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No, using Sticky Fingers’ powers, a fishing line, hook and a lens was the torture part. The dance? Yeah, I think “Because Araki” is the best excuse for that. It’s like those three had rehearsed that for months. Any thoughts on Sex Pistols? I’m going to need to get them and Mista sketched one day. I just have to indicate to the artist that each “Pistol” has its own personality, and there’s no “4” because Mista links that number to death. 🎶”Vocal percussion on a whole other level, comin’ from my miiiiiinnnnd . . .” 🎶 Good luck getting THAT out of your head. 😜

Reality Blurred: Andy goes off on the show again, brings up possible turning point. I think the “exit” of Brandon Hantz probably qualifies . . . also, it would be apt that a permanent plunge would involve Philip Shepherd, as least to me.

Just wondering who else is keeping up. Also, Might Guy is going to be in the season finale of Death Battle. Here's his preview: . . . and here's something that isn't really safe for work.

Wait . . . Scarlett Johannson . . . is involved with Colin Jost? For real?!? Nothing makes sense anymore! Max the Pug!! I'm thinking some might not have been impressed with this follow-up. The set-up was stellar, but Max wasn't fussing with the helmet this time. Infinity War/dusting bit for the monologue? A bit dated . . . but I'll allow it. I've seen Infinity Gauntlets here are there . . . including one comic con where you could get those signed by the writers of the original Infinity Gauntlet comic. Those look like a bitch to effectively snap your fingers, though.

Two questions: Did we need Sandra on IOTI? She got some quality snark here and there, but Rob appeared to do most of the talking. Or at least he was edited like that. Given the absolute shitshow IOTI has become, would you consider Sandra to be tainted by association? It’s not like she (or Rob) were in any position to do anything beyond seeing things play out at Tribal Council, but I can’t see anyone involved not covered in shit. Maybe Jan, Elaine and the “mentors,” but that’s about it.

*sigh* Turns out I'm three years older than her. While I was right to assume she was an older contestant, I didn't know the gap between her and Elaine was 18 years. And I wasn't aware that Karishma (37 years old) and Noura (36) were not that far behind. And I still feel that Elaine and Janet going this deep into the game is surprising, especially since the host prefers younger men. I apologize if I came off as generalizing . . . in general. I'm hoping Janet can pull off the win, but I wouldn't be shocked if Dean and Tommy wake up with immunity idols by their faces.

. . . and in the following week, a Dr. Stone marathon.

Question: is there a surefire way for TAR to increase its ratings and still maintain some measure of respectability? Survivor: Island of the Idols has mostly been a disaster, but the ratings have probably inched upward.

Once again: next week is gonna be a shitshow. Here's Erik Reichenbach with a touching tribute.

I swear, that wasn’t my intent. I was just thinking that Elaine seemed to be the opposite of the type Survivor would cast. And she called herself that during her trip to IOTI.

Reality Blurred: Andy reports on tonight's events, then blasts the fuck out of the show. At this point, is there anyone working on that season who shouldn't feel ashamed?!?

No, that was Gold Experience turning the shoe into a fly (intentional joke?) Moody Blues just changed itself to Narancia. I think. I need to watch again.

"Christmas Special from Tegridy Farms . . . now with cocaine!!!" Nice finale and fun holiday tie-in. Basically, it's a fight between Santa Claus and Randy, with the adults of South Park getting blitzed out of their gourds. Also, it looks to be so easy to change laws in South Park, to the point where no one finds out until they're inconvenienced. But we get a happy ending with Randy winning over Santa with his pot-free cocaine . . . and then Jesus enjoys a bump of his own. Because South Park.

Looking at the cast list again. To review: the final five on the UK team will be returning for the new season. The US team? No Cara Maria, no Paulie, no Natalie, no Zach, no Leroy, no Kam. Just Ashley. I don't think Leroy needs our pity, but do you think he's packed it in? Ditto with CM/P . . . or maybe they want to lie low until enough people forget what assholes they've been.

