If you're interested in the Thorin + Richard + MonteCristo movie review show mentioned in this episode, it's called "Four Play" and can be watched on the Last Free Nation Culture channel! Link: www.youtube.com/@LastFreeNationCulture

@user-fc8xw4fi5v

12 күн бұрын

You guys should watch "The Wages of Fear" next! If you have never seen it, you're in for a treat.. the best movie I've ever watched!

@AM2K2

12 күн бұрын

Nice one - just listened to the Face Off episode...it was great 🤣

@roller98

7 күн бұрын

@@user-fc8xw4fi5vkyg😢

Maui: "Finally EU sees that you need NA talent to have a chance.." *Thorin lowers his volume

@user-wq2lu3fx7b

13 күн бұрын

Based

3:08 maui's volume being lowered as soon as he starts talking killed me

@tiosuke38

9 күн бұрын

goated edit

@liam3104

8 күн бұрын

@@tiosuke38it’s not an edit

Unfortunately this is probably the closest we'll get to having these three at an analyst desk together, but I love this either way

@KindriEvans

13 күн бұрын

I don't know, I think PGL would be open to having all 3 on the desk, they seem a lot more willing to take these guys in than Blast and ESL who only want to play it safe. PGL knows that these 3 would make the best content

@distantlights3510

12 күн бұрын

@@KindriEvans Thorin and Silviu had a mardy on twitter after Copenhagen and when Richard announced he would be working PGL's events next year Thorin said "Apparently everyone else wants the PGL cheque so I'll be their huckleberry, like I seemingly always have to be." so heavily doubt lol. There's a first time for everything though so maybe Richard can convince him to lay off it lmao.

@KindriEvans

12 күн бұрын

@@distantlights3510 I understand your points, however if they're willing to sign Richard who is considered a brand risk for other TO's (and especially after everything RL and Thorin had said after Stockholm), I wouldn't put it past them to employ Thorin and a few others after a few conversations. Maybe not for the biggest events initially, but I think seeing him every now and again for some PGL events isn't out of the question

@distantlights3510

12 күн бұрын

​@@KindriEvans The point isn't that PGL won't hire Thorin, they of course would, it's that Thorin is seemingly going scorched earth in relation to them and Thorin ain't one to back down lmao. RL isn't considered a "brand risk" what are you on? He's one of the most tenured and professional people in the whole of esports. He's fundamentally opposed to sports washing/will call out TO's on their bullshit, that's not being a "brand risk" that's just called having principles.

@skillezkillez

12 күн бұрын

​​@@distantlights3510Unfortunately, nowadays having principles like the one Richard does makes you considered a brand risk by many TOs / companies in general. But ofcourse Richard wouldn't even accepting working for most of these TOs.

I always wanted Maui to be a guest on By The Numbers

Poor Maui is literally sandwiched in the middle by two bearded men during the topic on Stewie.

@NicholasEllis-rs3nx

13 күн бұрын

That’s his Bread and Butter or he Broke

Thank you for having Richard and doing a long episode to boot. Prolly not hard for a buncha mates but its much appreciated in the factory ❤

Let me guess Richard`s ugly point: Stewicel Maui's good point: Stewie is top5 igl right now :)

@liamn2030

13 күн бұрын

1/2

Damn, 3 hours and Richard, thanks 🎉

I would kill to see this lineup doing a desk segment in a big tournament

@Hax187

13 күн бұрын

"fans" won't be able to handle it lmfaooo

@paradoxofgodexisting

13 күн бұрын

​@@Hax187 Because average fan has to wait 10 more years to legally drink. In Europe.

@jebbyy32

13 күн бұрын

​@@paradoxofgodexistingoof

@Hax187

13 күн бұрын

@@paradoxofgodexisting yup exactly haha

@floofy1

12 күн бұрын

the special snowflakes are gonna cry and say its too toxic KEK

Wish thoorin and rich never stopped making BTN these 2 together are still the best cs podcasting duo of all time.

@legionofbronze996

10 күн бұрын

Arguably the best esports podcast ever

@tristan_mp

9 күн бұрын

I think Rich said he stopped because he was getting way too much hate from it.

@heinrichrahm1531

4 күн бұрын

Best episodes were 3 hours with 1 hour of petty grievances at the start

3hr what a blessing, thx guys

i have thoroughly enjoyed this first episode of The Return Of The Return Of By The Numbers

The energy between Thorin and Richard is exactly like I remember from the BTN days, like it never ended. Absolutely loving this!

1:29:02 to 2:15:21 for the By The Numbers cameo

BY THE NUMBERS returned!

I know for a fact that this is going to be a fucking sick episode.

Richard Lewis going in on Stewie's broken mental was gold.

