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I'm thinking that will be a clusterfuck as well, only without the stuff rumored for S40. Even if there's a situation where banished players have to choose between playing for an idol or seeking advice, the results won't be that great. I feel that way because Survivor hasn't been that satisfying in recent years, and not even the thought of Sandra offering the toughest of love to players can't steer me from that opinion.

Big question after tonight's episode: which ninja would have burned at the stake under suspicion of being a witch? Drew Dreschel or Kevin Carbone? Drew got the fastest time of the night, and he utterly smoked Kevin on Power Tower. On the other hand . . . Kevin's little twisting jump to make it up the Warped Wall. HOW?!? There seemed to be no way he could have made that leap, but he did. I can't remember much else. Apparently, Brent Sims had to shave his beard last year after falling behind Ryan Stratis . . . but there was nothing in the bet about the loser regrowing his facial hair for the following year. Meh . . . it does make for a semi-interesting subplot. In regard to the "passes" . . . the competitors weren't surprised going into this at any city, right? It's just that it seems too risky to win the Express Pass, then run anyway for the Safety Pass. Matt & Akbar have a point about someone being able to run without worrying about their spot in Las Vegas, but I keep thinking someone would get hurt. For instance: "Paul won the Express Pass in the Qualifiers, and he chose to go for the Safety Pass. As you can see in this replay, it did not work out for him at all. I think those five bones are still jutting out of his leg. But a deal's a deal, and we'll be flying him to Las Vegas. He just won't run. Or be there at all. But he'll get to know about the best hospital in Sin City!!!"

The stakes are low now. Given how prestigious this school is, and that most of the student look down upon Sora, I'm thinking things will ramp up over time. I'm guessing the girl we met this week will be in the main cast and speculated as a love interest. I know her panicking can come off as annoying, but when you're taking a test where you need an "A" to stay enrolled, and two fuckers sabotaged your dish because they want to break the new kid you've been trying to avoid . . . yeah, you'd be panicky as well. Oh, and I didn't make a "stakes"/"stakes" joke. You're welcome. 😜

I believe the new season has rolled out six episodes so far, thanks to [as] putting out 15-minute episodes of shows two at a time.

Anyone still watching? At minimum, last night’s first episode going into the woods gives me the excuse to post this extended bit from Norm Macdonald.

Forming a Gestalt Robot Pro: It looks awesome as hell Con: In a battle royale-type battle, it could mean multiple eliminations at one time We're down to ten combatants . . . our heroes from Universe 7 (and Freiza), the three members of the Pride Troopers, and the one organic-looking putz that's probably going to get Universe 3 destroyed. Also, we got to see Gohan shine a little. And how come nobody notices Freiza? I know he's nigh-powerful and a dick, but he's been skulking around for most of the tournament. Since all four eliminated DBZ fighters don't have hair, here's an anthem/parody from Team Four Star, circa 2011:

Because nobody asked. (Final Space, Dragon Ball Z) (Bojack Horseman) (Conan bit based off Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)

1. When I was deep into collecting baseball cards, Carl's son was an up-and-comer in the minor leagues. Last I remember, he was in AA. So I assumed he was Mike's father. 2. So Mickey might take a "midnight stroll" on the bridge tonight, and there would be a "slip."

Bottom of the 11th. Familia let the first two batters on base before getting pulled for Gsellman. I'm thinking the Giants fans go home happy. ETA: 1-6-3 double play, fly ball out. Shut my mouth. Curious . . . did the Yankees do anything in regard to Mariano's induction? Gary Cohen was going on about how the current induction scheduling isn't great, in the sense that some fans would have to choose between watching a game in-person and seeing the induction ceremonies on TV. In my head, I think it should be moved up a month. If you have it in late June, there's less of a chance of people slowly dying in potential 100-plus degree heat in Cooperstown. Seriously, if you watch the coverage, I think you'd be able to see the origins of melanoma on the skins of fans. Fun Fact I Learned On SNY: No right-handed hitter has hit a ball into McCovey Cove. That seems like an open dare to Pete Alonso. ETA2: Walk-off loss thanks to Yamstremski. Wasn't his father a guy that never got to the big leagues? Also: do dead people get dumped under the Golden Gate Bridge? Because that could be Mickey's permanent home.

Huh. That puts CN/[as]/Toonami in a pickle. If there's a minimal amount of time between Japan and U.S. episode premieres, then what would Toonami run? Maybe gen:LOCK gets plugged in earlier than expected, and that'swhy we got the teasers.

I DVRed SyFy's 10-minute coverage of Comic-Con. Turns out SyFy Wire is where Jordan Carlos wound up. I just thought I'd mention that. Also, I thought he was a "correspondent" on The Opposition. Thank goodness for online search engines.

Was Samurai Jack an anime? I haven't been watching too hard . . . any promos for Fire Force? Or is it a thing where the acquisition of the property and the air date are so close, a teaser couldn't have been made that quickly?

The weepiest Wells of them all. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ I have mixed feelings about Kingdom Come being used. I think it worked better by itself. While The Kingdom and JSA’s “Thy Kingdom Come” were good, most of the other stuff couldn’t capture its essence. And yet, the Biblical allegories can be seen as a parallel to Superman Returns. So Brandon Routh playing that Superman isn’t a total disaster waiting to happen. He plays Superman . . . one not weighed down by Kryptonite Island, Super Bastard, and Kevin Spacey.

