Presenting: The Toxic Avenger - Travel Reviews

Summary

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Podcast Summary:

End of All Hope – Special Presentation: "The Toxic Avenger – Travel Reviews"
Host: Bloody FM
Date: August 21, 2025

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Episode Overview

This special crossover episode steps away from the usual alien apocalypse narrative of "End of All Hope" and instead dives into a satirical, fictional miniseries set within the world of the upcoming film "The Toxic Avenger". The setting: St. Roma's Village, a place where locals try to lead ordinary lives under the shadow (and stench) of both environmental disaster and their city's own "disgusting, freakish superhero".

The episode is structured as a collection of comically bleak "travel reviews" from various residents and visitors, painting a warped but vivid picture of a town defined by toxic lakes, mutant poultry, and questionable business practices. Through these vignettes, the miniseries serves both as a playful homage to B-movie superheroes and as an absurdist commentary on reviews, PR, and small-town scandals.

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Key Discussion Points & Notable Segments

1. Intro to The Toxic Avenger & St. Roma’s Village

[00:00–02:35]

• Host Jack (A) previews the new miniseries inspired by "The Toxic Avenger", introducing the setting and its bizarre heroes and antiheroes:
  • "These are the stories of decent, hard-working people who just want to feed the hungry, heal the sick, and report the news without anything funny, weird, or gross happening. But unfortunately, they live in the same city as a disgusting, freakish superhero..." [00:20, Jack (A)]
• Recap of who the Toxic Avenger is, with references to the anthology’s comedic, gory, and irreverent tone.
• Shout-outs to the cast of the upcoming film and encouragement to explore both the film and miniseries.

Memorable Quote:

“In St. Roma's Village, there is no peace and quiet, but the Toxic Avenger will do his best to keep everyone safe.”
— Voiceover (B), [01:33]

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2. Satirical Health PR: Beverly Rage's Testimonial

[02:35–04:17]

• Bev (C) delivers a hilariously self-serving “testimonial” for BodyTalk Health Solutions (BTH), describing her accidental ingestion of a “Retox Agitation marble” leading to a hospital visit and then a tumor, for which she gives thanks to BTH’s products.
• Attempts to debunk rumors of BTH’s environmental catastrophic impact, referring to court-mandated cleanups as evidence of community spirit.

Notable Quotes:

“If you haven’t heard of me, well, back in 2015, I ended up in the headlines after accidentally swallowing a Retox Agitation marble that was ever so slightly smaller than BTH’s strict internal guidelines recommend.”
— Bev (C), [02:44]

“You may have heard that BTH has a catastrophically negative environmental footprint, but that's just not true...BTH has been involved in several highly praised community beautification projects, such as the court mandated cleanup of the shores of toxic lake. That's a company that care.”
— Bev (C), [03:36]

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3. Travel Review Montage: A Tour of Dysfunction

[04:17–13:28] All reviews are “read” aloud by an automated voice assistant (D), providing comedic distance and a sense of relentless dissatisfaction.

a. Seasplosions Family Excursions

• Reviewer: Phil (E)
• Bizarre outrage over a summer water park closed for “sanitation,” with nostalgia for more hazardous childhoods.
• Blames “bubble wrapped government overreach” for depriving kids of risky fun.
• Score: 1/5 stars
• Notable Quote:

  “When I was a kid, you went swimming in the lake knowing someone a couple states over got a brain-eating amoeba out of it. You swam anyway. That’s what being a kid is all about.”
  — Phil (E), [05:25]

b. Nuts Imported Fish Fingers

• Reviewer: Jim Sommers 24 (F)
• Unexpected psychological horror: imported fish is appealing only when toxic local water is visible.
• Repeated visits induced not by food quality but by the terror of local contamination.
• Deadpan description of the fish:

  “The breading tastes like it was made out of repurposed communion wafers. And the fish doesn’t so much flake as it does shatter into a thousand dry, flavorless shards...”
  — Jim (F), [06:33]

• Service and fries passable.
• Score: 3/5 stars

c. Butch’s Butchers

• Reviewer: Dominique the Explorer (G)
• An adventurous eater open to mutations but caught off-guard by a six-winged chicken and “wings in places you would never have thought to look.”
• Mildly disturbed but ultimately pleased with taste.
• Score: 4/5 stars
• Notable Quote:

