Brief Summary
In this episode, the hosts of Podigious reflect on Digimon Tamers, sharing general impressions, podcast statistics, and a fantasy draft winner. They discuss favorite characters, Tamers, and Digimon, and explore what they would change about the season. The episode also includes a "Digifamily Feud" segment and concludes with recommendations and plugs.
- Podcast statistics reveal listener engagement and favorite segments.
- The hosts discuss their favorite and least favorite aspects of Tamers.
- They debate character arcs and the overall impact of the season.
Intro
The hosts introduce episode 315 of Podigious, focusing on Digimon Tamers. They mention the topics they will discuss, including general impressions, podcast stats, the Fantasy Draft winner, and more. They also announce season 3 t-shirts and an end-of-season listener survey. A quick recap of the season is provided, humorously summarizing the main plot points and character dynamics.
Podcast Statistics
The hosts present meta-statistics about the podcast's third season. They compare the runtime of the podcast to the Digimon episodes, noting spikes for individual episode coverage and movie episodes. They also analyze the most mentioned characters, with Ruki being the most frequent. The hosts break down the characters who delivered rdd picks and the rdd results, including lead balloons. They examine the episodes where rdd picks came from and correlate the number of picks and candidates to the dub writers. The hosts thank listeners who commented the most on the forum and reveal the favorite segment of the podcast, which are episode recaps and rdd.
Fantasy Draft
The hosts announce the winner of the fantasy draft for the past season. They review the favorite character picks and notable fantasy teams submitted for episodes 313 and 314. They congratulate Amber Moto, the first-place winner, and mention the second and third-place winners.
Digifamily Feud
The hosts play a mini-round of "Digimon Family Feud," where Ashley and Ash compete to pick the most popular results from listener polls. They answer questions about favorite Tamers, Digimon partners, digivolutions, and more within a time limit. Andrew keeps track of the responses and scores. Ashley wins with a score of 170 to Asher's 124.
General Season Impressions
The hosts share their general impressions of season 3, discussing their biggest surprises and disappointments. Ashley was pleasantly surprised by how much she liked Ruki but disappointed by the show's treatment of girls. Ash was disappointed that the season wasn't as good as he remembered, while Jeff was surprised by how much he appreciated the parents. Andrew was surprised by how great most of the adults are and disappointed by the structure of the digital world.
Tamers
The hosts discuss their favorite Tamers, with Ruki being the unanimous choice. They delve into each Tamer's character, starting with Takato, whose concept they appreciate but find lacking in depth. They explore Ruki's coolness and potential, Henry's overprotectiveness, and Rio's problematic portrayal. They also touch on Kazu's and Kenta's sexism and Aiko's underdeveloped relationship with Impmon. The hosts mention listener picks for favorite adults and ships, with Ruki and Jerry being a popular pairing.
Digimon
The hosts discuss their favorite Digimon, with Terriermon, Guilmon, Renamon, Meipmon, and Impmon being their respective picks. They mention listener votes, with Guilmon being number one. They discuss favorite digivolutions, with Beelzemon Blast Mode being the most correct. The hosts also talk about their favorite Devas, with the monkey Deva being a standout for its creepiness. They discuss why the Devas were a disappointment.
How Would We Change Tamers
The hosts discuss what they would change about Tamers if they could change one thing. Most of them agree to remove Rio, while Ash suggests changing Ruki's motivations to create a better rivalry dynamic. Andrew would change more character motivations for the characters who weren't the main three, especially Yamaki.
Omega RDD
The hosts present their Omega rdd picks from the pool of ridiculous D draft picks. Jeff chooses a quote from the school principal, Ashley picks a line from Kazu, Asher selects a quote from Takato, and Andrew chooses a line from the hypnos girls. The listeners voted the Kazu making girl sad one as number one.
Terminal Judgment
The hosts share their ranking of the Digimon seasons. Jeff places Tamers in first place, followed by Try, Savers, Adventure, Frontier, 02, and Cross Wars. Ashley mostly agrees with Jeff, putting Tamers first, followed by Try, Adventure, Frontier, and 02. Ash keeps 02 at the top, followed by Adventure, Frontier, Try, and Tamers. Andrew's ranking is Adventure, Universe, Savers, 02, Try, Tamers, Frontier, and Cross Wars.
Plugs
The hosts provide recommendations. Jeff recommends the manga series One Piece. Ashley recommends the mobile game Mystic Messenger. Asher recommends the t-shirt website Tee Turtle. Andrew recommends the anime series Magic Stella.
Outro
The hosts thank the listeners and fellow dig Nomes. They remind listeners about the pages shirts and the listener survey. They share their social media handles and artwork credits. The hosts encourage listeners to share the podcast and join them next time.
