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We got a villain origin. Poor bastard.

Forgive me if I asked this before . . . why was there nothing airing in 2016? I heard something about Capaldi not being in the best health. We ended up with a Christmas special that wasn’t really Christmas-related. As if Moffat woke up, realized he had to submit a script, grabbed a superhero story out of the inventory, made quick alterations, then mailed it in.

@ganesh . .. I think he's always said "skoo." It's cute in an obnoxious way. And five babies at the same time are quintuplets. Before I forget to ask: does the teacher have a backstory? All I know is that she's female and apparently Asian. The only other full-time teachers that have given lessons to our heroes have been Mr./Ms. Garrison and Ms. Choksondik.

I only caught the cold open because I was watching SNL. Like I said two weeks ago, we have new credits. This is "Chase," which might be the closest DiU gets to opening credits like the other three editions.

I think the general theme was "Jesus, Jason Momoa is a friggin' freak of nature." I think Santa was the most "normal" role he played tonight, and that skit ended with him killing a reindeer. I am looking forward to Aquaman. It looks good, and maybe it could beat the mediocrity set by most of the other DC Comics-based movies. If that fails, there's always Shazam! Zachery Levi has never guested, right? And he could pull off at least one musical bit. Is there an official list on how many male roles Kate has played? This is more curiosity than anything. Of course Tiny Tim would like the Ghost of Christmas Swole. Cocky Rudolph for the win. The bit with the "cherry" was a tad overkill, though. I did like the zipper-in-the-front costumes. I'll have to show my mother the Khal Drogo sketch. I never got into GoT. I did see these two sketches from Robot Chicken that are sort of relevant to the sketch.

Just watched the episode. Jace: (grabbing John by the scalp, which I bet he just loves) Gotcha. John: (grunting) Wow. The Purifiers. I bet your daughter would have been so proud. Jace: (raising fist) You son of a-!!! Radio Anchorman: Breaking news! Every restraint device used on mutants has failed, and they are rioting in their detention areas before running amok throughout the nation! Apparently, all of them were connected to one place, and one or two mutants basically blew it to hell. This raises two questions: how much fighting will there be in the streets, and who was the asshole that thought a central power place was a great idea?!? [off-screen voices yelling] Fuck the FCC, Bob! I'm taking my wife and mistress into the bomb shelter! Bet you wish you were safe from those muties now, huh?!? John: (shrugging his shoulders) Congratulations on your win. Seriously. Jace: I'm really not the dumbest character on this show. I should be happy, but now I'm just depressed. I don't know. I'm documented on liking bugfuckery in Gotham, Legends of Tomorrow and Preacher. So why am I not having so much fun here? Seriously, Andy let Rebecca out, discovered that was a really bad idea, used his power on her . . . and she winds up getting killed, thus negating the threat she posed in future episodes. I should be laughing my ass off. Instead, I'm wondering if the Cuckoos put the whammy on Rebecca and Andrew, made Andrew think Rebecca was killed, and found a new way to detain her. Also, I kinda want to have inside-out pancakes. I shouldn't have to have a deadly mutant power to eat that, right? I think another reason the series drags in that the Underground is so pitiful. I mean, they try their best, and I like improvisation (Clarice blinking a schmuck into the trunk, for instance), but they keep racking up loses, and the three main mutants there (particularly John) are slowly going insane. Not the fun insane . . . the insane where you just want to hug them from several minutes and let them softly cry into your shoulder.

DBS marathon on December 22, Boruto on December 29. Is Megalobox forum-worthy? 🤔

I’m pumped. And Disney moved the general premiere to late April. I wonder if that’s the new status quo, and whether Free Comic Book Day would move to that weekend if that was the case. Second trailer will probably be more fun. Scott trying to get buzzed in works for now.

“A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” is top anime song used in karaoke in Japan. Really?? It’s catchy, but I can’t imagine that being in the top spot.

ENDGAME!

Holy shit. ALREADY?!? Isn't that in August? Is it because Disney wants to ride the good will towards Into The Spider-Verse? From what I hear, that might raise the bar for Spider-Man films. Not enough to have Tom Holland interact with a CGI talking pig in a Spider-Man costume, but still . . . Trying to predict the trailer . . . .forlorn looks. Lots of forlorn looks. I don't think the funny would come in force until the second trailer. My ideal situation: start the trailer by having Luis (Scott's pal from the Ant Man movies) explain Infinity War in 60-90 seconds. I also don't think we'd get anything mean towards Scott or Clint (re: "A guy that can shrink himself and a dude with a bow? Wow, imagine if they were fighting alongside us last time. Thanos wouldn't even exist!!")

