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Well, given that the series is ending soon, I guess EBR wants to get a headstart. I don’t even know what else she’s doing. My concern is how Felicity would be written out. With this series, “not well” is a good possibility.

Website has the episode starting at 11:06. Minimum, I figure John will lead with Brexit, and the Mueller Report would be the main topic. Or maybe John challenges Trevor Noah to a fistfight, after Trevor did a slightly unflattering impersonation of him. 🤷‍♂️ ETA: Also, an “And Now, This” on unflattering stereotyping of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day from local news stations.

At the start of one of Carol’s series (she gets a LOT of first issues), Rocket knew Chewie was a Flerkin, and he was not happy. Even did the two-finger “I’m watching you” gesture at him. ETA: Already mentioned. Shit. Goose would probably be the icing on Rocket’s miseries. His friends are dead, all Hope is lost, and he’s stuck on a planet with creatures that look like him, only smaller and scavengers. “Damn, Quill was right. They really are trash pandas.”

I know that. The original series was four issues long, and I don’t think Grant Morrison went back to it. I’m just thinking that Happy! would push the envelope far enough to warrant protests. I’m fine with the tone, though. 😜😈

Viewer: Okay, so I've watched ten weeks of Deadly Class. Just wall-to-wall nihilism soaked in Eighties callbacks, animated backstories, and blood. I need a fix for surreal comic book action with lots of gore and cursing. SyFy: Well, we got Happy! Viewer: I think I saw that last year. How does the second season begin? SyFy Nuns. Each strapped with C4. Running around Manhattan at night, causing havoc and being the hell out of each other. Then one of them sets off a detonator, thinking she'll blow her up to save her sisters. Instead, the others explode into red mist, and she alone survives. Viewer: [obviously intrigued] Go on . . . Damn. You think SyFy is gonna get hate about the Easter stuff and the obvious Catholic jokes? And that's not including world-class freakazoid Sonny Shine thrown into the mix. This is series that goes deep into the darkness. But it's also funny, and one of the main stars is a little girl's imaginary friend, now attacked to her broken asshole of a father. Happy's still cute . . . though is his hair a little whiter now? I forgot most of the first season, but I'll be sure to remember it in the weeks to come. But I feel I might have to ask Happy for his bottle of bleach, soI can pour in directly on my brain.

Watched it tonight. Good stuff. I'm hoping it's as good as the original, though American adaptations of English shows don't have a good track record. Oh, wait, New Zealand. Never mind. I live on Staten Island, so now I have to figure out where that house would be located. I'm just hoping they don't veer towards the Guido stereotypes. Or worse: Guido vampires. Awwwwww, Nandor made Guillermo a portrait of them. That was oddly sweet. And a kick to the dick neck for Guillermo. Not sure how to feel about Colin; probably because psychic vampires weren't a thing in the movie. Just garden variety vampires. And werewolves. What is that, anyway? Nice that was transferred from the movie. It was also in promos for Preacher last year.

How long did it take for the Yankees fans to start booing Giancarlo Stanton? We can use that as a measuring stick with Bryce. Still looking for answers to my "First Homer Is Walk-Off" question.

More like "Inappropriate Role Model." "Hey, kids! Act like me, and you too can go to exotic lands to compete for six-figure prizes!"

Trevor's impression of John Oliver: not as good as the president and his wife, but pretty funny. Wait . . who is Jackson Estate? is he running for President next year? How's he doing in the polls? 😜

Anybody else watching? Basically, the League of Villains sends a new bunch of assholes to try and murder heroes and students. This includes a guy who can grow massive muscles from under his skin. Bonus: he was the guy that killed Kouta's parents. Naturally, Midoriya has to go Maximum Plus Ultra on him, no doubt melting Kouta's cynicism about heroes.

Anyone else watching? I can't keep track of the two evil armies assaulting the Witches' Forrest. One standout, though, is Ladros. His English VA is snarky as fuck, as he deals with Asta. I found a Wikia entry on him. Here's what was under "Personality": "Ladros is a selfish, rude and arrogant man who thinks about no one but himself. He is also a megalomaniac." Granted this Wikia might not have many users, but that description is on point.

What is this? Is it good? ETA: Here's the plot from Wikipedia. The first word coming to my mind: "Damn."

Found out the Mets won. Headline: "deGROM ACES OPENING DAY" Underneath: "Teammates: 'We'll Try To Get More Runs, But No Promises'" I would also accept "Consider This Your Signing Bonus"

Before I forget to ask: I know that the tradition for players hitting their first home run is to clear the dugout and pretend to ignore him. Question: what happens when his first homer is a walk-off? I think Big Sexy is in the Mexican League right now. Also, I found that R.A. Dickey retired. The Yankees have gone nine seasons without a title. Of course they're the Rebel Alliance. As for the music . . . I would have called the Harlem Globetrotters and ask what they play when the Washington Generals are introduced.

He did quip that Bear might get his dick cut off. That's enough for me. Seeing him upset in the teaser is distressing, because he's probably the brightest light left in the game, and I don't want the others to drag him down.

