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@UNOSEZ . . .I get that feeling. I feel, Asta has shown some growth, but he can get too loud. Right now, he's all, "MY ARMS ARE SO ROBUST!!!" And Fendral's all, "Why, why, WHY am I here when shit starts hitting the fan!!!" That didn't stop him from handing out the equivalent of business cards to the witches. You know, the women who hate men and don't allow them into their village. While this is going on, Yuno has also been leveling up, and he's got a pixie assistant that's warm for him. So is Charmy. I can't say I really blame either of them.

No. No. No no no no no no. NO. I know enough of X-history to know what Clarice is alluding to, and what the third season would be based upon. No. It's too late. Way too late. The sad thing is that good people worked on this series. I went to The Gifted panel at NYCC last October. Everyone looked hopeful and confident of what they were doing. But all we really got was a big pile of mediocre with the occasional great moment, and those were offset by poorly-written characters. Of course John would let Jace live. John is a fictional character that skews more to the good than not. Most of us would have started with the hatchet in Jace's head. RIP Reed Strucker. He met the True Death like a man. I mean, Reva ain't dead, but a lot of her system is in shambles, and Esme not only follows her conscience, she forces Agent Liberty that talking head to confess to backing the Purifiers for years. Marcos and Lorna are a family with little Aurora Dawn. And John was right about Clarice living . . . except that girl probably isn't the girl he knew. Well, at least she didn't die like a punk. Fuck it, maybe I'll get someone to sketch that Blink to go along with this one. And I'm hoping Jamie finds a better gig. I get the criticisms, but I can't help but like her. Maybe The Gifted wouldn't have been as bland if Legion hadn't been made as an arthouse project, going over so many heads. Or maybe it would have looked better if Gotham (Fox's other comic-based series) didn't steer directly into the crazy. "The Gifted: Hey, It Distracted Us From Furiously Debating Who Would Play Wolverine In The MCU." I'm open to better epitaphs.

Still waiting for the main story. I mean, it’s nice to be reminded about how far the kid has come from being Danzo’s pawn, but I can understand the agitation of viewers at this point.

Anybody see the first episodes? I'm starting to want the series to carry on for a while. This week: a creamy pirate, lots of clones of Hot Streets agents, a race to claim the Moon, and Chubby Webbers' inability to not sniff asses. Also, the new boss is a small jet that can talk. In case you're new, here's the breakdown: Bransky: I'm Bransky. I usually only have the one tone of voice. My talent is that I can roll with anything with a straight face. Ninety percent of the time, I have no emotions and my bluntness and disdain is funny. Or so I'm told. [gesturing to French] This is French. He's the whipping boy. He looks dumb and does dumb things, and he occasionally saves the day. French: [huge smile] I'm happy to help my best friend! Bransky: I don't have friends. Saves me money when I don't buy Christmas cards. That's Jen. She's my niece and the token straight-woman, I mean "straight-woman" in the sense that she's easily shaken by our antics. She's also not a lesbian. Jen: [snorting] What makes you think I'm not?!? Bransky: You're not interesting enough. That mutt over there is Chubby Webbers. Chubby: [waving to the camera, making a noise that vaguely sounds like "Hello!"] Bransky: I don't think we need him, but he's probably the most popular character on the show. His presence disturbs me more than anything I can think of. Chubby: [snorting three lines of cocaine] Bransky: Jesus, I wish we had a different dog. Peeny Squeezy: [walking into the frame] Woof woof woof! Bransky: I'm sorry, Peeny Squeezy. You're only a secondary character because you're even more revolting than Chubby here. Chubby: [random sounds, tweaking his nipples] Peeny: [making squeezing gestures] Woof woof! Woof woofwoof woofwoofWOOFwoof!!! Woof woof woof!! Bransky: Pass. Frenchy: I'm here, Peeny Squeezy! Give me what you want to give!! Peeny: [backing away slowly] Woof woof woof . . . Frenchy: Wow, Dracula was right about you. All talk and no follow-through!

Found out about this today. It hurt my heart a little. @ApprenticeFan . . . from the commercials, I thought Million Dollar Mile would air before the summer. Also, I'm hoping it tanks really, really hard. Yeah, that's not a good sentiment after what I just shared, but I would like TAR on the air now.

I’m debating to myself whether to show John’s topic to my mother. I don’t think she goes “all in” on psychics, but she does watch Long Island Medium. It might make up for me not forcing her to watch the episode of South Park where John Edwards was raked over the coals. The title: “The Biggest Douche In The Universe.” It did hit a lot of points John was talking about. The bit where the “psychic” got exposed at a diner? WOW. Someone at that TV station probably got hosed by a predatory psychic, because that was an epic takedown.

