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Thinking about the plot after four episodes. On the one hand, you would think Archer's friends and family (loose terms, I know) would have sat down and told him about all of the changes that happened while he was in a coma. Yes, I realize the trope of the protagonist (another loose term in relation to Archer) stumbling blindly from one revelation to another is more than warranted, but those people are still dicks. On the other hand, Archer makes things so hard. It's not as if he HAD to come out of the coma without the arrogance, but he just tries to get his way by force of will over and over.

Archer gets a superb valet! And then the valet tries to kill him! It's sad, but it's better than dragging it out as a subplot for a few weeks. I feel bad for Cyril. Yes, he is a wuss . . . or he used to be before Archer dragged his development back by three years. But I identify with beta guys, even if I'm not the sort to get abused every other minute. The bit with Alister's initial target not being Archer? That was funny, and I didn't see that coming. Of course, Cyril still remains the primary target of abuse for this series. He was the only one that expressed concern about Ray, and yet hr didn't go on the "mission" because he was faking a broken arm. If "last mission" refers to the previous episode, I can't say that I blame him. Malory waiting for her errant workers was a great capper.

In case you didn’t know: BBC America will air the first three parts of “The Faceless Ones” tonight from 8:00-9:37 p.m. Parts 4-6 air tomorrow night.

I know that I’m not invested, but I don’t think that’ll happen. I don’t think he got the awards out of pity, but I can’t him going three straight. Which team do I want winning? Once again, not invested, so this is all top-of-the-head. Yankees: Oh, yeah, because what the world needs more than ever are Yankees fans bragging about a 28th title following a shortened season. Rays: With Tom Brady running the Bucs and the Lightning winning the Stanley Cup, you think anyone in Tampa would even notice if the Rays won the Series? In a normal year, they wouldn’t have thrown a parade. They could have visited each and every fan in the city. That would’ve taken three hours, tops. Astros: Just what MLB needs, right? A’s: All I know us that they haven’t won in 31 years. Also, their stadium sucks. One of you guys is a fan, yes? Braves: Cut to Mets fans making the gun-to-head gesture. They’re not talking about changing their nickname, their fans probably still do the Tomahawk Chop, and the one title they won in Atlanta came after a shortened season, AND they beat the Indians. If you look at it, did they really earn that title? Marlins: Cut to Mets fans making the gun-in-mouth gesture. That would give a third title to the Mets’ two. You know what I said about the Rays? Visiting their fans in lieu of a parade would take sixty minutes. Dodgers: Aren’t they due by now? Padres: The only times they went to the WS, they took on the American League champs that had the best record in that decade (‘84 Tigers, ‘98 Yankees). Their football team left because the taxpayers didn’t want to shell out for a new stadium that the owner could have easily afforded. Oh, and the city is beautiful. Great weather most of the year.

Shoot, I think you’re right. That was still weird, though.

Downside: I read the post before seeing the segment on DVR. Up side: it’s still funny, and Trevor legitimately cracked up. Thanks, JYW!

DVR cut off the last few minutes. I wound up watching the end on HBO Max, which I get because my home cable has HBO itself. It is good for something, John! Also, that is an elegant painting of Wendy Williams eating a lamb chop. I live about seven minutes from my polling place . . . on foot. I guess that will be how I do it. I don’t think my area has suppression issues, but I’ll probably take my iPad with me. Just to be safe, you see. "I miss licking things." Okay, newswoman. The two guys' reactions really sold it. The lady that missed sniffing candles? I don't do that, but I can understand wanting to do that. It didn't dawn on me for a while that John is taking off next week because it's Columbus Day weekend, something covered by the show years ago. It is also Indigenous Peoples' Day. For me, it's New York Comic Con Recovery Day . . . or it would have been if it hadn't been canceled for 2020. On-topic: may the world not end before John comes back in two weeks' time.

Update: someone responded to a query I posted almost one year ago. She looks great in every possible way for me, and I hope she answers me a lot quicker than the first time.

Aside from the NBA Bubble Draft, I'd say this was a good season premiere. I would have understood if they did more Zoom stuff, but if safety measures are put up and obeyed, then I guess it's okay. I'm hoping that SNL would stop outsourcing presidential candidate roles. Jim Carrey did some nice work as Biden. Given how fucked up this year has been, no one would have blamed him for going into In Living Color overdrive. Alec Baldwin as You-Know-Who is still servicable, though I'm really hoping we won't have to see him play that role for much longer. And I still think he doesn't come out at then end because he's too busy showering away the ickiness. He's a pro, but . . . well . . . ickiness. Oh, and when I saw Kimberly Goilfyle at the RNC, I immediately thought of Cecily. (ETA Tangent: There was a community meeting in Palm Springs a few months back, with citizens speaking out against the masks, and I swear one of them was trying to channel Cecily's "Girl You Wish You Never Met At A Party." Yeah, that's all I got) Nice to see Kate and Aidy still killing it in the 10-to-1. Nice concept for a sketch. I'm guessing something was cut in order for Megan Thee Stallion to cap the episode.