@TYLERLOVESBMX1

13 күн бұрын

Projecting from his little closet of loneliness 😂😂😂

@gbrowning2749

10 күн бұрын

@@TYLERLOVESBMX1 i mean, he's right tbh

@mum-your

10 күн бұрын

@@gbrowning2749 about his own insecurity? sure. about stewie? lol no

really happy Rich came on for an episode, great listen!

We eating good tonight lads. Thanks for the great content!

Duncan was absolutely on fire in this video! Banger point after banger point.

Thank you all very much for this long video. Welcome back Richard. You were dearly missed

Christmas came early, can't wait to hear RLewis roast Maui for his stewie2k interview gobblefest

@Malibuthe6th

13 күн бұрын

“bluds doing tricks on it”

What a banger of a line-up this week, I could watch you three all day every day go back and forth

Usually never comment on videos. I think Richard took the past to personal. Even on the interview stewie was watching his wording to not put players down. Even when making comments about taz. You can see he was going to go down one road but turned back. Analyst been talking about hunters performance. Stewie gave us some insight how hunter was doing and claimed to give him just positive reinforcement which may have helped and hunter performed. Claimed they didn’t realize nexas performance but knew matches got turned around by crucial clutches. Then Thorin talks about the stats something along the lines of “stats matter for everyone except stewie for some reason” As if we didn’t see blameF get highly talked about being this high rated player when his stats came from farming ecos, exit kills and mainly trades. Stats matter but some kills make no difference. I love everyone here, I watch their interviews/videos they put out. But never have I seen two journalist be extremely biased because of their own emotions. Stewie isn’t 100% matured but where he was from two years ago, you can tell he tried carrying himself in a different matter. More mature. To have the sentiment of “he’s the same fucking guy from two years ago” and not hoping or thinking he has changed or matured a bit is insane. TLDR: If they can’t understand Stewart’s impact and difference from hooxi to understand the why people paint hooxi as replaceable and not to have as much game sense as stewie, I highly advise everyone to watch stewies Dallas matches vs hooxi in blast @london. Look how hooxi pretty much looked as he was throwing. Lost, horrible positions going back to 4v5 with no space created

Great vid. Thanks! Also I love the longer format

You're pugging with mythic that hits differently.

I can't WAIT for the full stew10am shred session.

even without watching the full video I already know this trio is gonna bring the fire 🔥

Wow, what a surprise guest! Good on you guys and Richard.

Winston churcill once said "show me a young cs fan who likes thorin's takes and i'll show you someone with no heart, show me an old cs fan who disagrees with thorin and i'll show you someone with no brains" :p love the content as always

3 hours of Richard, Maui and Thorin talking about CS? Sign me up!

Those 3 hours absolutely flew by, loved this episode. Excited for the future videos about Liquid's internal issues and am always glad to see people call out the Zywoo "glazers" as it were.

Great content as always. Thanks.

had to listen right away instead of waiting till work another banger 😯

What a banger. I don’t normally listen to the entire podcast but man this was great.

Stewie has unlocked a new level of breath management in Richard when it comes to rants LOL, full rap god mode was activated.

Can’t wait for this 3 hour banger. Every time Thorin and RL do content it reminds me of how much I miss BTN. Cheers

Great format giving each person 3 topics. Well done.

Richard having the balls to call someone else arrogant is hilarious

Banger episode

monesy had the special sauce from the very beginning especially his charackter combined with his skill and his "star power" i allways thought it was crazy letting him go for 600k while simple was clearly on his way out

Haven't even watched the episode yet but I already know this is going to be a banger!

Thank you for 3 hour content 🙏

When you see the chapter breakdown and one of the Ugly takes is more than a quarter of the whole show. 🍿🍿🍿

I drink everytime Thorin says "By the way" - I am deceased.

thanks again for the content

by the snake and numbers! love it guys good content

perhaps the best episode to date

I don't see a world where M0nesy isn't the goat of CS2. He has been carrying G2 on his back all year. I never thought I'd see a time where Niko isn't the star player on his team, but M0nesy completely outshines him.

@daanishgupta

11 күн бұрын

Donk

@tristan_mp

10 күн бұрын

Cs2 isn't even a year old and you're talking about goats

@mum-your

10 күн бұрын

@@daanishgupta yeah he was the goat in dallas and major

@lohvrti

3 күн бұрын

We don't know yet. People said the same about get_right and shox in csgo. Although the ceiling/levels are completely different

Great episode 💪

Great content as usual. Thank you, gentlemen.

Hell yeah brother

seeing rl and thorin on a cs podcast brought back so many memories ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏❤

CadiaN got Stabbi'd, then the knife was Twistzzed

Omg nearly 3 hours.... Love it

3 hours with the best 3, damn this is a good day

Banger episode as always

Three hours of Thorin, Rich and Maui holy fuck. Thanks for making my weekend guys.

