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ANR Geekly 218 - Did Hasbro Deliver?

September 26, 2025·1 hr 48 min·4 clips

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The conversation opens with a shrug. One host says the figure is a hard pass, not because the sculpt is impossible to read, but because the leg design works against the point of a character whose whole thing is changing shape. The price makes that sting more. They keep calling it luxe-priced, and that framing matters because a collector can forgive a lot when the build feels smart, but not when the engineering feels like it missed the character entirely. The box-art defense does not really land. The hosts make the obvious counterpoint that the classic look is already printed on the packaging, so repeating it in plastic does not solve the complaint. What they want is flexibility. The talk lands on partial and full limb changes, then settles on the simple idea that a good Scroll figure should actually behave like a Scroll figure. There is some mock outrage. That turns the disagreement into a familiar collector argument about whether a release is a real version of the character or just a build-it placeholder for the thing people actually want later. A future Maximum Scroll gets mentioned. The suggestion is that this release may be more about getting money now than being the definitive version, with the missing parts maybe showing up later. Then the mood softens. Rachel Summers comes up as the figure one host has wanted for a while, and the tone shifts from refusal to anticipation. The other host barely argues. Instead, they move into the practical details of the comic book cover that came with it and whether they can even enlarge the image they want to look at. That is the real rhythm of the episode. Big opinions first, then the little collector chores that always follow, like checking packaging and deciding whether the purchase still feels good after the adrenaline fades. The back-and-forth stays loose and teasing. It works because the hosts sound like people who know the hobby well enough to be picky, and their arguments make sense even when they are nitpicking.

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A blunt collector chat about Scroll, Rachel Summers, and whether the design actually fits the character.

This episode stays close to the questions collectors usually care about: how the figure is built, what it costs, and whether it feels true to the character or just the box. The complaint about Scroll is simple enough.

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For when you want a blunt verdict on whether this luxe-price figure is worth a pass.

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