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The past few weeks of Kingdom Hearts 2 have been really good, so it's time to ease off the gas pedal for some relatively boring Disney worlds! That's just how this game has to work, it turns out. We're revisiting Beast's Castle, Land of Dragons, Olympus Coliseum, and we even threw in Agrabah because there was so little going on otherwise. Will next week be better? Maybe. Will the week after that be better? Yes. Ohhhh yes. Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

Last week, we got one big Mickey meme and this week we've got another! That's right, we've finally arrived at "they'll pay for this", and if you don't know what that is then I won't spoil the surprise. It's another great week of KH2, and this time we're talking about the Battle of 1,000 Heartless! If that sounds like an exhausting number of heartless to fight, don't worry - we also get a relaxing break where Xemnas walks down some stairs for a while. Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

The rumors are true! Kingdom Hearts 2 has a story! This week, we head back to Twilight Town in search of Kairi, and Hollow Bastion in search of Computer. We meet Tron from Tron, our brains hurt at the thought of Ansem doing corporate espionage at ENCOM, and Mickey Mouse says his big meme at us. What an episode! This game should be like this more often! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

We're coming up on some big plot moments, but we've got three more Disney worlds to get out of the way first! Fortunately, these ones are pretty fun if entirely inconsequential! This week we visit the Pride Lands, 100 Acre Wood, and Atlantica. Goofy turns into two different turtles, and that's something! Ursula is up to her old tricks again, like being alive, so Sora better practice his sniper skills! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

This week, we visited an action-packed THREE worlds, because the episode wouldn't have been an episode with just the first two. We've got Port Royal, Agrabah, and Halloween Town on our plate today, and it's a good thing that dessert is there waiting for us at the end of this incredibly bland meal! We barely talked about the first two. We were mostly busy talking about Donald Duck's Treasure Madness. Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

This week is our saddest episode yet, as we witness the endless humiliation of Pete. Why does this guy work for Maleficent? Why doesn't he use his literal time travel portal to his own benefit? Some men are just born to hench, it seems. Meanwhile, Hades comes up with his most nefarious plan yet: opening his own arena to compete with the Coliseum. Sora, you can't let him get away with this! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

We sure did have a great time seeing Sora and friends again last week, but now it's time to get into the silly stuff. We're visiting Beast's Castle and the Land of Dragons this week, one of which is kind of an okay world! Pull up a chair and grab some popcorn and watch Sora get beat up twice in one week! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

Ah, it's great to be back! We've finished our sad times with Roxas and, appropriately, are moving on as if none of it ever happened. Sora, Donald, and Goofy are back, baby! It's Kingdom Hearts 2 again! We've got old places to go and new people to meet. We've got Secret Ansem Reports to read! It's like putting on an old pair of giant clown shoes! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

Uh oh, it's time to be sad! We're wrapping up our discussion of 358/2 Days, and a lot of things happen, very few of them good. On the bright side, next week we get to go back to Kingdom Hearts 2! Donald and Goofy are there! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

We've had it too easy for too long. This is the part where 358/2 Days starts to get messy! Xion(?) is having weird glitchy memories(??) or maybe Roxas is(???) or something else is happening. We think we kind of get it, maybe. Plus, the biggest mystery of all is introduced: what is Axel wearing under his coat? Cool pants, or an adult diaper? There are no other possibilities! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost