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Gross episode, between the assholes kidnapping kids and stealing their magic, and Gauche. Just Gauche. Ew. I’d want Asta to question why the Black Bulls has a sister-focused mister (I’m trying to keep it clean here), only for someone (I’m thinking Yami) to point out Asta carries a torch for a friggin’ nun. Oh, and Sekka? Still sucks.

Death Battle pits Jack against Afro Samurai. Warning: the action winds up heavier than even the final season.

@ganesh . . . perhaps that's because we get more impersonations of her husband? I'm not watching Eighth Grade. Junior high school was the worst three years of my life. I am happy for Bo Burnham. I liked his musical comedy act. He had a series on MTV years ago . . . but as you can see, I wasn't thrilled with it.

Junior version of ANW premieres in October.

Brooklyn Cyclones set for Seinfeld Night. And I love the candidates for the one-night-only alt-nicknames. Way the fuck better than “Pizza Rats.”

Not episode-related, but worth mentioning: limited-edition FLCL merchandise is available in Japan.

I know. Now they gotta go to Plan TU. At least they won a series today. I know this should be in the Minors thread . . . but he broke a bone swinging the bat? With talent like that, how did he not start the season with the big club??

I don’t regard her as useless. It’s just that she’s older, and she might be regarding the show as more of a vacation. To CT, she’s nowhere near Wes in Rivals II. In her defense, she isn’t Beth. That woman was a drag on anybody forced onto her side.

I wish I shared that. Staten Island has the most rural area among the five boroughs, so wildlife would be a concern. And deer have been popping up. Like I’ve said, I’ve seen a few in the last year, while my mother caught a buck in a place where you wouldn’t expect it. Seriously, they had to go Guido. I’m not a native, but I’ve lived here half my life. It’s not all meatheads and mob wives. I’m grateful @Victor the Crab doesn’t seem to buy the stereotype, because I bet there are a few about Toronto folk that he(?) hates. Same goes for anyone, really. ETA: Crap, I screwed up the quote. But y’all know what I mean, right?

Good story about the absurdity and need to give vasectomies to wild deer on Staten Island . . . and they ended it by bringing out muscle-bound Guidos. To say that was disappointing is an understatement. I’ve seen a few deer while driving, and those guys might go past the wild turkeys in notoriety . . . but hey, let’s hear from meatheads straight from Central Casting talking about shooting and/or choking out the deer! ?

Three hours of show, and we finish one round. I hate Bunim-Murray Productions for making me feel like an old man. I yearn for thirty-minute episodes, where most everything was wrapped up in a neat package. Now, it's basically people sniping at and/or fucking each other. Good News: Natalie & Paulie are out! Bad News: Redemption House still exists, because most everybody deserves a second chance . . . even Big Brother contestants. And I find those folks can make a dumpster fire even worse. Also, we get to hear Kam talk about "Killer Kam" over and over and over and my God, could you pace yourself?!? So you're 4-0 in endgames. That doesn't mean much these days. I will say that I am happy with the endgame format. Somebody told the producers about Last Comic Standing, and they dug it up to exhume the voting procedure. Secret ballot and voters being held accountable actually works here. It's a shame it'll suck after three Armageddons (eyeroll), because The Challenge is where logic and hope go to die. At least the Armageddon looked gender-neutral. Oh, and two of the Brits talked about something called "Twittah." Any idea what that's about? Redemption House: Chuck and Whasherface rip into each other. Once again Big Brother people can ruin anything. Highlight of the hour for me: finding out new episodes of Ridiculousness are coming out soon. Hey, rank on Rob Dyrdek and his crew, but they look more three-dimensional than these idiots.

Fun episode. Between Jeremiah Morgan and Kid Owhadi, Matt and Akbar had to have ruined at least one pair of dress pants. One of the top runs of the night was from Jeremiah . . . who was a ninja . . . until he got electrocuted and almost died . . . and had to learn to walk all over again. Holy crap, that was a story worth telling.

