Dreary Middle: The Podcast

Dreary Middle

Genuine discussion about our favourite things! Films, Television and occasionally games, come for real discussions on some of the hottest topics on the internet

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17 episodes
Updated Dec 24, 2021

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Dec 24, 2021 · 26 min
Endwalker: First Impressions [LVL 83 MSQ Spoilers]
Discuss on Reddit Endwalker has been out for a couple of weeks now so monotiller sits down to have a quick chat about how it’s going so far. Expect spoilers of the highest calibre to everything up to the mission, ‘Gateway of the Gods‘. This also concludes the XIV’th month. Thank you so much for being with us on this journey through #FFXIV, we’ll be back soon to talk about Shadowbringers soon, don’t you worry Chapters 00:00 – Welcome 00:20 – Spoiler Warning! 01:51 – Soundtrack 02:26 – Cutscenes 04:25 – Walking Talking 06:08 – Guided Tour 07:49 – Reaper 10:24 – Meal Scene 12:19 – Invasion of Garlemald 13:11 – Garlean troops bit 15:25 – Narrations 15:58 – Mind Jack 19:33 – Tower of Babil 22:31 – Closing thoughts 23:34 – 2022… and beyond! Your Hosts Today monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Dec 17, 2021 · 1 hr 26 min
Stormblood | Final Fantasy XIV Retrospective: Part 3
Discuss on Reddit Endwalker launched last Tuesday and to celebrate @mr_turnabout and @monotiller are taking a look back over the story of Final Fantasy XIV: Online so far. Today it’s Stormblood, the most divisive expansion sees the Scions head to the war torn land of Gyr Abania to help the Ala Mhigan Resistance and the Eastern Alliance in the fight against Sir Lord Big Baby Zenos himself. Find out what happens and whether or not Yotsuyu is REALLY evil and did hit that baby on this edition of FFXIV Retrospective Since @Mr_Turnabout hasn’t been able to complete Shadowbringers due to the server issues, @monotiller will take a solo look at the first few hours of Endwalker, join them next Friday for that! Chapters 00:00:00 – Welcome 00:01:31 – Endwalker huh? 00:06:12 – 4.0: Stormblood 01:00:59 – 4.1: The Legend Returns 01:06:25 – 4.2: Rise of a New Sun 01:08:10 – 4.3: Under the Moonlight 01:13:24 – 4.4: Prelude in Violet 01:16:11 – 4.5: A Requiem for Heroes 01:17:20 – Closing Thoughts Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Dec 10, 2021 · 1 hr 20 min
Heavensward | Final Fantasy XIV Retrospective: Part 2
Endwalker launched on Tuesday and to celebrate @mr_turnabout and @monotiller are taking a look back over the story of Final Fantasy XIV: Online so far. Today it’s Heavensward, a fan favourite dealing with the internal politics of a nation at war with dragons. Dragons are immortal so honestly, who’s really going to win here? FFXIV retrospective continues, see how we think, uhhh, snow… it’s cold We’ll be back next Friday for a look back at Stormblood! See you then Chapters 00:00:00 - Welcome 00:00:43 - 3.0: Heavensward 00:48:15 - 3.1: As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness 00:51:22 - 3.2: The Gears of Change 00:58:02 - 3.3: Revenge of the Horde 01:01:30 - 3.4: Soul Surrender 01:06:24 - 3.5: The Far Edge of Fate 01:11:44 - Closing Thoughts Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Dec 1, 2021 · 1 hr 3 min
A Realm Reborn | Final Fantasy XIV Retrospective: Part 1
Endwalker is right around the corner and to celebrate @Mr_Turnabout and @monotiller are taking a look back over the story of Final Fantasy XIV: Online so far. Today it’s A Realm Reborn, following on from the destruction brought about at the end of the original incarnation of FFXIV, how will the realm recover and begin life anew? We’ll be back next Friday for a look back at Heavensward! See you then Discuss on Reddit Chapters 00:00:00 – Welcome! 00:04:24 – 2.0: A Realm Reborn 00:38:25 – 2.1: A Realm Awoken 00:42:13 – 2.2: Through the Maelstrom 00:44:34 – 2.3: Defenders of Eorzea 00:46:48 – 2.4: Dreams of Ice 00:49:29 – 2.5: Before the Fall 00:53:02 – Closing thoughts Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Nov 12, 2021 · 1 hr 29 min
