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00:00:00 Intro: Welcome back, Revenge! Social media for pros, Brandon Sanderson article, and other news 00:23:02 Bigby's take: EG are frauds 00:35:48 Datapig's take: Emenes is a liability 00:45:32 Dr. Ducky's take: LCS Spring Split MVP should come from GG 00:59:00 Lord Audie's take: TL should keep their roster to make Summer Playoffs 01:10:00 littletree predicts CLG will finish bottom 2 in Summer 01:19:25 OVILEE joins HLL to ask about HLL LIVE 01:26:20 TJSSlayer's take: 100T should be happy with the Spring results with 2 rookies 01:37:34 King Monchie's take: Berserker is clearly the best ADC of Spring and should get MVP 01:48:54 Stealthm3lon's take: LEC is weaker than LCS top to bottom 01:55:34 knightsz says Revenge is the most underrated Top in LCS 02:00:35 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:15:05 tuft's take: Palafox should be a lock for at LEAST 3rd team all pro, but... 00:34:05 dixiecup's take: 100T's rocket won't stop 00:46:15 Alienware break 00:47:54 papaburgendy's take: narratives matter too much in all pro voting 01:06:45 Ithsmus asks Kelby: what is the most sustainable way for top esports to be profitable for orgs? 01:22:44 seanatonin's take: this is the BEST LCS season EVER 01:39:47 trespasser's take: in a few years, Blaber will be the NA GOAT 01:50:00 brenzei's take: TL could win Summer if they stay together 01:59:05 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:14:20 omar predicts FLY won't make Finals this split 00:28:50 SyphroDaJake's take: Fudge is by far the strongest candidate for MVP 00:41:05 Alienware break 00:42:37 Redhood's All-Pro lineup: Fudge River Gori Prince Vulcan 00:54:11 Manimal's take: C9 Porti is wrong 01:10:21 Datapig's take: TSM and CLG are not going to make Playoffs; TL and 100T will take their place 01:19:34 King Monchie's take: C9 is about to finish Spring on an 8-0 winstreak 01:29:45 wafflefoot's take: Regardless of whether TL makes Playoffs, they should not make any changes for Summer 01:38:30 Outro

00:00:00 Intro: Travis and Mark dive deeper on their sides of the EG/Danny situation 00:30:17 thedixiecup's take: 100T will win out remainder of split 00:40:40 warpenguin's take: 100T being bad is amazing for LCS, gameplay wise 00:49:05 ezrasmiles's take: VicLa doesn't deserve an All-Pro spot 00:56:30 TheGreatClockwyrm's take: FLY's success looks very meta-dependent  01:08:03 thumper's take: Travis should do a followup interview with John and Naz 01:16:43 mogul's take: teams need to implement legit mental health staff 01:26:13 themaster's take: EG management don't get to make this mistake twice 01:37:13 munchkin's take: C9 deserves some more love from community at large 01:46:50 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:21:50 Lord Audie asks Inero if/why teams FF in scrims when it's not going well 00:33:10 Banana_BallzZ asks Inero about Licorice 00:43:30 LestForce's take: the Tricast this past weekend was disrespectful 01:00:50 Mon wants to talk about the Eric Andre-style Vulcan segments 01:13:24 IMissInfiniteCrisis's take: Summit is a detriment to TL 01:22:20 Spires's take: TL will have a big revival in second half of Spring 01:29:05 Zypher's take: LEC is the most interesting thing to happen to LoL 01:43:23 Illien's take: MVP is a two-horse race between River and Prince 01:50:44 rawnblade's take: 100T won't make playoffs 02:00:55 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:25:50 Bluejay's take: GGS-DIG River trade has contributed to GGS success this split 00:32:40 DblG's take: C9 putting in Emenes will make them favorites to win the split over FLY and EG. 00:45:12 the spleen's take: LCS VOD content is not easily accessible 00:58:13 ezrasmiles's take: TSM has proven they are a top half of LCS team and will move up to LCS finals 01:11:25 ventus's take: LCS teams are terrible at making money and that's  01:28:55 MJK's take: DIG and IMT make better and more content than top orgs 01:41:50 ATypicalTimber's take: spring thus far has proven that TL needs to drastically change upper management 01:51:10 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - Travis's MTG addiction, a wholesome moment, and more news 00:25:38 brandywine's take: FLY is going to be the first NA team to win Worlds 00:41:25 taco's take: Tenacity is holding back 100T 00:51:25 saint's take: DIG's LCS team is so bad they should just sub in their NACL roster 01:03:20 jer's take: the vitriol towards LeTigress shows how awful the LoL community is for women 01:17:30 dean's take: Prince and DL can be a split defining rivalry 01:26:58 businesscycle's take: clg going 0-4 shows that keeping the same roster isn't legit 01:39:39 Kilo's take: solo