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My point of posting wasn't about whatever inappropriate crap plopped out of a player's mouth. It was that the series gives less of a shit about casting with each year. Seriously, Julia got picked because they found her audition from the previous year, and they decided, "Yeah, she fits a requirement." And they "rewarded" Julia with a mostly invisible edit. Basically, I'm ticked because I like The Amazing Race so much more, yet Survivor gets the guaranteed spots, even as Probst and the other producers produce fewer great seasons. I'm sure the ratings are good enough to prevent CBS from even thinking about shelving the series for any amount of time, but the results are far less relevant. Also: Probst slobbering all over alpha males, and his dismissing of female players, especially when they win.

Heads up: this episode will be run again on NBC from 7-9 p.m. ETA: Tomorrow night.

In the prior episode, Okuyashu used The Hand to remove it from Killer Queen's body. Here's a fan video done in 2017 in honor of JBA's thirtieth anniversary. I didn't post it because it teased Kira's fate. I think it went heavy on "Vento Auerro" because that was the next volume fans were waiting to see adapted.

We go straight to the License Exams, with our would-be heroes having to face down aspirants from other schools in Japan to get provisional hero licenses. Because this is a shonen anime, we have another free-for-all, with applicants trying to tag each other with balls. Class 1A is supposed to be severely disadvantaged because they were seen at the Festival, but they've been working out, and Midoiya gets them to work as a team. Since Midoriya is not Gohan, sixteen of his classmates join him; Todoroki goes off to inflict maximum damage without fear of endangering his friends, Bakugo stalks off because he's Bakugo, and Kirishima joins him because they're supposed to be friends. Given that his Quirk can protect him from Bakugo's blast, it's not a huge leap to watch. I also found this: All Might vs. Goku in rapping.

Since DiU ends tonight, I might as well share this. I don't think there are any major spoilers for volumes 5-8. Also: "Indiana Joj & The Friendliest Nazi." Good times. ETA: And they lived happy ever after. Even Papa Nijimura, who seemed okay being a mutant freak. Like what happened to Rose's brother in Fullmetal Alchemist. Just a bizarre bird . . . thing. Also, Mikitaka is now hanging out with Kanedichi at Super Fly, and we never find out if he was really an alien. Oh, and Josuke rips off his dad's wallet, which means Oldjo exits basically the way he entered in "Battle Tendency": getting his pocket picked. I was spoiled about Kira getting killed by an ambulance, but I didn't know his head would be crushed. Holy shit, what a comparatively mundane way to go. Kars got launched into space in a state of living death. DIO died because Jotaro was able to get his Stand to mimic The World's time-stopping ability. Kira gets his friggin' head crushed. Then he goes to the Great Beyond . . . well, that nameless alley no one seems to remember. There, Reimi and Arnold introduce him to the spectral hands .. . which I now believe belonged to all the girls Kira had murdered. Couldn't be a more fitting end for that asshole. Oh, and he revealed that seeing the hands of the Mona Lisa gave him his first erection. Or, as the Viz dub puts it, "a rock hard cock." And here I thought only Angelo could have that.

Julia talks about her experience. It was mostly bad. I haven’t read it . . . I got directly to it via Reality Blurred, and the “highlights” show that the producers are mostly assholes. I’d think that maybe CBS would be outraged enough to end things next year with the fortieth season . . . but I guess Julia’s gripes will get buried deep enough where the show continues onward, suffering on and off-camera. Plus side: apparently, Reem was awesome to Julia. I can see that. 😀

I think this might be proof ghosts do not exist. If they did, they would — at minimum — explain to the president that maybe getting his flaming honkey of a veep to fill in for him. I think to myself that British people would not let that happen. Then I remember “Brexit,” and I prep myself for the inevitability of that asshole running shit. I’m still a fan. I liked the irony of the guy that played the embodiment of a girl’s anger telling people to calm down.

Heads-up: the episode gets rerun tonight, since NBC will be airing Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Sunday.

That was a shame. Maybe he flames out in the City Finals? Minimum, I like the guy from the name of the team he captained: Stratis Faction. I think his fans were wearing those t-shirts as well. Thanks for the correction. Once again: I might need to take notes. As for time-filler, Akbar doing a quick "Best Moments" bit isn't too bad, right?

Only four more episodes left.I'm good with a second season, but I'm not chomping at the bit for it. . . . and now she's dead, a snack for a demon. Or demonic-looking creature. After a silent flashback montage, I think her crazy ass deserved better. But Isabella and Grandmother (Head Mother) play for keeps, and Krone had to pay the price to up-sell Isabella. Her breaking one of Emma's bones emphasized that, as well as her dominating Ray. Speaking of Ray . . . I thought that he sounded like Killua over in Hunter x Hunter. Turns out his VA (Laura Stahl) voices Hayato on Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond in Unbreakable. That didn't dawn on me until I found it online.

I think that would be too large for him. Or it would've taken more time to do. I dunno . . . I'm going with Gambit rules for Kira. Funny . . . I was watching The Promised Neverland, and it turns out Ray's (female) VA also plays Hayato on this show.

If I knew that a thread hadn't been started, I would've set something up ahead of time. Good episode, with Drew Dreschel getting the trifecta: $10K on completing Mega Wall, fastest time, and then he wins the Speed Pass to go directly to Las Vegas. I should take notes when I watch. One lady (a mother) managed to get to the Warped Wall. Oh, and we had alot of tie-in to The Secret Life of Pets 2. Normally, it would be a "grit your teeth" thing, but we got dogs trying their luck at a modified Warped Wall. And speaking of which, Roo Yori clears it for the first time in years . . . and that's followed by him getting sponsor money ($20K, I think) for his work with dog rescues.