One Piece: Season 1 (East Blue Saga)
@monotiller always said they wouldn’t watch One Piece, then Oney Plays made a joke about it and @mr_turnabout said that was a sign from the universe. Anyway, let’s talk about why pirates are better than ninjas Chapters 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:06 – Our background with One Piece 00:09:10 – Disclaimer 00:13:33 – East Blue Saga 00:15:40 – Romance Dawn Arc 00:34:09 – Orange Town Arc 00:35:46 – Syrup Village Arc 00:44:08 – Baratie Arc 00:55:37 – Arlong Park Arc 01:08:48 – Loguetown Arc 01:15:16 – East Blue Saga Ends Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Sep 30, 2021 · 1 hr 9 min
The Many Saints of Newark
The Many Saints of Newark is the latest entry into the Sopranos cinematic universe. Mr_Turnabout and monotiller have literally just left the cinema, so let’s see what their thoughts on the movie are! Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Apr 29, 2021 · 1 hr 12 min
Why I dropped Hunter x Hunter
@trakky loves Hunter x Hunter, @monotiller dropped it, @mr_turnabout tries to keep the show together. Join us as Trakky tries to convince everybody (including YOU the audience) as to why we should watch the show NEW! Discuss this on Reddit Timestamps 00:00:00 – Why I dropped Hunter x Hunter 00:01:06 – What even is Hunter x Hunter? 00:04:52 – The Good 00:18:02 – More on the Hunter exam 00:20:53 – The Zoldyck Family 00:26:36 – Heavens Arena 00:41:17 – Yorknew 00:57:16 – Greed Island 01:01:29 – Conlcluding thoughts Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Trakky Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Mar 14, 2021 · 1 hr 49 min
Dragon Age: Origins Retrospect
@monotiller has just finished their first play through of Dragon Age: Origins (or #DAO for short) and @mr_turnabout sits down to give them the 3rd degree on the critically acclaimed #BioWare strategy/RPG NEW! Discuss this episode on Reddit! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Beginning 00:06:13 – Gameplay 00:39:04 – Characters 01:27:36 – Story 01:47:22 – Wrap Up Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Dec 24, 2020 · 1 hr 52 min
Top 5 The Simpsons Episodes
Guys we’re not sure how to break it to you, but we have a problem, a giant, Simpsons shaped problem. So to relax that a little bit, we decided to talk about 5 of our personal favourite episodes of The Simpsons (which makes for 10 in total). Sit back, relax, and let the smooth mouth noises of your hosts take you to a land where it’s your problem! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Ahhh, The Simpsons 00:04:18 – Mr_Turnabout #5: Bart vs Australia 00:12:22 – monotiller #5: $pringfield 00:19:21 – Mr_Turnabout #4: Cape Feare 00:30:28 – monotiller #4: Last Exit to Springfield 00:45:38 – Mr_Turnabout #3: You Only Move Twice 01:00:55 – monotiller #3: A Fish Called Selma 01:14:04 – Mr_Turnabout #2: Homer the Heretic 01:26:08 – monotiller #2: A Star Is Burns 01:31:55 – Interlude 01:33:03 – Mr_Turnabout #1: Marge vs. the Monorail 01:42:00 – monotiller #1: Homer at the Bat 01:49:38 – The End! Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Oct 20, 2020 · 3 hr 15 min
That Top 100 Movies Poster: Part 2
