Season 3 Episode 14: Oyster Soup

A heckin' delicacy.

The boys are back with BIG IDEAS! CCE is starting the first leftist brothel and adult daycare! Nate's new big idea MarXtianism! And Drew's movie idea starring TOM CRUISE and KEVIN POLLACK.

## Episode Summary

Blue Yoshi? Chinese Spies? Aliens? IAL & JTTP m8!

The episode was recorded mere hours before being released. It's essentially a LIVE episode! It's full of CCE updates, wonder if another business meeting recording will leak again soon?

Nate misses his family but not his son Brian (see Father-Son-Updates below). He also has some pretty "out there" thoughts about consent that will probably spell an end to any career in politics. Drew recites a beautiful prayer that moves Tom to tears.

The hosts also recount some unintentionally hilarious deposition transcripts from rich old guy and Clippers basketball team owner Donald Sterling, such as this one:

### Father-Son-Updates

BriFi is put forward as the worst son of the bunch, but Tom thinks it's DiDi.

We find out DiDi has a prescription from his physician, Dr. Pepper, stating he can't eat vegetables. His favorite show is right versus left with Anthony Weiner.

If the sons die, the three dads will reanimate their lifeless corpses instead of getting new sons in a sort of Frankenstein type situation.

**Advice for these young men:** There's a difference between a want and a need. Some people **need** to not eat protein or they will die/explode.

### Watch-a-long

Click here to zip on over to Patreon and watch this iconic episode, and try to spot all the Easter eggs!

### Episode Recap

**Lethal Weapon. Season 3. Episode 14: A Game of Chicken**

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> Roger: “Couldn’t it just be a power outage?”
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> Cole: “It’s Shanghai twenty-ten!”
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Rafi is back and seemingly over Cole being responsible for his brothers death. Unfortunately, he witnesses a murder and becomes involved in yet another international CIA plot, this time featuring the Chinese government! It appears Damon wanted to go home this episode, as the Murtaugh subplot is all about Trish's run for DA and a reporter trailing Roger. He forgets he was supposed to drive Riana to the SATs so he organizes a police escort for her, which the seemingly friendly reporter spins into a hit piece attacking Trish. Cole also makes poor life decisions when he works together with his old CIA buddy Barnes to break into the Chinese embassy to find the murder suspect. Luckily, the ends justify the means and he serves up the killer to Murtaugh despite being waterboarded, and no-one is punished or reprimanded whatsoever, as per usual on the show.

Rafi is back playing chess with Cole at his motel. He asks him to shoot him. Just joking. But he really did say that.
In the MMM, Trish is giving an interview to a young reporter Daryl something. Murtaugh calls RJs dispensary a headshop. Riana comes down and complains about the noise, but the house is so huge there’s no way she can hear them down here.

The next scene, Rafi is standing above a dead body, when a security guard walks in on them. He says he didn’t do it but starts wrestling with the guard, eventually knocking him over and then scurries off.

Daryl interviews Murtaugh. Cole joins and instantly recognizes the victim. Scorsese is there and holds up the murder weapon: a ripped off telephone. Just then, Rafi calls Cole but nothing comes of it. Cole ends up impeding the course of justice by throwing them a decoy to save Rafi.

Cole goes to Avery’s office where he has already gotten the ID off the Prints: It’s Rafi! He wants them off the case. Erica is back. She’s already briefing Bailey and The Gute. He gives her a lil kiss and will "see her tonight".

Rog talks about the Gute and Bailey and the reporter wants to talk to them about their view of Trish. Why??? Avery comes by and tells Roger this guy is a snake and not to trust him! He plays nice but then stabs you in the back. Could this have anything to do with Avery’s failed run at a city councilman position? Does anyone even remember that?

Cole and Rog meet with Rafi, not getting Mexican lunch. Roger does more funny voices. Daryl has joined Bailey and Gute in the car and they are tracking Rafi’s phone. A car chase ensues, but it was only Roger on the bike tricking them by putting the phone into a chicken delivery truck. Gute, like a totally psycho, rams into the truck and holds the driver at gunpoint. They find the phone but no suspect and will certainly face the consequences haha.

