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After 2 Death Stars you'd think they'd give up. But we're back for a third, baby! Can our 3 "experts" figure out how to make Death Star 3 not bad this time?

Eddie created Palpatine's Party Planet, Paul rolls the Death Star downhill through hyperspace, and Alex puts the War Star back in Star Wars.

We consider the typical capitalist crap you'd expect from the Empire in the form of advertising, marketing, and even a corporate sponsorship. Though we also debate the "right idea, wrong execution" motif through changing the shape or weapon of the Killer Sphere. And then there's going all the way to Death Star 5 by adding the other 3 Horsemen of the Apocalypse to the line-up.

Solving mysteries ain't gonna pay the bills forever. At least that's what Fred keeps telling me, so we better find something else to do with The Mystery Gang (and their dumb dog).

Alex turns The Gang into gamers, Jamie misses an opportunity to patent Cotton Candy Dogs, and Eddie turns Scooby-Doo into the most corrupt judge ever seen. Meanwhile Judge Bear mostly just wants to see Fred in a swimsuit.

Whether it be maximising profit through streaming and health & safety audits, utilising their existing skills in food and entertainment, or figuring out how to make use of a talking dog; this episode really plumbs the depths of The Mystery Machine and the Doo Crew.

The 1999 classic The Matrix seemed like a pretty good idea but they really fumbled it at the end. This leads to the obvious question: if you could do whatever you wanted with The Matrix, what would you do?

Jamie makes a killing, Eddie simulates a simulation, and Alex goes full Mr Beast, as Judge Paul watches all that he knows and loves dissolve into 1s and 0s around him. At least we aren't torturing anyone. Oh we might be?... Strike that from the record.

We could monetise The Matrix through educational speedruns with Matrix U, make the original Matrix better by adding stats, or create a hit new Netflix show The Matrix Games. Alternatively we could be more altruistic with The Matrix by using it for luxury holidays, or use it to solve unexplained mysteries, or for the betterment of humanity by simulating otherwise unethical experiments. Whatever we end up doing with The Matrix, know that there will definitely be no moral dilemmas as a result. Well, probably no ethical problems. OK, maybe one or two...

Ah yes, the weird, wacky, and wonderful world of comic books, equally captivating and crazy - especially when it comes to the characters. We all know a good superhero when we see one, but what about a compelling villain?

Paul fuses with some plastic bath toys, Alex utilises the power of avocado toast, and Eddie commits the slowest crime of all. Meanwhile, Jamie's alter ego, The Judge, uses its powers to... well, just be very judgemental really.

Whether it's the tax evading Sloth, the clean-up crew Rubber Duck Man, the industry destroying Millennial, the ethical evaluator Trolly Problem Man, the omnipotent DM, or the bureaucratic Risk Assessor, we'd be happy to sell any of these ideas to any major comic book publisher.

Mario is always hosting parties but the food is always cold and the dice always roll 1s. So we think it's about time someone else hosted a party - the only question is, who?

Eddie collects balls, Jamie finally snaps, and Alex definitely isn't talking about Kingdom Hearts again, all whilst Judge Paul can't wait for the party to end.

We're making wishes on Dragon balls, popping balloons in RuneScape, avoiding Zeus, and hoping not to get sued by Disney before Thanos snaps us in half. Just remember: the public domain is always fair use.