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@MarkHB . . .sadly, no. But it sounds like a great time was had by all.

From Adult Swim's page: Saw it on the app. As usual, lots of fun stuff. I hope y'all like it!

Random thoughts about the Cavalry Battle. 1. "Midoriya, I am truly sorry. I would like nothing more than to escort you into battle. But I need to assert my status as one of the alpha males of this series. Anticipating this, I have delivered a fruit basket to your mother personally. It's not very big, because you can't pack money into these uniforms." I'm exaggerating, but can't you just imagine Ilda saying all that? 2. Awesome that Bakugo stays on character. "MUST . . . KILL . . . DEKU!!!" Kirishima: "And get his headband!" "MUST. . . KILL . . . DEKU!!!!!!" Then that one asshole rips off Bakugo's headband, brings up the time he got dominated by the sludge monster, then rips off his Quirk and blasts him point-blank in the face with it. Homeboy was asking for a painful death. 3. Why "Present Mic"? Is that a tech term in Japan? My first two choices would've been "Open Mike" or "Hot Mike," but those would have been problematic at best. 4. Are Cavalry Battles commonplace in Japan? Doesn't seem too feasible unless you have superpowers. Gotta love Menzou (the freaky tentacle guy) letting Mineta on his team so he could hide in an improvised shell. Tsuyu also fit in there. If he tried anything funny, I hope she gave him a tongue-lashing. 5. We get time with Tokoyami, who looks badass as a humanoid crow than can summon a shadow crow. Nice twist that it gets more powerful at night, but gets more uncontrollable. 6. Real talk . . . is it a little "off" that watching kids beat the snot out of each other has supplanted the Olympics? I know it's a proving ground for would-be heroes, but it's off-putting to watch scores of people cheer that on. Or maybe I'm thinking about this too hard.

Given the nature of the Infinity Gauntlet, I feel that anybody could be brought back . . . even people who died before Infinity War. And I think some people would be returned subconsciously. So if T’Challa were to somehow return and use the Gauntlet like a reset button, he might accidentally bring Erik back. I’m not saying that’s a good idea in the big picture for the MCU. but the possibility is there.

Osprey? I don't know if anyone compares Ryan Shoulders to handsome-looking people. I wonder if he and Lillian are still friends.

Just wondering who else is going to New York Comic Con in less than three weeks. ETA: I wrote a general essay about going to conventions.

This week: Josuke vs. Keicho "Sgt. Bro" Nijimura. His stand: Bad Worse Company, which is basically those toy solders you had as a kid (or seen in the Toy Story movies if you never had those growing up), only they can inflict damage equivalent to their real-life counterparts. Somehow, not only does Koichi survived getting his neck slammed and pierced and being dragged through an abandoned house that I'm just going to assume is filled with germs and worse, he also gains a Stand. Which is a giant egg. Lets debate on what will hatch from there. Your choices: Pu (Yu Yu Hakusho) or Togepi (Pokemon). In the end, Josuke proves he isn't just a life support system for that awesome hair, as he uses Crazy Shining Diamond to turn tables and take out Keicho. Did you see that Keicho had "TRILLION" on his sleeve? Also, he might have the symmetry fetish/OCD once held by Death the Kid from Soul Eater. ETA: The hair says "Polnareff," but given his Stand, I'd say Keicho was going for "stylish Japanese Guile."

This . . . I like this and I despair at the same time. Thank you, Kakashi Sensei.

I know. Another ChallengeMania event hosted by Scott Yager and Derrick. Original Derrick, I mean, not AYTO/Are You Still Here? Derrick. But he will be there as a guest, for some reason.

In case anybody had forgotten, we're watching horrible people. Okay, Dee wasn't bad, but she always looks the sad victim when the guys team up against her. And, of course, Dennis would have an erotic system where his chosen is basically trapped. Who is worse than Dennis on TV today in that regard? The only person I got is Quagmire from Family Guy, but he's a cartoon character. Dennis probably doesn't have the budget for infinite pull-out beds and knock-out gas. Nice that the political theme was subtle . . . well, subtle enough for this, the most unsubtle of times. The payoff was great: the guys basically bicker, double-cross, negotiate, jerk each other off in a celebration of masculinity . . . .and they wind up only starting the game. Why would we expect anything else? Then they visit Dee in the hospital and give her the first bite of steak . . . which I took as a crass appeasement measure. I think two minutes after the picture got taken and Amanda left to reevaluate her life, Dennis probably quipped, "Honestly, I thought birds could fly!" Then the guys once again jerk each other off, while Dee screams "GODDAMMIT!!!" and "SON OF A BITCH!!!!" over and over.

Saw this, thought of S7. Maybe the dog belongs to Pam? ?

I read it. There’s gotta be a better way to do that. Yes, walk-on ninja stories are awesome if they become regulars, but the current system feels like a drain. I’ll have to check if an “Improve ANW” thread exists. I like Grant. Seriously, there’s no one that I wish to fail so early, let alone break bones.

