Sunday, October 2, 2022

Synthia Selects 5: Halloween Horror Month


The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Special Guest: Tom Servo (Conor)
We catch Synthia gabbing about the lime in the coconut song, she then asks Tom what kind of brain he would he have, Tom can't decide between one that can fly and one that can turn invisible. He asks if can have a Brian instead (like Brian Bonsall) - at the end Syn laments Jan's fate while Tom wants to change his answer to Brian Dennehy, because he has many questions about FX 2, Syn nixes the idea (you're not at Wendy's Tom)

First Segment Text
Syn - "Allergic to both lime and coconut"
Servo - "The best of brains"
Syn - "Still shipping Mallory and Nick"

Gizmoblip: Tom and Crow play child and parent, who complain about Halloween falling on a Monday - Emily intervenes and implores them to think about what Garfield is going through

Second Segment Text
Syn - "Constantly panned"
Servo - "Has Brians on the brains"
Syn - "No substitutions, exchanges or refunds"


The Undead
Special Guest: Crow (Kelsey)
Syn, wearing 3-D glasses on her head, is upset about dam building double standards (she's not allowed to do, what beavers do) - she asks Crow to ponder that which is alive, is undead, which leads to magical talk and un un un stuff.  At the end, the two discuss their former lives

First Segment Text
Syn - "Dam if she does, dam if she does"
Crow - "T stand for technically"
Syn -"Un-un-unprepared"

Gizmoblip: The bots fear monsters in space, but Emily assures them space is safe, aside from depressurization. 

Second Segment Text
Syn - "Most of her friends are undead"
Crow - "The T stands for tomorrow"
Syn - "Mistakenly bought an Heir Friar"


Bride of the Monster
Special Guest: Pearl
"I lost the adapter so now it's just a regular old skateboard" says Synthia, who then asks Pearl if she's ever going to settle down and tie the knot, Pearl says no, and mentioned her many, now deceased husbands. Pearl then asks Syn if she should drop this hosting gig and get back to her chores and evil experiments (Syn ignores this completely) - the closing segment sees Syn excited by world destroying explosions, Pearl continues her intervention and threatens to take over. The show closes with a doc on Ed Wood.

First Segment Text
Syn - "Sk8 or die"
Pearl - "Not naught knot"
Syn - "Ignoring that second part"

Gizmoblip: Emily's bots talk about the best part of Halloween, for Servo it's organizing his candies, Crow just wants to eat it, so does Em, but the bots will only allow her a razor blade (trust me, that's funnier on screen than it looks in print).

Second Segment Text
Syn - "Spoiler alter for the world"
Pearl - "Making popcorn makes the world burns"
Syn - "She's not freaking out, you're freaking out"


The Dead Talk Back
Special Guest: Synthia
Thimbles, fimbles... Synthia welcomes her greatest guest ever, herself! Who speaks to the difficulties of hosting without a mug. The duo(?) return and ponder whether the dead can sing and dance too. Includes the Shout Factory interview with Myron Natwick, one of the stars of the movie.

First Segment Text
Syn - "Where'd that mug come from"
Syn - "Wait, what?"
Syn - "Wait - for real, what?"
Syn - "Where watching her unravel"
Syn - "More like Limp Bisquick, look, things have really taken a turn around here"

Gizmoblip: The bots misunderstand Jonah and explore the art of hiding weapons in candy

Second Segment Text
Syn - "NOW she's trying to make sense of things??"
Syn - "Honestly, we're all worried about her"
Syn - "Synthia should select some professional help"


Ring of Terror
Special Guest: Servo (Conor)
We catch Synthia talking about detergent pods, she then asks Tom about his favorite ring, Servo shares a tale of the Ring of Terror, but Syn explains that what they are watching is about old medical students, and not a 15-hour German Opera - in the final bit, Syn wants to know if Tom has ever thought about going bulb-free, but he's still hung up on the Opera. The show closes with a doc on Bela.

First Segment Text
Syn - "Everyone's fave flave"
Servo - "Lord of the Brass Rings"
Syn - "Once did a tight five at Val-Ha-Ha's"
Servo - "Rushed every fraternity, accepted by none"
Syn - "Is a clone of the original Ring of Terror"

Gizmoblip: Jonah plays Halloween tricks on his blindfolded bots, the hands in the bowl gag, the bots are horrified by bot parts, but are okay with human eyeballs

Second Segment Text
Syn - "Prefers onion rings of terror
Servo - "Bulb-free since '73"
Syn - "Insert Frasier joke here"


The Unearthly
Special Guest: Jonah
Syntha asks, when is time for go to bed for you? For Jonah it's always night and he doesn't know the last time he slept. Later, Jonah asks for one of those white noise machines, but all he gets from Syn are insults.

First Segment Text
Syn - "Class, Brass and Sass"
Jonah - "He the peoples"
Syn - "Get a cool 14 hours every night"

Gizmoblip: The bots have a seance by chanting Cyndi Lauper, but Jonah breaks the spell and instead of Joan of Arc, they conjure up Joan of Arkansas. 

Second Segment Text
Syn - "Isn't the unearthly just...sky?"
Jonah - "Does he even fit in those bunk beds?"
Syn - "More of an off-white noise"


Second Synthia from the Dead Talk Back


Halloween candy from Bride of the Monster

Jonah Krueger's Cavalcade of Terror

Synthia accessorizes with Kinga-Vision 3D Glasses