  “Mutations happen, you know, it’s not that weird for an animal to be born with two faces...when you buy a whole chicken...you don’t expect it to have six wings...”
  — Dominique (G), [08:28]

d. St. Roma’s Village News Tribune

• Reviewer: Anonymous (H)
• Satirical complaint about “off the record” comments being published, creating chaos at work.
• Whistleblowing gone wrong, with tongue-in-cheek insistence it’s all hypothetical.
• Score: 2/5 stars
• Memorable Moment:

  “Any comments I may have made about my hypothetical co-workers and their hypothetically inappropriate workplace relationships were not relevant ...and did not need to be included.”
  — Anon (H), [09:32]

e. Riverside Bed and Breakfast

• Reviewer: Jim Sommers 24 (F)
• Disgust disguised as nostalgia for the once-lovely B&B, now relocated beside a health processing plant.
• Darkly poetic descriptions of the environment:

  “The air outside of the new Riverside Bed and Breakfast smells and tastes like all of those things and more. You can feel it settling on your skin like a film of chemically scented oil.”
  — Jim (F), [11:37]

• Despite a deeply unpleasant stay, awards 5/5 stars in a final flourish of sarcasm.

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Notable Quotes (selection with timestamps)

• “You can’t legislate the risk out of a healthy childhood. This kind of bubble wrapped government overreach is why kids these days are scared to drive two blocks without a seatbelt or ride a bike down the street without their helmet on. Enough is enough.”
  — Phil (E), [05:30]

• “The fish doesn't so much flake as it does shatter into a thousand dry, flavorless shards on the paper. But it turns out that none of that matters if you're a marketing genius who belongs in the lowest circles of hell.”
  — Jim (F), [06:40]

• “It was definitely an experience...you don’t expect to find some of those wings to be in places that you would never have thought to look. Wasn’t quite sure how to cook the bird, but it was still tasty.”
  — Dominique (G), [08:32]

• “The air outside of the new Riverside Bed and Breakfast smells and tastes like all of those things and more. …If that’s not enticing enough, here’s what you can expect from the several abandoned bicycles...a half-submerged car...prismatic light shows as the sunlight plays off of the oily sheen...and of course the BTH smokestacks down the river.”
  — Jim (F), [12:05]

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Structure & Tone

• The episode is presented as an absurd anthology of travel and consumer reviews, blending dark humor with grotesque details—a loving parody of both online review culture and the environmental/social horrors of B-movie universes.
• Each review is laced with sarcasm, passive-aggression, and deadpan wit, underscoring the peculiar "normalcy" of living in a toxic, mutant-infested town.

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Credits (13:45)

• Writer: Cale Brown
• Sound Design: Pacific S. Obadiah
• Voice Cast:
  • Amber Simpson (Bev Rage)
  • Brian Messick (Phil)
  • Jack Austin (Jim)
  • Mia Souffle (Dominique)
  • Robert Lamb (Anonymous)
• Additional Voices: Area Hack (Voice Assistant)

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Summary Takeaway

“Travel Reviews” provides a bizarre, tongue-in-cheek travelogue through St. Roma’s Village, celebrating everything weird, bleak, and comedically toxic about life under the Avenger’s watch. For fans of genre satire or pitch-black humor, it’s a must-listen—even if you’re hesitant about ever visiting.

Transcript

[A]

Hey guys, what's going on? Jack here with seven Land Productions to tell you. I got to see an early screening of the Toxic Avenger and got to work on an episode for a special miniseries. The Toxic Avengers. St. Roma's village is an anthology series about the people who cross paths with everyone's favorite radioactive janitor. These are the stories of decent, hard working people who just want to feed the hungry, heal the sick, and report the news without anything funny, weird or gross happening. But unfortunately, they live in the same city as a disgusting, freakish superhero determined to stand up for the citizens of St. Roma's Village. All of this was created in anticipation for the Toxic Avenger. Exclusively in theaters on August 29th. Starring Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Taylor Page, and Jacob Tremblay. Personally, I absolutely loved this film. It had all the blood and gore I was looking for and had a ton of fun working on the miniseries. There's three other episodes already out if you'd like to hear them all. Be sure to find the toxic Avengers St. Roma's Village on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And be sure to buy your tickets to see the Toxic Avenger in theaters today. You can learn more by visiting toxic avenger.com or by following Toxic Avenger on Instagram X or.

