Season 2 Episode 10: Best Episode Ever?

You won't believe what Nate and Drew did in this one

The crew spend almost the entire episode talking about the Lethal Weapon Christmas Episode Wreck the Halls. Its a great episode! Tom and Drew are going to Nate's wedding! Who's car is dustier???

## Episode Summary

This may just be the best episode of Lethal Weapon ever. Maybe even the best ClayneCast episode? A contender for sure.

### Lethal Weapon episode recap

**Season 2 Episode 10: Wreck the Halls**

Bahh Humbug, it's another Christmas episode! Riggs and Molly move their relationship along, and Murtaughs Hawaiian holiday gets cancelled when a former mentoree gets murdered.

A trucker (Juan Riedinger) gets stopped by police – broken taillight. They check his Trailer and it’s full of jeans, but somehow it’s full of explosive material too and the trucker throws his cigarette inside, blowing them up!

Riggs is buying a Christmas tree with Molly, his new love interest. It’s horrible. He’s terrified and they take a picture.

The Murtaughs are heading to Hawaii for their Christmas holiday, but Murtaugh has to work and will be on a later flight. Son of Roger is back and even McNiele (APR) and his son Robbie (Mavrick Morano) show up, the son is going along! McNiele brought a bunch of sunscreen.

Murtaugh gets a call from his Mentoree, Diego (Eddie Ramos), an ex-drug dealer who has gone straight. He wants to talk to him – nothing bad, just for advice, but he sees a car and says they'll catch up after his holiday.

Next day, Murtaugh and Riggs arrive at the crime scene to find a dead body, but not just any body – Diego! Fuck! Some cops are disrespectful just like Riggs and Murtaugh usually are but this time it’s DIFFERENT because Roger mentored Diego.

They find out he worked at some rich people place called the Herald club. Avery implores them to tread lightly because that place is full of old money and future governors, and we all know they won’t.

They start to cause a stink but then Frank Davenport (Martin Donovan, from Weeds and Tenet) shows up and is the boss of the place. He shows them around and they find a gun and cocaine in a locker. It's Diego's co-worker, Jaspers, locker, and Jasper just then shows up! When they confront him about the contraband he bolts. We’re back on a chase!

They pursue him up to the roof, where he jumps across a ledge but Riggs doesn’t jump after him because HE DOESN’T WANT TO DIE TODAY! Oh by the way it’s Christmas eve. Just when Murtaugh says "nobody's dying today!" the fire escape ladder Jasper is climbing down suddenly comes loose and he falls to his death!

Back at the station, Murtaugh goes through Diego's belongings and finds a girl on the Phone. Just as he’s about to pack up and go to the airport a Crystal texts Diego’s phone and asks him to meet her. At the South pole, a strip club!

Meanwhile, Riggs is driving Ben (Duncan Joiner) home. He got him some action figure. But then he starts telling him about how Ben’s dad Jake killed Riggs’ dad. Great Christmas story.

Murtaugh is at the Strip Club when suddenly Trish videocalls him from Hawaii! He tries to hide the club and calm her nerves but then Crystal shows up and is like “you asked for me?” McNiele is there too! Oh no Roger! He bolts out and calls Riggs.

When Riggs shows up he goes in and suddenly the truck driver from the beginning is there and at some point blasts submachinegun fire into the room Riggs is standing in, but misses him! At close range! Riggs uses a hair straightener or something to knock them all out. The choreography, the gunplay - it's just outstanding.

They bring in Crystal and interrogate her about Diego, she tells them Grant Davenport is dealing with the owners of the South Pole! Rumor has it they are Aryan Fraternity. More Skinheads.

Then Molly shows up and shouts at Riggs because he told him about Jake killing his dad. Zzz.

Riggs and Murtaugh go back to the Harrow Club and accuse Grant about Drug smuggling and murder. He says they’re kicking a whore in its nest and when he makes light of Diego's death, Murtaugh smashes Grants head into a bowl of Eggnog!

Riggs gets a text from Molly saying they’re eating in an hour. Roger goes back home but senses someone breaking in. He grabs his gun but it’s just McNiele! He has a spare key they gave him when they moved in and tells Rog he was at the strip club because his wife divorced him.

Then some bad guys show up and start shooting into the house. Riggs is there too or near them and also gets shot at. He’s hiding in his truck which is somehow bulletproof and also doesn’t obey the laws of physics according to Lethal weapon, in that it doesn’t instantly explode when hit (they must have missed the gas tank)

Riggs calls Molly and Roger calls Trish and they simultaneously realize they have something to live for and Riggs says he can’t come over for Christmas eve dinner tonight. But suddenly they get a call and stop shooting. Odd. He gets a text that reads “You’re welcome.” Then he races over to save Murtaugh.

Roger puts the Sunscreen McNiele brought over at the start of the episode in the microwave and turns the gas stove on. The sunscreen starts to pop, and the bad guys go check it out when BOOM it sparks up and explodes, nearly killing them.

Then Riggs thinks Roger is still in danger and crashes his truck (the one that got shot up mere minutes ago) through the kitchen window, just as Murtaugh says the damage looks mostly superficial. It’s a great moment.

But similar to Billy who got a second wind after Murtaugh shot him in Episode 8, the Bad guy Trucker from the start opens his eyes and begins to reach for a Gun.

McNiele shouts and Rog and Riggs spin around and both shoot him.

Riggs is back with Molly and just before they are about to get it on, Riggs gets a phone call from…HIS DAD! He’s still alive?? Oh what a twist! The end.

Score: A very merry 8.5/10.

## Quotes

### Drew

* “No. No! Fuck Tom, not Nate!”
* “Me and Nate are like Twins.”
* "Me and Nate are the podcasters here, you're a streamer."

### Nate

* “How do I wipe my account?”
* "Drew? Drew! Make fun of him!"

### Tom

* “WHAAAAAT?!”
* "Everybody needs to be dusting."
* "I'm done when I stop." (being bossy)
* "You better fuckin' smile dude. You gotta start smiling."

## Fun.2 in.format.ion

There will be Big steel drums, harmonicas and alligator skin six strings.

The live show will feature a White Mage and Red Mage performing on stage. These will not be summoners.

## The Leftist Angle

The Rich People Club was full of bad people, much like in real life.

## Trivia

At one point, Tom mentions that Drew and Nate were guests on the latest episode of the WFYM Podcast the day before recording this episode - which also happened to be national bestie day!

Nate and got married on the coffee table in their apartment. She also packs his luggage. Shout-out Charlotte, don’t know how you do it!

This episode of LW was written by Katie Varney, who was instantly hired to write on Season 4!

Nate used to smile. He used to stick his tongue out on stage.

## Freaky Figures

Nate wants to talk about the episode less than 1 minute in, but they actually don't start til about 17:10.

This is the second episode of season 2 designated 'episode 10' after the sixth episode messed everything up.

Nate is owed 1 Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson.

## Clayne Fore-Casting

Nate is going to renew his vows and have an actual wedding ceremony. Drew and Tom will be invited and eventually end up ruining it by trying to secure funding for various CCE projects, among other transgressions.

The Ronson Family will be DJing (they each get approx. 30 min timeslots), Timetable coming soon.

Drew and Nate are going to form a duo known as "the outcasts" where they ride around onmotorcycles and write dark love ballads.