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Good time for the American ninjas . . . they make it to Stage Four with eight points, and Drew Dreschel beats the big Aussie up the rope to seal the win. Australia walks off with six points, making an impressive debut. Europe . . . one point. Is it too soon or mean to say the Europe team is now the new Japan? I kinda wish there was a neutral meeting, where it doesn't feel the U.S. would have an advantage being familiar with most of the obstacles. Also, I'd like to know if any of the other Ninja Warrior commentators go as batshit insane as Matt and Akbar. I'm hoping Ninja vs. Nnja comes back, because I might go through withdrawals. Honest question: was it fair for the Australians to only have the one female ninja?

Yeah . . . if you take out the bits about acceptance and family, this was a dumb episode. Seriously . . . you manage to make an ultra-steroid that's in high demand. You decide that you're done . . . but there's one more score, worth a nice $10K. Those kids (yes, including the girl) were stupid for not making sure they weren't going to get ripped off by the buyer. Naturally, they were Sons of Liberty. Naturally, they wanted to engage in ethnic cleansing in that one town that promotes peace. And, naturally, they weren't interested in paying for the pills. Which character was more hurt by their sister . . . Kara or Nia? Kara discovers that when Alex is stripped of her whole memories of her, she turns into a bit of a bitch. Nia kept her dreams ablity from her sister, and she snapped back at her, saying Nia wasn't female. OWWWWWW. Bright side: Brainiac 5 pretending to be a frat boy for a few minutes. And they fell for it, even though he wasn't that convincing. But he was funny, and that's the good part. Also, funny how he says "frats." He drew out the "f" sound a little longer. Very cute. In terms of fictional republics, you think Kasnia was picked because "Kasnia" kinda/sorta looks like "Kansas"?

@Hellga. . . .I started a thread just now. And yes, it might be better if the course was set up in a neutral nation. Or have NBC fly in the ninjas and give them two weeks to train. ETA: How is Kacy fitting into the WWE? Once again, I cant see someone five-foot-nothin' being in that arena . . . unless Ronda Rousey uses her as an impromptu weapon.

It's on NBC right now . . . American ninjas take on the best from Europe and Australia. And right now (slightly over an hour into the program), Europe is the new Japan, not getting a single point yet. To any mods reading this: I'm aware that season/episode numbers aren't needed. I just figured it would work continuity-wise. It makes sense in my head.

Good show so far. I think I've only read 2-3 of the trade paperbacks, so I give that I wasn't invested enough to keep getting that from the library. I'm guessing SyFy will be the home for adult-leaning comics, between this and Happy! Question: why cheerleaders? I mean, do they have sports teams? Are there other prep schools full of murderous misfits for them to play against? The old guy at the party . . . was that Brian Poeshn?

I'll have to see that on DVR. Last week, we had differences in brotherhood. Asta and Yuno may not be connected by blood, but they respect each other. Then we got Finral's brother being a complete and utter dick to him and the Black Bulls. First of all, I don't think the Bulls should be seen as a squad made of charity cases. They're loud, they get dirty, but they're powerful in their own right. Sadly, Langris (found that name while looking for Finral's) is just another noble asshole who disrespects anyone below his class, even if three of them take down a major threat fucking right in front of him. And that includes Asta with two broken arms, wielding his fuckoff anti-magic sword with his teeth. A little respect would be nice. At least the Golden Dawn captain isn't a prick himself, even with Yami poking to see if he's a traitor or not. I can see how the team can invite ridicule. Charmy might as well be strictly chibi. And she's so thirsty for Yuno. Apparently, so is the fairy Yuno has acquired, because he levels up like a boss. Judging by the credits, I think we'll be getting a Vanessa arc. At least we know that her deal is "strings" in addition to "shapely lush."

