504. The Fridging of Frigimon

It’s fightin’ time again! Yoshi babysits Marcus and Keenan, Marcus fights a house, Gotsumon gets an army, SaberLeomon learns the meaning of his name, Gotsumon becomes Gonetsumon, Kurata brags about starting the Crier Forest Fire, and Kurata eats crow. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/504/.

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It’s fightin’ time again! Yoshi babysits Marcus and Keenan, Marcus fights a house, Gotsumon gets an army, SaberLeomon learns the meaning of his name, Gotsumon becomes Gonetsumon, Kurata brags about starting the Crier Forest Fire, and Kurata eats crow.

In this episode, we continue to debate whether Marcus is a Good Boy, Ashley cries over Merukimon, Jeff looks at the contrasting “villainy” of Merukimon and Kurata, we discuss the real-world politics Data Squad reflects, and we discover Kurata’s one true gender.

Thanks for listening!

Episodes Covered: (digimon go to the polls to rate these episodes!)

Ep 19: “The Truth About Keenan”
Ep 20: “The Crier Family Reunion”
Ep 21: “The Digimon Army Makes Its Move”
Ep 22: “The Wrath of SaberLeomon”
Ep 23: “One More Digital Dive!”
Ep 24: “The Past Revealed”
Ep 25: “Kurata’s Revenge!”

Weekly Question: How do you think the human and digital world could coexist? (Email us a voicemail with your answer!)

◿ Intro [0:00:00]

Say It Ain’t So

◿ General Impressions [0:04:12]

One-Word Reactions

Ashley: 「Sobbing」
Asher: 「Active」
Andrew: 「Merukimon!!!!」
Jeff: 「Engrossing」


Digimon Links
Merukimon
Keenan Crier
Gizumon
Gotsumon
Keenan’s Parents
Frigimon
Koichi’s Dad
Marcus Damon
Kristy Damon
Thomas H. Norstein
Akihiro Kurata
Olympus XII
SaberLeomon
Commander Sampson
Mad Scientist Trope

◿ Kurata vs. Merukimon [0:34:06]

Merukimon
Zhuqiaomon
The Devas in Digimon Tamers
Gotsumon
SaberLeomon
Keenan Crier
Permadeath

◿ Game Show Gattai [0:43:44]

Lightning #1: Who would spend the most money on Cyber Monday?
Lightning #2: Who would be the first to put up Christmas decorations? 🎄
Digi-Feud: Jeff vs Andrew

What is the most emotional death in Digimon seasons 1-4 (Adventure, 02, Tamers, or Frontier)?


Lightning #3: Who is best boy? [Sampson/Yushima/Spencer/Kurata]
Lightning #4: Which is the better DATS computer operator?
Prediction Jurisdiction: Andrew vs Jeff

How would you rank the first 5 Digimon goggleheads?
Bonus: Who is better—Miki or Megumi?

◿ Digi Cultures Collide [1:01:27]

American Sniper by Chris Kyle
Globalization
Isolationism

◿ RDD [1:13:21]

◿ Gender Quiz [1:18:11]

Free Online Gender Quiz

◿ Terminal Judgment [1:20:57]

Akihiro Kurata
Biyomon
Royal Knights

◿ Recommendation Articulation [1:29:14]

Ashley: Millennium Snow
Asher: Neo Yokio
Andrew: Garam masala spices
Jeff: Terrace House

◿ Outro [1:31:35]

You can find the full show notes for this episode at https://podigious.com/504/.

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Special Thanks

Our intro music is “Here We Go” by Jason Gochin, and our transition and outro music is “I'm Going Digital” by Jasan Radford. Both are available on the soundtrack for Digimon: The Movie.

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Sections


0:00:00: Intro

0:04:12: General Impressions

0:34:06: Kurata vs. Merukimon

0:43:44: Game Show Gattai

1:01:27: Digi Cultures Collide

1:13:21: RDD

1:18:11: Gender Quiz

1:20:57: Terminal Judgment

1:29:14: Recommendation Articulation

1:31:35: Outro