As previously announced, this will (probably) be the final episode of Cutscenes - so if you have supported the show in any small way over the past five years - thank you... we wouldn't be here without you.

In our third and final episode of Season 5, we turn back the clock in Until Dawn.

Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt.

Show Notes:

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:45 The Tutorial
• 2:30 Jacob is a Hater
• 6:00 Explosions
• 14:20 The Middle
• 20:45 Wendigos
• 23:55 Peter Stormare
• 29:10 Budget & Sequel
• 33:10 MinMax
• 46:20 Critical Hits
• 51:00 Cut or Scene?
• 54:10 This Week's Game: Cutscenes Metagame
• 1:06:00 Outro & Thank You

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Our fifth (and probably final) season airs from July 17th to July 31st, 2025.

So what now?

• Jacob, Katie and Travis have another podcast called the Left Behind Game Club - check out the last episode the three of them recorded together about Indika.
• If you want more Until Dawn coverage, have a listen to our 2024 episode of the Left Behind Game Club about it.

Find us on Bluesky:

• Jacob
• Katie
• Travis

If you like what you’ve heard, consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!

Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon

In our second episode of Season 5, we hunt for ancient treasure again in Tomb Raider!

Today, we are joined by Dan from The Greatest Story Ever Played! You can follow him on Bluesky.

Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt.

Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023.

Show Notes:

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:05 Intro to Dan
• 2:50 The Tutorial
• 5:05 Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft
• 12:00 Pro-Daddy Issues
• 17:20 Punishment
• 22:00 Some Of Them Are Fine(TM)
• 29:00 Uncharted vs. Tomb Raider
• 35:50 Critical Hits
• 41:40 MinMax
• 58:15 This Week's Game: Real Island or Nah
• 1:06:25 Cut or Scene?
• 1:12:00 Outro

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Our fifth (and probably final) season airs from July 17th to July 31st, 2025.

Find us on Bluesky:

• Jacob
• Katie
• Travis

If you like what you’ve heard, consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!

Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon

In our first episode of Season 5, we chase for ancient gold in Uncharted!

Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt.

Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023.

Show Notes:

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:55 The Tutorial
• 3:10 Our History with Uncharted
• 6:30 Airplane Movie
• 9:10 Tom Holland
• 15:20 Stunts and Action
• 18:55 Villains
• 26:20 Victor Sullivan
• 29:10 Critical Hits
• 35:50 MinMax
• 51:15 Box Office Best
• 1:05:00 Cut or Scene?

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Our fifth (and probably final) season airs from July 17th to July 31st, 2025.

Find us on Bluesky:

• Jacob
• Katie
• Travis

If you like what you’ve heard, consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!

Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon

Hey y'all! We are finally doing it.

Our three episode Season 5 hits weekly starting on July 17th. The season will comprise of episodes covering Uncharted, Tomb Raider (2018) and Until Dawn.

We are not fully closing the door on the show, but there's a high likelihood that these will likely be the last episodes of Cutscenes. Our lives are all in wholly different places compared to 2021 when we launched the show during the pandemic and between life and other projects, this felt like a good place to (probably) end it.

Thanks for coming with us on this last ride.

You can follow us on our other show, the Left Behind Game Club is about to hit 200 episodes and on Bluesky.

• Left Behind Game Club
• Bluesky: Jacob, Katie and Travis

In short, we are delaying Season 5 until the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

If you're looking for a video game podcast to listen to in the meantime, please consider our other shows:

• Left Behind Game Club which is a video game book club podcast featuring Travis, Katie and Jacob
• Crossplay Conversations which is a topical video game podcast that Jacob just launched this month

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we look for the light in episode 9 of our The Last of Us series!

Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).

Show Notes:

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:55 Ashley!
• 5:25 Ellie's Whole Life is Lies
• 9:00 44 Minutes?
• 17:00 Joel's Decision
• 20:40 The Hospital Scene
• 26:20 Crying
• 28:20 Time Heals All Wounds
• 34:50 Future Seasons
• 50:00 Naughty Dog's Next Game
• 53:40 The MCU Bet
• 55:00 Cut or Scene?

Cutscenes will be going away for a little while, but look for Season 5 later this year!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episode when they release!

If you like what you’ve heard, consider sending this show to a friend and giving it a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!

Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we obsessed about Troy in episode 8 of our The Last of Us series!

Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).

Show Notes:

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:45 Jacob Finally Gets To Talk Troy
• 5:00 They're Feeding Them People Right?
• 7:20 Meeting HBO David
• 13:45 High Quality TV Fire
• 14:50 That Final Scene
• 18:30 Joel Goes Wild
• 19:45 Katie Answers Medical Questions
• 26:15 Min/Max
• 29:30 Jacob's Stuffed Horse Obsession
• 32:50 More Zombies Please
• 43:30 Revisiting Left Behind
• 45:40 Game Show: Troy Baker Or Naw
• 58:20 Wrap Up

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. For Season 4, we are going weekly to cover The Last of Us Season 1!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episode when they release!

If you like what you’ve heard, consider sending this show to a friend and giving it a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!

Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon

Find out more at http://cutscenes.ca

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we get left behind in episode 7 of our The Last of Us series!

Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).

Show Notes:

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:30 Our History With The Left Behind DLC
• 4:50 Inside Fedra School
• 6:00 Jacob Loves Old Marketing
• 7:45 Mortal Kombat Vs DLC Arcade
• 11:10 Teens Hangin' At The Mall
• 17:30 TROY! We Watch The Episode 8 Preview
• 21:00 HBO Mall Vs Game Mall
• 29:00 Ellie And Riley
• 30:10 Min Max
• 32:40 More Easter Eggs
• 38:30 Game Show: Mid-2000s Mall Madness
• 50:00 Wrap Up

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. For Season 4, we are going weekly to cover The Last of Us Season 1!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episode when they release!

If you like what you’ve heard, consider sending this show to a friend and giving it a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!

Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon

Find out more at http://cutscenes.ca

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we meet our kin in episode 6 of our The Last of Us series!

Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).

Show Notes:

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:10 We Find Dina In Jackson
• 5:10 Old Marrieds Are The MVPs?
• 9:00 Joel's Hurt And We're Conflicted
• 14:50 More Show/Game Differences
• 20:55 Joel Couldn't Teach Travis Football
• 22:50 Diva Cups Are the MVPs?
• 25:00 Min/Max
• 25:50 Dissecting The Final Scene
• 30:20 Who Are The Fireflies?
• 34:10 Joel Is No Hero
• 40:30 Anticipating Last Three Episodes
• 41:00 Game Show: Pre Pandemic Price Panic
• 44:50 Canadians Try To Do Conversions
• 55:15 Wrap Up

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. For Season 4, we are going weekly to cover The Last of Us Season 1!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episode when they release!

If you like what you’ve heard, consider sending this show to a friend and giving it a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!

Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon

Find out more at http://cutscenes.ca

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we endure and survive in episode 5 of our The Last of Us series!

Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).

Show Notes:

• 00:00 Intro
• 1:20 Travis Has Edit Critiques
• 4:00 Meeting HBO's Sam and Henry
• 8:20 That Ending
• 10:40 Katie Explains Kids' Toys
• 12:45 Joel Runs A Day Care
• 13:35 Comics And Easter Eggs
• 17:00 Ish
• 22:50 Big Boy Bloater
• 26:25 Debating Kathleen
• 31:30 Pricey Set Pieces
• 37:00 We Stan Bella Ramsey
• 41:00 Min/Max
• 48:05 Predictions
• 53:00 Wrap Up

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. For Season 4, we are going weekly to cover The Last of Us Season 1!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episode when they release!

If you like what you’ve heard, consider sending this show to a friend and giving it a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!

Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon

Find out more at http://cutscenes.ca

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, "Kansas City, here we come", in episode 4 of our The Last of Us series!

Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).

Show Notes:

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:30 Please Hold My Hand
• 1:10 The Most Game-Like Episode
• 3:40 Bella Ramsay Stan Club
• 8:15 Begging For Your Life
• 11:10 Melanie Lynskey
• 12:55 The Walking Dead
• 17:35 We Are Concerned
• 22:50 Min/Max
• 31:20 The Last of Us in Culture
• 32:40 Katie's DMs
• 35:20 Game: Naughty Dog or Nah
• 44:00 Wrap Up

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. For Season 4, we are going weekly to cover The Last of Us Season 1!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episode when they release!

If you like what you’ve heard, consider sending this show to a friend and giving it a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!

Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon

Find out more at http://cutscenes.ca