I was watching the Mets/Giants game, and I saw a sign for a reunion of the ‘89 team. I’m assuming the A’s will do something similar, since that was the last time they won the World Series.

Quick clip from Primal.

By "it," I mean "the book." "Twelve-issue miniseries" also applies. In case nobody in here knows: years ago, DC Comics released "Before Watchmen," which was a series of miniseries tying into characters from Watchmen. Some of it was good, but it still felt "wrong." I haven't read the oft-delayed Doomsday Clock, but I think it's some sort of sequel with established DC characters mixed in, and the kicker is that Dr. Manhattan is going to enter the DC Universe proper. Or he has entered it. I ahven't been keeping up.

This still feels wrong. I know Alan Moore is probably way past giving a fuck at this point, and I know DC Comics has given us Before Watchmen and Doomsday Clock . . . but even if the series comes out looking far better than the movie, it still feels a bit blasphemous.

Aw, hell. The end is near.

. . . and the Mets lost on what looks like a walkoff error. Good playin', guys. Way to waste deGrom's effort.

I'm thinking my best course of action for no-hitters would be to ignore it entirely, then watch the highlights of that happening because I did not watch. It would be tougher if a Mets pitcher was involved. I miss Johan's gem in 2012 because I was napping. I'd want to see it happen, but I'd be afraid of jinxing out a loss, since these are the Mets. But I don't want to go online two hours later to find that deGrom retired 36 straight batters and hit a walkoff homer in the bottom of the twelfth. In my head: Child Gamora: Did you get your no-hitter? Thanos: [wearing Mets cap] Yes Child Gamora: What did it cost you? Thanos: Johan Santana's career.

According to this article, Brandon would be playing the Superman from Kingdom Come. As someone who read the miniseries back in the day and made friends online via messages boards based on that, I hope that isn't the case. Very rarely has there been anything tying into the original material that has done right by it.

I'm having fun so far. Soma is the Golden Child, a boy from a humble diner whose raw talent overcomes his lack of status. It also helps that merely tasting his food sends people into epic scenes of foodgasming. And he's a rookie compared to his father. That guy's food is so good, it causes a religious man to prematurely break his fast, even diving over restaurant patrons buck-ass naked. Yeah, Soma's entrance is basicall Asta/Midoriya, where everyone looks down on him. And the high status girl (she's 15, so that makes her foodgasm a little unseemly) has the "God Tongue," so Soma's victory makes things sweeter. Well, until she breaks through her emotions and fails him. I'm guessing the old man in the stinger is her father, and he gets Soma enrolled. Funny that everybody but Soma wussed out on taking the exam. You'd think a few of them would be humiliated. Aide: Okay, she has graded all of your performances. Basically, every single one of you failed. I didn't want to get your hopes up. Yadda yadda yadda, you will be shot if you ever step near this institute. And each of you might reach peak status, but your failure today will haunt each of you until the day you die. And possibly beyond. [pregnant pause] Here are the comments she wrote for each of you. [hands out papers] Applicant A: [reading out loud] "Your dish was basically a pleasant day in the wilderness, until I was devoured by a hippopotamus. Basically, you don't think that they can be vicious, but they can be . . . and eating your food felt like getting torn apart." Well, damn, that is harsh. Applicant B: "Like getting attacked by a perverse octopus, only it has sixteen limbs, and it is really reluctant to violate me." Jeez, this girl's got issues. Applicant C : Yeah, she's like that. Rumor is that her first words was criticizing her mother's breast milk. [looking at the sheet] She just wrote "FUCK YOU" over and over. Applicant D : She just drew a picture of herself bent over my face. Applicant B: How detailed is it? Applicant D : Just stick figures. Applicant B: I like stuff like that. Wanna trade papers?

Still wondering what's going on half of the time. I mean, it's not as bad as Legion, where you need to take notes to figure out what's going on . . . but when I sit down and post, I can barely remember the episode. Something Something Something Coulson into the abyss, giving Sarge a template for a corporal form. Hey, he could have wound up resembling Ward. Eh, I bet he somehow makes it back next season, since it'll be the end of AoS. Gotta love Izel possessing Mack and forcing him unconscious via extreme headbutt.

Wait, so Brandon would be playing his Superman as well as Ray Palmer? That's . . . kinky. Stupid question: was Superman Returns in a separate continuity from the Christopher Reeves movies? I vaguely remember that was the case, but I'm probably wrong. And I don't want Tom. It's just that if you take the long view, Smallville was a shitshow. It got ten seasons where it only deserved five. The writers kept jumping cliffs, but it wasn't nearly as fun as watching Gotham. Oh, and my favorite character was played by an actress who is going to prison for her role in a sex cult. Thanks, Allison. Thanks a fucking lot. Like I don't have enough memories that aren't retrospectively tainted. I dunno . . . how about Annette O'Toole as Lana Lang and Martha Kent? ETA: Erica Durance? Worst. Lois. Ever. Teri Hatcher could have played Lois like did Susan from Desperate Housewives, and it still would have been better than Erica's portrayal.

Thanks, @Galileo908! And maybe they'll show a little bit of that at NYCC in October!! I'd be open to meeting some of the cast. Maybe even get a sketch for them to autograph. I've only gotten three characters in the past: Archer (with Awesome-X), Lana, and Pam (click for the reason why I asked the artist to sketch her). Maybe "Danger Island" Archer with Crackers?