[B]

In St. Roma's Village, there is no peace and quiet, but the Toxic Avenger will do his best to keep everyone safe. The average person probably just wants to lead a lowkey life. They don't want to battle killer clowns, stand up to evil corporations, or see someone's head explode on the sidewalk. But the Toxic Avenger will do his best to keep everyone safe. Find out if he will succeed and if anyone will notice or even care. The Toxic Avenger St. Roma's Village.

[C]

Hi, I'm Beverly Rage, but you can call me Bev. I'm one of BodyTalk Health Solutions. Most dedicated fans, you may have seen my face on a bottle of BTH's Retox Colonic Cleanse. Now isn't that something? If you haven't heard of me, well, back in 2015, I ended up in the headlines after accidentally swallowing a Retox Agitation marble that was ever so slightly smaller than BTH's strict internal guidelines recommend. Small enough to slip through the mouth of the bottle and into mine. Oopsie. And what would you know? After I was sent to the hospital for this minor issue, the doctors discovered I had developed a completely unrelated colorectal tumor. Without bth, I might not have found out until it was already too late. Thanks, bth. I literally owe you my life. That's why I feel like it's my duty to set the record straight. Thanks to a few bad actors, it's harder than ever to tell fact from fiction. But we're here to talk about the facts. Just the facts. Nothing but the facts. You may have heard that BTH has a catastrophically negative environmental footprint, but that's just not true. Located in beautiful Saint Romas village, BTH has been involved in several highly praised community beautification projects, such as the court mandated cleanup of the shores of toxic lake. That's a company that care.

[D]

Hi there. Did you say I want to see recent reviews for Stromatoliths in Millet? I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood. Did you say I want to see recent reviews for Stoma Villains? I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood. Did you say I want to see recent reviews for businesses in St. Troma's village? Understood. Would you like me to start with the most recent post available? You got it. This is a review of Seasplosions Family Excursions by Phil and the Fam are on vacation.

[E]

Search engines said they were open for the season. Website said they were open for the season. Lady on the phone when I called said they were open for the season. And yet when me and the girls got there, swimsuits on, sunscreen applied, what do we find? Closed. I don't care what local sanitation says. It's the gosh darn summer. Let the kids swim. When I was a kid, you went swimming in the lake knowing somebody a couple states over got a brain eating amoeba out of it. You swam Anyway, that's what being a kid is all about. You can't legislate the risk out of a healthy childhood. This kind of bubble wrapped government overreach is why kids these days are scared to drive two blocks without a seatbelt or ride a bike down the street without their helmet on. Enough is enough. One out of five stars.

[D]

Would you like to hear another? You got it. This is a review of Nuts Imported Fish fingers by Jim Sommers, 24.

[F]

I'm not in St. Roma's very often these days, so when work sent me off to a three day conference at the Panthers League conference center, I figured, hey, why not book myself a room in the village? It's gotta be better than staying in the city. That would turn out to be a mistaken assumption on my part, but this is not that review. This review is about the Nuts Imported Fish Fingers Pop Up Restaurant located On the shore of toxic lake. When I first heard about it, my initial thought was, why would you advertise selling imported fish? Normally, that's a turn off. As a customer, you want to taste the local flavor. But I'm a pescatarian and a big lover of fish and chips in general, so I figured, why not? The worst thing that can happen is a gross or underwhelming lunch, right? Wrong. Let me tell you about the fish fingers at nuts. Imported fish fingers. They're not good. The breading tastes like it was made out of repurposed communion wafers. And the fish doesn't so much flake as it does shatter into a thousand dry, flavorless shards on the paper. But it turns out that none of that matters if you're a marketing genius who belongs in the lowest circles of hell. I went to nuts five separate times because as soon as I sat down and looked out over the water, it was already too late for me. Once I had seen toxic liquid lake, Knowing the fish I was eating was caught somewhere else brought me a comfort unlike anything I've experienced before. I never used to feel the need to ask restaurants where they got their fish from, but after going to nuts, it's all I can do to make myself feel safe. I think I've been the victim of some sort of cruel psychological experiment. I think eating those fish fingers beside that lake has permanently altered my ability to feel joy at the thought of eating food. And if there isn't a law against what was done to me, there should be. The service was pretty good, though, and the fries were okay. 3 out of 5 stars.

[D]

Would you like to hear another? You got it. This is a review of butches butchers by Dominique the explorer.

[G]

I was recommended butch's butchers by a friend who knows. I like to keep things exciting.