Huh. An actual robot chicken. Or would that be a chicken robot? That was fun . . . especially the hatred hanging in the air around the table at the final scene. Krieger still halved darn near slayed me. And apparently, Pam is the sort of alien that can dent the fourth wall. "What are you doing?" "[clenched teeth] Freeze frame!" Nice to see Cheryl Carol in full psycho bloom as a gladiatrix. Of course Cyril gets the easy win with Krieger. And, of course, Archer and Malory team up for a half-assed plan that manages to work, because Archer's luck in his dream worlds are roughly the same as in real life. Excluding electric shocks to the testicles, of course. It took sixteen minutes before Ray got mentioned as being the only person on the ship. And crap, he looks useless. Anybody else think he deserves better?

You know, sometimes when you hope for something hard enough, it actually happens. *snff* I'm so happy . . . Forgive me if you've heard this from me before . . . when Brandon & Rachel were on Fear Factor, she beamed about their status as "Reality TV Royalty." [I'll have to check; that didn't sound quite right] Well, the queen bitch is gone. Screw her, screw her sister, and fuck casting Big Brother people on a show with a purpose of going past walking car wrecks. Honestly, I thought the Afghanimals were screwed, but they live to race another day. I was just hoping that we didn't have another Tammy Gaghan situation . . . with Jamil missing the apple like she couldn't find the right bean in a pile, and the friggin' Weavers advanced. Yeah, it's galling that Rachel holds the mark for most legs run. I know that the Globetrotters and Cowboys have some warts on them, but at least they try to act like nice people. Rachel is just awful. Have I mentioned I'm happy she's out? Because I am. Only downside is that the U-Turn vote feels like something added to keep TAR "relevant." I mean, awesome that the Reillys got screwed because of it, but it still felt bogus. On the flip side, Colin & Christie finished both tasks, they wound up in third place, and Colin didn't murder an innocent cow. I liked the Detour. You get to make headdresses for cows? Hey, why the hell not? Meanwhile, we see that Becca is a speed reaper (🎵"She's a demon with a scythe . . . "🎶) She almost blew the Roadblock, but they move on, Chris & Bret slowly earn their right to race, delivering quality snark on the Reillys, and coming close to being the first non-TAR team to win a leg. Nice job for two Survivor cast members who barely anyone remembers. ETA: Here's the exact quote: “We’re like basically reality TV royalty! It is who we are!”

I saw it again. I remembered the arm patch cat, and I realized that was probably an ocelot. Babou lives!!

So, basically, "SyFy Hates Fun Shows" That sucks. While I doubted that Happy! would be an automatic renewal, I figured there would be enough for one last season. Fuck it, maybe a crossover with Deadly Class? I dunno . . . a young Sax winds up at the prep, ends up killing three or four of the background students.

Since there's going to be promotion for The Secret Life of Pets 2, ANW let dogs take their turns at the [modified] Warped Wall. ETA: . . . . aaaaaaaaand it got taken down. Of course.

Is there a place where I can find out how TAR31 was cast? By which I mean who was originally cast. I just want to know the complete story, and searching hasn't yielded the results I'd like to have.

Now I have this mental image of an ice cream truck, only it plays “Big Balls” by AC/DC. @RedbirdNelly . . . damn. I’d say it’s the state with the most problems, but what state doesn’t qualify for that these days?

Would “It’s a comedy show” be too weak a defense? Someone like a “superfan” would probably get a segment lasting at least eight minutes on a Sunday morning edition of SportsCenter. Meanwhile, Drake is right there, a bit of fruit just hanging so close to one’s hands. I liked the bit from Roy and Michael about Obama getting a huge ovation in Game 2, complete with chants of “MVP!” Thankfully, there was no response from right-wing jagoffs about how he was popular, but with Canadians. Nice to see the president continue to embarrass Americans abroad. Props to Trevor for trying to sell the Queen trolling him . . . but I don’t think she cares at this point in her life.

Bumping up because Gundam: The Origin premieres on Toonami on July 6. I'm guessing it's Mobile Suit Gundam, gussied up and squeezed into thirteen episodes.

Gon is back! And just in time, since there are only three episodes left. Thanks, Wikipedia! Basically, the Election arc is The Phantom Menace. Not in terms of underwhelming results or unlikable characters. No, this arc has been about politics. And bylaws. And endless minutia. And the antagonist is an asshole, but he's not a mustache-twirler. We got Ilumi in the other plot, but he hasn't done much. . . and I'm not sure how much havoc he can do in three episodes. Ditto with Rape Jester. No, I'm guessing the rest of the anime will involve Gon and Ging reuniting, and why Ging has been trying to avoid it. "Because he's a father in anime" might be enough reason, I'm afraid. Will Hisoka do anything before the end? Or did he use up his screentime in the lead-up to the Greed Island arc? Oh, and I like the pipe guy giving the thumbs up, with tears and snot pouring out.

Thank you for sharing. 🙄😜 Of course John would pronounce to “o” in “opossum.” On the other hand, he didn’t bring in Gilbert Gottfried to dub Jared, so I guess things evened out.

“OPOSSUM!! Shit!” Good episode, uncomfortable as it was. And we got to learn more about government in Tennessee than we ever wanted. Also: lady on Animal Planet that’s good with lopping off balls. Awesome. Here’s where my mind went. Word of warning: there might be “OPOSSUM!!” moments if you’re squeamish, even with stop-motion animation.

Ditto. I mean, I know it can be streamed, and you can get the DVDs. I used to do that, borrowing those from the library. I went from the start of Impel Down to halfway through Marineford. But I need the structure, and I never have time to watch stuff on DVD.