This week: one-shot tale without either set of credits, pitting Yukako against a salon owner who fancies herself a fairy godmother. Her Stand's name is Cinderella, so . . . yeah, I can see that. And it's a U.S. band reference that wouldn't get lawyers mad. The episode explains the bit from the opening credits, which included an interpretation of what Love Deluxe would look like given that it is to Yukako what Hermit Purple is to Oldjo. Yukako gets her yandere moments with Aya Tsuji, but I think we got a happy ending with Yukao and Koichi being a couple. Like I said: if she kills him, he won't die a virgin. I'll have to rewatch this episode, because it's not clear in my mind. Here's an article excerpt from OtakUSA on Golden Wind, which is airing in Japan. I'm thinking we get this on Toonami next year, but I'm probably wrong on that.

From KHORnime: DBZ references/gags in other anime. Can you spot them all?

With McAvoy, I would have figured Mike Myers would've been the surprise appearance. Remember the "All Things Scottish" sketches? "Welcome to All Things Scottish! If it's not Scottish, IT'S CRAP!!!!!!!!" And then we got the extended mix with So I Married An Axe Murderer. I figured that if they would've done a bit on the crap from last weekend, Pete Davidson would've been the main douchebag kid. He seems capable of that showing that level of teen dickhead. And yes, I thought that was John Goodman. So lame of me to need Steve to do the pointing stuff at the end to have it sink in. Who is Halsey? I'm guessing she's a musician. Has she acted before? I'm not keeping up.

Maybe the guy Selina murdered was Jeremiah's cousin, Jedidiah. I mean, with this series, you can't dismiss the notion outright. Or, fuck it, all of the dead characters are revived as Black Lanterns, and Gotham is "posthumously" inducted into the Arrowverse. ETA: I hope we get Zsasz back before the end. He's probably the best recurring character after whomever Cameron Monaghan is playing. Yes, he wasn't a directly translation from the canon version, but that guy was creepy. Even with his mouth taped, he was still funny. "Any last words?" "[15-20 seconds of what was probably a meaningful speech]" "Well said!"

The name is based on a villain from Geoff Johns' run on The Flash. I will admit that the TV version isn't as well-developed. I mean, this Cicada doesn't "pwn" Team Flash every single episode like friggin' DeVoe, but I can see how the character can grate.

Mets unveil their promotional t-shirts for 2019. In order: broadcaster Howie Rose (hey, he's not a homer like John Sterling), Robinson Cano (dicey to use a new guy, even in May), general t-shirt, Noah Syndergaard (banking that he won't traded or injured by then), unknown (the new guy? I know that's not Familia), 1969 jersey replica (I'm guessing that'll be the weekend to commemorate the Miracle Mets),, TBD, Jacob deGrom, TBD, insignia, many faces of Mr. Met, general black shirt. Also, the Daily News called out the Mets for not going after the remaining big free agents, especially since Cespedes is insured.

"Hey, guys! What's up?" Oh, Victor. You magnificent psychopath, you. More shit hitting the fan, as Oswald teams with Jim to grab Zsasz . . . and then Oswald takes over the desperate mob,holds a kangaroo court session, and comes close to ending Zsasz's life. Via guillotine. Where would a guillotine be found to begin with? Only in Gotham City. Oh, and it turns out Victor didn't blow up Haven . . . Ed did. Human Ed; I'm hoping the Bulldog survived the blast. Ed has a Memento moment, helps Lucius with the forensics of the rime scene, finds an old lady who might have seen the shooter . . . and it turned out to be Ed. Riddler Ed. Cue one old biddy going from the wheelchair through the window. And Jeremiah gets stabbed repeatedly by Selina, and he dies. The End. I'm doubting it . . . but how messed-up would it be if it turned out Jeremiah stayed dead, and he didn't turn out to be Joker? This is the final season of Gotham. This show hasn't given a fuck in years. Why start now? At least Jim decides to go off the deep end and gets intimate with Barbara. Why the fuck out? Drinking his problems away won't help, so why not hook up with perhaps the most mentally unstable woman in the city? You know, the one whose look changes every season? If Jim wants to go into the abyss in the most delightful way, Barbara will be a good guide. I hope Zsasz comes back. And yeah, I never thought I'd say that when the character (or that version) was introduced.

Oh my goodness, Lauren-as-Krillin is quite a mental image. Thinking about it, did the Kienzan ever help Krillin that much? Sadly, this show is mostly lower-tier "Z-fighters," and we probably want Jace to be the Yamcha.

