Um, Actually... - Season 5
1 - Return to Love, Actually
Air Date: February 12, 2021
It's another couples-only, love-celebrating, still-pedantic edition of Um, Actually!
2 - Crew Battle
Air Date: February 26, 2021
The writers and past hosts of Um, Actually compete in the ultimate nerdy battle royale.
3 - Nicktoons
Air Date: March 13, 2021
Rekha, Jess, and Caldwell take a trip to the world of Nickelodeon nostalgia.
4 - Cabin in the Woods, Deadlands, Spider-Man Villains
Air Date: March 26, 2021
Andrew, Mike, and Joan learn about Marvel's Gibbon and discuss the darkness of Kevin McCallister.
5 - Anglophilia
Air Date: April 9, 2021
Emma, Amy, and Gutes compete to prove who is the true monarch of British nerdery.
6 - Kim Possible, The Princess Bride, Sliders
Air Date: April 23, 2021
Gus, Kirk, and Amy talk Austin Powers, guess some screams, and more.
7 - Dystopias
Air Date: May 8, 2021
Erik Voss, Kelly Nugent, and DC Pierson compete to see whose new world is the bravest.
8 - The McElroy Melee
Air Date: May 21, 2021
Justin, Travis, and Clint McElroy battle to see who's the most pedantic member of the family.
9 - Monsters, Myths, and Folklore
Air Date: June 4, 2021
Jordan, Marina, and Trisha talk all kinds of creatures from ancient tales.
10 - Demiliches, Isengard, I Am Legend
Air Date: June 18, 2021
Maude, Erika, and Carolyn talk Uruk-hai impressions and more.
11 - Battle of the Mods
Air Date: July 2, 2021
The Dropout mods take a break from keeping the Discord civil to compete over nerdy trivia.
12 - ActuallyMania
Air Date: July 16, 2021
Danielle, Dan, and Jay bodyslam some wrestling trivia to see who will win the belt.
13 - Star Wars Names, HUDs, The Umbrella Academy
Air Date: July 30, 2021
Jordan, Michelle, and Shane compete but more importantly learn what an echidna looks like.
14 - Hades, Herlock Sholmes, The Stormlight Archives
Air Date: August 13, 2021
Becca Scott, Satine Pheonix, and James Willems unionize to fight the oppressive point system.
15 - Alien vs Predator, The Beastmaster, ET
Air Date: August 27, 2021
Erik Voss, MT, and Jay Washington dance in their seats with excitement.
16 - Um, Anime!
Air Date: September 10, 2021
Orion Black, Kendra Wells, and Eli Yudin face off in an entirely anime themed episode.
17 - Sunshine, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Sex Criminals
Air Date: September 24, 2021
Carolyn Page, Gus Sorola, and Andrew Rosas duke it out in a redemption episode.
18 - Arrival, Dragon Ball Super, Elf With a Gun
Air Date: October 8, 2021
Kelly Nugent, Erika Ishii, and Malika Lim Eubank try to run faster than their friends.
19 - The Haunting of Hill House, Hereditary, The Ring
Air Date: October 22, 2021
Betsy Sodaro, Mark Rennie, and Oscar Montoya determine which horror franchises never went to space.
20 - Soulcalibur, Dread, The Sims: Livin' Large
Air Date: November 5, 2021
Matt Mercer, Haley Mancini, and Matthew Kelly wonder if there's an Aquaman for rivers and lakes.
21 - Catwoman, Undertale, Clayface
Air Date: November 19, 2021
Ify Nwadiwe and Brodie Reed team up to face off against Dani Fernandez and Danielle Radford.
22 - 1984, Hunter x Hunter, Supernatural
Air Date: December 3, 2021
Aabria Iyengar, Taliesin Jaffe, and Brennan Lee Mulligan sing the praises of the long Tetris piece.
23 - The Nutcracker, The Nightmare Before Christmas, White Christmas
Air Date: December 17, 2021
Emma Fyffe, Amy Vorpahl, and Winston A. Marshall ho ho throw down in a holiday themed episode.
24 - Star Trek, Species, Bionicle
Air Date: December 31, 2021
Michael Saltzman, Amy Dallen, and Markiea McCarty test their knowledge of bird sounds and logos.