@Wynterwolf. . . FFH?

"Decimation" isn't really accurate. Technically, that's if ten percent are eliminated. I learned that from Doctor Who. But, yeah, people would absoutely go bugfuck seeing loved ones turned to cosmic ash. Of course, with the Infinity Gauntlet in play, that could be undone, and I don't think that would be cheap. ETA: "Cheap" = "All the heroes are brought by, one of them makes a joke, Groot shouts 'I am Groot,' and they laugh and laugh until the footage freezes."

I didn’t mean that. Short story: on the latest season of The Challenge, Ashley and her partner Hunter won the final mission, earning $1 million. However, there was a points system in place, and Ashley had more than Hunter, so she was given the option to either split the money or keep it all for herself. She chose the latter, even though she was a gigantic pain in the ass most of the time. Hunter wasn’t exactly endearing either, but a lot of people thought he carried her to the win, and he would not have been blamed for taking all the money. That’s what I meant by invoking Angelina. If she wins the $1 million, I feel she will have earned it. Also, I don’t keep track on why she’s hated . . . something that I partially blame on the barrel of suck that is The Challenge that I keep diving into. Also, I’m pretty dense. I think of someone that gives headaches, I think of Natalie. At least there didn’t seem to be butthurt with Gabby. This could’ve have been a Burton/Lillian “How dare you screw me while I’m screwing you!” siuation.

I forgot something funny I read on Facebook, probably while watching “live”: someone wondering what would’ve happened if Ashley had to spell “ARMAGEDDON” to get the million bucks.

Interesting road into the finale. It doesn't feel as intense as the past few years, though that might be because Garrison hasn't shown up. Well, there is one more episode, and trying to break a strike would be so like him. Damn, the "Unfulfilled" song was catchy as hell. Nice to have Cartman point out that the gang doesn't do much together. Also, he didn't come up with a way to humiliate others and/or benefit himself this week. Once again, there is one more episode. "I cannot wait to go back home to Bezos and touch butts with my wife." And the buttocks on the back of his head did not make that mental image any better. I saw Mr. Slave among the workers as Scott greeted the Tweeks. Also the City Wok guy . . . or at lest someone with a similar hairline. "THIS IS BEAR MACE!" Come on, I can't be the only one thinking of that.

Probst: Okay, if anybody wants to play a hidden immunity idol, now would be the time to do so. [dead silence] Probst: Alr- Christian: Jeff? Probst: Yeah? Christian: Hang on, I haven't made up my mind. (eyes roll into the back of his head, as old-timey computer noises come from his ears) Calculating . . . calculating . . . utilizing RoomRead v5.4 . . . (cash register ding!) Okay, I'm playing my idol. It's covered in foot sweat, so if you decide to burn it, I will understand. Probst: I love you, Christian. Normally, I'd be lap dancing on the other guys. Well, except for Mike. But you're such a cute beta male! Christian: Well, I do try. Still feeling ambivalent, but I've been getting why this might go down as one of the better seasons. I can't keep track of the scheming, but it came down to the majority gunning for Christian, and that didn't work. In the end, Gabby got the boot . . . and Christian was probably oblivious to that, as he voted for Alison. And it feels like a season of good cheer,in the sense that the hatred isn't all there. Of course, I am coming off watching a season of The Challenge that managed to hit even lower depths, so anyone would look better. I could even have taken Natalie ahead of most of those assholes. Like I said, I'm coming off The Challenge . . . including folks like Ashley, Cara Maria, Amanda, and all sorts of bitches and trainwrecks. Angelina doesn't register for me. Unless Angelina wins by riding the shoulders of a partner, then takes the $1 million prize all for herself, I'm good with her. Once again, though, I'm ambivalent in general. I was thinking Mel would show up as well. And I probably would have put a little money on Christian's loved one being a robot he built in high school. Edited for tweaking.

But he was right there. Seriously, though, I liked the idea of the others channeling Trevor while he was right there. Points to Roy and Trevor for the double dab. Trevor seemed okay on Monday night. Could he have lost his voice that quickly? Vocal exhaustion from his trip?

