Binary System Podcast #520 – The final two episodes of Beastars

This episode originally broadcast on August 28, 2026. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2026/08/binary-system-podcast-520-the-final-two-episodes-of-beastars/It’s finally here, the last two episodes of the very last season of Beastars and……okay, we’re not gonna lie, it’s not great. Spoiler warnings for everything, including the rest of this description, but what the absolute hell.Why reveal the (super shocking and out of nowhere) truth about the artificial meat if you’re not going to do anything with it? Why waste time with the MMA rabbit fighter or Riz when you could’ve shown the drama club play they’ve been working on all season? What the hell was up with the lizard tail and the bomb? Who won the Black Market Turf War? Why give us all these gorgeous animated sequences only to throw Melon’s Mom to the C-Team animators? And why give Juno a measly 15 seconds at the end of the series and ONLY SHOW THE BACK OF HER HEAD?We also have a tangent into Ted Lasso and Lore Olympus only because they’re guilty of the same Telling Instead Of Showing nonsense that could’ve been from time constraints but is probably because they were too chicken to write the difficult scenes.This episode’s outro is a clip from Phonk House Hybrid by Alex Morgan.It can be really easy to slip into doom and despair at the state of the world right now, but there are things you can do to help. Check out Stand With Minnesota for links to fundraisers and other ways you can show your support. If we haven’t made it abundantly clear where we stand on this, FUCK ICE.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan’s castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram!