The Weekly Stuff #172 – Holiday Stories, News Grab Bag, and Doctor Who & Sherlock Reviews

For our first episode of the new year – our sixth year of the podcast – we begin with a grab bag of topics, from Sean’s adventures with Dynasty Warriors 8 and a centuries-old Chinese novel, to Jonathan’s return journey to Inaba replaying Persona 4. We discuss the tragic deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, as well as more frivolous news including new details on Mass Effect Andromeda and Showtime’s Twin Peaks revival. And for our main topics, we give spoiler-filled reviews of the wonderful Doctor Who Christmas Special, “The Return of Doctor Mysterio,” and the absolutely dreadful Sherlock season premiere, “The Six Thatchers.” Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.comSubscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: https://www.japanimation-station.com Read Jonathan’s book 200 Reviews in Paperback or on Kindle – https://a.co/d/bLx53vKSubscribe to our YouTube channels! Japanimation Station: https://www.youtube.com/c/japanimationstation  Purely Academic: https://www.youtube.com/@purelyacademicpodcastSupport the show at Ko-fi ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/weeklystuffOriginal Music by Thomas Lack https://www.thomaslack.com/©2012 - Present Jonathan R. Lack & Sean Chapman