Love Death and Robots Plus Podcast E016 - Lucky 13
Release Date: 01/21/2023
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When aliens visit Earth, a snap decision about the right to bear arms leads to an intergalactic incident. The aliens are provoked to invade and make pretty good progress in wiping out humanity, but when humanity fights back, the aliens must employ heavier weapons, like giant spider robots with mini-black hole weapons. When the humans naturally get their hands on that too, the whole planet is endangered and the end to THIS mini-Earth is a quickly forgettable gaseous blip in the galaxy
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You Can't Stop LDR from trying something new with a puppetted recreation of the Red Hot Chili Peppers song, Can't Stop, at Slane Castle!
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Incoming! Volume F*** Will Be Here In May.. And So Will LDR+. After far too long of a wait, we are finally looking down the barrel of the ten new episodes of LDR in Volume F**** (four)! Join us on this episode of Love, Death, and Robots Plus!
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Thanks to Drarker, we're building a Tiermaker list for our thoughts on volumes 1-3. Can Kat and Dae agree on anything after Fish Night and The Very Pulse of the Machine?
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We've covered all of the currently released three volumes of LDR, so come join us as we talk about our favorite episodes of the volume two and three, and also we'll talk about one episode each, that we could do without. Come join us on 37 because we plan to take a pause on LDR+ until volume four drops!
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Deep in a forest, a band of knights take a break in their journey next to a small lake. Unbeknownst to them, the water is the home of a siren, whose body is covered in golden scales and jewels. She rises from the lake and ensorcels the knights, compelling them to a watery doom. Only one knight, deaf and unable to hear her calls, is immune to her spell and though he is initially frightened of what she can do, his greed drives him closer to the siren, who likewise seems intrigued by his ability to resist her powers. The two engage in a short-lived semblance of courtship, before the knight...
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When a Special Forces team advances into a mysterious cave in pursuit of enemy fighters with a hostage, they end up getting way more than they bargained for. They stumble across several dead bodies just before they’re attacked by a horde of flesh-eating spiders, who chase the survivors deeper into the cave system until they stumble upon a massive cavern with a temple seemingly made for giants. Unable to resist a mysterious pull that calls them closer, the remaining pair of soldiers discover a monstrous demi-god chained in the temple. When it possesses the commanding officer, his subordinate...
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When Farmer Mason discovers that the rats living in his barn and stealing his wheat have evolved intelligence, he turns to an extermination company to deal with the problem. They install several laser turrets, which starts a full-on war, but the rodents take the first round by destroying the equipment. Mason then upgrades, purchasing a literal rat-killing scorpion machine. Its excessively violent methods make Mason uneasy however, and during the final battle within the barn, Mason has a change of heart, destroying the scorpion before it can wipe out the rest of the rats. The act seals a new...
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When two humans are investigating a huge nest of highly organized, symbiotic creatures living in space, they think they have discovered an almost perfect system. Believing the creatures to be non-sentient, one researcher convinces the other to try and weaponize their discovery for the benefit of humanity. Unbeknownst to them, their efforts trigger a genetic defensive response in the organisms of the swarm, and the scientists are captured and then forced to comply with the swarm’s demands to breed more humans as new additions to its fleet of symbiont servants.
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When a small special forces team encounters a killer cyborg bear on a mission in Afghanistan, half their team is killed before the bear is scared off by a Sergeant from a nearby secret CIA base. They learn that the bear is actually a prototype weapon designed by the CIA that went rogue earlier that day. Upon returning to the secret base they find all its occupants already slaughtered. After stocking up on weapons and ammunition, the team makes their stand. A bloody fight ensues and the team finally manages to neutralize the cyborg monster. But before they can celebrate, the bear initiates a...
info_outlineSet during a futuristic war, Marine Lieutenant Colby is assigned as the pilot of a drop ship with an unfortunate name and history. But on their first mission together, Lucky 13 and her passengers end up the sole survivors, which causes the lieutenant to immediately change her mind about the ship being jinxed. Over the course of multiple missions, the pilot and her ship build up a reputation of reliability and excellence. But one day, disaster strikes as the ship is shot down by the enemy and, pinned down, Colby makes the decision to scuttle the ship so it doesn’t fall into enemy hands. She withdrawals with an apology and awaits the end with the rest of the evacuated personnel, as they continue to take gunfire. There’s several tense moments when it seems like the ship’s self-destruct has malfunctioned, but as the enemy starts to spread out all over the plane, it finally detonates, destroying the hostiles and saving the marines one final time.