Got another "Someone Liked Your Profile!" e-mail. One photo, one paragraph about herself, no spaces after commas . . . but fuck it, at least she seems like a live person. I still could use a test audience (or a mere person) to see how many flaws need to be fixed on my profile. I might be leaning too hard on being a geek sort. On the other hand, I'm not painting myself as "unique" or "seeing things differently." I may feel like I'm messed up, but I'm honest about it.

It's funny for many reasons . . . like how Klaue only had the one arm. I can't see Black Panther getting the bigger awards. It'll have to "settle" for the highest-grossing film of 2018 in the U.S., and perhaps the MCU movie with the biggest impact.

Quick heads-up if you're looking at this during commercials at the Oscars: tonight's episode is slated to run from 11:18-11:50 p.m. Apparently, the True Detective finale runs past sixty minutes. Why HBO is running it against the Oscars is beyond me.

“I am absolutely Krillin it today!!!” I don’t think he said that in the original version, and I think the dubbing crew wanted to show that he had his shocking elimination coming. What sucks harder is how the Kais and Beerus turned on him afterward.

Finally caught the episode. We’re the flashbacks from a movie? I think the animation was better and smoother. If you were in a theater, you probably felt Naruto’s pain getting one-shotted by little Himawari. That day, he and Boruto learned not to piss her off. Cute bonding episode with father and son, with a eating contest between Choji and Chocho thrown in. Oh, and Hinata owns the ramen-eating record at Ichiraku’s. Odd, but cute.

Quick beginner’s guide to the world of Jojo. While a lot of “Phantom Blood” could have been expanded, I didn’t think it skippable. One episode viewing later. . . Well. That escalated quickly. Team Jojo had Kira. He had basically stomped on and murdered Koichi, but he didn't count on Jotaro being really hard to kill. Jotaro gives him the Star Platinum experience, knocking the bastard out. Then Josuke manages to look pass Kira's attempt at looking innocent. To buy time, he has Killer/Deadly Queen chop his hand off, so that Sheer Heart Attack can defend him independently. And Josuke . . . heals the mini-Stand, forcing it back to the dismembered hand and sending it flying back to Kira. Unfortunately, our charming sociopath (who had basically lost all his chill and then some) pulled a move Dio Brando would've loved: gone to the Cinderella studio, kill a guy, force Aya to use Cinderella to remove the poor jerk's face to attach to him, then killed Aya and make a clean getaway. Once again, it's fun to watch Kira in action. Obviously, not in murdering people, or thinking about how he's been doing that and getting away with it for years. No, it's that he wants a normal life, and he doesn't think highly of anything or anyone that fucks up his routine. Also, having a Stand that can atomize victims helps a lot. Gotta love the thought of Team Jojo explaining to Shikechi's family that their kid is dead and his body can never be found. ETA2: Going to bed. Found this: a funny take on Phantom Blood. Enjoy!

Have you ever wanted to own jewelry inspired by the Phantom Troupe?

Do you think the subscription shows based off DC Comics might make brief appearances. "Well, we couldn't fit Legends of Tomorrow into the mix . . ." "YOU SUCK!" "But here's a few minutes of them fighting the Doom Patrol!" I don't use subscriptions at all . . . I just read a review on AVClub, and Doom Patrol sounded like the Legends of the new service.

If you leave out the written test and the forest? Not really. Here's how little respect Shino got during the first Chunin tourney: not only was most of the episode dedicated to Kakashi and Orochimaru having a standoff over Sasuke, Shino's opponent -- the one whose ass Shino defeated in about five minutes -- got the flashback backstory (flashbackstory?) Then in the big tournament, Kankuro is persuaded to forfeit his match against Shino. Shino's got an interesting powerset and look. It's just that he never came off as interesting as the others, like Dog Boy and Really Shy Girl. "I'm gonna be just like Tsunade!!" Five minute later: "I'm gonna gamble and get hammered like Tsunade!!!" At least her tools-summoning thing works for her, and having her backstory tied into Rock Lee's doesn't feel forced. Also, she ensnared Might Guy so well.