is a top 3 toplaner LCS 01:51:05 living legend's take: GGS are a top 5 LCS team currently 02:00:38 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - drama drama drama 00:36:35 Pablo's take: DIG's current roster looks a lot like CLG's summer 2022 roster 00:45:35 IMissRedRising's take: FLY is a bit overrated 00:55:50: LS joins HLL! 00:56:25 the hate against LCS is blown out of proportion 01:09:11 Michael says HLE is going to win LCK Spring 01:16:37 RubySea's take: TL's looking like the biggest disappointment after preseason 01:26:56 Gingmire's take: the new LEC format is an exciting and good change 01:40:40 duelbrother's take: CLG should stick to a high-volatility style 01:49:12 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:17:35 bwillroku's take on the opening broadcast: not good 00:37:40 TomSoloMid's take: Bwipo should be the starting jg for TL 00:48:05 jancked's take: new broadcast times make it difficult for EU fans to watch 01:00:32 KISEQ's take: aphro not being in LCS is the worst thing to happen to LCS this year 01:07:27 tuft's take: CLG week 1 proves that you can improve without big roster changes 01:20:08 lofi avocado's take: LCS orgs have the most responsibility to make the league grow and succeed 01:33:22 knight6294 does not agree with Mark's placement of C9 01:43:56 Bluejay and rico's take: Price got robbed for POTW 01:52:00 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:27:50 arsh is excited for the LCS broadcast 00:45:00 basil's take: TL's new jg will not be top 5 in LCS this year 00:54:30 cody's take: LCS should do more drops and giveaways this season 01:04:50 gunch is optimistic about TSM 01:14:23 araze's take: Blaber is King of Spring 01:25:24 bang's take: C9 will make top 2 in Spring 01:34:49 MaskedSwan's take: Champs Queue not being used recently isn't a huge deal 01:51:25 Gengariffith's take: EG's lack of offseason content is a huge problem 02:05:25 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:15:37 thewizard's take: CLG is going to win the whole split 00:23:18 nkp's take: new MSI/Worlds format is great for ecosystem but bad for NA 00:42:30 emulator's take: the only 2 teams to send int'l: TL and EG 00:59:03 Hatez's take: new Worlds format is worse 01:15:15 cool's take: bo5 between LEC and LCS is exciting, but hurts LCS Summer Playoffs 01:24:02 eviltrenton's take: TL is going to win Spring and then make LCS Finals 01:31:52 Tudou's take: TSM top 3 in Spring 01:47:50 Rod Slasher joins HLL

00:00:00 Intro 00:26:30 Basket o Knives asks Goldenglue for his career takeaways 00:35:00 Alienware break! 00:37:37 cozycoffin's take: 100T not making playoffs would be good for the LCS 00:49:30 Cayotix's take: incoming broadcast talent will be negatively impacted by the Dash situation 01:04:00 Zanzaa's take: the LCS should drop franchising and return to a tournament circuit 01:17:18 Pixlol's take: the changes to the LCS times are not friendly for older audience 01:28:00 Grubhub break! 01:29:40 peerpressure's take: there's opportunity for LCS to tailor content to different media platforms 01:44:30 rudiferr's take: John Needham's PR explanations look terrible in hindsight now 01:55:30 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - LCS changes, big news 00:37:40 Justin's take: the LCS new times will be good for the League 00:56:05 monkeyjam's take: the biggest loser from the time change is the players 01:16:30 earthrat asks Papa about his new role 01:25:02 Scott doesn't think the LCS teams keep GMs long enough to accomplish goals 01:34:12 noxwar gasses up FLY 01:50:20 elmo is PUMPED about FLY roster 02:03:20 tuft's take: the new time changes shows Riot's disinterest in LCS long-term 02:20:00 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - The Game Awards 00:10:40 League news 00:20:21 PeterJS's take: FLY will win Summer 00:34:47 Alienware break! 00:38:00 Zemelci is more excited for LCS rosters than LEC 00:51:30 TomShoe's take: the "old people" are going to ruin 100T 01:07:15 numiii's take: more players should vlog 01:19:20 GraysView disagrees with Mark about ARAM 01:26:10 Kevin's take: Riot should change the way parents view the game 01:34:55 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:20:45 Akina wants to talk about Pyosik 00:29:35 Alienware break! 00:32:12 tuft's take: CLG to be top 4 in the regular season 00:49:00 washi's take; FLY won offseason 00:57:15 billabang's take: esports could take some ideas from traditional sports to spice things up 01:11:52 Grubhub break! 01:16:05 Cayotix's take: 100T will not be top 4 but still great for viewership 01:29:06 TheCreature's take: teams should focus less on content 01:47:25 Mark and Travis brainstorm solutions to lack of content 01:50:30 Outro