Without a Trace

Limitless Podcast Transcript [S2E1]

Johnny: I'm talking about the aftermath, guys, Spades literally took this half-beaten-to-death man and dropped him off at the fucking Police Station and dipped. That's fucking ballsy. Imagine if Spades pulled that now with the Vigilante Ban? I'd be going insane!

Yuta: Seriously! Spades got ten times more brutal than when the other Aces were around. Then the ban happened and it got so much worse.

Johnny: Yeah, vigilantes now can't leave any closed ends, they do that and they get caught, but shit, still some of the scenes that Spades leaves behind is downright horrific.

Mark: Honestly, I can't believe they're still alive after that. Do you remember the Rich Avenue incident? On Halloween? Shit, I can't believe those people were still alive. There was blood everywhere.

Johnny: I know, damn, Spades must have been fucking pissed. What Spades left behind in that house was downright terrifying. Must have found out about the Vigilante Ban, remember what was written on that card?

Yuta: Fuck Senator Keeves, I do what I want and will keep doing it?

Mark: Yup. Damn, talk about power move. Now Spades is a fucking hurricane, since then, I swear, something changed in Spades, from fighting styles to the criminals targeted, it's insane. I just want to know what goes on in Spades' head, you know? I feel like Spades has a lot of interesting opinions. But, seriously, I'm glad to know that Spades stuck with that part of the code even after the Aces just fell apart. Do you know if Spades still talks to Clubs?

Johnny: If they do talk we'd never know. Spades is the only identity still kept a secret from the public and, if anything, I'm sure Spades is kissing up to Clubs right now so he doesn't reveal it.

Yuta: Or it could be the other way around, I feel like the two have perfect leverage against each other and I don't know how else they'd keep one another in check. As for Hearts no one knows either, if they do talk, that would be interesting considering the fall out they all had. But I would like to know what they thing of Spades now.

Johnny: Spades became kind of a dark horse, no? Out of nowhere and suddenly one of the most active vigilantes.

Mark: Dude, people were in such disbelief that they actually thought the person who orchestrated the Rich Avenue incident was just a copy cat, remember? Then the police released that it couldn't have been because they kept a certain detail out of the records so they could tell if attacks were done by Spades or if they were just copy cats.

Yuta: Well, yeah, but it really just reeks of "Source: OOMF said," you know what I mean? The styles are just so drastically different from one another that it was hard to believe.

Mark: I don't know, maybe Spades was just pissed. The Aces were no more, the Vigilante Ban, and just... who knows, maybe Spades was just tired. Tired of things not going the way they were supposed to.

Johnny: It's kind of scary, but in somewhat of an admirable kind of way? But then again, and even scarier, apparently some people have spotted Spades talking to Blackguard.

Yuta: Oh, fuck, if those two team up I can only imagine the chaos.

Mark: Right, they're both on the top ten most wanted too, have you seen the rewards on their heads? Spades is at $500,000 right now and Blackguard twice that just because of the people he's killed.

Johnny: Damn, vigilantes, I get that the people they get rid of had it coming for them but, god, they come and go so fast. Spades, at the moment, is just targeting petty crime right now just because there's nothing going on locally, and if there was then Blackguard takes care of it.

Mark: Yeah, it's like there's a system, or something. Or maybe just mutual respect. I wonder what Spades is going to do now with that one unknown person going out to kill Vigilantes now. Does that make them a vigilante too? Because they're exercising power outside of government authority, but at the same time it's to, like, aid the government. I don't know.

Yuta: Yeah, Mark, take it easy before you get a headache. All we know is that Spades chose to stay active and now the government's doing everything they can to figure out who they are.

Johnny: Right, right. But Spades, what a character. Remember when we'd see the Mastermind, Huntsman, and Spades team up? It was crazy. First team up we've seen since the Aces basically disbanded and fucking hell that was a trio. Mastermind is a genius.

Mark: Yeah! Have you seen his traps? Very Jigsaw esque, you know? I wonder if he's a fan. If one of his targets falls in them that's it. But it's kind of interesting to see how he works, you know? Those traps are equally as genius, and combined with Spades' technique and Huntsman's aim it really makes the whole thing pop, you know?

Johnny: Yeah, it's just insane how these vigilantes work and think, I want to sit down with one and have a deep conversation with them, I think they'd have so much interesting things to say.

Yuta: Agreed. Who know what Spades is going to do next, one of the interesting things about most vigilantes is that it's hard to pinpoint what exactly it is that they're trying to achieve or trying to do. Who knows, maybe some of them are just bored adults who have nothing better to do, or maybe they're like the Aces who noticed that there was just something horribly wrong with the system and wanted to fix it.

Johnny: Or maybe even both.

Yuta: Maybe. It's definitely interesting, though.

Mark: Yeah, but, with that said, we're going to have to wrap up the episode here now. Thanks for listening, you guys, and as usual we'll be active on Twitter to answer your questions on CuriousCat and, also as usual, we'll be answering the first 100 questions that come in. We'll leave a poll pinned for what vigilante you want us to talk about next and maybe we'll even throw in something extra. If you check out Patreon right now you'll see a nifty poll for a secret thing that I think you'll all enjoy. Oh, and buy us a Kofi! Link's in our bio on Twitter.

Johnny: We should really get an Instagram.

Mark: We should, but we'll deal with that later. But, speaking of, follow us on Twitter! We appreciate it.

Johnny: Oh and thanks to Crys, as always, for transcribing [TN: You're welcome]! Make sure to follow her on ​ and buy her a Kofi so she can keep transcribing more of your favorite podcasts. Like our friends over at Kick Back, Ten and Yangyang. Kick Back's a podcast about TV Show reviews and how there are subliminal plot points that relate to issues today, check them out!

Mark: And follow Yuta on Instagram!

Yuta: The @'s yuu_taa_1026 if you're interested. I try to keep things cool.

Mark: Right on, that's all we have for this evening's episode so we'll catch you in the next one! Good night, everyone!

Johnny: See you later!

Outro Song: - High John, Flitz&Suppe