“People can change. Look at me. I used to be a MILF hunter. Now I run a MILF sanctuary.” Thanks, Michael! Oh. and our president is the worst liar, and has no sense of a moment. He mentioned that he had the tallest building in downtown Manhattan . . . on the day the Towers fell. As painful as that was to hear, I think the show does a public service with research like that.

I forgot to mention Big Villain is this week's t-shirt. I should not have been surprised. First fifty orders come with St. Cloud's rubber undies!

I honestly don't know what I hate more . . . this series, or myself. Last week, I pondered the possibility of Natalie & Paulie getting sent to Armagaddon, lose, and stay in the game. Well, thank you, Da'vonne and Jozea for keeping loyal to Big Brother. Once again, Paulie's arrogance writes checks Natalie's mediocrity can't cash. They are now 0-3, but they're still in the game. Do we need Scarlet Witch to go crazy and whisper, "No more second chances"? Such bullshit. And then, we get the teaser for the endless season, and TJ saying that one person has the opportunity to split the $1 million jackpot, or keep it call for themselves. I fucking knew it. Of course BMP would bring back the Screw Sarah Twist, with higher stakes. Of course, Johnny & Tony will win. Of course, Johnny will keep the money. Of course, everyone will love him for being a charismatic rogue, even as Tony whines about money being taken away from his daughters. Just watch. And we get perhaps the most bizarre visual of CT leaving the game with plenty of season left. I don't think that has never happened before. IIRC, if CT didn't complete a Challenge, he would get eliminated in the final elimination round. I know he's "only" won twice, but that should push him up for G.O.A.T. status. Also, I don't really hate Veronica. Notice how we didn't hear them take part in the "read." To think that they'd grown up, AND we'd see people so much worse at the same age. Oh, and there's a purge. A Purge and purging. Wheeeee. Fuck it . . . stop the season, split the money evenly. Nobody tell Natalie & Paulie. Fuck it, keep them in Redemption House until they run out of food and go halfway into cannibalism. PS: Did MTV and/or BMP pitch in for CT's wedding? That would take the sting out of his getting eliminated a little.

Theory: at the end of the arc, somebody makes a wish on the Super Dragon Balls . . . that Beerus had not woken up until a hundred years from the present. As a result, all of the events leading to each arc are nullified, no universes are destroyed, we only have one all-powerful tyke with no concept of morality, nothing happens between the end of the Buu arc and the tournament where Pan debuted and Goku fought Uub, and GT is showed to be the official timeline. Too fucked up?

New schedule as of September 29. The block starts at 9? Damn. But DBZK? There’s no more story, right?

I found another Zoro/Kuma thing. ETA: I’m not sure if you can see it without Facebook.

Is it good or bad that I don't think Matt and Akbar rehearsed their reaction to Drew's fall? That's gotta be in the top five for 2018, right? Not as epic as the one with Jessie's wipeout, but still reeking of gobsmack. And can you blame them? I know Ultimate Cliffhanger isn't a "gimme," but I would've thought Drew would have cleared it, redesigns and all. He's not pompous or godbothering. Okay, "Papal Ninja" is a little much, but he seems nice. Same for Daniel Gil, only he's so much lovelier to gaze upon. Who wants to start the countdown to USA vs. The World? Or Ninja vs. Ninja? Would anyone here watch the kiddy version? I'm on the fence with that one.

And given that Sean got WWWAed earlier this season, I'm betting Drew gets the $100K.

Holy cow . . . Sean Bryan goes to Stage Three in consecutive years. You think he'll get attention from the Vatican? Maybe get an 8x10 of the Pope, with "You call yourself 'Papal'? Ninja, please!" And he'd be making finger guns and winking, because Pope Francis I is that chill. Well, as chill as a Pope can get. Stage Two in the little window? That's cold, man. Seriously, I hope that is retired next year. It worked in Ninja vs. Ninja because they were showing highlights in slowmotion.

Looks like water is enough to thwart a Phoenix. Poor Najee. No return to Stage Three for him. I don't think he was jobbed but that obstacle makes shit go sideways.

While We Were Away. "While we were away, these less interesting ninjas ran the course. They have stories, but since they're not going too far, we won't be getting into them."

. . . and he dropped before he got anywhere near the final obstacle. Maybe his power diminishes if his hair is bunned up? Seriously, if he had run with the hair free,, he would've had more than enough time to fix his hair under a swimming cap.

I was reading Sports Illustrated today. S.L. Price wrote an article on the Washington Nationals' underwhelming season. Here's how it starts: "Forever hapless." Really. Orioles haven't won jack since 1983, and they have 102 loses through tonight, and the Mets are hapless. Also, Price brought up teams from other sports, and the Mets are the most hapless of (presumably) all four major sports. Am I weird for being a little pissed off? I mean, they're not even the most hapless team in the New York/New Jersey area. Fuck, the Jets' new quarterback threw a "pick six" tonight . . . on his first play in the NFL. I don't think I'm out of line on this.