Cole and Rafi think they’re safe but when he returns into his Motel, Erica is waiting inside with two uniformed officers, ready to arrest Rafi.
Erica tells Cole some shit.

Roger is giving an interview but suddenly gets a call from Riana who he’s supposed to drive to her SAT exam. He forgot to drive her. She freaks out.
Someone changed Rafis transcript. He tells Cole some guy was arguing with the victim about stealing research. They somehow missed Professor Brian Li, a Chinese scientist when they first cleared everyone so that’s good to know.

Just then, a van full of Chinese spies spy Roger and Cole walking by, and inform the other team to get Professor Li to safety. They have access to cameras with facial recognition software figure out Wesley Cole is a CIA agent or so they think. Meanwhile Rog and Cole chase after Li.
They chase and crash into some cars.

Cole crashes Erica’s work meeting and claims Rafi was set up and there’s a grand conspiracy afoot involving the Chinese and he needs her to sign an extradition order, since she's a DA too. She says she won’t break the law just because they’re “friends”. Then Cole says Natalie (his ex-wife) wouldn’t think twice about breaking the law for him. What the fuck. Truly insane highlight of the episode.

Riana skipped the SATs and RJ saw her but luckily they’re both fuckups so RJ tells her to just be honest. Roger overhears this and freaks out. They all agree to act like nothing happened and lie to Trish. Classic Roger to mistrust his wife at every turn but then lie to her. When she comes home for dinner she already found out everything, because the reporter published it all online 30 minutes ago! She’s furious.

Cole meets with Agent Barnes in a bar to get information. Trish considers calling off her run. Roger goes to see Cole but then sees confidential files lying around and realizes he’s been meeting with Barnes – and is concerned about where this will lead.

Bailey and Gute meet with Avery to discuss what the adults are gonna do. They deduce Li is hiding out in the Chinese embassy, but to get him from there they will need an extradition order. So it ends up being Avery who has to go ask her.

She agrees I guess but asks what is up with Cole.
Cole breaks into the embassy with Barnse's help. But gets captured. Li uses actual torture techniques that we do see on screen. Roger just walks in the front door and hands the manager the extradition order.

Somehow Barnes is still in contact with Cole through an invisible waterproof earpiece. He triggers a short fuse somehow and the ensuing chaos gives Cole a chance to escape, while Roger sneaks upstairs.

Cole finds Li and scorts him out while Roger evades heavily armed guards. Suddenly they cross paths and Roger confronts Cole. He claims to have been doing everything by the book (lie). But just then a guard shows up and Cole shoots him. Roger spins to look at the guy confused but when he turns back, Cole is gone! Rog cuffs Li and brings him in.

In the station Erica flirts around with Cole and he gets away with everything. She hands him back his key because she's breaking up with him? Wasn’t paying attention. She apologizes to Rafi and he says she was just doing her job. What did they do to you Rafi!? Erica said she saw an invitation to Natalies wedding when she was in his motel room. She encourages him to go but it doesn’t seem like she means as a guest – she wants him to crash the wedding!! Another bona fide what the fuck moment.
Nate wants to cast her. Can’t wait to see more of Nishi Munshi.

Roger gaslights Trish but somehow convinces her to pursue running for DA.

Cole meets with Barnes in a bar again and they chuckle about how badass he was, even though he got caught by basically everyone he was trying to evade.

Trish decides to record one more campaign ad but it gets interrupted by Rogers phone ringing. Roger!! It’s Cole. He thanks him for today. Everything you just read took place in one day. Roger bitches to Cole, and says he’s all talked out for today. He also says what he did today was unforgivable. Cole gets sad and drives off.

That is the end of the second to last episode EVER of Lethal weapon. Wow. Until ClayneCast brings it back with Season 4.

## Notable Quotes

### Drew

* “I don’t want the comedy police coming after us.”
* “Many good ideas this week. Most of them mine.”
* "Let's experiment with our bodies."
* "So, we're going to put out a review of half a movie?"
* "What's for dinner? Beer? Wine tonight?"

