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About 22 minutes later: "I hate you, Oliver Queen!" "I thought I was your favorite American!" "Only because I do not know John Diggle that well!!!"

"The Crisis is coming. We need a guy who can shoot a bow! And knows Parkour! And you do both!!!"

Man, Lyla should have a red mustache from all the Kool-Aide she's been chugging.

"You must betray Oliver Queen." "Any other words of wisdom?" "Save the cheerleader, save the world." "That's old, even on my now-extinct Earth." Dang, Mia is kickass. There should be more temporal shenanigans.

Richard? Buddy? When you chime in, we gotta remember you grinding on Sue in S8. Sure, Mogo Mogo didn't vote you out for that, but you basically made her feel isolated, and she wound up rage-quitting. I guess what I'm trying to say is SHUT THE FUCK UP, HATCH. You are so 2000. Seriously, CBS wanted violence back then. They changed the seating for the S8 reunion, but the only thing separating Richard and Sue was Rob Cesternino. If Sue wanted Machiabelly's throat to chew on, I don't think Rob would have been an effective deterrent.

Lessons learned: never fuck with Rick's pooping place. Some people will do anything not to be lonely. Jerry is still a moron. And Rick is still a master of the "fuck you," given the work he put in to humiliate his rival, including a crown with "KING OF SHIT" written in laser.

This week: Giorno and Koichi successfully thwart Polpo's Stand, Shadow Black Sabbath. An unknowing Polpo welcomes Giorno to La Famiglia. And then Polpo accidentally blows his own brains out, because he put a gun in his mouth that Giorno turned into a banana. So, yeah, plot is advancing nicely. I knew how Polpo was going to die, but it was still fun to watch dubbed. And Koichi is digging Girono . . . though I'm not sure how he could voiceover about seeing three generations of Joestars in action, given OlderJo was out of it for most of DiU. Next week: Passione!!! And I saw a LOT of Jojo cosplay at Anime NYC this past weekend, especially "Golden Wind." I'll have to share some of it soon.

Here's hoping next year's season finale will end with the musical numbers to end all musical numbers. That would be the direct opposite of John blowing up "2016" five days after Election Day. Watching the Census commercial from 1980, I was way more focused by the native man singing. Like they went out and tried to look for a dude that looked as close to the side of the Washington football team's helmet. Then Mickey Mouse popped up, and John speculated that he was a drug addict. Matt Ryan still plays John Constantine in Legends of Tomorrow and a few original animated movies from DC Comics. Constantine doesn't count under "Kiss of Death" from Al Roker, right? Yeah, probably. Like when you'd read books based on David Letterman's Top 10 lists from NBC, and a some of them have references to The Fanelli Bros. Guess how long that series lasted. Gotta love John ended the season with Chiijohn and Shinjokun. Such a cute story. Am I a bad person to speculate as to how a message in a bottle can be thrown into the Atlantic Ocean and wind up washing up in Japan?

Well, Odell's dead. Maybe. I hope so. While this episode wasn't as big a groin-kicker as usual, I was a little happier with Jefferson meeting the rest of the Arrowverse in the quick teaser. You think the others had to draw straws as to who has to tell Black Lightning that everything he's been fighting for might become moot pretty soon? Also, there's a shot of him with Frost . . . and Mick Rory. Oh, the fun to be had! "Wait . . . this guy is your idea of a hero?" "Maybe I'm like a delicious sandwich. Ever think of that, Sparky?" Seriously, even with Lynn leaving Jefferson (due to the effects of Chewable Greenlight?), Anissa almost dying and Dr. Jace rearing her whackjob head again, this felt a little better. A resistance is being formed, Jennifer finds out more about the new kid (Dr. Jace killed his mother, which . . . yep), and Tobias is being sinister and snarky. And Odell's dead!! I hope. Maybe they could put him in the ground in Khalil's place. Oh, and apparently this is Earth-73.

Funny 115: “Bob Johnson” gets a sugar high. Reading it, I’m mildly surprised he didn’t demand T.P. for his bunghole.

Funny thing . . . I'm attending Anime NYC this weekend. I was taking a picture, I turned around, and here's what I saw:

I’m not reading Varner’s thoughts. The only things he should give are thank-you notes to all involved from that episode, which doesn’t completely let him off the hook, but it does loosen things. Why would you offer your take, Jeff? The only way you look good now is if Mike Skupin gets online from prison to chime in. 🙄

I set up a Demon Slayer thread.

Five episodes of this anime have aired on Toonami, so I think it’s past due for a thread. Basic premise: boy finds his family slain and his sister turned into a demon. He goes out into the world and becomes a demon slayer. From what I’ve heard, the manga is currently selling better than One Piece.

Indeed. Is it faint praise when I say that I was impressed he wasn’t getting off on Nany and Kam yelling at each other?

Damn, Fox News is really pushing the “meaninglessness” of the impeachment. The only thing Trevor was missing was the gaslight Jordan used on his show. Also: this process isn’t supposed to be sexy, especially given the figure at the center of it.

Reality Blurred: Andy might be done with the series. Of course, he does include some wiggle room at the end. ETA: Shit, @LanceM beat me to it. Also, I'm guessing seeing this episode coming made Stephen Fishbach bow out of reviewing this season for People. To be honest, I only look those up for Erik Recihenbach's illustrations. He's moved on to RealityTea.com, and he posted two pieces based off Wednesday's fiasco: "Wrong Side of the Island" and "Right Side of the Island." For a guy who focuses on humor when he works, he did a good job with a serious tone.

