Let's Play CODENAMES II

**Let's Play CODENAMES II** is a video in the Board Game Club series.

"*Adam seems calm.*"
―Brooke
## Notable moments

* The first rule of Board Game Club is "the only thing worse than change is the status quo".
* Who will *have a license to kill* and who will be *prevented from coming in from the cold*?
* Adam Blampied Hair Watch: We're all caught up, we have wall-to-wall dark-haired Adam. That was a fun diversion while it lasted.
* Tom coming in hard on the spy theme straight away.
* All hail the Tower of Destiny!
* Team Odd. Tiny snork.
* We have the Odd Throuple on one side. Adam gets to be the Meowth part of Team Rocket.
* Brooke is a precious love who must be protected at all costs. She's mad as a bicycle, obviously, but semi-sweet is totally a thing.
* Tiny Teri spot! Hi Teri!
* Brooke once bought Sullivan cooking chocolate as a treat but that did not go well.
* Here's the real Throuple... Adam: "I'm absolutely devastated we're not on the same team." He has a plan to console himself.
* Sullivan's big and bold right out of the gate.
* Tilly: "I'm trying to be assertive." Tom: "It's working, I'm feeling intimidated." Her intimidation noise is extremely effective.
* Brooke explaining Pokeachu is always delightful.
* Welcome to the world of Brooke Bourgeois, we're in trouble now: Chewbacca is a super hero. Films without mermaids are disappointing. You have organs if you're riding a rocket. The Little Mermaid was an underdog.
* Laurie: "You have to get to the 3rd [Jurassic Park] to even see a wet dinosaur."
* Sullivan's totally fine under pressure. The team are really helping though.
* Everyone gets to practice their Poker faces. They're... not great, generally.
* Adam: "Try and infer an emotion, I fucking dare you."
* Hearing Tom say 'sweet tracks' is a mood.
* Adam: "Look at me darling." Sullivan: "I'll look at you... oh, hello Brooke."
* If we watch very closely, we can see Adam dying slowly during the 'Rocket' talk.
* Laurie and Brooke do a great Brooke and Laurie.
* Tom to Brooke: "You famously see the world as everyone else sees it".
* Tilly cannot turn off her face.
* SB Beatz is very convincing, but we are not ready to hear what he sounds like.
* Arguably the best line in BGC history. We don't usually include timestamps here because, you know... go watch the episode again. But this one...Watch it from here. The inflection, the expression, the pure emotion behind it... just beautiful.
* Wiki spot! Repeated Wiki spot! Woo- hoo. Yay for the meta.
* Jersey boys!
* Sullivan's fond of horses. Ahem. Brooke makes that noise she makes.
* WrestleTalk leaking into NRB - it's a porous barrier. (More smart, funny people talking about things they love. It's good content, you should check it out if you don't already know it).
* Adam and Brooke realising she may have just given the Odd Throuple a real clue is beautiful. With threats of violence. Adam does look like he is on his last nerve.
* Singalonga NRB: Little Mermaid Soundtrack. Old Man's Eyes.
* Tom and Laurie - not quite aligned.
* Laurie's Adam is not quite as good as his Brooke.
* Best. Ending. Ever.

## Trivia

* Game introduction and rules are presented by Adam.
* An extended version of this episode is available on the No Rolls Barred Patreon.
* No talking heads this episode.