Back for more eh? Fine… let’s get you up to speed. There was a poster on Reddit about the top 100 movies, @monotiller thought some of the entries were suspect so decided to ask @mr_turnabout for some input. This is the second part where films 51 to 100 are covered. Timecodes 00:00:00 – Hello again! 00:02:47 – 51: The Departed 00:06:33 – 52: Goodfellas 00:12:00 – 53: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 00:18:11 – 54: A Beautiful Mind 00:18:23 – 55: Kill Bill 00:21:35 – 56: Guardians of the Galaxy 00:26:32 – 57: The Intouchables 00:27:33 – 58: Alien 00:36:03 – 59: American Psycho 00:43:37 – 60: Avengers Assemble 00:52:27 – 61: Hachi: A Dog’s Tale 00:55:03 – 62: Spirited Away 01:06:14 – 63: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 01:14:03 – 64: Pan’s Labyrinth 01:17:44 – 65: Reservoir Dogs 01:20:02 – 66: Good Will Hunting 01:22:24 – 67: Interstellar 01:24:34 – 68: Django Unchained 01:27:35 – 69: Vertigo 01:30:19 – 70: Trainspotting 01:34:27 – 71: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly 01:37:37 – 72: Dirty Dancing 01:37:52 – 73: Cinema Paradiso 01:38:05 – 74: No Country for Old Men 01:43:42 – 75: The Bourne Identity 01:45:07 – 76: Batman Begins 01:46:16 – 77: Donnie Darko 01:47:27 – 78: Finding Nemo 01:49:39 – 79: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 01:52:25 – 80: Citizen Kane 01:56:33 – 81: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 01:57:32 – 82: Million Dollar Baby 01:59:59 – 83: Monsters, INC. 02:01:56 – 84: Requiem for a Dream 02:02:55 – 85: Titanic 02:07:10 – 86: Inglorious Basterds 02:09:23 – 87: Before Sunrise 02:09:35 – 88: Rocky 02:14:54 – 89: Blade Runner 02:20:51 – 90: Into the Wild 02:21:16 – 91: Groundhog Day 02:24:06 – 92: Jaws 02:27:20 – 93: The Great Dictator 02:29:00 – 94: Airplane! 02:33:11 – 95: The Truman Show 02:33:49 – 96: Amadeus 02:37:08 – 97: Mad Max 02:38:33 – 98: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 02:44:32 – 99: Logan 02:49:30 – 100: V for Vendetta 02:52:39 – That’s yer lot 03:04:42 – Closedown 03:06:04 – The New Site! 03:10:22 – Future podcasts? Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Sep 28, 2020 · 2 hr 36 min
That Top 100 Movies Poster: Part 1
A while ago there was a Reddit post about someone who had started making their way through a list of the Top 100 Movies of all time. @monotiller saw this list and decided that there was a few questionable entries. So, feeling like @mr_turnabout had had it too good for too long, @monotiller decided to ask @mr_turnabout for opinions, witt and criticisms of the list! Reddit Post. Also, highly relevant comment Also, here’s that part of the Red Letter Media episode that @monotiller incorrectly assumed was an episode on Parasite Timestamps 00:00:00 – Opening 00:03:34 – 1: The Shawshank Redemption 00:06:31 – 2: The Godfather 00:09:51 – 3: The Dark Knight 00:13:39 – 4: Pulp Fiction 00:18:20 – 5: Schindler’s List 00:26:46 – 6: The Lord of the Rings 00:36:40 – 7: LÉON 00:38:44 – 8: 12 Angry Men 00:41:32 – 9: Forest Gump 00:44:36 – 10: Fight Club 00:47:53 – 11: Shutter Island 00:51:25 – 12: The Usual Suspects 00:52:54 – 13: The Prestige 00:54:03 – 14: The Lion King 00:58:34 – 15: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 00:59:46 – 16: Inception 01:03:41 – 17: City of God 01:05:41 – 18: Seven 01:08:38 – 19: Star Wars 01:14:26 – 20: The Matrix 01:22:29 – 21: Clockwork Orange 01:27:01 – 22: The Green Mile 01:30:11 – 23: Saving Private Ryan 01:32:19 – 24: Back to the Future 01:35:50 – 25: UP 01:39:07 – 26: Snatch 01:41:09 – 27: Gladiator 01:43:28 – 28: Life is Beautiful 01:44:28 – 29: Raiders of the Lost Ark 01:49:04 – 30: The Pianist 01:49:13 – 31: Silence of the Lambs 01:51:38 – 32: Casablanca 01:54:14 – 33: 2001: A Space Odyssey 01:55:55 – 34: Toy Story 01:58:37 – 35: 3 Idiots 01:59:21 – 36: WALL-E 02:02:21 – 37: The Big Lebowski 02:04:37 – 38: Amélie 02:06:49 – 39: American Beauty 02:06:59 – 40: The Shining 02:12:03 – 41: American History X 02:14:15 – 42: The Terminator 02:17:29 – 43: Apocalypse Now 02:18:11 – 44: Memento 02:18:33 – 45: Braveheart 02:21:20 – 46: Seven Samurai 02:23:52 – 47: Scarface 02:26:39 – 48: Taxi Driver 02:31:23 – 49: The Grand Budapest Hotel 02:33:50 – 50: Fargo 02:34:33 – Closedown Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Sep 7, 2020 · 11 min
PS Vita Was Weird Innit?
