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Something for everybody to kick off the season . . . epic splashdowns, dudes risking their faces on the Flywheel, women kicking it into another gear, veterans getting the "While We Were Away" treatment (especially David "The Godfather" Campbell, who advanced after wiping out on Battering Ram in under a minute), elite ninjas excelling . . . and for the true old-school fans? Makoto Nagano, who is perhaps the Ninja of Ninjas, helping a dude out with a back slap. Tomorrow, you can spot the casuals griping that he ripped that off from Ryan Stratis.

Hey, Dario hits something!!

Am I a dick for not wanting to go out to Citi Field anytime soon? Found out that Saturday's game will start at 4:10, and the first 15,000 fans will get a bucket hat. Even if I choose a seat at a bad angle, the hat would shield my eyes from the sun. But I don't know if it would be worth buying a ticket and food at inflated prices to watch the Mets disappoint me in person, either by giving up ten runs in the first inning, or with the bullpen blowing a five-run lead in the ninth. The pitcher slated for the Mets that day is Seth Lugo. Bit of a far cry from the famed young guns, but at least he has promise. Well, for now.

From Penny Arcade: An obvious joke that blows Gabe's little mind. Can you imagine what a Wonder Woman film had been like in the 1940s? Every three pages of her comic, a woman would be tied up. Also, the horror of Original Recipe Etta Candy. "WOO WOO!!!" Shut up.

The Endless? Okay, probably not with this book/show, but it's fun to dream.

@hnygrl . . . I think the "upright crocodiles" have always been from Mars.

This is a penultimate episode? If there were a few left, I'd be more okay with it. Instead, we learn about an Irish lady who makes bad life decisions, the possible origins of Sweeney, and Laura is not a good driver . . . at least when ice cream trucks are concerned.

Funny115: Malcolm and Cochran share a private moment at Tribal Council.

Tuesday's theme: "14 Times The Challenge Proved That Girls Really Do Rule!" Anybody want to guess? If anybody pre-TJ makes it, it would probably be Katie. Sarah Greyson and Ruthie would probably be forgotten.

Krillin: Wow . . . I've died at least twice. I don't shit myself around Piccolo anymore after his dad sent a minion to murder me. Why am I so scared now? Master Roshi: Dude! Head in the game!! I'm centuries old, and I'm holding my own!! Naughty thoughts are the only thing keeping me alive! Piccolo: Geezer's right. If we wanted useless, we could have called Yamcha! Frieza: Hey, troops! If the monkey isn't coming to us, let's bring him here by murdering his best friend! Frieza's Troops: Awright! We're gonna score points with the boss! Krillin: Eep!! (dodging) What the hell?!? Gohan: Dude. You're Peter Parker. This asshole is Flash Thompson! Krillin: Wow! (beating ass) Now I'm glad the missus is back home!! (powering up) And I just remembered . . . we can use ki blasts!! Z-Fighters: Oh my fuck!!! How did we forget that?!? (Later) Frieza Minion #1: (clutching Gohan in bear hug) What's a daddy gonna do to me?!? Gohan: You don't get my resolve! I'm a father! And I will protect my fami- (Minion gets blasted in the back) Goha: Awesome! They're turning on each other! (looking down at small hole in chest) Oooooooooh poop. Piccolo: Hey, that's what I did to your father when I met you! Is that the defintiion of irony? Gohan: (nodding frantically as he falls and bleeds out) (Meanwhile) Trunks: Dude! Did you sense that power?!? Goten: I know! Let's endanger our precious lives and cause the heroes to really worry! Trunks: With all this fighting, who needs girls?

When I watch this episode again, I'll have to turn on closed captioning. I think every fifth word from Eren was a curse. Facing somebody that basically betrayed humanity will do that. Luckily, Annie taught Eren the basis for Titan Fu back in basic training, so he manages to crack the Armored Titan. Also, he gives Hage a look, and I think she got moist over it. Once again, I'll have to rewatch.