Well, the tests are over. Students went 8-2 against the pros. Yes, I know the pros were wearing restrictive weight, but it shouldn't have been that lopsided. The only real losers were Sato and Kirishima electing to bull through Ishiyama/Cementoss's endless barriers. Ashido and Kaminari have the excuse that Principal Nezu had access to construction machinery. Midnight lost to Minetta. I mean, awesome that the little guy manned up, got past her aroma, stuck her whip in place with the sticky balls, and passed the test for himself and the unconscious Sero . . . but it's still Minetta. Present Mic had the excuse that he wasn't ready for Koga's never-before-revealed animal speaking Quirk to overwhelm him with bugs. On the other hand, just sticking himself at the exit and screaming while hoping for the best wasn't the best plan. Oh, and Midoriya and Bakugo pass against All Might. Of course, they remained true to their characters. Midoriya is basically Morty Smith around Bakugo, while Bakugo is unbelievably angry. The episode title suggested we would see his origin, but that didn't really happen. The kid does show smarts when it comes to his Quirk, but the anger is still there. BTW, what the heck does Koga look like? I'm thinking the Green Lantern known as Kilowog. Oh, and I got this sketch last week. What do you think?

Great episode. New kid roasts Jussie (“I’m the gay Tupac!”), then Roy gets to don the grey mustache and talk about enemies trying to recruit black people. Also, eating ribs. Is there a clip online with the mini-sketch?

. . . and Jeremiah is dead. Brain dead. Really, really dead. He ain't coming back anytime soon. I mean, if someone falls into a vat of toxic chemicals, it's basically curtains for them, right? Sarcasm aside, I'm really going to miss this show. Great balance of insanity and poignancy. Yeah, Jeremiah tries to mindfuck Bruce through half of the episode . . . but then we got the hug with Alfred. Looks like Lee and Jim might be back together. Or maybe Jim's destined to have two kids because birth control is not readily available in Gotham City. I mean immediately within reach. And I almost feel bad for Barbara as everyone busted her chops over the bun in the oven. Of course Ed would know immediately. She was glowing! And Oswald and Ed are back together! What's a few murder attempts between them? I also like the idea of Barbara being willing to put up with the asshole that killed her bestie just to get out of Gotham. And Ed has a plan! Of course it's a submarine. Of course it needs to be built. How many episodes are left? Three? Six?

Power rankings after three weeks. Includes a brief clip from Dragon Ball Z Abridged, which the otaku in me hardily approves. A few choice bits:

Johnny's credo [official]: "All's fair in love, war and Challenges." Johnny's credo [unofficial]: "Do as I say, not as I screw."

This is not inaccurate.

Commentary from Wes and Hunter on Twitter: I’m thinking they’re playing to the audience more than actually hating Johnny. Given how obnoxious he is, I don’t really blame either guy. Last season, he and Tony were playing against Paulie & Natalie when something went wrong, and they did that stupid thing with the moss milk and the endurance. This was more of a straightforward loss.

Where? When I expect creator cameos, *sigh* it's usually Stan Lee.

First of all, Clarice took a lot of bullets. I just assumed she fell backwards, and the Purifiers kept pumping rounds into her . . . you know, "just in case." And how much screentime did Bingbing have in Days of Future Past? Maybe his body was still recovering from getting buckshot fired into him at point-blank range by Jace's stupid ass.

I'd hate the Zenoes a lot more if they were actually evil. No, they're just way above it all, and they like wiping out an entire universe. That, in itself, is frightening as fuck. Most of Team Universe 9 were jerks, but they didn't deserve that. I guess they weren't spicy enough to live. As for the prior episode? Gohan: Okay. Thanks for making me leader. When things start, we gotta stake the center of the ring. Try to stay together. No one fights alone. We can't fly, and that negates a lot of what we take for granted. We survive these next 48 minutes, win the Super Dragon Balls, and maybe wish any dead Universes back to life. Is anyone with me? Tien: (raising his hand) Not really. Your dad's gone. Gohan: (rolling his eyes) Of course he is. I mean, Dende forbid if he actually sticks to the plan, especially after making ME the leader! Wait . . . where are the Androids? Krillin: Yeah, Eighteen said she has a lot of fighting to make up for, since she's been relegated from Potential Arc Big Bad to my wife. Seventeen went with her. Gohan: (sighing) Right. Well, at least Vegeta is staying. Vegeta: Fuck you. I'm just man enough to leave while you're watching me. (zooming off) KAKAROT!!! YOU BETTER NOT BE HAVING FUN WITHOUT ME!!!!!! Freiza: (floating) Well, as much fun as it is to pretend a half-breed monkey could give me orders, I will take my leave. Time to destroy idiots, then make love to my counterpart from Universe 6! Oh, and Baldy? Krillin: (looking up) Eh? Freiza: (making finger gun) Bang. (zooming off) Roshi: Um, Krillin? Did you just shit in your gi? Krillin: CAN YOU BLAME ME?!? Piccolo: Half-pint has a point. I guess it's my adopted son and us bald guys fighting together, while the Saiyans take the first bits of story time. (sighing) Remember when each of us were important in our own ways? That feels like so long ago . . .