Nerd News: Matt Damon’s Odyssey, GTA 6 Price and Target Rant | Taps & Takes

Drew Hyatt and Edward Raus are back at Grogg’s Traditional Irish Pub for Season 2, Episode 16 of The Do-Over Podcast: Taps & Takes, breaking down a packed run of movie, gaming, comic book, and pop culture news before Royce jumps in with a full Target rant. For new viewers, The Do-Over Podcast is a loose, honest, funny conversation show built around real stories, sharp opinions, and the kind of debates that happen naturally when the room gets rolling. Taps & Takes is the news-driven side of the show, where Drew and Edward work through nerd news, entertainment headlines, gaming talk, and whatever else is worth arguing about that week. This episode starts with the guys reacting to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey trailer and whether Matt Damon as Odysseus creates what they call “the Matt Damon effect.” From there, they get into Will Smith returning for I Am Legend 2, why Keanu Reeves deserves another Constantine movie, and whether Speed should come back as a legacy sequel. The conversation then shifts into Star Wars, including Maul: Lord of Shadows, Andor-level storytelling, the future of the Mandoverse, the Mandalorian movie, Ahsoka, Rebels, the sequel trilogy, Luke Skywalker, Rian Johnson, J.J. Abrams, and why the larger Star Wars plan never fully came together. Drew and Edward also talk X-Men ’97 Season 2, Age of Apocalypse, Sabretooth, Cillian Murphy as a rumored Voldemort, GTA 6 pricing, the delayed PC version, the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger pushback, Netflix’s Narnia reboot, the Invincible fighting game, and Nintendo’s movie future with Zelda, Metroid, Kirby, and Kid Icarus all entering the conversation. Then Royce Rant takes over with a very specific Target complaint involving Mario LEGO, kids saving chore money, Coinstar fees, Princess Peach pricing, online vs. in-store deals, Target Circle, parking lot behavior, aisle traffic, abandoned carts, and the complete lack of spatial awareness inside Target. 00:00 – Live from Grogg’s 00:33 – Nerd news and sports setup 00:53 – Weather, heat, and solar talk 01:31 – The Odyssey trailer reaction 02:00 – Matt Damon as Odysseus 04:11 – The Matt Damon effect 04:56 – Will Smith and I Am Legend 2 07:05 – Constantine deserves a sequel 08:40 – Speed legacy sequel talk 09:06 – Star Wars Maul discussion 10:13 – Mandoverse movie concerns 13:04 – Star Wars sequel trilogy problems 15:17 – X-Men ’97 and Age of Apocalypse 17:47 – Voldemort fan casting 19:27 – GTA 6 price debate 21:09 – GTA 6 PC release concerns 24:09 – Paramount and WB merger pushback 25:16 – Netflix rebooting Narnia 26:11 – Invincible fighting game reaction 26:47 – Nintendo movie plans 28:45 – Royce Rant begins 29:09 – Mario LEGO and chore money 31:10 – Coinstar fees hit hard 32:16 – Target checkout price problem 34:21 – Target Circle and coupon frustration 35:48 – Target parking lot complaints 36:59 – Bad cart etiquette inside Target 38:56 – Royce wraps the Target rant #TheDoOverPodcast#TapsAndTakes#Podcast#ComedyPodcast#NerdNews#PopCulturePodcast#MovieTalk#GamingPodcast#MattDamon#GTA6#StarWars#XMen97#Nintendo