Monarch: Legacy of Monsters: Season 2, Episode 1, "Cause and Effect"
A Storm of Spoilers
Dave Gonzales and Neil Miller
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2026
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
This week, Da7e and Neil move from Westeros to the Monsterverse as Apple TV's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters returns for its second season.
In The Calm [06:24], they recap the story so far and piece together where the events of season one (and season two's premiere) fit on the larger timeline of Legendary's Titan-filled story world. They also discuss Kong Skull Island and how Kong and his neighborhood have evolved since the 2017 film.
Then in The Storm [59:32], they look ahead to episode two and beyond, attempting to predict what will be this season's big technological MacGuffin. They also discuss a few wild theories about where this series may ultimately end.
And finally, in a very special new segment called The Godzilla Project [01:16:20], Da7e leads Neil through Session Zero of a new "Kids on Bikes"-inspired roleplaying experience. Over the next 10 weeks, Neil will create his own Godzilla movie project and be at the mercy of Da7e's dungeon master expertise and numerous dice rolls to see if he can deliver a successful entry in the Monsterverse franchise.
Next week, Monarch season two continues with episode two, "Resonance," on Friday. Which means there will be a new pod in your feeds on Saturday with more Calm, more Storm, and Session One of The Godzilla Project where Neil will make his initial movie pitch!
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| 0:00.0 | Today should give us some level of protection. |
| 0:15.0 | I guess that depends on what we need protection from. |
| 0:19.0 | You afraid to get on run into a Titan? |
| 0:22.3 | What are your sense of adventure? |
| 0:26.2 | Beware, spoiler phobes. |
| 0:27.7 | You have stumbled into a storm of spoilers. |
| 0:29.8 | A podcast that is as Titan obsessed as the characters of Monarch and Apex. |
| 0:34.8 | This podcast is split into three sections. |
| 0:37.0 | In the first section. |
| 0:38.0 | We call the Calm for Branding Purposes. |
| 0:40.7 | Neil and I will cover the first episode of the second season of Monarch Legacy of Monsters, |
| 0:45.4 | titled Cause and Effect, where Grandma has plot lines in two time periods. |
| 0:50.4 | Then, in a semi-storm section, Neil and I will speculate about what comes next because we have not seen any more of this season than you have. |
| 0:58.7 | Finally, because isn't this all very silly as Paramount Swallows the Entertainment Industry, |
| 1:03.9 | Neil is going to use some dice and his wits to make his own Godzilla movie. |
| 1:08.6 | I swear, I will explain. |
| 1:10.7 | We're not ruining. We're enriching. Well, |
| 1:13.2 | hello again. I'm Dave Gonzalez. And I'm Neil Miller and welcome back to a storm of spoilers. We have |
| 1:20.3 | made it out of Westeros and we are back into the monster verse. But that does I mean we're |
| 1:27.4 | necessarily done with West Rose? |
| 1:29.9 | A little bit of upcoming scheduling notes for you here. |
| 1:35.1 | You can check us out. |
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