Basically, Coral is a bitch, but she’s a great friend. Examples: trying to coach a drunken Nicole on a date, comforting Sarah after she won her fourth Gauntlet by beating her best friend Rachel (the overgrown pixie), and riding in the ambulance with Leah after her panic attack. ETA: I know I don’t post here often . . . but do I come off as a broken record? I am not being paid by Coral, just so you know. 😜

"Flyer" for the next ChallengeMania event in New York. It sounds nice, and it'll be on a Saturday . . . but Kenny? That's a probably dealbreaker for me.

"Flyer" for the next ChallengeMania event in New York City. Marie, Derrick and Susie? Yeah!! Kenny? Ugggggggh. Would anyone here be interested in something like this?

Second part, more shitshow. At least there's no CvS coming to try and care about. After CT's wedding, we might be off the hook for a few months. And not even the drama of CT's folks coming or not will be as ugly as what we've endured in the span of 22 weeks, Isn't it cute to see Smashley take the moral high ground? Ugggggh. Meanwhile, nobody ended up getting killed, which must have disappointed MTV. I still think we're a few years away from someone getting seriously hurt through fighting. Gaaaaaaah, I feel like I burnt my best material on Facebook. Like being revolted that Paulie had been crushing on Cara Maria for years. Ick. For CM, Paulie is THE fourth-place trophy. Also amazed nobody called her out for proposing that she had girls look up to her. Zach talking shit about Laurel's tweet was also priceless. Who talks shit about her? I'd have to make sure we had a few hundred miles between us before I'd talk shit about her. Oh, and regarding Britni . . . this is a tweet from Tori Hall. You know, Brad's ex-wife. I think "Holy SHIT" is the proper reaction. Britni suuuuuuuuuucks. So did most of the folks on stage. And Kyle and his Total Recall mutant head peeking from his shirt. Once again: I would've been great with Kam & Kayleigh winning, but I know they'll let me down the next time I see them.

Wait . . so Sherloque is Eobard? Eobard is in Nora's time? That's the same Eobard that helped the Earth-X Nazis last yer. The same Eobard that got wiped out in Legends two seasons ago. I need a chart. A big chart. I mean, great that Tom gets to be evil again, but I can't think too hard about this stuff. The hundredth episode? Went a lot better than Arrow. "Okay, so this falls on 'Invasion!,' so we're gonna have the aliens drop the main gang -- along with Sara and Ray -- into the Matrix. The Dominators' Matrix. Dominatrix??" Clever idea to use the past to beat Cicada . . . for all of thirty seconds. And it didn't occur to anyone he had that much power over the bolt? On the plus side, one can dig deep for this joke: "Now there are three Barrys. But Barry is dead." Man, Nora is sketchy. Also, she's a Legionnaire, which mean the Legion of Super Heroes exist in Earth-1. And now I want to Legends to meet and fight them. Also fun to see EoWells reference Dawn from the comics. No "Jenni," though. How much of the particle accelerator footage was new? Was all of it recycled from past seasons? If so, I am impressed. Barry needs to leave time travel for others. On the other hand, we could end up with a situation with a few dozen knocked-out Barrys sleeping it off in an alley. At this point, why not??

I posted this on the Road Rules forum, and I reckon it's a little off-topic for here, but what the hell: Semester at Sea is shipping out for the New Year . . . and there will be a reunion of the RR8 kids. You can meet veteran Challengers like Yes, Veronica and Ayanna. Also Shawn, whom I bet you didn't know did one. And Pua and Pawel. Not really for me. I will say I was near Veronica at the Dirty 30 screening, and I wasn't knocked back ten feet by her evil . . . so yeah, she's probably cool nowadays.

Dang. Well, at least there's Avalance over on Legends. And maybe "Elseworlds" irons out the more annoying wrinkles of this show. Yeah, probably not. Oliver and Felicity will go farther apart, Felicity will get darker, and her heel turn involves her declaring "Bored now" before ripping the skin off Diaz's body. And that son of a bitch would still be mumbling and growling. Seriously, Oliver is now affiliated with the SCPD. Yeah, sure, why the fuck not? I mean, I've been watching a series about a guy who fights injustice with a bow and arrows for the past si years and change . . . so I should be good with this. Oh, and Papa Queen had a kid that's taking Ollie's place as Green Arrow whether she wants to or not. Please let her be the product of Robert Queen and Mrs. Merlyn. Just go whole-hog on the cheating. And hey! William has an aunt figure now that Thea is in the cornfield. Dang, Blackstar can do a sleeper hold with her legs. Oh, and Rene is alive in the future. Yaaaaaaay? I shouldn't be too dickish about that. The guy hasn't said "Hoss" once this season that I can recall.