So during the Danganronpa V3 retrospective, @mr_turnabout and @monotiller went on the tiniest of tangents on the PlayStation Vita and it’s absolutely strange nature. Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Sep 6, 2020 · 3 hr 16 min
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Retrospective | The Fall of Danganronpa
Today, THE @mr_turnabout and a @monotiller are back with their Danganronpa retrospective series, this time; Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony is going under the microscope. Join them as they pick apart the third main instalment in the series in: The Fall of Danganronpa You can also get your hands on the game and try it for yourself Also available on PS4 and PSVita Timestamps 0:00 – The Big ‘DM’ 0:20 – Jazzy new intro V3 0:48 – Welcome Back 2:41 – Previously… 8:01 - What is V3? 17:03 – Prologue 30:09 – Chapter 1: My Class Trial, Our Class Trial 1:15:16 – Chapter 2: A Thin Line Divides Heaven and Hell 1:36:59 – Chapter 3: Transfer Student From Beyond the Grave 2:01:41 – Chapter 4: Live and Let The Languid World Live 2:30:17 – Chapter 5: Voyage Without Passion or Purpose 2:41:46 – Chapter 6: Goodbye Danganronpa 3:15:36 – The END! Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Mar 30, 2020 · 1 hr 17 min
The Lighthouse, Parasite and the impending doom & collapse of the Hollywood industry
Today we’re going to be talking about two movies we saw in the cinema that we liked, and then we’re going to talk about how cinema is on its last legs… we’re not sure how we got there but nevertheless it happened! Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:11 - The Lighthous 00:35:55 - Parasite 00:50:46 - The impending doom & collapse of the Hollywood industry 01:17:11 - The end Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Mar 11, 2020 · 1 hr 55 min
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair retrospective | Rise of Danganronpa
Welcome back to the second part of our retrospective series on the Danganronpa series. This time we’re taking a look at Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. A fan favourite as well @monotiller’s high point of the series. As before we’re going to take a look at the six chapters that defined not just Hajime and the gang’s future in the series but also the tone of the series as a whole. This one’s a long one so sit down, relax and of course enjoy this two hour extravaganza as we present an unrelenting amount of praise for: Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair You may also download the games on Steam: And also available for the PS4 and PSVita and now also on the Apple App Store and Google Play Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:27 - Prologue 00:13:25 - Chapter 1 00:29:39 - Chapter 2 00:54:59 - Chapter 3 01:11:30 - Chapter 4 01:22:58 - Chapter 5 01:31:31 - Chapter 0 01:32:53 - Chapter 6 01:53:46 - End COMMA The Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Feb 28, 2020 · 1 hr 45 min
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc retrospective | Rise of Danganronpa
Hello and welcome to the second episode of our podcast and the start of a mini series looking back at the Danganronpa series. A series that we're both quite fond of. In the first part we're looking at the first game in the series: Trigger Happy Havoc: Danganronpa, we'll take you through all six chapters, give you our thoughts and feelings, and of course talk for way too long on this subject. Stay tuned for the second part coming in the near future! Edit: The game also went on sale, get it while it's hot! And the 1/2 reload is on PS4 at a sale price too, and also available on the PSVita Edit 2: The game is now available on your mobile devices on both Google Play and Apple App Store Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:00 - What are the games about? 00:08:45 - Prologue 00:11:45 - Chapter 1 00:23:10 - Chapter 2 00:38:24 - Chapter 3 01:11:52 - Chapter 4 01:23:16 - Chapter 5 01:29:18 - Chapter 6 01:45:40 - The end! Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com
Feb 2, 2020 · 1 hr 22 min
Star Trek: Picard first three episodes & Deep Space Nine retrospective
Hello and welcome to the first episode of Dreary Middle COLON The Podcast. A new show where all your hosts do is talk about the things they like, and to immediately buck that trend they're talking about something they don't like; Star Trek: Picard. In this first episode we will talk about how the first three episodes feel almost anti Star Trek: The Next Generation in execution, later on we'll take a quick retrospective look on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as @mr_turnabout watches the show for the first time! Don't forget to let us know your thoughts on this first episode in the comments or reviews! Time stamps 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Star Trek: Picard first three episodes 1:03:34 - Deep Space Nine Retrospective 1:22:03 - The End! Your Hosts Today Mr_Turnabout monotiller Socials Discord Twitter YouTube Reddit podcast@drearymiddle.com