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Flip Rodriguez doesn't clear Stage Two in a very brutal fashion. He probably regrets burning his Safety Pass earlier. He also probably regrets slamming his leg so hard that it became a liability on Stage Two. Shit, man. He's one of those ninjas whom everybody knows and most people like . . . but I don't know if we'll ever see him on Stage Three. Even with the mics and Akbar's general heightened vocal volume, I wouldn't be surprised if some tune him out. ETA: Karsten's kompletion gets WWWA, so I'm guessing he doesn't win. Just as well . . . his mom looks like she would explode out of joy if he did.

Nate Burkhalter just cleared Stage Two after losing a lot of weight due to food poisoning.Tune in next season, where all finalists will dine on truck stop tuna fish sandwiches. 🤮 Good for the first two Stages only. If you get to Stage Three without using it? Congrats! You got a souvenir! Cherish in forever or slap it onto eBay. ETA: Michael Torres keeps his Safety Pass. Also, we now have as many people doing Stage Three as lat year, and we're barely thirty minutes into this episode.

Kid Owahdi just wiped out on Grim Sweeper, which looks to be a gnarly obstacle to overcome. He does have a Safety Pass, so he'll get another shot.

Team Four Star covers “Phantom Blood” in 5 1/2 minutes. Needless to say, lots of dogs were hurt in the making of the video.

Good topic this week in filibusters. Hard to get the mental image out of a senator peeing into a bucket out of my head. You reckon that was cut out of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington? I don't even think that would have been thrown into the remake with Mel Gibson. And John has a point that the Senate isn't "the cooling saucer" it was meant to be, especially after one guy got caned to within an inch of his life. Also: "cooling saucer" metaphor is weird. Wow, that FBN guy can really shove his schnozz up the president's bulbous ass, huh? "Not a good start, Mr. Johnson!" FTW. Why can't our Congress be like that? Everyone hates each other already. Lets go to open sniping!!

Wes tweets on why he was sick in this episode. Related question: why is it that I smile reading that, but I'd be raging if Johnny had said the same thing, even if it's about someone worth him joking about?

A quick one-off "DBX" match between Frieza and Mewtwo: Speaking of the genocidal villain . . . anyone else amused by his laugh? It's like he has to work to separate each "HA!"

No, I get that. I was just thinking that would have been more fitting than Expos jerseys. I’m willing to bet that there was at least one game where the Mariners came out in Pilots jerseys, even though the Pilots are now the Brewers.

Yep. The last episode that aired finished on Soma heading to the hot spring (or whatever), only to run smack into Ms. God Tongue. I don't think she'll take that well.

Deadspin highlights shirtless Polar Bear. Question: should someone get that treatment for a walk-off even if he merely walked in the winning run? I mean, the count was 3-2, and Alonso had a good eye, but come on. Then again, maybe the jersey-ripping is indicative of the Mets not knowing how much more meaningful baseball they have left to play. Another Question: was there some legal reason the Nationals couldn't wear Senators gear when they had their throwback day? I imagine folks in Montreal seeing those Expos jerseys and getting pissed off all over again.

You think maybe Mickey Callaway would be better off with using a random position player as a closer instead of Edwin Diaz? The guy is basically a modern Ed Whitson at this point. If the Wilpons were as easy to anger as Steinbrenner, Diaz would’ve been shoved into a suitcase and shipped to Seattle. ETA: Mets get the win on a walk-off walk. They had two out and heading to extra innings. Hit, hit, hit by pitch, walk. Almost like the Phillies felt bad for Diaz. “Damn. You know what? Y’all can have this game back.”

I think Ed would be problematic. She was mostly comic relief, and it seemed obvious she had some degree of autism. I'm not sure if that could be played for laughs in live action. Ein? No problem. Find a cute Corgi that can look like he's okay with the drama of the humans. Bang. Done.

Is anybody here going to New York Comic Con? I just found this on the panel schedule for Friday, October 4: I don't think I can make this. It's away from the Javits Center . . . four blocks, but it's a grind getting there. I finished off my sketchbook. Here are a few of the final sketches I got last Saturday.

Series is getting set to film in New Zealand, Any word as to if Edward would be in the series? I can understand if she gets left behind, though she was fun to watch back in the day

The panel schedule for New York Comic Con is up. Adult Swim has two panels on Friday, October 4, at Hammerstein Ballroom, back-to-back. I'd like to see Robot Chicken, mostly because I always get to their panels when I have the chance. I'm not sure if I'd stick around for Primal. Great premise, wonderful creator track record, but I try to maximize my time at the convention center.