[F]

Exciting.

[G]

I'm a big believer in trying new things and seeking out new experiences whenever possible. And everyone who knows me knows that. I guess my friend thought, this is an experience Mo is not going to want to miss out on. Well, it was definitely an experience. I had heard a little bit about the controversy, but I hadn't really thought much of it. I was like, mutations happen, you know, it's not that weird for an animal to be born with two faces. It just happens sometimes. That said, when you buy a whole chicken to cook at home, you don't expect it to have six wings, and you don't expect to find some of those wings to be in places that you would never have thought to look. Wasn't quite sure how to cook the bird, but it was still tasty. 4 out of 5 stars.

[D]

Would you like to hear another? You got it. This is a review of St. Roma's Village News Tribune by I set off the Record if I were a person.

[H]

Who hypothetically worked for a powerful company in St. Roma's Village, and I hypothetically spoke to a reporter from the St. Roma's Village News Tribune about my experiences working for that company, I might expect a paper of as history does theirs to understand and respect what I meant when I said I wanted to keep certain things off the record. Any comments I may have made about my hypothetical co workers and their hypothetically inappropriate workplace relationships were not relevant to the subject of the article and did not need to be included. Their inclusion in any such hypothetical article may have gotten me and several other hypothetical employees interrogated by management, though thankfully they determined someone other than me was the culprit and and fired him instead. Hypothetically. Anyway, the next time I want to blow the whistle on an egregious breach of health and safety standards in the workplace, I guess I'll go to the village post 2 out of 5 stars.

[D]

Would you like to hear another? You got it. This is a review of the Riverside Bed and breakfast by Jim Sommers 24.

[F]

I have fond memories of the Riverside B and B and St. Roma's Village. Maybe I should have let those memories stay as memories. I was aware that the Riverside had changed hands after Mrs. Tittenhauer's death, but I was not aware that the new owners had relocated the business across town while still using pictures of the old location in their advertisements. When I tried to reach out to them about the issue, I was told that the images were an essential part of maintaining brand consistency and that if I had clicked through and scrolled to the bottom of the page, I would seen pictures of the new establishment. I was also told that it should have been obvious to me that the address had changed, and they therefore do not consider their advertisement to be misleading to prior patrons. If I didn't notice a change in the address, it's because I hadn't been to the Riverside in a decade, and I guess I still haven't. The new Riverside B and B is located in the scenic area of within view of the BTH processing plant, which comes with all the associated sounds and smells you might expect from something like that. In the three days I spent in St. Roma's Village, I only opened the window once, and that was because the Curiosity shop downstairs decided they needed to burn about 14 pounds of very strong smelling herbs inside in the middle of a hot summer afternoon. Apparently they thought they were being haunted. Given the area, I can't really blame them though I don't think the problem has anything to do with ghosts. When I say that opening the window was not an improvement, I need you to understand what that means. I want you to think back on every BTH brand, cold sore cure and elbow energizing cream you've ever had the misfortune of trying at the behest of some over enthusiastic salesperson. And know this. The air outside of the new Riverside Bed and Breakfast smells and tastes like all of those things and more. You can feel it settling on your skin like a film of chemically scented oil. If you're lucky, the wind will be blowing towards the factory, in which case you'll be exposed to the comparatively pleasant smell of the river. Because yes, the Riverside BB is still a riverside hotel for better or for worse, which carries with it aromatic notes of rotting vegetation, loose garbage and something I want to say is like chlorine if smelling chlorine made your nose bleed. If that's not enticing enough, here's what you can expect from the several abandoned bicycles littered across the riverbank, most missing at least one tire as well as their seat. A half submerged car that either used to be painted mint green or is covered in a mysterious substance I cannot identify. Prismatic light shows throughout the day as the sunlight plays off of the oily sheen ever present on the surface of the water and of course the BTH smokestacks down the river. The room itself was fine. I think they probably just moved all the furniture and decorations over from the old location, but I can't say I had a pleasant stay. Goodbye St. Roma's Village. I hope we never meet again. Five out of five stars.

[D]

Would you like to hear another? Understood. Thank you and have a great day.

[A]

This episode was written by Cale Brown Sound Design by Pacific S Obadiah Area Hack as Voice Assistant Amber Simpson as Bev Rage Brian Messick as Phil Jack Austin as Jim Mia Souffle as Dominique Robert Lamb as Anonymous.