It's confirmed . . . Lupin the 3rd is replacing Gundam Unicorn at 2 a.m. next week. I know, Lupin is hit-or-miss, but I know it won't make me drowsy as heck.

Well, I'm ashamed to be a white male. And I'm 95 percent certain I'm not English. Holy crap, that was some heavy-handed shit. Great that the Ice Warriors come back again to a fierce look, a lack of Fisher-Price hands, and lasers that crumple people to death. But this was not that great of an episode. Not even Appearing Repentant Missy could make up for it. Or Alpha Centauri. If you're not familiar with the character, here it is. I say "it" because Alpha is a hermaphrodite. Please let me know if that is the wrong pronoun. Honestly, why the hell were British troops still wearing red in 1881? Did they learn nothing from losing the American colonies? Stupid question: was that a picture of Queen Victoria from "Tooth & Claw"?

From RealityBlurred: Will you be ready for Ghost Island in 2018?!?

Challenge XXX to up the ante on cash prizes. Even if it turns out that seven figures will get split among the top players, that's still way too much money most of these people deserve to compete for. And by "most of these people," I mean "Johnny."

Minor league throwback concept? It doesn't look all that bad. Fun stuff for the hundreds of Rays fans in attendance. I was out and about when the Mets won today. Cespedes hit a grand slam in the ninth. Good for him.

Short Story: A bunch of anime fans have been abridging/spoofing Dragonball Z for years. In preparation for the big fight with the monstrous Cell, they held fights between him and anime/video games characters. I thought these mostly-weekly shorts were done with . . . and then this popped up today. Enjoy!

Man, don't you just love walk-off wins from the opposing team? In two weeks: "Yeah, we were stoked about coming back from three down in the ninth, and we were feeling the fans. But come on, these are the Mets we're talking about. Hearty handshakes was all that was needed."

Is that Ulysses Klaw? Funny that we've had all sorts of foes for T'Challa to fight, yet the first one is identifiable, verging on archfoe status. The trailer? Looks awesome. Panther is agile as hell, and of course his suit would be bulletproof.

Meh. It'll be online soon after. I do find the setting to be fitting. "Well, the Warriors are laying the smack down on the Cavaliers tonight . . . and now, let's look at what happens when an imperial force tries to take Vibranium from Wakanda. Here's a hint: It does not go smoothly!"

From AVClub: IASIP's next season expected near the end of 2018. I understand. I ain't happy, but I understand. Not like I have to scream about somebody needing to get stabbed.

Curious as to the location of the CT/Tyler clip in Cutthroat. In my head, Tyler probably won because CT did not like Johnny at all. I liked the final endgame from Rivals. Really hoping Adam wasn't screwing up on purpose in order to get a cut of the grand prize money. I don't think he would be that shysty. On the bright side, his mistakes pushed CT into trying to murder Johnny and Tyler by blunt trauma. Why doesn't Tyler come back to the show? Because he probably still feels the impact.

I believe I mentioned Scooter on the Minor League thread It's 2:15 p.m. on Friday, June 9, and Terry Collins is still managing the Mets.

Nice poster. Really. Looking forward to seeing what the movie looks like. Still doubting that Martin Freeman will be anywhere near Canon Ross, but it should be fun. I was very much into Priest's run on Black Panther. Wound up grabbing a lot of old comics with T'Challa, including the one where he throws down with Man-Ape. I got that Avengers comic, and I had it used as reference by Sal Buscema for a quick M'Baku sketch.

Got through "The Lazarus Contract." I'll keep reading Deathstroke to see if Slade's "conversion" sticks, especially after the epilogue put out this week. One question: are all interpretations of Damien/Robin as obnoxious as the one in that crossover? My basic reaction boiled down to, "How is he not dead? Why hasn't somebody broken his neck? I mean, aside from his being trained as an assassin from Day One."