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Maybe overgrown chimera ants are easily killed by carbon dioxide. I don't know. The point: another obnoxiously overpowered Chimera is down. That's enough for me. There's no Gungi Girl driving Meruem up a wall, so we get a tiny bit of Gon, who is the protagonist of the anime. Also, Killua and his octopus pal. And Kilua is ripped as fuck. I guess assassination training makes for an awesome workout.

From a game played on May 26, 1964, the Mets' third year in the majors, when they beat the Cubs 19-1 in Wrigley Field. And that brings me to tonight's outburst. Why couldn't they spank a team that hard at home? Basically, I feel for Orioles fans. I mean, the ballpark kicks ass and is close to good stuff (Inner Harbor, convention center, two sports museums), but the O's haven't been to the Series since 1983. And they might have made it in '96 if Jeffrey Maier doesn't turn an out into a homer.

From the Department of Shit I Said In a Challenge Group Watching The Episode: I suggested that if Other Derrick and Jozea took an Ancestry test, it would reveal they're both related to Beth. Has there been ANYBODY on this show worth putting on a pedestal? In my mind, the cast is nothing but Charles Barkley . . . they are not meant to be role models. Like Kyle? I don't notice. Last week, I did theorize that Kyle would become Brad's rebound.

Yeah, but the Marlins are one of the few things separating the Mets from absolute rock bottom. On the down side, no Wilpon is as pretty as Derek Jeter.

“You wanna end up on the Mets?!? Because that’s how you end up on the Mets!” #HeyWhyNot

From CBR: How could Cassidy survive getting shot by the Saint?

I’m thinking it’s a mix of that, along with homeboy being charismatic. I was at the “Throwdown” event to benefit Diem’s charity. I think Johnny excels in hyping people up, at least in person. Cut to last night: “Well, ‘Tananas’ is one of the few alpha male teams. On the other hand, Kyle reached a peace with Cara-ly Quinn, so let’s screw her and Marie instead!” Oh, and I didn’t think of “Tananas.” I got that off a fan group on Facebook.

Watched the episode. Not fun . . . most of it on You-Know-Who, followed by Omarosa giving us so little, while hoping that we don’t realize she’s not much better than him, than if at all. Oh, and we got a copycat of the president in one of the most politically unstable spots on the planet. Super. ? ETA: I miss typos and odd words when using the iPad. I’m sorry, and I blame the president. ?

I'm just making wild guesses, and getting set to brag about my genius if I'm correct. Ever read Dark Metal? They got a Batman known as "Red Death" that stole Flash's speed. I like the one we're seeing a lot better. So terrifying, yet so nurturing. Oh, and here's the t-shirt of the week.

This week: figurative fucking. Literal fucking. CT making a map of the alliances with pins and string. That gives us another reason to hate Veronica, as she just goes back to bed. Given how many seasons CT has done, he could probably do recaps with pins, string, and a white lab coat. Once again: there isn't anyone to root for, unless it's for going head-first into a thresher of some sort. Cara Maria is still petulant. Tori is still bitchy about Other Derrick, though he is a weight around her neck. If Kyle didn't have his accent, he'd have so little to work with. Brad is a punkass for bringing up his kids to CM. I will say that the boys look cute, and I feel bad their dad is the meathead's meathead. And Faith can STFU about being a veteran-veteran. Arrrrrrgh. Hey, at least we got a mission and vote! Sadly, no Armageddon (#eyeroll) tonight. ETA: And Shane is still a pot-stirring little bitch.

“The Dustice League.” Beautiful. So beautiful. Well, at least until Deadpool 2 gets the treatment.

Gotta suck when you do well in the prelims, then proceed to wipe out on the first obstacle. I think Chris is the only person wearing team gear from Ninja vs. Ninja. Then again, I think “Lab Rats” stuff can be gotten easily, since it would come from the run by Chris, brother Brian, and Michelle. That’s not on her though, right? I dunno . . . maybe when baseball was being integrated, people would alwYs bring up Jackie Robinson. I know, not the best parallel. If they’re gonna do footage during commercials, I’d rather have slow-motion footage, like in NvN.

Found this on Facebook. This is wrong on many levels. Also, I think the DiU crew is better known for dancing. And here's a teaser trailer for the Golden Wind anime.

We start with Michelle Warnky falling on the eighth obstacle, with a split screen of Akbar trying to will her through it. And we're not even past the ten-minute mark! Tonight: James "The Beast" McGrath! Najee "The Phoenix" Richardson! Jamie "Why Can't We Call Him 'Captain Ninja?'" Rann! ETA: "Rahn"with an "H." Also, his wedding had 47 ninjas. Awesome.

