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That was fun. It's a shame I won't be watching "live" because I'll be digging into whatever train wreck the final thirty minutes of The Challenge turns into on that week . . . but as long as I extend the end time, I should be good. Please please PLEASE let Randy suffer a massive breakdown and dress like a towel, threatening the people of South Park. Right now, he's lost his got-danged 'tegridy. Happily, hes not being a burden on the plot. For now. Cartman pulls the most epic of asshole moves, and Kyle inadvertedly gives birth to a supervillain. Yeah, it really helps when the characters are so one-dimensional . . . but it's ICE. Fuck 'em. I did like the idea of the head guy trying to figure out if he was in a flashback. Also: I figured Kyle would bail everyone out with the aluminum foil and scissors. Nope . . . he holds a Jewish service, with the kids wearing yarmulkes. Including Cartman. Damn, he must have been that desperate to get the fuck out. Anybody think we'd live in a world where Towelie might actually pull his weight as an ongoing supporting character? Wouldn't the march in "The Passion of the Jew" be just as bad, if not worse?

Heh . . . Boston Rob makes his return to the game that made him famous, and a Masshole is the first one out. Once again, I'm not keeping notes. I might get to a point where I don't type out the eventual winner's name until Day 30. At least this isn't the worst thing CBS is broadcasting tonight, since the annual clusterfuck presided by JCM ends tonight. I don't want to watch and figure out which assholes will be on a future season of The Challenge. Rob, Rob, Rob. Thinking about it, if Tyson hadn't gone rogue on the split vote in S20, maybe Rob would've gotten a lot farther that season. But no, Tyson's fuck-up led to Rob's boot, and we wound up with Rob and Russell Hantz getting a bunch of idjits to play with, and the safety net of Redemption Island. Once Russell fucked that up (as Russell is wont to do), Probst might as well just given Rob the check. Sandra is awesome. At least the IOTI is different, even if we get two outside forces nudging the players. Elizabeth seems nice . . . though the last time we had an Olympic medalist, it did not work out well for anyone (#CrystalCoxSucksAtLife). Casting women who aren't immediate fap fodder is different, and Elaine is experiencing the paradox of being so nice that a tribe MIGHT have to vote her out. I should learn her name. Am I a bad person for thinking Aidy Bryant could play her on SNL?

I'm guessing because Trevor and Team TDS were in Hollywood for the Emmys. Tonight will probably be one bonkers episode.

Black Magic Number? Also, I think that's 163. You did get what I meant, right? 😄 Funny . . . fans of the Cubs and Mets are both wondering "How the hell did THIS happen?" for different reasons.

From WatchMojo: Top 10 WTF Naruto Moments. Warning: Nos. 7 and 5 have major spoilers for the end, and #4 hasn't come up yet on Toonami. Before I hit the hay, I have a general question with a spoiler to the ending.

The date is September 24, 2019. The New York Mets are still alive for the postseason. Granted, the magic number is 1, meaning that they'd have to win the remainder of the games and the Brewers would need to lose all their games in order to force a playoff. Then they'd have to go to Washington to play the Nationals. And if they win that, they'd have the NLDS. Honestly, though, who would've guessed they'd be in it this far? And that they would have a season over .500? Something to build on for 2020 . . . at least until they have a total of five wins in the first two months, and Orioles fans are mocking them. Speaking of next year, Jerry Koosman will be getting his number retired. I did not see that coming.

Brick wall, fast approaching. Current speed? Well, the speedometer only measures so much bugfuck. It's probably for the best Preacher is ending. I don't think it's a matter that it's not 100 percent faithful to the source material, but that it just comes off as "fucked up for the sake of being fucked up." (Does anyone feel that way about The Boys? I don't have subscription TV.) Maybe it doesn't translate well on screen. Or maybe I'm just that used to the plot going off at a 90-degree angle. "Look, that's Jesus performing old-school breakdancing to get his father's attention, while Hitler rocks out a little to 'Tricky.' That's funny." Of course Starr and Featherstone get it on before the final number. Of course Featherstone would be wearing a STRAP-ON FIST. Anyone else here watch It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia? I immediately thought of Mac's exercise bike with the "motivation" built into it. Next Time: The End! You think we'll stray from the canon ending?