Anyone watching? We're still on the Great Ninja War, sadly with a lot of filler crammed in.

New episodes next week on Cartoon Network, including another "TV Knight" installment. I wound up catching the hour-long "Where Exactly on the Globe is Carl Sanpedro." If you ever played Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, it will bring back so many memories. References to the computer game and the PBS game show. Great times.

New episodes start tomorrow night at 11:30 p.m.

Heads up for American viewers: NBC will be doing a town hall with Joe Biden on Monday night at 8 p.m. ANW will air afterward at 9.

Something about autumn being "cuffing season," which is a term I have never heard. Also: as a guy, am I suppose to be weird with advances like what you've been getting? I just tell prospective matches (I know, bad term from me) about myself, then direct them to my profile. Once in a long while, I comment on a picture. Seriously, if someone is THAT attractive, I shouldn't be all "A-OOGA!!!!" That is what I tell myself.

Which part? Koro Sensei himself? Class 3-E being set up to fail in order to make the other students feel superior? Mild-mannered Nagisa getting French-kissed and motorboated in consecutive episodes by the insanely hot teacher/assassin? Awesome, right?!? The manga was fun to read, and I like what I'm watching. My comparison: it's Stand & Deliver, only with a tentacle monster instead of Edward James Olmos. I forgot to post my sketches based off the manga/anime. I got three so far; one has a bit of spoiler about two-thirds into the manga (give or take a few chapters), so I'll hold off on that. This is Koro Sensei by Marleni Gomez, commissioned at Liberty City Anime Con in 2016: And here's a chibi Nagisa Shiota by funkatr0nic from Coffee Pudding Studios, also from Liberty City (2017): Back when conventions were a thing, I brought references for Irina Jelavić (the infamous "Ms. Bitch"), but I never got her sketched out. And I always wanted to get Karma. Turns out we got the same birthday.

This seems like an open dare for John to top the huge musical number from last year, only now he's in his void.

At the end of the world, the only living things left will be roaches and Gary annoying said roaches.

[AS] “retires” episodes from ATHF and The Boondocks, “rests” episode of The Shivering Truth. Probably for the best. I never thought “Shake Like Me” could be considered offensive until now. It was funny, though.

As was Kenny getting killed by the cops’ enthusiastic return. That actually makes sense, though now I’m wondering if Sharon comes from a family of Jimbos. Jimboes? It makes her exasperation with Randy even more easy to grasp, trading most of her family for Randy. A few more years with him, she might snap and try to drown Shelly and Stan.

There are a few more episodes of "Golden Wind" left . . . and "Stone Ocean" might be on the horizon. More bizarre adventures with people that make outrageous poses? Bring it on.

Wow, Barry has really matured during the coma years. And now he and Archer are best buds. Of course, there is the possibility that the real Barry got killed, and one of the other Barrys took his place. Naaaaaaaaahhhh!!!! In other news, Cyril is still a wuss that's so easy to emasulate, and Pam is low-key the best friend Archer will ever have. Well, at least until the valet next week. BTW, in How to Archer, Archer wrote that you're supposed to say the "t" in "valet." Hey, the lemur never died! You think maybe Babou is still alive? If he's been with Cheryl during the coma years. . . it ain't likely.

Looks like the pandemic has broken Stan. On the bright side, he didn’t have to deal with his father being a selfish asshole for the entire hour. That was fun. So much crammed into the episode, and it worked. Okay, we didn’t really need Randy committing beastiality and jizzing into his “pandemic special,” but it was a tight hour. Im thinking the Mayor missing Officer Barbrady right about now. Cops getting their old jobs back looked as happy as kids on Christmas morning. So wrong. And, of course, they shot Token. I think that’s the second time for him. I’m amazed he hasn’t run away from home by now. And we got peak Cartman. Faking glitches on Zoom was genius. Man, there’s so much to cover, and that’s before Garrison set a pangolin on fire with a flamethrower, along with the scientist holding him. Apparently, as long as COVID kills Mexicans (whom he hates, which is something established way back ago), he’s a happy guy.

Lots of moving parts.

This comes from Geneva: “Forcing someone to drink mule urine? That is permissible. Forcing someone to eat Peeps? That is permissible. Forcing someone to do both things at the same time? That is your ass. No pun intended.”

Just watched on DVR. Once again depressed as fuck. Once again, John shows the flaws in this country. Once again, I don’t think enough people are aware of them. “Preaching to the choir” sounds trite, but I’m not seeing a situation where someone gets HBO Max, plunges into the exclusive content, and then gives the fussy British man a listen. Some people need to be punished for their wanton hypocrisy. In the context of this episode, I’m in favor of tying Mitch to a chair, forcing him to listen to Sean Penn read his own book, and occasionally force him to drink lukewarm mule piss. And he’s striking a superhero pose in a suit on the cover. That’s slightly more horrific than the mental image of him doing yoga naked. Also, there’s the obvious joke about the intended reading group, but if John won’t stoop to tell it, then why should I?