LEAGUE 19
Submissions
Players
Total Points
League Champion
Jaso(n)76
total points
★ Highest Scoring Song
15
points
Submissions
Players
Total Points
League Champion
Jaso(n)76
total points
★ Highest Scoring Song
15
points
A therapeutic exploration of League 19 and everything it brought up.
CONFIDENTIAL · Dr. Nakamura's Practice · Session Transcript — League 19 Debrief
Dr. Nakamura: So. League 19 has concluded. How are we feeling about the results? Patient: I mean. Jaso(n) won. 76 points. It's fine. It's completely fine. Dr. Nakamura: And is it fine? Patient: leitner was right there with 73 points and I just — I had a feeling about how this was going to go. And I was right. Which somehow made it harder, not easier.
Dr. Nakamura: Let's talk about the top song. "Laid" by James. Jaso(n) submitted that. 15 points. What came up for you when you saw those results? Patient: Honestly? Pure admiration. Jaso(n) read the room perfectly. I'm not even upset. I'm inspired. I think. Is that healthy? Dr. Nakamura: It sounds like healthy appreciation to me. Let's stay with that.
"He sounds so much like a young Neil"
Fitz on Cold Feet by Liam Finn · Carrie's Theme - Nepo Babies
Dr. Nakamura: The "Eric's Theme - Song" round. Jaso(n) won it. "Laid." 15 points. How did that land? Patient: Fine. Genuinely. That was a good submission. The "Carrie's Theme - Nepo Babies" round is the one I keep coming back to. Something happened in that round that I haven't fully unpacked yet. Dr. Nakamura: We have time.
Dr. Nakamura: The group was stable this league — same people, same dynamics. How did that feel? Patient: Familiar. Comfortable. Maybe a little too comfortable? I wonder if comfort is preventing growth. That's very on-brand for me to say in a therapy session, isn't it. Dr. Nakamura: Go on.
Dr. Nakamura: What was the music like this league? As a whole? Patient: Genre-wise, new wave dominated, with jangle pop close behind. Nostalgia for the 1990s ran deep throughout. I think the music tells you a lot about where people are emotionally. Or maybe I'm projecting. That's also very on-brand. Dr. Nakamura: Both can be true.
Dr. Nakamura: We're coming to the end of the session. Jaso(n) won League 19. You didn't. And how are we feeling about League 20? Patient: Ready. I think. Cautiously ready. Dr. Nakamura: Good. That's good. Same time next league? Patient: Same time next league.