Well, it was relatable for me. One can say Survivor has evolved from what it once was, and that tinkering of the formula was necessary . . . but Burnett and/or Probst have not only put out a product that is so different from the original version, but it tends to be wholly unsatisfying. Andy did say he gave up on The Amazing Race, so maybe he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. 🤷‍♂️😜

Reality Blurred: Andy rolls with the pizza metaphor all the way to the end.

My only real response after reading that is, "But Ashley is still there."

Making the case for Laurel being the most dominant player in Challenge history, even after last week. The author makes good points. I don't think anyone else makes opponents tremble than her. That's why Natalie was so happy seeing a climbing apparatus . . . because maybe -- just maybe -- she'd have an edge on any opponent she'd meet, including Laurel.

I trust her. Including Johnny. ESPECIALLY JOHNNY. He doesn't have a WWJD bracelet. Nope, it says BWF: "Blame Wes First." Johnny loses his keys? He blames Wes. An ally gets taken out of the game? He blames Wes. Missed a flight? Blames Wes. Caught in bed with another woman by his girlfriend? "Honey . . . that ginger motherfucker is behind this. I have tape." The stupid thing is that Wes' strategies usually don't pan out. He's the guy who might be the smartest one in the room, but he doesn't bother covering his tracks. Like I've been saying for a while now, he's Wes E. Coyote: Super Genius. And two episodes ago, Josh, Laurel and Bear played Roadrunner, sending Wes off the cliff once again.

I've been good with PCP and VPSW. I'm also great with a lack of season-long arcs. If they want to put in a bunch of callbacks in the finale, I'm good with that . . . like Santa getting pissed at how the town treated Mr. Hankey.

This is okay to post, right? 😜 🍔 🌭 And the Mets are guaranteed not to have a losing season! #BabySteps

Reminder: new season kicks off this Wednesday. In the meantime: which South Park residents are inside you? Also: South Park isn't going big for their 300th episode. ETA: Looks like we got Randy and Kyle front and center for “Mexican Joker.”

Deku memes. #4 is so wrong, yet so right

I didn't have a rooting interest beyond Jon's disciples and SNL . . . but I'm happy for John.

Since John and his team are more than likely at the Emmys tonight, HBO will be running this episode tonight.

We've gotten eight episodes aired on Toonami so far going into tonight, so I reckon Fire Force deserves its own thread. Here's the entry from Wikipedia . . . I felt the need to clip out some backstory. Our protagonist is Shinra Kusakabe, a third generation pyrokinetic who can ignite his feet for all sorts of purposes. Also, his resting face is smirky and pained, which some people take the wrong way. His mother was killed by an Infernal, and he winds up joining Special Fire Force Company 8 . . . a group that fights Infernals and covertly investigates the other seven companies. Did I miss anything? Going into tonight's episode, looks like somebody from Company 1 is trying to create Infernals.

Have you ever wanted high-end wristwatches based and you're a huge fan of Hunter x Hunter?

In regard to the president bragging about how The Wall absorbs heat . . . is it made from material where you can blowtorch the hell out of it, and yet you wouldn't get hurt if you touched it right after? As opposed to actually retaining heat and burning those would dare climb it, which the president seems to believe? Also: how fucked up is it that PM Trudeau is in trouble for his costumed escapades, and yet he would be a far more acceptable leader to most than what we got now? The makeup commercial from Dulcé, JYW and Kosta was pretty good.

. . . and I don't think there's going to be anything on that at NYCC. Batwoman will be part of a long block of panels that Sunday.

Once again: I get the hate for Natalie, but I don't get THE HATE. I can see how she bugs, but her team threw the mission, and she wound up getting sent to the Proving Ground even though she wasn't a "thrower." Also: had Laurel won, we would have gotten at least four talking head segments of Challengers shitting on Natalie’s abilities. Next episode, it looks like Zach is yelling at her about how his three-year-old nephew can swim better than her. My reaction: "Yeah, and I bet he'd make for a better boyfriend than you." I was expecting him to follow up with, "Now bend over, close your eyes, and think of Mt. Midoriyama." I know that most of the people here are detestable, but any result that fucks Johnny over is usually awesome by me.

I'm pretty sure most ANW fans aren't thinking about Natalie Duran. Right now, she's on her second season of The Challenge (War of the Worlds 2), and she was at the center of one of the wildest episodes in the history of the series. Here's a recap from EW.