Mets opening in Washington. Does anyone know who's throwing the first pitch? According to Sports Illustrated, the Mets will finish above .500, and deGrom will repeat as Cy Young winner. Dare to dream. Right now, I'd have to settle for the Mets' ceiling being a little higher than other teams with supporters on this thread.

Cabinet position? The guy does seem impressive. And even with the hard-to-pronounce name, it's still better than "Hickenlooper." Going back to the moon seems like a good idea. Pence announcing plans? Not so much. I know, the Sixties was basically a contest between the U.S. and Soviet Union as to who would land on the moon first. But this is Mike Pence. What would he even know about space?

Another episode, another hour of horrible people acting even more horribly than usual. To top it off, one of the more tolerable teams gets sent home. I'm feeling bad for Jenna. She continues to be a non-factor, and some folks in the Facebook group "live-watching" were slagging her hard. Nothing against Da'vonne, but if she had to go out if Bear was eliminated, I would've been awesome with it. Instead, we get at least two more episodes of The Fucking Bear Show. "Tune in every week as Stephen Bear agitates people, hogs the camera, and openly lies about his girlfriend actually being a cousin he would not fuck!!" Seriously, I think Bear is basically fulfilling the dream Puck Rainey had for himself a quarter-century ago: to make a living being a humongous dick. Good mission. I'm happy Dee was able to put her five minutes of swimming lessons from Wes to good use. Someone noted that this wasn't the Wes that dealt with Casey in Fresh Meat. My reaction: "Yeah, but he was put into a season where he had to take out three of his ex-roommates at the start. Also, that was Casey he was dealing with." Out of the six people in the Tribunal, only one I couldn't stand was Cara Maria and her eternal grudge against Kyle . . . and I totally get that, but the plot was basically hinging on the Bear/Georgia/Hunter bullshit this evening. I don't have time to think about her. During the After Show, I imagined her in Florida for Spring Break, more red in her hair than usual, trying to convince people she was Queen Mera from Aquaman. Gus called Bear "a cousin-kissing motherfucker." And that shall prove to be his greatest achievement this season. At least he gave himself and Jenna a sliver of hope by beating Bear the second time.

Me: "Wait, there's a woman called 'Aurora' in the game? Really? I think I would have remembered that. Hold up . . . 'GAVIN'?!? You're shitting me, right?" EoE Challenge and fallout made me do something I didn't think possible: feel really bad for Wendy. I mean, she was a huge pain in the ass throughout her stay. But she was SO close to winning, and she had to fight the pressure, her balance, AND her Tourette's Syndrome. Watching her choke was sadder. Watching her bail with Keith was sadder. I mean, I'm certain Reem will be a bigger jerk to compensate, and that she has a good chance for a return trip someday, but I stlll feel bad. Of course, if it turns out that she only freed the chickens to get money from Sia, then I'll be bugged by her again. Evil part of me still wants a scenario where Reem winds up winning. It's just that she's an older woman, and Probst would hate that. And she was the first voted out, so him justifying her getting a chance on Day 39 would be tougher than making a case for Lillian in S7. And it would rot his insides. At least there's still David, the only returnee coming back for mere seconds. I liked Rick letting him know about the Broken Idol. Of course, if they get snippy on each other, I believe the intact idol only has standard powers. Good way for the producers to ensure drama.

After Show airs tonight, with Justina hosting again. ETA: Not much to say. Lots of social media beef, Hunter tries in vain to control the asshole within, Johnny and Nany have Spring Break fun, and Justina unknowingly makes a case for replacing TJ.

Heads up: Christian Yelich is on Ridiculousness right now. If you miss it, MTV reruns the hell out of that series.

The next Death Battle takes place in a few weeks: Captain Marvel vs. Shazam (aka The Superhero Formerly Known As Captain Marvel). Here's a brief profile on Carol; bear in mind there's a lot of comic stuff, so you might get spoiled on stuff from upcoming MCU movies. This won't be Carol's first Death Battle; she faced off against Android 18 from the Dragon Ball franchise in June 2017. Here's the whole deal (with her profile preview from back then)

Wondering why Lazor Wulf doesn’t premiere this Sunday . . . then I remembered Monday is April Fools Day. Hard to top last year, where Toonami gave us undubbed anime all night.

More celebratory footage from Fox News. Joy. Also, Administration folks offering uncooked crow for the media to eat. I can’t blame SHS for doing that. The investigation took time from her where she could have been working on her gingerbread house. 🤦‍♂️ I’m not pissed at Trevor at all . . . but at least we have Sam tonight and John on Sunday.

Anybody else feel the ending was an anticlimax? Instead of the most epic of battles, it's a dying Meruem playing gungi with poor Komugi. I think all of his elite guards are dead, but I don't care enough to check. I know Pitou is dead-dead, as Gon practically went Super Saiyan on her. Last we saw, Killua was carrying his unconscious body. Shit, the Chimera arc went on way too long, didn't it?