This counts as a crap finale, right? Let us review: Paulie manages to not die, and he has enough gas on the second day to make a play for the final. Cara Maria also qualifies for that. So does Natalie; that I didn't mind, but from the reactions from the folks on Facebook, you'd have thought she was a serial eater of puppies. Leroy loses what little shot he had, and the frustration is clawing at him. Without Johnny's butt to live in, Leroy was forced to play the game. He was the MVP of the US team . .. and he's left on the shore, probably choking back the tears. And I can't bring myself to snark on him because he's mostly decent. Well, at least compared to the other knuckleheads. Zach talking shit about anyone pisses me off in general. The UK only gets to lose one person . . . and it's someone that won in the Proving Ground twice. I can't cry for Tori, but I get her frustration . . .especially when she probably played a better game than anyone on the UK save for her fiance. Jordan talking shit wore on me, but he deserves that right. There's probably fewer differences between him and Paulie that he'd admit, but at least he knows how to train and where his limits lie. Paulie? He's a clown. He's always gonna be a clown. Fuck him. Oh, and CT get his third title and what I'm guessing is $250,000. You know what makes me mad? Not only did he not sweat too hard about his status in the game, but I've been that heavy all of my life, and he looks so much better than me. When he was complaining about the nine-piece puzzle, I was thinking he had nine-piece McNuggets before departing. With Zach and Paulie coming up short, the other curse of Johnny Bananas is still in play. I wrote about that here; basically, nobody that has defeated him in an elimination post-Rivals III has won a season. I know that we're long past the point of caring about him, but I find it humorous and horrifying that his curse has rubbed off on others. Next week? I'll have to DVR the Reunion. The Survivor finale will be on, and that might be an bigger shitshow than the Reunion, even with the sniping, posturing, and that damn hat Jordan is wearing.

Well, next week is gonna be a shitshow . . . maybe even worse than last season. Does anyone walk away from this season unmarked? Maybe even Rob and Sandra might feel tainted due to their involvement (or what little Sandra has done). Elaine . . . damn. Honestly, you figure if any older woman applies to play, their applications go into the trash. And she's got that belly, so you know Probst probably fought tooth and nail to keep her out. But the busted can of biscuits made it far into the game, and she got voted off because she was seen as too big of a threat. I reckon we can call this "the Old Yeller Vote." If the other players went with feelings, Noura would have been bounced. But nope, she only got votes from Elaine . . and Dan. You know, that seems symbolic of this season in general, where the Phlip Shepard-level loony is kept in the game for goat sacrificing purposes, and Feely Dan (I wish I came up with that) didn't want to do that. Dan, you fucking goon. Apparently, he fell off the wagon, and now he's out of the game. Worse, CBS probably has a hard-on to make next week a "Very Special Survivor Reunion." Low lighting, somber music, Probst "rapping" about sexual harassment in a way that makes use yearn for Sexual Harassment Panda from South Park. Like I said: next week? It's gonna be grisly as fuck. Idol from a coin flip? *sigh* Okay, on paper, IOTI seems like a good idea . . . but then you got stuff like flipping a coin and "you took the bait, you lose your vote," and it just unravels. And Rob is the one that does most of the talking. Why invite Sandra at all? She's been giving good snark from the balcony, but I feel she's been underutilized.

Funny115: Jeff Kent throws shade at Obama, Mario makes lots of “Obama took from other players” jokes. I feel bad for him, in the sense he should have gotten a ring . . . but Barry Bonds blew Game 6 of the 2002 World Series. Now THAT guy was an asshole.

Heh. Brandon’s only there once.

Take it up with Marv Wolfman. Or letters. Like, "Earth-BOHICA." As in: "Bend Over, Here It Comes Again." I totally forgot about that. From the last episode of Black Lightning, I could buy her tagging along with her dad without anyone realizing it. I don't think we'd get Qward, the antimatter universe with assholes having pinpoint pupils. "Officially," that would be "first cousin, once removed." I didn't look that up because of them. No, I did that two weeks ago to figure out my relationship with my cousin's baby. And since Helena is the daughter of Batman . . . Seriously, though, BoP was so bad. It is weird that we could've had a "Smallvilleverse" years ago if BoP had been better and/or if Mercy Reef had been picked up.

Memes based off last week’s episode. So mean. So very mean. 😈

Part 4 is Legends of Tomorrow, right? Even if it turns out to be a breakout episode for Sara, I'd still want the rest of the team there. One possible solution: the Time Bureau makes Vanishing Point their ultimate contingency shelter. Minimum, that would bring in Ava. Also Gary, but I could live with him. Maybe. If Ray is off the board, we wouldn't need Nate. He would have geeked out so hard on Superman-96.

