Was Joey About To Defeat Mai? [My Freaky Valentine]

Ignore 29:17 I went crazy in the brain and swapped Warrior Returning Alive with Monster Reborn in my head.

The real reason why Joey refused to use his time wizard in the first duel is because he knew Mai was depressed already and didn't want to hit her with his time wizard luck. What a nice guy!

Joey automatically wins for his iconic creepy chin

21:52 lol. I can almost imagine a scene in YGOTAS after the duel “Congrats Mai. You defeated the half-dead guy that loved you and didn’t even want to win. You truly are the greatest duelist.”

If I had a nickel for every time Joey couldn't finish a duel because he physically collapsed, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

If you think Joey having Fiber Jar is crazy, Jaden plays Solemn Judgment in his duel against Jinzo.

Fun Fact: Mai is the only duelist in Waking the Dragons to win a duel using The Seal Of Orichalcos.

Personally, I never had a problem with Joey trying to throw the duel in order to get through to Mai. What I did have a problem with this was the fact that Joey was effectively removed from the final act of the Waking the Dragon Arc. I would've loved to see Yugi, Kaiba and Joey team up together to take on Dartz. Especially since Joey is supposed to be the wielder of the Claw of Hermos, one of the three dragons who fought Dartz 10,000 years ago. What I think they should've done was, if the events of the Waking the Dragon arc has to stay the same, where Joey loses to Mai, and then have Mai lose to Rafael, is have Rafael undo the effects of the Orichalos, by pulling out the souls of Joey and Mai and place them back in their respected bodies. After all, Rafael has been shown to do that, as he did return the souls of Weevil Underwood and Rex Raptor. So why couldn't he do the same thing with Joey and Mai? And no, I don't think the answer is that he no long posseses the powers of the Orichalos, as Rafael did accidentally tapped into that power when he discovered that it was Dartz who murdered his family and made him the man he was. Plus, it's not like he couldn't have had the two cards containing Joey and Mai's souls, as Mai would've most likely had Joey's card on her person when she attempted to defeat Rafael, and then Rafael claiming the two cards that contained Joey and Mai's souls after he defeated her.

My main problem with Mai being angry at the gang for "leaving her behind" is that there's no implication that she every reached out to them for help with her trauma and her inferiority complex. Had she done so and they ignored it her anger would be far more justified

Joey really is a tough guy. I mean, 2 duels in a row is the most gruelsome thing in the Yugi-verse.

The reason why Joey didn’t get back Guildford is because “The Warrior Returning Alive” returns a warrior to the hand and not the field.

Joey didn't just push Mai out of harm's way, he tore the Oricalcos stone off of her, something we know affects a person's mental state. He was looking out for her to the last.

The fact Joey was able to duel at all, let alone reasonably well given the circumstances, while DYING and literally having his senses failing him, makes him such a top tier duelist just for that determination alone

Basically: Joey: Alright, I'm about to beat Marik! The Plot: Are you sure about that? (ONE SEASON LATER) Joey: Alright I'm about to beat Mai! The Plot: How many times do I have to teach you this lesson Brooklyn man?!

Joey has gone through it in so many duels. Struck by lightning, burned by a god(+more) and this now being the second time he collapsed. He lost his soul too. I swear if he has kids someday he’ll have some nuts stories.

Holy shit that shot of Joey setting a spell/trap and missing the slot is so clever

29:17 Warrior returning alive adds a Warrior to the hand. Joey had no way to summon Gilford the Lightning.

Fun Fact: When Joey, Kaiba and Yugi first used their respective legendary Dragon cards, we get all 3 duel results except win: Joey got No Result, Kaiba got Draw and Yugi got Loss. Was Syrus about to defeat Zane? I will continue to request this until it happens, Sam.

Idk why, but the way he did the nonchalant spongebob imagination rainbow arch when he said, "picture this" makes us so happy. I love how expressive you are with your videos. Also, love these duel breakdowns! So exciting ^_^

In regards to Mai's fear of a card like Fiber Jar in the first duel, I can't really blame her. One monster that comes to mind that would be right at home in Joey's deck and would be EXACTLY what Mai doesn't want to walk into is Cyber Jar. With how many low level monsters Joey has, it would do wonders in his deck. Furthermore, it would be awful for Mai because while she does have level 4 or lower monsters, she would be down two of her copies of Harpie Lady and she runs way fewer monsters in her deck than Joey does. And after seeing a card like Fiber Jar in his deck, I don't think you could argue against the possibility of him having something like Cyber Jar, especially seeing as we know that it has been in the anime's version of the card game since before Battle City.