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Have you not seen the bloopers of this? Oh, the master scene? The minty cools. Oh, the minty cools. Yeah. A lot of cools. F*** you. This is the craziest thing. Okay. Hey, I'm Paul. I'm Michael. I'm Austin. And we're going to watch some YouTube videos. Yes, we are. Anybody that knows me knows I love, I love, I love anime. So this is My Hero Academia's Season 7. It's a death of a beloved character that you got a chance to know throughout the last like, you know, you know, six years or so. And this is kind of this epic, you know, moment of almost self-sacrifice in a way. So when I go to watch this entire series, this will have spoiled. No, no, no. That's it. I ruined it for you right here. No, but it's, it's a, it's a, it's a iconic moment and a turn for him because this moment kind of embodies who he, who he was throughout the entire show. Right. He's like, he, he's always at odds with the man. This guy here. Yeah. To the left. Right. He, he's at odds with the main character. And this is like the, the, the main villain that they've been fighting throughout. This guy? Yeah. Whoa. And he admits like this glycerin from his skin that he can ignite. And this gets him. Yeah. And he's like moving. He's been getting. So it's, he's fully just sacrificed himself. Big time. But he, but he actually thinks he's got them figured out right now. And like, he's just kind of like in a flow state. Japanese culture, their themes of like friendships, bonds, and, and promises and being sometimes the odd one out, you know, the, the one that doesn't belong, the one that society casts as the outcast is usually the one that, that is a, is like the hero, the one that has to kind of go against all odds to like, you know, make his dreams come true to never give up. It kind of runs through a lot of, of their, of their anime. And it's just like, it's something, I don't know, empowering about it and very emotional, you know, and, and, and a lot of the noble big time, big time, and a lot of things that I personally kind of connect with. So you'll see similar themes throughout most of their, their series and, and with the action too as well. And it's very visual, you know, and the design of it's crazy. Big time. Yeah. And you can tell like, you know, certain scenes or certain parts of it that are like, okay, they saved the budget for this one. Animation is crisp and some things are a little more, you know, gritty. Do you find in films that you're either acting in or direct that you take inspiration from certain anime? Oh, big time. With Creed III, the first film, film that I, that I directed. Which was amazing. I appreciate you, bro. I appreciate you, man. There was a lot of fight moments that I've seen throughout anime that I was like, okay, cool. It'd be great if I could actually incorporate or get this feeling of this sequence or how do you achieve this in animation that feels so supernatural? How can you put that? You know, like different media. Different, yeah. So have you watched any? I think this is the first I've never sat down and watched like a show. Okay. What about you? I've seen Perfect Blue. I've seen Paprika. Those are great ones. But I haven't, I haven't seen any of the TV. TV stuff? Yeah. Dragon Ball Z. Okay. So you've seen Dragon Ball Z. I've seen. All right. That's an OG pillar. That's like an OG. That's a great, that's a great one. This looks unbelievable. It looks so cool. This is a good one. So what I'm going to share is Monica Martin and James Blake performing this song called Go Easy Kid. It's a live performance and they're stunning. Her voice is out of this world and James Blake's one of my favorite musicians. But the lyrics to it, anytime that I'm taking things too seriously, you know, but it also makes you want to. Cry? You know, take, no, just make them realize that you get one life and go out there and live it, you know? I just feel like anything with James Blake makes me want to cry. Oh man. Yeah. It'll get us. His piano is amazing. Right. Beautiful voice. Right. When was the first time you heard this song? It was, I don't know, a few years ago, I think. It's this line. Go easy kid. It's only rock and roll. Ah. Go easy kid. I love that. It's just like locked in. Right. They're just like listening to each other. In their element. Yeah. Totally. And the simplicity of just a microphone. Just a mic. Piano. Yeah. One camera capturing them both. Yeah. There's this line at the end where she says, 20 years from now, you wish you'd grabbed it all by the throat and said, **** it. It's only rock and roll. Ooh. That's strong. Right? Yeah. I feel like crying is appropriate. To that. Right? To that. You know? And the idea that we'll blink our eyes and it'll be 20 years from now, you know? Yeah. It's a constant. It's a human emotion, right? That we're always feeling of like, damn, I wish I did this yesterday. Or I wish I did that. Or just go out and do it. Yeah. Strong. It's kind of like a human emotion. Slightly miss the mark. In terms of like hearing both beautifully speak about like your relationship with Donna. I've gone for some like. Break it up. I've gone for like the US bloopers. Just go for it. Yeah. Of the office. Yeah. Which is my favorite show ever. I like it. I love it. Joe, just get some rest. We'll see you Monday. Unless you're still sick. All right. We'll have a great long weekend. I'll probably be just sleeping. Is it just so comforting? Yes, it is. It is. Something so joyous about how old she is. I'm going to have kids and I'm going to get married. Not necessarily in that order. What if she's 55? And they're going to live here. What? It's the best when you see them try not to laugh. I know. And they just keep the camera rolling. Yes, yes, yes, yes. I was just talking about that. I think he's one of the funniest men to do that. And I am praying that I find this heinous culprit. I would pray to Thor. I will pray to Thor himself. You know he's fucked up, man. You know that's not going to be for him. It's usually the most serious moments are the ones that you end up laughing the most about. Because it's so intense that it's ridiculous. Yeah. During Sinners it was pretty crazy. Like, you know, like, how does a vampire sound? And then you start. Then you hear yourself doing it. Do it when you're having to. Then it's over. You got to walk away. You're vulnerable at that point. Everybody. The crack is open. Most of mine exist generally if I'm doing like a sex scene or I'm scantily like scantily clad. How often are you scantily clad? It's just making me speak like that. Because those positions are just so like you're being witnessed by everybody that you're normally with a friend. You're like, what the **** is this? Do you bring bloopers back? I would love to bring bloopers back. Bloopers are one of my favorite things. Big time. At the end of movies after the credits and just like run the bloopers. That's that's. Yeah. I used to. Every time I would travel, I would bring the DVDs, it was before streaming, DVDs of The Office. And that was my comfort food. I'd be off 16 years old on location somewhere and I'd put it on a DVD. They're just. It's the greatest. Kind of timeless. Would you guys hang out and do this again? Absolutely. I would love to. This is it. Get some anime recs, listen to some sad music and then finish it with some laughing. Yeah. Perfect. There we go. Yeah.