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Understandable. On the other hand, think of the fans at that event. “Who is this jackass whooping it up?” “Hey, I think it’s the white guy from The Daily Show.” “Great, another news piece where people intentionally look stupid to make us look like morons.” The kid with the same last name fell asleep at SOTU. Of course he did.

Andy Dehnart of Reality Blurred basically nukes first WotW episode from orbit. I mean, he could have done research about last season, but he basically eviscerates the show, and I agreed with most of it.

The Straw Hats do commercials for Indeed.com in Japan. WOW. Live-action Mugiwara is. . . well, it's a lot to take in. And that's including what appears to be a CGI Chopper. Or maybe it's a real deer that got his post-timeskip hat. Bonus: Sogeking!!

Bumping up. Usual bullshit and softballs from the "superfans." My questions would be more "Paulie, why do you think no one has brutally murdered you?" and "Hey, Wes. Do you need special permits to lug that ego around?" One positive: Justina Valentine makes for a good host. I've been saying Devyn Simone would be the best choice to replace TJ Lavin's tired self, but Justina might have started making her case tonight.

Well, here we go again. Every year, I hope that an upcoming season would be an improvement from the last. Most of the time, I am very disappointed. Last season ended with trashy Smashley lucking into $1 million and most of the other finalist looking to kill each other once the cameras were lowered. Me: "Hey, nowhere to go but up!" And then, with the very first pick of the draft, the one new girl (Natalie/Ninja) whom I have the least problems with . . . picks Paulie. He's done ONE Challenge, he stunk up Big Brother (or so I heard), Natalie had to have heard that he was a walking talking tumor . . . nope. If Natalie wins, Paulie wins. Even if we get the Screw Hunter twist at the end, Natalie probably would share the money, even if Paulie was an absolute prick, using one hand to pat himself on the back, spitting out red-dyed hair into the other. Uggggggggggghhh. Poor Alan. First of all, do guys named "Alan" do reality shows? Secondly, it must suck to break your arm to get into the game, and then find out it was bad enough to warrant his dismissal. Worse, a "winner" fro Big Brother winds up back in the game. We were out TWO of those assholes, with the bonus that we didn't have to tell the twins apart. But he's back. Once again: uuuuugggggggggghhhhh. Nice to see most of the vets acting true to form: the women bitch each other out, Wes smiles as he sees that his ego has been successfully shipped to "The Bunker," and CT just walks there without much care. I know he wants to win, but he's done the moving thing too often to sweat it. And he was walking with Turbo. You think they might be cousins? Amanda? Honey? The way things had broken down, you were going to be ejected from the game because no guy would pick you. Don't bitch about Josh. Here's the Veteran draft order, in case anybody is interested, or if you're looking back from the finale: MEN: Paulie (seriously, WTF, Natalie?!?), Johnny, Hunter, CT, Wes, Kyle, Leroy, Zach WOMEN: Kam, Da’vonne, Cara Maria, Nany, Natalie (Bad one), Smashley, Jenna, Amanda Whom do I root for? Last time, I was ready to pull for Jemmye & Jenna, but they got bounced way too early.

While we're waiting on the second season (airing April in Japan), I figured this Honest Trailer could tide us over. "Pretty Pretty Offensive" is pretty much exact. ETA: And I already linked it about fourteen months ago. Screw it, I'm keeping it. Also, I'm still reading the manga from the library. I think I'm up to vol. 15; the one with Watchdog Man on the cover and Saitama sticking out of one of his nostrils.

I never thought I'd like an OP Reigen. I just like the idea of evil psychics getting owned, not being able to deal with some tool dismissing their attacks, with Reigen bitching them out the entire time. The part where he compared not having lunch on a school trip to a psychic having to grow up destitute? Icing. The season season is currently airing. Here are the opening credits, once again courtesy of Mob Choir.

You know what I never thought could show up on The Flash? White Zombie. Yet, there's a shootout with Barry and Ralph, scored to "Dragula." That . . . was oddly awesome. When they realized the guns had stun settings, I thought they'd use that to neutralize the wristbands. But nope, they got into a simulated firefight. I think that worked better. For anyone hating Nora, I'm thinking she'll be gone by season's end . . . because if she's thirty years old, Barry and Iris would have to conceive her soon. That sets up a paradox . . . Barry and Iris clearly love each other, but all this Cicada business probably keeps the heat in the bedroom to a minimum. And yeah, I know they're not that affectionate as they should be as characters. The obvious pops into my head . . . but I also figure The Flash is basically one movie rating lower than Arrow. I mean, we wouldn't expect Olicity levels of lovemaking, but it feels like the Arrowverse puts most of those eggs in their basket, if that makes sense. Sherloque basically married the same woman four times. And he faked his death with one of them on two occasions. That's funny. I mean, I'm tired of Infinite Wellses, I wish Tom didn't insist on switching things up every other season (I'm thinking Harry comes back in 2019-20), but seeing Sherloque getting bitched out was better than seeing the Council of Wellses . .. featuring Sprockets Wells, Goodfellas Wells, and Mad Max Wells. I think Iris is out of her depth in trying to "interview" Cicada. She was still impressive, though. And I'm guessing Nora told her about the dollhouse, so smashing that turned him into a gibbering wreck for a few seconds. I like Barry being a doofus. Shit, watch his brief appearance in last night's Arrow. But there should be no way Ralph could have lured him to the truck to get locked in. Dummy!

