Ep 235 - President Curtis S1E9: Synths

It's Christmas time... in Summer! Semi Pertinent News Rick and Morty - The End Releasing November 3, 2026, is Oni Press’s 200-page Rick and Morty: The End HC. This special edition will collect writer Daniel Kibblesmith, artists Jarrett Williams and Troy Little, and colorist Alessandro Santoro’s Rick and Morty: The End #1–6 and Rick and Morty Forever #0 in a single hardcover volume, available for $34.99. https://screenrant.com/rick-and-morty-the-end-collection-release/ The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza Discussion: Episode Details Air Date: 9/20/26 Written by: James Siciliano & Danielle Uhlarik Directed by: Eric Meister & Mollie Helms Guest Stars: Jim O'heir as Santa Official Synopsis: With Christmas spirit at an all-time low, Curtis attempts to find a fix by deploying a group of synthetic beings, custom-designed to spread cheer.  Our Synopsis: What do a greeting card company and Skynet have in common? Tune in to find out! Themes Christmas Spirit Once we drop below 10% Spiritonium saturation, Christmas is over Christmas Spirit is a limited resource Plan to use synthetic super soldiers to spread Christmas Spirit  Use Hallmark to access the Christmas Spirit Algorythm  Turns the synths into walking Hallmark Movie tropes Sending the Christmas Synths to Canada “It’s like sending a dragon back to dinosaur times, they don’t really belong, but the dinosaurs don’t notice.” Why does he say this like he has had experience with this?  Huge Fight with Santa Synths are now out in the general population Favorite Bits The Humbuggler not knowing who the Hamburgler is 11 second countdown Banks being really into Christmas And O’Doyle hating it Finch always has a dick-bomb gun handy Ed Carol being offended when Banks tells him he looks like Santa And then being shamed for it The Chrismanthium Core (lava lamp noodles) The un-stainable yellow shirts bit 6 News live with Step Sisters Mika & Carolyn The synths all having a positive reaction to dying Janice singing public domain songs All my tech is set to spring forward, cuz Finch don’t fall back! Finch really hating Daylight Savings Time Santa calling everyone by their first name Santa’s ice powers The Reindemons  Carrot Tipped Rounds Chekhov's Carrot Santa’s tear turning to ice Banks implanting a dick-bomb in Santa’s spine  Curse these hoods and their blind spots What warlocks can regrow heads? Better check with your DM O’Doyle having an alarm set for when it is Christmas (its a phone alarm and the sound is like a watch alarm) Best/Worst Parts O’Doyle just criticizing everything the entire episode Ed Carol turning out to really be Santa The transformation animation is sick “Ed is my undercover boss name” Coal is like garlic for Santa’s The missing flashback Santa knowing Banks’ backstory and not telling her “That’s what you get for trying to squeeze canonical stuff into this mission.” Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy