and-so, Chris comes face-to-face with countless British warships, and someone finally asks themselves a very important question!


Also, Matt challenges Chris to yet another round of the One Word Switch Quiz (Colonial Stuff Edition), Chris finds some other good things to celebrate on this particular day of the year, and we...

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This week, Chris travels through time! Matt thinks he's going to travel through time for a second then he doesn't! Politicians escape!


Also, Chris challenges Matt to an extra nice (nice, nice) round of Interactive Fiction or Planet, Matt makes us all smarter with some User PSAs (ok, the Users make us smarter) and you can't have underdogs without overdogs! And middogs! Let's hear it for the middogs!


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This week, Matt celebrates Finish It!'s anniversary (about a month late) and Chris celebrates Hot Air Balloon Day (about a week late) because Matt forgot that they changed plans to do the balloon thing instead of the birthday thing!


Also, Matt challenges Chris to a throwback round of Interactive Fiction or IMAX Documentary Movies Available for Your Field Trip Visit to the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT (Round 2), Chris makes M...

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This week, Matt ends up in an unnecessarily dark episode of a premium-HBO-drama-type show, Chris finds himself staring down the barrel of a book read only to find himself asking, "why? Why like this?," and there is a small amount of self-brining.


Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Synonyms! (Space Adventure Movies Edition), Matt forces everyone to Art This Book, and you better be good or you'll follow your rations—t...

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This week, Matt learns the one simple trick that space plagues hate, you'll never believe what happens next after Chris retreats, and turns out sour grapes can be a good thing!


Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Strangers with Candy, Chris gets to Choose His Own Smoothie, and yes it still counts as discovering something even if it cuz someone told you it!


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This week, Chris unlocks a world of limitless possibility, Matt does a little bit of a space plague (on purpose), and someone is suddenly a human just totally out of nowhere what is up with that!?


Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of User-generated quiz Which Book Does This End? (thanks, Sarah W!), Matt does Let's Roll a Baby Dude cuz there's a new Star War movie coming out, and if you are into book choices letting you mani...

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It's that very long-ago-and-far-awayish time of year again! This week, Chris shows off his bartering skills and Matt may or may not get sold to an unscrupulous miner!


Also, Matt challenges Chris to another round of figuring out what kind of spaceship they would have (maybe?), Chris saves his very special segment for the very end of the episode, and it's time to yell GRANSK and POODARN with abandon!


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This week, the brothers go full teeter into the eternal war of light v. dark! Matt learns the universal salute of friendship and Chris has a side hustle!


Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Which Choose Your Own Am I, Before and After Edition, the guys take a cosmic journey to the Finish-It-verse, and, did you know you can fly to Pluto if you really wanted to? GLEEB FOGO TO ALL!


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This week, it's all about things dying kind of! Matt bears witness to the end of the Earth (maybe?) and Chris discovers a whole new way to bring about the end of himself!


Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Andor, the guys create some out-of-this-world libations as they Choose Their Own Beverages (do not make Matt's drink, Matt's drink was very bad), and YES dinosaurs CAN have lil remote c...

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This week, Chris discovers a new delicacy, Matt becomes a REAL adventurer, and somehow the guys FINISH A WHOLE OTHER BOOK in the process!

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Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Song from the Josie and the Pussycats Movie, Matt ranks the Top 5 Space and Beyond Things of the Week, and o...

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This week, Matt and his new friends roast Earth (not literally), Chris learns the secret to a successful future for all living beings in the universe, and this week’s Wild Card means the guys get a visit from a very special guest!

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Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the One Word Switch Quiz: Solar Syst...

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This week, Matt gets a special job, Chris hits up a very popular time travel destination—with a couple serious twists you ain’t seen yet, and everyone agrees that Salisbury steak is the gentlest meat!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of Star Trek Alien or Finish It! Alien (thanks, Esme!), Chris gets a very special BDTTRPG adventure (it’s long so feel free to jump to 49:30 if you must—no h...

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This week, Matt slams into back-to-back cheap choose moves that make him sad, Chris gets a Star Wars-y read that makes him happy, and someone makes 18 choices over the course of just 21 pages because that is how this book rolls!

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Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Razzie Award-Nominate...

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This week, Chris rights a wrong from the past, Matt hits a page that makes so little sense he thinks the book is broken (it’s not), and the Universe Governing Body has serious news! Also, it’s Sad Pizza Party time!

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This week, Chris zooms to the head of the class, Matt tries to put a round disc in the hole he has in his head and gags, and if you thought the first paragraph of the book had some mind-chafing science you are not going to like this episode at all!

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Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the How Many Times D...

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