### Nate

* “Lets just check out what’s trending on twitter...”
* “Tom, how are the aliens?”
* “What happened to NFTs?”
* "Oh cool! Let's all talk about the things we *used* to do."
* “I’m all about the revolution.”
* "Do I hit watch stream? "

### Tom / PT

* “All of our children are pieces of shit, it’s just…which one’s the worst?”
* “I’m the details.”
* "My son is a demented freak - and I love him."
* “I’m so good at ignoring people.”
* “I got a D you can S!”

## The Leftist Angle

This is a very leftist episode, as Nate the big time Commie introduces MarXtianism to the world.

### MarXtianism

New leftist movement lead by noted champagne socialist organizer Nate. It's going to be the way to save all these boys and get them onboard. Bringing back ironic racism and embracing god.

Liz Bruenig = Not MarXtian.

Some leftists love guns. Some don’t. Drew reiterates his rebuttal from season 1.

## CCEUpdates/AMPDates

Big episode for the ClayneCast Entertainment!

### A Few Good Men 2

Sequel to the hit drama movie. Colonel Jessep gets out of Jail and hunts down Tom Cruise á la Cape Fear. The star-studded cast includes well known celebrities such as Demi Moore, Kevin Pollack and Kevin Rahm. Jessep will be an elaborate AI Deep Fake CGI rendering because JN is so old. Tom Cruise is going to have a half hour fight scene with a **real** dinosaur (possibly T-rex), where he overcomes and eventually trains this Dino. It will totally top Top Gun 2.

### The Paver 2

Russel Crowe is making a comeback as a T-Sher.

### CCPMCSB Expansion

Since mini coopers are so, so small, lots of space is available around the CCPMCSB lot. Located conveniently right off the 101 in SB, this all glass strip-mall type building will feature all kinds of services and entertainment, such as:

* The Joyest Priest – come try him out for a test drive!
* Leftist brothel in the dealership. AP sanctioned. BS cleared.
* Daycare for armed Adults
* Noggin Boss Store
* Coffee shop (Safe supply facility)

All the fam is there!

### Fun.2

Fun.2 is rebranding as a Bruce Springsteen type of band for their friends in SC. This episode features some teaser snippets from the upcoming album.

## Get to know your Host(s)

Drew doesn't have a wife, even if he may have technically been married, he has never consummated the marriage.

Nate likes to bring his copy of *Das Kapital* to the beach and read it. He's also immune to 'eat the rich' because he's so smol he wouldn't satiate anyone's hunger.

Drew hangs around the alley behind the 7-11 bumming and then smoking cigs. He sees all kinds of things there. Nate used to smoke a lot but not anymore. Tom pulls a Bill Clinton and says he smoked once or twice but never inhaled.

## Trivia

This weeks cover art features an image of the titular Oyster Soup as prepared by Melonie Mac. Unfortunately the hosts also watch a video of her talking about it triggering everyone, so we have to listen to her voice for several seconds.

Tom and Nate have both been abducted by aliens. Drew never has. Interesting.

Need souls? Maybe try Phelan the Malewitch.

You get protein from meat and butter.

The priest dad from 7th heaven is eve 6 guy's uncle.

## Freaky Figures

Nate has read the Communist Manifesto at least a couple dozen times. Drew never has.

The Guardian Angels organization was founded on February 13th, 1979.

Every good season of television has 24 episodes.

## Clayne Clandestine

Tom proposes a drinkable cigarette but quickly recants when he remembers Tim and Eric already did that, so the Comedy police won't arrest him - for now. This sort of creativity harkens back to ***CANCELLED*** by ClayneCast, the smoke-able preworkout!

## Clayne-foreCasting

The hosts announce that they aim to watch all 4 Lethal Weapon movies, however the exact way this will happen is still being fiercely debated. Due to Nate's medical issues they may need to split up the reviews into several parts, becoming the first podcast to review half a movie.