Season 5
24 episodes · 2021
1Return to Love, Actually
It's another couples-only, love-celebrating, still-pedantic edition of Um, Actually!
2Crew Battle
The writers and past hosts of Um, Actually compete in the ultimate nerdy battle royale.
3Nicktoons
Rekha, Jess, and Caldwell take a trip to the world of Nickelodeon nostalgia.
4Cabin in the Woods, Deadlands, Spider-Man Villains
Andrew, Mike, and Joan learn about Marvel's Gibbon and discuss the darkness of Kevin McCallister.
5Anglophilia
Emma, Amy, and Gutes compete to prove who is the true monarch of British nerdery.
6Kim Possible, The Princess Bride, Sliders
Gus, Kirk, and Amy talk Austin Powers, guess some screams, and more.
7Dystopias
Erik Voss, Kelly Nugent, and DC Pierson compete to see whose new world is the bravest.
8The McElroy Melee
Justin, Travis, and Clint McElroy battle to see who's the most pedantic member of the family.
9Monsters, Myths, and Folklore
Jordan, Marina, and Trisha talk all kinds of creatures from ancient tales.
10Demiliches, Isengard, I Am Legend
Maude, Erika, and Carolyn talk Uruk-hai impressions and more.
11Battle of the Mods
The Dropout mods take a break from keeping the Discord civil to compete over nerdy trivia.
12ActuallyMania
Danielle, Dan, and Jay bodyslam some wrestling trivia to see who will win the belt.
13Star Wars Names, HUDs, The Umbrella Academy
Jordan, Michelle, and Shane compete but more importantly learn what an echidna looks like.
14Hades, Herlock Sholmes, The Stormlight Archives
Becca Scott, Satine Pheonix, and James Willems unionize to fight the oppressive point system.
15Alien vs Predator, The Beastmaster, ET
Erik Voss, MT, and Jay Washington dance in their seats with excitement.
16Um, Anime!
Orion Black, Kendra Wells, and Eli Yudin face off in an entirely anime themed episode.
17Sunshine, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Sex Criminals
Carolyn Page, Gus Sorola, and Andrew Rosas duke it out in a redemption episode.
18Arrival, Dragon Ball Super, Elf With a Gun
Kelly Nugent, Erika Ishii, and Malika Lim Eubank try to run faster than their friends.
19The Haunting of Hill House, Hereditary, The Ring
Betsy Sodaro, Mark Rennie, and Oscar Montoya determine which horror franchises never went to space.
20Soulcalibur, Dread, The Sims: Livin' Large
Matt Mercer, Haley Mancini, and Matthew Kelly wonder if there's an Aquaman for rivers and lakes.
21Catwoman, Undertale, Clayface
Ify Nwadiwe and Brodie Reed team up to face off against Dani Fernandez and Danielle Radford.
221984, Hunter x Hunter, Supernatural
Aabria Iyengar, Taliesin Jaffe, and Brennan Lee Mulligan sing the praises of the long Tetris piece.
23The Nutcracker, The Nightmare Before Christmas, White Christmas
Emma Fyffe, Amy Vorpahl, and Winston A. Marshall ho ho throw down in a holiday themed episode.
24Star Trek, Species, Bioniclefinale
Michael Saltzman, Amy Dallen, and Markiea McCarty test their knowledge of bird sounds and logos.