"I'm very disappointed in you, son. I'm gonna need my knife back." ETA: . ..and here's Arthur taking on the Avenging Son.

Latest episode has the students prevailing in their battles with the pros. First, Tokoyami (Crow head, Dark Shadow quirk) and Asui (Frog quirk) manage to get past Ectoplasm. Next, Iida (Engine quirk) and Mashirao (the kid with the tail) best Power Loader with a sweet "fusion" technique. The episode's main battle involves Eraser Head facing two of his best students: Todoroki (you know damn well which one he is) and Ashido (Creation quirk). Basically, the match is tailored to deal with Todoroki's constant shouldering of loads and Ashido turning into a mess when things don't go according to plan. In the end, they manage to team up (she created a flash grenade in a nesting doll, which is oddly awesome), exploiting Eraser Head's weakened powers from the USJ battle to subdue him for the victory. The brief teaser from Toonami shows an interesting battle:

Main lesson learned: a man can be made entirely of straw. The principal. Fucking hell, No nuance in his writing. No tact. "I'm not a racist! My mother was a heroin addict! I had to eat dog food!!" Urrrrrrrrrrgh. Is this because The Gifted got the week off? Just another day in Freeland, now with what I assume are Eastern/Central European terrorists. Hey, why not? Freeland is the place where hope goes to stagger around with traumatic wounds . . . thus the principal with negative dimensions (a figurative black hole of non-subtlety), Anissa getting shot, Lynn almost gets kidnapped, Anissa goes rogue again ("Blackbird" isn't a bad name), and Dr. Jace comes back. Well, at least that one lady (I suck at names) used her mental space powers creatively.

Hey, Sin still exists! And Rory! Well, not the fun one. And a reminder that Sara Lance has roots in Star City. The bad news is that she probably went on an adventure way more fun than this. But she doesn't have Kelsey Grammar narrating. And I thought he sounded familiar. Interesting way to commemorate the 150th episode. Really liked Felicity getting spooked by the director's . . . tool? What is that called? But then she got outdorked by Barry. Yeah, Team Arrow getting deputized seems a bit . . . much. Not easy, per se, but convenient. Doesn't help that the bulk of the team doesn't inspire confidence. Also, the image of Oliver Queen attending a debate in his "uniform" is even more ludacrious. With a quiver full of arrows. And then when shit started hitting the fan, he used the growly voice to move the audience out. For all of its flaws, at least the episode gave us something I never thought possible: Ricardo Diaz, articulate. No mumbling, no growling. He probably did it for the camera, but I liked it. Didn't realize that was Conner Hawke at the end.It's been three years since we saw him on LoT, right?

Biggest understatement ever.

Metzler = Brad Metzler? He wrote an arc after Kevin Smith.

"Hey. Ollie Queen. Ollie Queen. This is basically my uniform. Including the arrows. I used to be mayor, you know."

Kinda sucked being behind. You guys said "Rory," I didn't think of Ragman. Hey, Sara already popped up, so . . .

. . . cut to Team Flash watching off-camera, engaging in major facepalming. Barry's lucky he's a lovable dork, that's all I can say.

I'm minutes behind. Somebody will make a GIF of Felicity getting scared, right? So adorable, and it's a reaction I would've had. Oh, and Diaz was articulate! Are the pigs flying yet?!?

Trailer!

Peter Parker is a neurotic who defines himself more by his tragedies than triumphs. So, of course, he’d be a Mets fan. Not Steve, though. He heard the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, and he cried for an entire week.

Just saw a quick commercial on the Super Bowl.

Bumble got MVP honors in the Puppy Bowl. Blind and deaf, but she looked mostly natural on the field. Liked the final scene of her getting a home, running around and barking. ETA: “Congratulations, Bumble! You’re the MVP!!” “Dude, she’s deaf. That’s half of her thing.”

Capybara mascot for the win. You’d think giant rodents would look hideous, but Javier is anything but.

This week: Yoshikage Kira! Wait, his name ends in "kage." Does that make him "King of the Yoshis"? Probably not, but he is super creepy, traveling around with a severed female hand and talking to it like he's on The Bachelor. His full-on debut clashes with the story: a comedy of errors where Shigechi inadvertently grabs Kira's bag from the upscale sandwich shop. Turns out it's got a sandwich inside, as well as a severed female hand. Kira winds up getting the bag back before Josuke and Okuyashu notice, but his secret is revealed to Shigechi. After monotoning about wanting a nice orderly life, Kira responds to Harvest coming out with his own Stand: Killer Queen Deadly Queen, which looks way more menacing than a swarm of weird-looking bugs. Seriously, though, is Shigechi actually human? I know this is pure fiction, but his proportions are fucked up, and I can't explain the crap on his bald head. Horns? Tumors? @Matt K: The Hand basically erases stuff. Basic, but I think it's true. If The Hand wipes something out, Josuke can't fix it with his Stand. ETA: A montage of Star Platnium’s beatdowns. Also, Lil’ Jotaro destroying Alessi.

Hey, its Adult Rock Lee! And he’s still insane! Naturally, he’s Metal’s father. The way the kid looks, I’d expect Rock had reproduced asexually, because they look alike. Also, any woman would probably be shook apart from the rigorous lovemaking.