Good news: Season 3 arrives at Toonami on February 9! Bad news: I cannot find that damn Honest Trailer!! Shit, it's lost. Maybe it'll get posted again. But hey, Kirito's back! And Asuna! And whatever their real names are!!

"That's just like Kirito . . . bringing a sword to a gunfight." Welcome back, SAO! This replaces Mob Psycho 100. Here's the thread; last post was from me showing the Honest Trailer for it.

"For the love of Ninja Jesus, 'Class Rep' is my position! Does anyone know my name?!? And yes, I'll take 'Unleasher of Deadly Legendary Pokemon'!" Boruto takes at least one kunai to the side preventing Mitsuki and Sumire from attacking each other. The acorn didn't fall that far from the tree.

Screw Attack is starting a new season of Death Battle. The first match: Aquaman vs. Marvel's Namor. Here's a brief rundown on Aquaman, with zero references to the movie. Just an observation Looks very good. Here's hoping the battle has a better ending than their fight in the mid-Nineties Marvel/DC event. Arthur won by dropping a whale on the Sub-Mariner. Good times.

Prepared to be disturbed. Again. Some more.

“USA vs. The World.” Oyyyyyyyyyyyy.

I can't remember anyone's name save for Joe. And that's because he calls himself "Joe." Also "Junk Dog," which is impressive. Latest: highly-ranked boxer decides to fight Joe because he was once trained by Joe's not-quite-scrupulous trainer . . . a guy that figured he had been killed in a war,where he just lost both legs. But he's up and about with prosthetic legs and gear, and he looks to have knocked Joe out in the first round. Curious . . . what's your fave future-based sports anime? Is there a big cross-section? All I can think of is IGPX. If you keep quiet at night, you can still hear Benjamin Bright screaming exposition. Good times.

But it's Derek Jeter. Men wanted to be him, women wanted to be with him, some men wanted to be with him . . . you get the idea. Is it too much to say that he was the player of his generation? Here's Mariano Rivera with his family as he got the big news.

Honest Trailer for The Predator, with Keegan. He's listed in the "credits" as "X-Wing@Aliciousness, Missouri Western State University."

I think this is as close to a happy ending for an episode that we'll get. Caitlin gets an "M" smudged on her face by Vincent/Splinter, Reed and John talk Lauren down from getting wooed by her brother, and Marcos looks like he killed one of the terrorists. Since this is The Gifted, he did take several slugs. In case you missed it . . . Terrorist Whose Name I Didn't Get: [plopping into the car] A man needs his liquor, especially after some lime-haired bitch threatened him! Okay . . . .I'm going to get wasted, run over randos, then continue the plan for a massive terrorist attack, all in the name of making Supergirl look subt- Marcos: (lighting up) Don't you move. You move, your future gets brighter. You don't want that. I can do this all night!! Terrorist: The glowing? Marcos: And the arm gestures I have to make every single time I power up. John doesn't have the flashy power, but he doesn't look like a dick before the special effects are added. Terrorist: Okay then. I'm just going to slowly put my seat belt on. Slowly, slowly . . . Marcos: This is the final minute of the episode, I can't believe the misery was kept to a minimu- Terrorist: Psyche. (pulls out gun, shoots Marcos in the gut) Marcos: Sonofabitch!! You're supposed to use your powers!! What the hell kind of mutant uses a fucking gun?!? [shots fired, lasers fired, Marcos gets out of the car five second before it explodes] Marcos: Well . . . I can't wait to tell Lorna about this shit. I will say that this episode felt less heavy than Supergirl, even with Erg doing everything short on putting on a Phantom Mask and dancing around in the sewers. Watching Lauren try to stay awake was harsh, but not nearly as bad as her holding hands with Andy. And the Cuckoos were basically reading his lines for him, which was also squicky.

Is there any way to get that issue without going to a Wal-Mart? There's not one near me, I'm lazy, and I am a huge fan of Gail Simone. Aside from "The Hypothetical Woman" in JLA Classified, I don't think she's written a Flash before.