Trailer is up. “Diarrhea-Poisoned”?

The next Death Battle has been announced, and Sasuke will be making his debut in three weeks. The opponent: Hiei, everyone's favorite snarky/grumpy three-eyed demon from Yu Yu Hakusho. I think the franchise's current record is 1-1; Naruto managed to best Ichigo Kurasaki, but Jiraya fell to Master Roshi. As for Ninja War IV: it's gotta be rough being resurrected and forced to fight others. Even if you figure they're basically shells with memories of their departed souls, it's still brutal. I like Zabuza's happiness that Naruto grew into a fine ninja, and that they named the damn bridge after him. Haku? Still looks like a girl.

Man, tonight was not good for the Brits. They get spanked by the US, then they endure drama leading up to the (eyeroll) Proving Grounds. I can see a situation where the UK loses, and CT asks the Tribunal to put him in for an easy win, so that he can defect (fuck "turncoat") to the other team. Here's what I hear in his head: "Just cuz I'm a dad don't mean I gotta be a babysitter too." Watching him watch his hapless teammates botch the mission, you can sense that CT could forgive the Americans for picking Turbo over him. If he does cross lines, it would be the case of the US having their pie and eating it too. And when you get down to it, isn't that the core principle of the United States of America? In other news: how come I can't find an American flag emoticon??? I haven't decided if the limit on defecting is good or not. I guess it makes sense. Otherwise, you'd have someone going into battle and swapping sides every other week. Looks like patriotism would actually play a part. I figured the lines would blur halfway through the season. Wes gives us a mild health scare. What if he had to bow out? Cut to Johnny: "Once again, Wes shows his true colors: ginger and yellow. He got busted trying to play the game hard, and he made an excuse to bail out like the chickenshit that he is. That's not real blood coming from his mouth! What was Plan B? Fake cyanide capsule in a tooth? Pathetic, Wes. Even for you." Then he'd drop trou and jerk off for ten solid minutes. Anybody else vaguely uncomfortable that the two girls on the UK team in the crosshairs were black? At least "Big T" fought to remain in the game, but she lost to Georgia. Cut to Bear on the sideline, putting away his mobile phone that he was calling his "cousin" with. You have to feel for the UK,since they're out three people after Zahida had to bail due to a death in her family. But then Faith leaves the US, and . . . who is she? So hard for me to keep these dopes straight. Good mission. If you're into adrenaline highs, getting launched into the water like a bullet can be appealing. Of course Jordan would volunteer. Next week: Teege hates cheaters!!! What-the-hell-ever. ETA: On Facebook, someone wondered why BMP didn't have Jo or Piggy ready to replace Zahida. I brought up Sharon. Not the most fit, but she seemed like the loveliest person. Or at least the loveliest person to get dry-humped by "The Miz."

@patty1h . . . that's not Amber. Amber isn't thirsty as Rob. That's Sandra . . . a fraction of Rob's hype, but the only two-time champ.

Checking in to see if anyone has been watching or recording the old episodes. Adult Swim is running On The Air in the 4 a.m. slot this week, but the Sealab 2021/Frisky Dingo block will return next Monday.

Shonen Jump authors take on the MCU in special shorts. First up: Kazuki Takahashi of Yu-Gi-Oh! fame. I don't see an English translation, but Iron Man is attacked by a monster that reminded me of Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. It seems to only have two heads, but the coloring is what got to me first. 🤓

Just caught the end of the Nationals' seven-inning rally in the ninth, topped off by a three-run walkoff homer. I'd be happy for them, but it was against the Mets. That's the team that scored five fucking runs in the TOP of the ninth. I don't know who would die first . . . the bullpen for shitting the bed and wasting another deGrom effort, or the Mets fans in attendance. I think if any of the latter survived, it was only because they forgot which false tooth had the cyanide capsule. Seven runs. As detached as I am, I still have to ask: "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?"

First tease for IOTI:

Did they say 86 ninjas ran the course? With 28 clearing Stage One, that's a shade shy of one-third of the field moving to Stage Two. Is that a good thing? In his defense, he is the odds-on favorite to clear all four stages AND he's an expectant dad. But yeah, I can see Joe Moravsky e-mailing the producers. He finished tenth and got WWWA. Dang. Maybe one of the bigwigs found Joe's cousin banging a wife or something.

Holy crap. Jessie went out on the third obstacle. Nice that she's taking it well on-camera, but that has to wreck her . . . maybe even harder than two years ago. Sammo Hog wasn't watching on FaceTime. Maybe she needs to do that in order for Jessie to succeed?