S03E05: Avdol and Polnareff Go to White Castle

This week two wizards fight in a capitalist theme park and it's not nearly as interesting as it sounds. A flesh bud is gently, tenderly revealed. We learn that the best way to write a fight scene is to tell rather than to show. Araki finally leans on a tired-ass trope to provide character motivation for Polnareff and we are not! Having! It! We all discover how much Darius knows about 90s commercials featuring rapping animals (too much). And we put to rest the age-old debate about what the hell Jotaro's hat really is. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episode by anime-episode, with stops along the way for the manga, the videogames, and whatever else we can get our hands on. Join us as we attempt to do the impossible: Explain JoJo! explainjojo.com @explainjojo @[email protected] Here’s where to find the gang on the internet! Eliz: eliz.abeth.net @elizsimins Courtney: superopinionated.com @[email protected] Darius: tinysubversions.com @tinysubversions @[email protected]