{"id":3051,"date":"2026-05-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=3051"},"modified":"2026-05-03T22:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:15:35","slug":"special-report-9-part-1-monarch-legacy-of-monsters-season-2-episodes-1-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/special-report-9-part-1-monarch-legacy-of-monsters-season-2-episodes-1-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Report #9, Part 1 \u2013 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 Episodes 1-4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Special-Report-9-1-Monarch-Season-2-Eps.-1-4-1024x1024.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Special-Report-9-1-Monarch-Season-2-Eps.-1-4-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Special-Report-9-1-Monarch-Season-2-Eps.-1-4-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Special-Report-9-1-Monarch-Season-2-Eps.-1-4-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Special-Report-9-1-Monarch-Season-2-Eps.-1-4-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Special-Report-9-1-Monarch-Season-2-Eps.-1-4-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Special-Report-9-1-Monarch-Season-2-Eps.-1-4-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In this compilation of originally Patreon-exclusive weekly coverage, Nate (and Jimmy From NASA) dives into the first four episodes of season two of AppleTV+\u2019s <em>Monarch: Legacy of Monsters<\/em>. Nate argues it starts off strong and starts hitting some valleys relatively soon. He ends up a little disappointed that Titan X isn\u2019t quite like H.P. Lovecraft\u2019s Dagon as much as he wanted. What did you think of these episodes? Part 2 will be posted Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out Nathan\u2019s spinoff podcasts,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/redcircle.com\/shows\/henshin-men\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Henshin Men<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/powertrippod.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Power Trip<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/henshinpowerv3.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henshin Power V3<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our free MIFV MAX patrons on Patreon: Cordell Stevens, John Pannozzi, Jacob Heron, Cool Cat Videos, Bransbow, Sean Sullivan, Frankie Wolf, Russel Hale, FRIEN Jadge, Bob Hard, ArtsieSteph, Robert O\u2019Brien, DD Chief, Kaye, Nobody, The Indiscrite One, Clayton Warden, Enigma, Dave Blanken, Patrick Greenlaw, Mikki, Josh Baughan, Shane Cochran, and Francis Chopin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You, too, can join MIFV MAX on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/monsterislandfilmvault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a>&nbsp;to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! 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NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Podcast Social Media:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MIFV Linktree:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/monsterislandfilmvault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/monsterislandfilmvault<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nate\u2019s Linktree:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/nathan_marchand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/nathan_marchand<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MIFV is a member of PodNation (<a href=\"https:\/\/podnation.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/podnation.tv\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MIFV is one of Feedspot\u2019s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! 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(<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.feedspot.com\/monster_podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/podcasts.feedspot.com\/monster_podcasts\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\user%201\\Documents\\Nate's%20Stuffs\\Monster%20Island%20Film%20Vault%20(podcast)\\MIFV%20Blogs\\www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com\">www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#JimmyFromNASALives, #MonsterIslandFilmVault, #Podcast, #kaiju, #MIFV, #Monarch, #MonarchLegacyofMonsters, #AppleTV, #MonsterVerse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 2026 Moonlighting Ninjas Media<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_657\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3051-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/3dsvu8s6npvrd3iy\/Monarch_Season_2_Part_1_Eps_1-4_FINAL7hfpn.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/3dsvu8s6npvrd3iy\/Monarch_Season_2_Part_1_Eps_1-4_FINAL7hfpn.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/3dsvu8s6npvrd3iy\/Monarch_Season_2_Part_1_Eps_1-4_FINAL7hfpn.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/3dsvu8s6npvrd3iy\/Monarch_Season_2_Part_1_Eps_1-4_FINAL7hfpn.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3051-podcast&#039;);\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/3dsvu8s6npvrd3iy\/Monarch_Season_2_Part_1_Eps_1-4_FINAL7hfpn.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" download=\"Monarch_Season_2_Part_1_Eps_1-4_FINAL7hfpn.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, Kaiju Lovers! 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