Wow. I just finished the episode. I only read the headline of the AVClub review, and it said that Preacher doubled down on the wackiness (or words to that effect), and they were not wrong. Holy shit. Starr repeatedly slapping a restrained Jesse. Tulip and Featherstone feuding during their heist in Osaka, throwing in a sexual harassment seminar into the mix. Satan's no. 1 comes to Earth and probably destroys an Japanese businessman who admires her butt. Jody works on crossword puzzles after killing security guards. Hoover's useless ass gets caught, but Lebrat (like Lestat, but douchier) and Cassidy make him immortal. Lebrat tries to chug him, but Cassidy thwarts Lebrat, and Hoover lives. Un-lives? Tulip double-crosses Featherstone, only to get screwed as her rival gets a bus ticket to the inferno with Eugene and Hilter. And to top it off? Lots and lots and lots of exploding Humperdoos. Why the shit aren't there more responses? Preacher is basically the R-rated Gotham and Legends of Tomorrow, in the sense that you'll be stunned even if you're jaded as hell. I get how it will never be as popular as The Walking Dead for AMC, but Preacher isn't about slogging through misery porn. If something on this show depresses you, there's probably gonna be something else to make you laugh. Hoover is a vampire. He is so fucking useless, and now he gets the potential to live forever. Seriously, can you think of a subordinate anywhere as useless as Hoover, to the point where the boss is okay with him getting killed? The first person that comes to mind is Matsuda from the Death Note manga and anime (I didn't see the American movie). At least is entertaining as shit rains on him. I'm thinking that's because Eugene was absent throughout most of this season. I know that most of you figure that you know the good/evil composition of Tom/Brady. Then there are those of us who watched Chappelle's Show that know better. "Break yoself, fool!!" "OH, SHIT!! IT'S WAYNE BRADY, SON!!!!!!" Good times. ETA: Shit, the link only has the first half of the bit. Still funny, though.

New thought: is it possible that was actually Jonas talking to Rusty on Gargantua-1, and not a pill-induced hallucination? There was one April Fools Day when [AS] ran least favorite episodes as determined by their series’ creators. How funny would it be if Jackson and Doc decided it would be a relevant-in-hindsight episode? ”Chief Justice” is an awesome concept. Too awesome for it to make it on the show.

Thank you, AS app, for letting me watch this early, so I could watch Last Week Tonight in the early morning. Sadly, that didn’t mesh with my poor time- management skills, and now I’m on a shaky express bus that costs more one-way than the ferry and two trains. Anyone want to bet that’s not Dr. Dugong, but rather the Sovereign? That his body was recovered by OSI, and the sniper guy didn’t actually (accidentally) kill him? Rocco grows on me. Not much else to add. Hey, Blue Morpho has arrived! But he’s dead. And Monarch is right there. Sure. At this point, why the fuck not? Though if Jonas has been alive for all these years, maybe the original Morpho faked his death? Seriously, I have little clue, if any.

That’s disappointing. I was hoping for that coming out this year. ETA: SAO S3 to premiere worldwide in September, starting airing in Japan the following month. Hey, at least some of us can bitch about Kirito being “OP” some more in 2019.

Question: the bit where Wale is waving the gun in the dark, shouting for Blue Morpho to come out. Turns out it's Hank, and Wale had Morpho (Morpharch?) tied up already. I don't get that. Maybe for show?

One more trailer. This one is more coherent.

Well, that was fun. I was spoiled about Jotaro winning, as well as DIO trying to finish him with a motherfucking road roller. Here's the original scene; notice DIO wasn't quippy there. Anyway, Jotaro pulls the butt-pull to end all butt-pulls to vanquish his hated opponent. Yeah, I know, the last minute deus ex macchina is a big part of anime, but Jotaro stopping time as DIO was coming out of his time-stop? That was pushing it. Then again, DIO changed into a bodybuilder trying to cosplay as Freiza, and Oldjo was brought back by draining the blood stolen from him . .. so I shouldn't look too hard into things. Oldjo lives, Holly lives (though the business with her having a Stand forced onto her from thousands of miles away is never addressed), Polnareff lives (yaaaaaaaaay ?), and we wrap up the third bizarre adventure. DIO . . . Jonathan would be rolling over in his grave?!? One, you two died at the bottom of an ocean. Two, you have his body! What, his head would be rolling? This was fun. Next week: we visit a town. A bizarre town. You might even say a crazy, noisy bizarre town.

@aradia22 . . . meanwhile, I'm basically approaching women like I'm writing a cover letter. Am I the weird one? Or boring? The lady I met together has been contemplating bailing on OKC. I made a case for meeting me, adding that I didn't want to be the back-breaking straw for her. We met, it didn't work out, but I'd like to keep in touch in a platonic manner. Once again, I wish to offer myself up. Minimum, we could talk about OKC and the lack of success, then move on to more interesting topics.

In case you didn't hear, there's going to be an MHA marathon on September 1. And before tonight's episode . . . Tsuya might be Best Girl.

Went on a date. No spark. She knew it, I knew it. I offered myself as a friend, and she seemed cool with it. While I didn't talk as much as her and I knew the odds of us being a couple were long (which I had an inkling going into the date), I had a good time. Well, as good a time as we could have trying to watch dragon boat racing in heavy rain. I did give her my hand in support as she walked on a fence to avoid mud. I went through it. Never thought I'd have to wear boots. But I didn't go into a massive funk afterward about not finding somebody that could really did me. Seriously, though, I feel good for going. The bad news is that I don't have any prospects, and I kinda hate getting OKC for e-mailing me candidates every other day. "Wow! More chances to pitch woo into the abyss?!? I am not worthy!!!" ETA: Today's e-mail gave me profiles of two queer women. I'm not saying I understand the sexual spectrum, but I feel that OKC is misinterpreting what I'd like to see in a woman.