Spice Visions and Titan DecisionsThis week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl react to the newly released Dune: Part Three teaser trailer and review Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2, Episode 3, “Secrets.”
Episode IndexIntro: 0:07Dune 3 Trailer: 7:57Monarch: 19:11
Dune: Part Three Trailer ReactionWarner Bros. dropped the first teaser for Dune: Part Three on March 17, 2026, with the film set to hit theaters and IMAX on December 18, 2026. Early coverage highlights a 17-year time jump, the return of Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, and the debut of Robert Pattinson as Scytale. Director Denis Villeneuve has also described the third film as more tense, more muscular, and more thriller-driven than the previous two.
RatingOut of 5 Is This From the Book or is it Fan FicBrian: 2/5Darryl: 3.87/5
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 (Apple TV)Episode 3, “Secrets,” premiered on March 13, 2026 as part of the show’s 10-episode second season, which runs weekly through May 1, 2026. Apple’s official episode logline is simple and ominous: “A buried secret is exposed.” Season 2 continues the Monsterverse story with Monarch’s fate hanging in the balance, buried truths resurfacing, and the looming threat of a titan event.
Episode 3 DetailsTitle: SecretsRelease Date: March 13, 2026Streaming On: Apple TV+Summary:In Episode 3, the story shifts hard into fallout and buried personal history. As Shaw, Keiko, Hiroshi, and Kentaro go rogue to track down Titan X, the mission gets messier with Monarch under pressure and outside forces complicating the hunt. At the same time, Cate is dealing with guilt, and long-simmering family truths start pushing to the surface. Apple’s official synopsis frames it as an episode where the group goes rogue to find Titan X while Cate struggles emotionally, and where “a buried secret is exposed.”
Main Cast Mentioned for Season 2Anna Sawai as CateKiersey Clemons as MayMari Yamamoto as KeikoJoe Tippett as TimKurt Russell as Lee Shaw (older)Wyatt Russell as Lee Shaw (younger)Ren Watabe as KentaroAnders Holm as Bill Randa Takerhiro Hira as Hiroshi Randa
What We’re Breaking DownOur reaction to the first Dune: Part Three teaserWhether the trailer looks like a worthy payoff to Villeneuve’s trilogyThe tone shift heading into the final chapterRobert Pattinson’s first look and what it might meanMonarch Episode 3 review and whether the season is gaining momentumThe show’s ongoing Titan X mysteryWhat worked, what didn’t, and where the series may be headed next
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Rating, Out of 5 Can Cate REALLY Be That StupidsBrian: 3/5Darryl: 3/5
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