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Basically, I view TAR6 as the karmic price viewers had to pay for the prior season having the happiest of endings. Most of the nice teams are bounced early, the aggravating teams stayed in, and the only thing separating Freddy & Kendra from victory? Chicago deep dish pizza. Kris & Jon sharing one last kiss as they wait for the train to pass was heartbreaking. Here are my pics from TARCon 6. Freddy & Kendra were in town to pick up the check, but they didn't come here. That was probably the best move for all parties involved.

I shortened the intro. I don't think I "gutted" it . . . more like trimmed it to a manageable degree.

From Reality Blurred: S40 to be all winners? It’s speculative at this point, but it’s one of the inevitable formats . . . and why wait until 2030? I’m good with it, in the sense that would be the only way someone gets a second title. Well, unless Sandra decides to try one last time and goes home with her third. 👸

How was it? I only went to Atlanta the one time, and I only passed Turner Field on the way to the zoo. What is the new ballpark like? How far is it from the city? And is there still no shame in doing the Tomahawk Chop down there?

In case you never saw it the first time. BTW, Emma's hose with the water frozen in time? Nice touch. The Onion answers five questions about BTS; #4 is my favorite. When do we get the backlash and critics griping about people suffering "BTSD"?

Bret was nice enough to share the opening credits on Facebook. Holy shit, Colin looks different.

Playing catch-up. Ann-Margaret as a faded star who can see Happy, leading to a nice dance number? Good. Nick fighting a bunch of dudes, and all of them getting swept up in the music? Great! Like a lot of things in this show, it felt so random and so natural at the same time. It's a pity this series won't get hot. We could have lots of Easter tie-in next year . . . like hollow dark chocolate bunnies with a flayed guy inside. He would be made from "gummi" material, so it wouldn't be that gross. I don't think any amount of therapy can help Amanda or Hailey. Like, ever. Even if it's top-notch and affordable, shit from guys like Sonny and Smoothie will scar you for life. ETA: Bonus points for two girls getting scarred so badly, their respective imaginary friends poof out of existence. And what school has a BetaMax player?

I don't really get the whole deal with shunning the Jinchūriki. With Gaara, I'm thinking the Sand Village feared him because he did not come from the best circumstances. Naruto gets the Nine Tails shoved into him as a baby. He had no say in that. So why did he have basically no friends his age when the anime/manga began? Ditto for B. He's got the weird octopus/goat thing in him, and he's getting pelted with eggs. It's not like he'd lose control, but it's still a little weird. I'll give him credit for using rap to keep himself sane. "Hey, yo! You out there, hittin' me with produce? I'll still be the best ninja this village ever produced! YEAH YEAH!!!! [weird whinny noise]"

Thinking about Sarada volunteering Boruto to lead the field trip, while he's gagged and suspended upside-down . . . Imogen: Wow, Sarada! That took a lot of guts! Sarada: (slight blush) Thanks . . . but it was just to tick him off. Shikadai: No, what Imogen means is that we've given Boruto responsibility. BOR-U-TO. Sarada: Wait, you think I made a mistake? Denki: Don't sweat it! All we did was try to make him responsible. Aside from Shino-Sensai leaning on him harder, it's figurehead position. Sarada: You're right. There's no way this could backfire on us! [cut to black; "Temptation Sensation" plays, as the title card appears: "Boruto Gets His Entire Class Killed"]

Saw the second episode. Fucking hell, there is no subtlety. I will say that it’s badass for Eugeo to overcome the programming, to the point where his eye blew up from the pressure. At least those “nobles” went out like punk-ass bitches.

@Brookside ...honestly didn't occur to me. Maybe I should leave that out altogether.

Yes . . . but when Daniel Way was writing him, Deadpool had dueling caption boxes. I'm just free associating. Anyone have the heart to tell Midoriya and/or All Might that naming attacks after Delaware is a bit lame? I imaging otaku getting pumped from "ONE-FOR-All DELAWARE SMASH!!!!" and then getting bummed when their trip to Dover isn't as exciting as they'd like it.

You could say there was no Reem or Rhyson as to why that didn't happen. *awkward silence* Did Stephen do his weekly column yet? I don't really read his stuff . . . I'm just interested in Erik's cartoons.

