Lore Watch Podcast
Lore Watch Podcast: Are the Titans responsible for Xal’atath?
Join Matt and Joe as they explore the theory that Xal’atath may have began as a Titan construct, the surprisingly inclusive beginnings of the Scarlet Crusade, and the recent influence of the most terrible, evil, and loathsome Old God of them all, daily grinds— uh, Y’Shaarj.
Lore Watch Podcast: A timeline of the Arathi people
Join Matt and Joe as they untangle the history and origin of the Arathi from their establishment of the Seven Kingdoms to their alliance with the high elves to their war against the trolls.
Lore Watch Podcast: The recurring themes of echoes and memories in The War Within
Join Matt and Joe as they explore the repeated use of echoes and memories through the storyline of the current expansion leading to a discussion about the cyclical nature of WoW’s storytelling as well as the subversion of tropes in recent narratives in the game.
Lore Watch Podcast: Deep delving into the Arathi Empire
Join Matt and Joe as they explore the history and culture of the Arathi Empire, speculating on its transformation from a human-led nation into a society of mixed human and elven heritage.
Lore Watch Podcast: Our first impressions of The War Within
Matt, Joe, and Liz have been playing through early access of The War Within and have tHOuGhTz & oPiNioNz on the new lore info in the expansion.
Lore Watch Podcast: How will the World Soul Saga address WoW’s long running storylines?
Join us as we explore what we know so far about The War Within storyline to tin foil hat our way through implications for WoW’s larger narrative.
Lore Watch Podcast: Will Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom save the MCU?
Join us as we explore Marvel’s recent Comic-Con announcement that Robert Downey Jr.
Lore Watch Podcast: The corrupted Earthen of The War Within
Join us as we explore how the Scarred, a corrupted Earthen race in Khaz Algar of The War Within, may be connected to the twisted Dark Iron Dwarves of Grim Batol.
Lore Watch Podcast: The role of Magni and Brann Bronzebeard in The War Within
Join us as we discuss how we think the story of Magni and Brann Bronzebeard might play out in the upcoming expansion, various interpretations of The Prophecy of The Boy King (spoiler: it may not be about Anduin), and the possible connection between the Nerubians and the underground spider-elf hybrids known as drider-- uh the Fal’dorei of Suramar.
Lore Watch Podcast: Will Sylvanas return in The War Within?
Join us as we discuss if WoW is a narrative-first game, the evolution of the portrayal of goblins, and if Anduin taking center stage in the upcoming expansion means Sylvanas will also make an appearance.