About this episode

The episode discusses Mortal Kombat II (2026) alongside topics of nostalgia and video game adaptations.

Flawless victory? That is the question. The boys are back for another brutally honest episode of Podcast Assemble. Tommy’s been watching Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere and found it genuinely fascinating - equal parts documentary and online nightmare fuel. Meanwhile, the boys spiral into a discussion about seeing bands from your youth and whether nostalgia hits harder when everyone on stage now stretches before performing. Then it’s time to enter the arena for Mortal Kombat 2 (2026) - the sequel promising more fighters, more fatalities, and at least 40% more Mortal Kombatting. Timecodes: (00:00) Intro (04:53) What Have We Been Up To? (05:08) DL's Ghost of Tsushima Experience (08:03) Upcoming Video Game Adaptations? (15:54) Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere (18:50) MAIN TOPIC: Mortal Kombat II (2026) (20:53) Stupid Plot Summary (26:13) Who Stays The Same If Everyone Else Are Muppets? (27:04) Plot (35:13) Characters (40:41) Critical Reception (42:03) Better Or Worse Than Aquaman (2018)? (44:29) START SPOILERS!!! MORTAL KOMBAT II (49:34) END SPOILERS! MORTAL KOMBAT II (49:35) Trivia True Trivia False (55:13) Wrapping Up Main Topic: Mortal Kombat 2 doubles down on everything…

People in this episode

Host: Tommy

Topics covered

• Mortal Kombat II
• nostalgia
• video game adaptations
• documentary discussion
• critical reception

Keywords

• Mortal Kombat
• Louis Theroux
• nostalgia
• video games
• film reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Ghost of Tsushima

Books & works: Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere, Mortal Kombat II (2026), Aquaman (2018)

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