"Lets start with the Grail training good ol' Humperdoo in the art of greeting dignitaries. Then we'll make him dance, which is the one thing he's good at. Why? Preacher, that's fucking why!!" Garth Ennis may not have written that, but its in his spirit. Bonus: ALLFATHER!!!! I would've expected CGI, but this version works. How could you not laugh at the dancing? Only thing missing was Humperdoo screeching "PUTTIN' ON THE RIIIIIITTTTZ!!!!" Sorry, I can't really write it the way Peter Boyle did it in Young Frankenstein. Also, we get the specter of John Wayne, which I didn't think we'd get. After all, he was absent in the first two seasons, and the timeline has skewed from the original comic. Maybe Jesse's grandpa was in Vietnam? Hey, Civil War reenactment!! Man, I imagine somebody just tuning in, realizing the familial connection, then throwing up everywhere. Here's the guy @Sandman87 is talking about. Because Japan, I guess. ETA: I think the vampires are based off Cassidy's one-shot comic.

I liked it, though the tacked-on denouement with Tom Baker was pushing it. I never got into Douglas Adams, but I can see his appeal in his three stories. Animation was good, but couldn’t the monsters be as janky as they looked in live action?

I can see that fucking the Mets. “Gosh, we would love to get a stud from you for prospects, but we’re scared you might screw us the way European types screwed the native tribes.”

Reminder . . . this is Dallas, and they film the qualifiers and finals back-to-back, so we’re probably going to see Kacy again.

Last night was the season finale. In lieu of “Adult Swim cancels Robot Chicken,” we get “Nerd saves the show by jumping Springfield Gorge the Grand Canyon, but kills himself in the process.” And Doug Goldstein shows up at the end to be an asshole, which is oddly entertaining in itself. I miss the days where you could get clips online . . . because I really want to share “Willie Wonka deals with the president doing the Veruca Salt song.” So funny, yet so fucking depressing.

CBR covers press conference. The TARDIS might not show up after last year's special. I imagine a sceanario where the Doctor is forced to live on Earth, working for UNIT. Then I imagine Osgood hugging her and squeeing, "ROOMIES!!!" And then I saw the "no old stuff" bit. I can understand. Also, if you brought back old enemies/monsters, you'd have to waste at least ninety seconds of them huddling up. "I thought he was a guy!" "He is!! I think!" "This is weird. I mean, I get genderfluid and all that, and I can be supportive, but how will anyone believe us when we kill her?" "Him?" "ARRRRGGH!!!!" I also notice Jodie has multiple earrings on the left side. Is she the first Doctor to have piercings?

. . . and the hits keep on coming for the Mets.

There are only three more episodes left. That would suck, but we're getting "Diamond Is Unbreakable" soon. Can't wait for the commercials hyping it. Voiceover: "'Stardust Crusaders' is almost over . . . " Oldjo: "OH, NOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Crossed my mind as well. One, Jotaro would be that awesome. Second, I can imagine him going "Aayyyyyyyyy" afterward, only with the growly monotone he has.

I was spoiled on Goku putting a contract on himself. I still would like to know what Hit would have gotten for payment. After last week's episode, I had figured it would be a good umbrella . . . because I assumed he lived on Planet Rainy Noir Place. But I'm guessing he was just visiting there. Of course Vegeta was lying about steak soaked in his granny's secret sauce. He probably never had a grandmother. After all, this is a shonen anime. We only know his father and Goku's in brief bursts, and their mothers has yet to be mentioned. While I'm thinking about it . . . was there ever a planet where Saiyans came from? Yeah, I know about the planet Vegeta, but didn't they take that over from the resident species? I imagine a planet called Saiya as bleak and desolate, where the overgrown monkeys had to become absurdly powerful in order to survive. One more thing: "It's time to make the donuts"?!?? So they got Dunkin Donuts in Universe 6 with those commercials? That's somewhat awesome.

Jodi on her way to San Diego.

This week: DIO shows off The World, his Stand whose powers defy explaination. Actually, I'm spoiled on that, but I'll keep mum. Basically, because he is the Biggest Bad, The World is also too powerful. Also, it goes "MUDA!" like Star Platinum goes "ORA!" "MUDA!" equals "USELESS!" Nice callback to "Phantom Blood." In brief: Polnareff gets messed up, the Crusaders fall back to figure things out, and DIO "convinces" U.S. Senator Wilson Phillips to be his chauffeur for the night. "You won't see me cry! I'm jumping outta the cab!!!" One second later: "Hey, hold on! How'd I get back here?!? And why am I wearing an old-timey hat?!? That went out of fashion long before 1987!!!"

So . . . do we start up a Boruto thread, or will it need an entire forum? I'm thinking the former, myself.

. . . and the hits just keep on comin'. So I guess this is a DBZK/DBS situation, where we're not going to wait for one series to end before the other is aired. Oh, and if case you didn't see it, here's a trailer for FLCL: Alternative.