Dunno why Trevor asked her if she’d run for President. When Michael Moore put out a book around 2003, he suggested the same thing, along the lines of “She can’t be bought and she could do her show from the White House on a much higher level.” That made sense to me. I need to search all of Roy’s Leo Deblin clips. It’s the low-rent effects that make it great. Also, the jingle. BTS is doing SNL this weekend, so I’ll see if that theory has merit. 🤷‍♂️

Reality Blurred on last night's episode. Curious . . . if there was a Reward Challenge, has it been posted or described anywhere? Quote of the essay:

Has there been any indication as to when CBS would release more information? Stuff like clips, bios, etc. I had to go to Wikipedia to get the title of the first episode.

The guy from the Vanguard in the black bodysuit with white trim . . . he's supposed to be Deadpool, right? Worst Camping Trip Ever continues. Midoriya is in the center of it all, to the point where you hear "My Hero" by Foo Fighters every time he comes on screen. It's a bit too much, but the kid has heart. And it looks like every student we've seen has stepped up to the plate. Well, except for Aoyama, but I'm betting some asshole will get a face full of Naval Laser soon. Wait, that sounds flithy.

*sniff* That was beautiful. I mean, we still got a lot of pains in the ass left, and Wes is going to be insufferable for the next few weeks . . . but Kyle bagged himself a Bear. Sure, he'll be back next season, but his obnoxious ass is out of the game, and that's enough for me. The funny part? Bear didn't make the Tribunal because he lost track of the balls he was carrying. I think that's a metaphor. He had the supreme confidence, and he was acting his usual self . . . I kept using this GIF on Facebook as a parallel. But he came up one ball short, Kyle beat his punk ass. and now Wes has to sleep on his back because doing that on his stomach would be really painful. Mission was pretty epic, though I'm not seeing the incentive for the women to run, especially had they known they wouldn't be in jeopardy. High winds and less body mass is fun to watch . . . unless you're invested in one of the victims. I don't even want to think what would've happened to Melissa if she had to endure that in BOTS1. Girl would have been flying. I think this was Turbo's episode. He makes the Tribunal in spite of needing medical attention afterward, then he made Hunter look like a wuss. And then he decided not to vote him into the Killing Floor, which flummoxed me. Still, it was kinda fun seeing him go aggro on Hunter, saying that he wouldn't hurt a chicken like him because it'd be animal abuse. I was expecting him to reveal that he was the Chuck Norris of Turkey, since he has a third fist hidden in his beard. Two magical quotes: “Why would you say ‘Chile’, Kyle? It’s the wrong challenge for the wrong people.” -Da’vonne “Georgia is crying her eyes out now that Bear is gone, and Bear is already running out of the Killing Floor to call his ‘cousin’.” - Wes Georgia? You can do so much better. Just sayin'.

New rule: everyone breaks into conversations for more than five minutes, Probst makes the main offenders draw rocks, even if they won immunity. Then again, Probst probably loves that shit, even if it wrecks things. I lost track . . . why did Julia get voted out? All I really know about her is that she's gotten what seems like less than minimal screentime. Still feeling ambivalent, in the sense that I wasn't invested that much with Tribal. And nobody taps out on EoE. Shouldn't a boat be swinging by with fresh food or something? Tempt them off the island.

Here's the Death Battle between Shazam and Captain Marvel. Enjoy!

The Captain Marvel/Shazam Death Battle "aired" today.

Saw this . . . Billy Hamilton scores on a fly ball . . .starting from second base. That is impressive.

@possibilities . . . my concern is that I might be leaning too hard into self-effacement and/or geekery, which I’ll show you guys soon.

People suck. I mean, you probably figured that, but doesn't it feel like trying to herd a cat?

Of course Asta has weird demonic one-winged powers. On the other hand, he was left on the doorstep, so he could have come from anywhere. Basically, it's similar to Blue Exorcist which means I'm dreading the reveal of Yuno as a Big Bad or corrupted by one of those. I like the Witch Queen's frustration as the Fate Feline kept hitting rewind on her orders to Asta to kill everyone. Asta's dream from a few episodes back was trippy. Sadly, he still wants to marry Sister Lily.