Captain Tracy, You're the Problem: Protagonist Privilege and Birthday Chaos
Is the Captain the hero—or just the loudest person on the crew? In this birthday special, Mike, Ryan, and Mike Allen break down Captain Tracy’s ego, Cheyenne’s competence, and Mr. Green’s manipulative genius. One of them also has a birthday. It does not go well.
🎂 Birthday Episode Warning: Expect chaos, cake, and Cheyenne's Codex page.
🕒 Timecodes
- 0:00 – Is This the Real Intro?
- 1:00 – Birthdays, Bathrooms, and the Economy of Handwashing
- 10:00 – Fans vs. Spectators (and Why Golf is Boring)
- 15:00 – Why Captain Tracy is the Protagonist (or Not)
- 25:00 – Cheyenne’s Codex Page Breakdown
- 35:00 – Ego, Coalition Building, and Mr. Green’s Arc
- 50:00 – Ryan Learns What a Protagonist Is
- 1:00:00 – The Intergalactic House of Waffles
- 1:10:00 – Saturn 20, Synthetic Eggs, and Galactic Map Design
- 1:20:00 – Intern Cults and For-Profit Orphanages
- 1:30:00 – What the Captain Has to Learn
- 1:40:00 – Outro & Birthday Abuse
🎬 Animated Clips from This Episode
Cheyenne Testing Phrases – A short animated moment where Cheyenne lays down her terms, her tone, and her vision. The Captain? Not impressed. But that’s kind of the point.
🎤 Voices
- Mike Bedont – Himself
- Mike Allen – Himself
- Ryan McDonnell – Himself
🧠 References & Lore
- Captain Tracy – The self-proclaimed savior of everything. Possibly the protagonist. Possibly the problem.
- Cheyenne (aka Shyan) – Commanding, competent, and quietly outranking Tracy.
- Mr. Green – Strategic manipulator, voice of reason, or intergalactic gaslighter?
- The Intergalactic House of Waffles – A recurring cosmic diner that may or may not serve actual food.
- Saturn 20 – A planet referenced during galactic map design. Not to be confused with Saturns 1–19.
- Intern Cults – Yes, it’s a thing. Yes, we’re going to explain it later.
- For-Profit Orphanages – Late-stage capitalism meets tragic backstory.