Yeah, but that was Lionel. Lex could have done that based off hair envy alone, and I wouldn't have blamed him. If anything, that Lex is more like Lena . . . someone with grey morality slowly pulled to the darkness.

I think fandom now has the bluest of balls right about now. I can respect the break . . . but I don't have to be patient about it. Looks like the Arrowvese crew has been reading back issues of Day of Judgement, with Oliver Queen taking Hal Jordan's place as a replacement for The Spectre. Has Spectre or Jim Corrigan popped up anywhere before? Because non-geeks were probably stumped. "My name is Jim Corrigan. I was an officer, and then I served a . . . . higher power. And now you have to replace me." "Okay." "Great. By the way, the story needs a break so the writers can find money for Spirit of Vengeance SFX for you to wield in Part Four." "Wait, I thought Ghost Rider was th-" "DO NOT GET ME STARTED WITH THAT ASSHOLE." Jefferson gets pulled in for power purposes and gravitas. Did his Earth even get a designation? "Earth-Constantly Hopeless," maybe? Of course he would have wanted Monitor to take his family over him . . . but in Monitor's eyes, Anissa's powers weren't needed, Jennifer's were too unstable, and Lynne had been spending too much time with making Greenlight . . . or, as an alternative, "Breaking Bad: The Home Lab!" I don't know if we'll get one Earth in the end, but Jefferson probably needs the company. It's not like Flash or the Legends could fix Freeland in one episode. The guy has just been alone for a long time, in the sense that he never had contemporaries. Barry is an obvious choice. Another: Curtis Holt. I think they both won gold medals in the decathlon on their respective Earths. "Look, your heart's in a good place . . . but do you see me with an 'L' on my face?" Another mega-story I thought of: Blackest Night. Short story was that the dead were coming back to life by way of Blank Lantern rings, and familiar characters were given rings based off the Emotional Spectrum. In that story, Barry Allen got the Blue Lantern ring, embodying hope. I'm thinking there was a lot of weighing going on before Supergirl got "hope." "Love" . . . yeah, that's out there. Writers reaching like an impatient Ralph Dibny getting a Gingold from the other side of the bar. Lex literally writing his way to Paragon status fits; in Blackest Night, he got the Orange Ring of Avarice. It's tough seeing Superman-96 disposed so easily, especially since Routh gave his all . . . but this is a Lex Luthor I can live with. More driven and evil than the Rossenbaum version, more believable than Eisenberg. Also in Blackest Night, Ray Palmer got the Indigo Ring of Compassion. Since Routh was already pulling double duty, Paragon Status went to Ryan Choi. In the comics, he was the guy that picked up Ray's White Dwarf Star-fueled belt and carved his own niche as the Atom. The All-New Atom was mostly written by Gail Simone . . . so having his daughter named "Simone" was awesome, even if my "ship" would be Ryan and Giganta. Seriously . . . track down Gail's stories, or the Justice League of America comics written by Steve Orlando, who had a great grasp of the character, and incorporated the LoT look. Nash Wells is the worst Wells. I mean, Sherloque never fucked up as badly. Or HR. Or any of the other one-note one-shot Wellses. He deserves the canon "only in the Eighties" hair. Nice moment with John Wesley Shipp . . . even if Jay Garrick is still around in some capacity. The flashback was jarring because I hadn't seen the one-season series in so long. JWS was so young! My biggest complaint about his death is that it didn't resemble the canon version . . . and that sucks because The Flash actually wasted that on one-shot character Trajectory. Lots to speculate on for the next month. I have faith that COIE will stick the landing, though. ETA: Did we need a reminder of Birds of Prey? Really? Fuck, why not go with The Shazam/Isis Hour? Except for Barbara Gordon and Dr. Quinzel, that series was a dud.

Because he would get zapped. Because it was supposed to happen. For all that power, Jon/Cal is merely a puppet that is aware of the strings. If something happens to him, it has to happen. I’m not asking you who’s on second. Who is on first. I dunno. Third base. Ben is Glory. And Glory is Ben.

Awwwwwww, fuck. Not this Kal!