Nice, christmas has come early!

Getting the band back together. Banger video.

Great episode

Banger !

The crossover we always wanted.

Absolute banger episode thx for the 3h entertainment guys

Great episode, BTN vibes, what a way to start my week

Hell yeah, Rich episode

A banger lads. My heart broke for Maui as he got double teamed on his Stewie point 😂😂

Vintage BtN vibe episode. The heat was back with the rants

3 hour snake and banter with Richard Lewis?? Today is a good day.

46:08 some could say they twistzz a naf 🔪 into cadians back

@MichaelMcmanhory-ms9mr

13 күн бұрын

Not every kick is a backstab tbf. The reason the stabbi situation was so dramatic was because they presented themselves like a family. Then there was the angle that they forced their way out of Heroic, so they essentially just spite kicked Cadian out of a team they weren't even planning to play for. Tough to say without knowing the behind the scenes details, but I doubt there was anything that extreme with Liquid.

@WeavyVAL

13 күн бұрын

Shut up bro cadian is fucking trash he was dead weight and they were never gonna win anything. Better to get an igl and a good awper instead of a good igl who is shit on the awp.

@templarknight7

13 күн бұрын

@@MichaelMcmanhory-ms9mr stabbi came out with a statement that basically corroborated heroic's story. somehow they thought it would clear their name.

the next major desk preview 🎉

God i miss Richard and thorin by the numbers show, this podcast is like a teaser

This feels almost like a BTN throwback. Good times.

Richard being a journalist and slamming stew for saying what he saw/felt is weird af ngl. Theres so much unnecessary hate. Ppl ask questions and hes basically "reporting" his experience there. Raw and unfiltered. Arent those what journalists are supposed to do? He just said he saw the cracks here and there. I can understand maybe from ethical/professional pov, he prolly shouldnt hv answered in detail. But hey hes stew. You ask him question, he gon speak his mind no glaze.

@Global_Titans

5 күн бұрын

What you call hate I see as obvious criticism. I'm glad G2 managed to win and that's great, but like Richard said, probably anyone that isn't Hooxi would make them win, just had to not play like Hooxi.

Hell ya 3 hours, we got some certified yappers in here

love it. Good content. Where is the film content? 2001 a space odyssey?

Jeez, guys, thanks🎉

Free Twistzz PLEASE. He is my favorite player and it hurts me to watch him in this incompetent team.

This trio would be so fun to listen to on a tournament desk.

Always a treat to see rich and thorin talk about counter strike now we got Maui in the mix ! We cooking here ! Now if only we had kassad mix in there !

Sad to see that the full episode on Minecraft isn't out yet :(

lets go Legendary line-up

Thank you gentleman 🤝

Love seeing Rich back on a cs podcast.

1:59:59 this part of richard lewis's talk bothers me. When I watch the game I think it's natural to place players who think similarly to you in higher regard. I used to love the way syrson awped. He made a lot of the same decisions as I would in scenarios and because of that I happily overrated him as an awper even if he isn't all that good. I think if stewie were to play with someone awping like shiro he wouldn't say anything like that because shiro's a more passive awper even if he is absolutely amazing and has been one of the top 5 awpers in the world for several years now. m0nesy and stewie do actually approach the game in a similar way if you just literally watch the way they play the game. Ignore the smoke criminal bs, look at how both players react to being down a player. If you watch hunter and nexa, they're your more static players who sort of turtle up and wait for the hit to come, while m0nesy and stewie get more uneasy and start moving a bit, trying to find a gap in the T setup to relieve the pressure.

Fantastic trio

goes without saying really, but this would be a banger weekly trio- love yalls (totally not an unhealthy parasocial relationship)

Are Stewie and Doublelift related ? They both seem to spill the beans a lot and mom’s getting angry

YO!!! I see Richard, I click, I send love!

Holy fuck Richard Lewis needs a therapist. I never hated someone even remotely nearly as he hates stewie2k xD

Actual divine blessing

Goated episode

banger episode !!! only if you skip maui inputs

Blessed to be in the 1% of Vitality fans who cheers for apEX instead of the Woo 💪

absolute banger

long episode with Thorin and Rich ? Let me get my beer

Man we got to get richard an thorin back on a cs podcast. The chemistry is just magical

Richard & Thorin thank you for the excellent and humorous insight on stewie2k's interview. I was beginning to think the counterstrike world had gone mad with all the idiotic positive feedback I was seeing. Thorin put it well. He's still mentally 16 years old. Unfortunate for him he hasn't learned from his mistakes. I can't help but root against him because of his disingenuous personality and complete and utter lack of professionalism.

The best trio ever possible