Because I Got Bored And Have Excel: Average age of merged tribes! Ages taken from Wikipedia. Shii Ann and Erin were added to the merged tribe of Thailand; I figured that they would count since all remaining players were brought together. I thought IOTI would have the biggest number. They came in eleventh.

*siiiiiggggggghhhh* I just want to thank the cast and crew of Survivor: Island of the Idols for making a two-hour episode neccesary. Because of that, I wound up making the decision to DVR the second hour and watch The Challenge "live." And you know something? I made the right call, because those people did something I thought could never be done on Survivor: make The Challenge look less grimy by comparison. The biggest winner after this episode is Jeff Probst. He probably went to sleep that night with a two-foot boner. Sure, excuses were made and Janet contemplated leaving the game as she tried to wipe away the tire marks from where the bus rolled over her again and again . . . but who cares? Survivor is relevant now! People will be talking about the series again! Fuck, this season's Reunion might start at 9:30, giving Probst the proper amount time to inflict the gravitas on this series upon the viewing audience. And that will be a helluva lead-in for next season, even if no one will be as despicable as this lot. We're not going to get any measure of a happy ending. Janet isn't going to win because the game would be made tougher for an older woman due to Probst's alpha dude fixation. At no point will Rob and/or Sandra storm from their hidden seats to lay waste upon fools. As much shit as I give Rob, I can see him being genuinely offended enough to defend someone's honor and not be a transparent prick . . . but that ain't gonna happen. If Sandra gets angry, ten interns will tackle her so she doesn't "make a scene." Whomever wins this season will probably be covered with enough shit to make Chris look like a better winner by comparison. In other news, Kellee got voted out with two idols. By the laws of Survivor, she might be the bride of James Clement. Jamal gets rooked by the dumbest IOTI twist yet, waxes eloquent at the second TC . . . and his ass gets voted out. For this episode and this season? Seems about right. Seriously, Probst is probably getting wood about this now. People on the street will be telling him how fixated they are on the show! PEOPLE ON THE STREET!!! By the way, is Elaine on any shit list? I dunno . . . I still want to root for the busted can of biscuits. ETA: To clarify: I made the choice to DVR the second hour BEFORE watching the first. I didn't change my mind and the channel after the events from the first hour.

I'm sure it's temporary. There are a lot of episodes out there, and I think it's still airing in Japan. Then again, that's the case with One Piece, and we haven't seen that on Toonami in a while. Heads up: Food Wars! marathon runs on November 30, just in time for Thanksgiving leftovers. I wonder what Soma could do with turkey. Do they even have turkeys in Japan?

One word: Bear. Seriously, at least Cara Maria hasn't been caught robbing cradles. Bear is a vile, self-promoting, thuggish shit, and BMP execs probably get boners when they see him. Even with all the drama attached to these people, Bear makes it worse. How funny would it be if CT brought up his kid for his recent moves. "Hey, Tony and Brad ain't here doing that, so why not me? This is where the franchise is goin', right? Whatever . . . I'm still a better Masshole than 'Boston Rob'."

Maybe she meant she was the only member of the team that completed a final mission?

1. If it's true, the fine isn't big enough. 2. So basically, Chris Tamburello IS Keith Hernandez? 3. I imagine Coral at home watching the episode. "Throwing the mission? Oh, yeah, because that worked out gangbusters for you the two other times you did it!"

AV Club review of the episode. It does raise a question: would this episode be considered bad enough to warrant organized protests? In my opinion? No, it doesn't. But I'm not in the group that would take offense. I figure the concept for this story has been on the shelf for a few years. Basically: "What if someone took advantage of PCP/SW's politically correct views, putting them in a no-win situation?" I don't think "Heather" is supposed to represent the trans community in any way. "Heather" is just an asshole that likes to smack women around (did you see the lady that got the bronze on the podium?), and "Heather" isn't remotely based on any real life transgender athlete. The reviewer does bring up how bad it would be for "Heather" to pop up again this season. I don't think that would work, even if "Heather" is immediately killed via vehicular manslaughter by way of Caitlyn Jenner. I just figure that would be the most obvious route. Oh, and Mulan wasn't identifying as male. She merely disguised herself to prevent her aged father from getting killed in a war. I feel that was unrelated to transgender discussion. The PCB's liking Anderson Cooper? They got great taste. Once again: all of this is my opinion. I stand by it, but I acknowledge that my viewpoint might be narrow. But hey, at least we're free of Randy!

Complex questions, simple answer: yes, Frank fucks a casaba melon. And he’ll probably do it again, this time while baked out of his gourd and thinking of Jackie Denardo. Sure, watching the Gang debate whether to help a suicidal man jump on the roof is par for the course, it’s still fun watching the characters fill their niches . . . especially with Mac being religious and in denial about his dad naming him after a clown (did “Mac Finds His Pride” actually happen?), Dee getting taken down for making innocent comments (this time, she’s framed as a butt-eating slut and a pathetic would-be suicide), and Dennis keeps insinuating that he’s a sociopath. Good times. Didn’t two McPoyle brothers jump off the roof and live? Well, one fell, but it was odd not hearing them mentioned. The really sad thing? Cricket would probably still eat that casaba melon, loads and all 🤮