Mortal Kombat 2 Hype, Marvel Has Problems & Will LeBron Retire? | Taps & Takes

Mortal Kombat 2, Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday problem, Daredevil: Born Again, Batman, the NFL schedule release, NBA playoff picks, and LeBron James retirement talk all hit the table in Season 2, Episode 17 of The Do-Over Podcast. Drew Hyatt, Edward Raus, and Gengar Daddy are back at Grogg’s Studio for another Taps & Takes episode, starting with nerd news and ending with sports takes.Taps & Takes is The Do-Over Podcast’s nerd-news-and-sports series. The first half usually covers movies, Marvel, DC, gaming, trailers, and pop culture, while the second half shifts into football, basketball, hockey, baseball, betting talk, and whatever sports argument needs to happen. This episode opens with the crew explaining why the normal recording got derailed, then moves into a spoiler-heavy Mortal Kombat 2 review, including why Johnny Cage works, why the sequel feels stronger than the first movie, and why it may be the best Mortal Kombat movie yet.From there, the conversation turns to Daredevil: Born Again, Matt Murdock’s faith, Kingpin, Karen, Punisher, Jon Bernthal, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Marvel’s street-level future. The crew also gets into Robert Pattinson’s Batman, James Gunn’s DCU, Clayface, and why Marvel needs to build real hype for Avengers: Doomsday before casual fans stop caring. Then the sports half covers the NFL schedule release, Thanksgiving football, international NFL games, fantasy football timing, the NBA playoffs, the Knicks and Thunder, whether LeBron James could retire, NHL playoff picks, Canada’s hockey hopes, the Angels, Pokemon Go turning ten, and why college baseball teams canceling games to protect tournament resumes is weak.Recorded at Grogg’s Studio with a shoutout to Grogg’s Traditional Irish Pub.00:00 – Live from the studio01:00 – Why the recording got derailed02:35 – Elliott sports takes and Fresno Falcons03:18 – What Taps & Takes covers03:53 – Mortal Kombat 2 spoiler review08:11 – Karl Urban as Johnny Cage09:29 – Daredevil Born Again review13:10 – Matt Murdock, faith, and Kingpin15:57 – Defenders, Iron Fist, and Marvel TV18:50 – WandaVision, Loki, Agatha, and Vision Quest21:09 – Punisher special and Jon Bernthal23:24 – The Batman and Pattinson’s DC future28:23 – Avengers Doomsday marketing problem30:50 – Dune, Odyssey, and Marvel losing hype34:44 – Sports half begins35:09 – NFL schedule release and Thanksgiving games36:30 – NFL in Australia and fantasy football38:38 – NBA playoffs, Knicks, and Thunder42:31 – LeBron retirement decision47:01 – NHL playoffs and Canada’s last hope49:43 – College World Series cancellation rant54:31 – Angels update and Pokemon Go turns ten55:02 – Live plugs and outro#TheDoOverPodcast#TapsAndTakes#Podcast#ComedyPodcast#NerdNews#SportsPodcast#MortalKombat2#Marvel#DaredevilBornAgain#Punisher#AvengersDoomsday#Batman#NBAPlayoffs#LeBronJames#NFL**Join Our Patreon!**https://www.patreon.com/c/thedoover