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"How dedicated to the Hydra dream are you really, Captain?" To brighten the mood, here's a "remix" of Cap's monologue from the days of Civil War.

Runaways set to launch (again) in September. Since the Hulu series starts with the original gang, so will this run of the book, including bringing Gert back and not adding anybody else for now. Also . . . there's a writer named "Rainbow"? How is that possible??

Potentially unpopular take: I was okay with TAR29. Really. Even with the premise, the winners, and London & Logan making next to no impact on the season, I didn't hate it outright. My measuring stick is TAR6 for how it shook out, TAR8 for sticking mostly to the States and the friggin' Weavers, and TAR11 for casting a team that wasn't really dating that wound up getting the undeserved win. Also, I had no issue with TAR24. I mean, I get why Dave & Conner would get hate (well, maybe just Dave), but better than winning than the Big Brother team and the Fortunate Angels (or whatever they called themselves).

Redmond won't give you a hand . . . but if you give enough money, he'll give you a foot. All for charity.

This is the second time I've been somewhere that TAR visited. First, the CN Tower in TAR8, and now Wrigley Field. Great place, BTW. And hey, Brooke & Scott had to work in the final task, as opposed to chowing on deep dish pizza. Yes, I'm still bitter about TAR6. Speaking of which . . . damn, has Phil been tougher on anybody in the finale opening credits as Brooke. The only person that comes to mind is that wuss Adam. In his defense, his partner was a harpy. (ETA: ". . . while Brooke overcame [failure montage] everything.") Honestly, I'm not as broken about the finale like TAR3. That was brutal. I mean, Brooke was shrill, but she didn't try to quit hundreds of times like Flo. As much I feel Tara & Joey deserved the win, I'm okay with the results. Once again, the fourth-best team won. It happens. At least LoLo didn't win. They weren't as hapless as the Beekmans or snakebit like the Sweet Scientists, but do you remember anything about them, aside from Logan currently dating Sarah? Also, congratulations to Ernie & Cindy for -- IIRC -- being the second team to cameo. And their kid is cute as heck. Here's hoping CBS doesn't jerk us around for the better part of the year.

Did not know we would be live. I can live with Brooke getting six figures. Not like she quit several hundred times like Flo. And she did do more than one Roadblock. ETA: Even with the repeat of last season (fourth-best team winning), I'm at peace with this edition. As long as the show doesn't go back to that well frequently, I'll be fine with that.

Yuck. And you know Raphy is calling Dario every other day. "Dude, c'mon, let me tag in. No way would she figure it out!"

Judd lives the dream, contributes to Garfield anthology.

Wow. Still not watching it because horror isn't my thing. The only reason why I'd want to see Get Out is because I heard the buzz and I like Jordan Peele. Also, you can explain to your friend that Jonathan got nominated for an Oscar in 1994 for Best Short Film.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccckk.

Did I mix up the Ashleys? Goes to know how little I care about either of them.

If the teaser is to be believed, that will be covered next week. At least MTV added Abram's backstage "performance" from the BOTB reunion last night. You still can't see when a guy sneaks up behind him to inject something soothing into his system. Okay, probably not, but Abram is the definition of "loose cannon."

Feeling a little let down upon reflection. For one, this might not count as an official Challenge. For another, Johnny didn't get to use his asshole skills to raise money for Special Olympics. Then again, everybody knows about them, and I'm thinking their totals wouldn't be that affected by Wes.

@AngryCarrot86 . . . right. Parma is close to Cleveland, isn't it? I like the attitude of "Fuck it, let's give Camila the top spot and run a montage." Amazingly, they didn't show her looking to walk on the water before dropping in. Also . . . Mike? Katie's outburst came after the Kendall/Leah Inferno. Nice of you to stick to the BMP editing, which had that taking place after her win against David. Really hoping Sarah Greyson gets some love next week, but I doubt it.

Its a battle of the Ashleys! And the wrong damn one wins!! I mean, Ashley K. put up a sweet shot in Balls In (fuck BMP, that's what it's called), but she's still heinous. OtherAshley's presence as a Champ annoys me because she was one-and-done for years, and she only got her crown because Frank and Zach were too busy abusing Sam to bother her. Sam would have put up a better performance in CvP and IOTC. Just sayin'. Lolo is loloony. And if Lindsey (?) does go in and lose, Jordan will no longer be the biggest dummy in recent Challenge history. For any fans of the word "Lolo," at least you got London & Logan going for the longshot win Thursday night on The Amazing Race.

Just reread that from me. Now I feel like an asshole.

Wow. Huge comedy of errors from some of our favorite ninjas. Flip Rodriguez got killed by the Ring of Fire. TWICE. The second time, he got the win because he got to the obstacle first, and Geoff Britten fell at the same time. Speaking of Geoff, he only got one win on his one. That came in the first round against the Towers of Power (the firefighter team captained by Brandon Mears), and then he let his wife Jessica run the tiebreaker. Not only did she flame out early, she shook herself up to the point where a substitute was brought in for the elimination round. In the end, the Towers of Power went head-to-head with Team Ronin (Flip, JJ and Tiana, same as last time). JJ ran anchor, overcame a deficit, and sealed the win. At that point, I just wanted it to be over. As for Geoff? Whether he stays in the ANW circuit or becomes a full-time father and husband, I don't hate him. Wild Card round is next week. I don't know who made it. I would think the top four runners-up, but the credits gave conflicting information. I think SuperHero Squad and Lab Rats are in there.

As I write this, we are going into the third episode of Champs Vs. Pros. And for the second week in a row, we'll be getting a Challenge-themed special; in this case, it's "14 Times Our Challengers Lost Their S#&t." I haven't caught the first two (or the Reunion,for that matter), but I figured that if MTV will keep running specials, we should have a place to talk about them. For example: Who makes the list tonight? Katie coming thisclose to murdering Veronica in The Inferno should be a gimme, but I don't think MTV counts anything before TJ Lavin hosted, so we'll probably get her freaking out over a plunger in The Ruins. Camila is a given, as is CT during the bad times. ETA: I was wrong. Katie's meltdown on Veronica, Veronica's freakout from Julie touching her safety line (no shot of the bitch making crybaby motions to the camera), and Mike celebrating his 21th birthday by losing a mission and a car, then going into "Miz Mode." And it's sad because even with the conversation with the mirror, it looked very fake from him, especially with his weakass Rock impression. Speaking of Mike . . . I can see why he can bug hosting. He's trying to be a comedian. Meanwhile, we already have an ex-Challenger with multiple wins and a good career as a comic. Or is Theo not answering BMP's calls? I mean, I can see why Mike would be the pick, but I think Theo would have lost a lot of the swamp grime by now.

According to MTV.com, we'll have a special at 8, followed by "Watch Out For The Wolfpack" at 9:01.

FYI: I relabeled this thread for the Toonami run on the show. If you have information beyond that, please use the spoiler function. Thank you.

From CBR: posters of Karolina . . . and Molly! I'm guessing we'll be getting the surviving/non-evil members of the team with this new series.

Have I mentioned how glad I am that we're getting another season? This isn't the best DC show, but holy crap is it worth watching. Gotham City is now the worst city ever. Coming up in September from Arrow: "Star City: Hey, At Least We Haven't Been Infected By A Murder Virus!" Remember what I said last week about how out-of-context clips from this show could be aired? We had at least two: Alfred holding Hugo Strange off a rooftop by his tie, and Jim Hulk-tossing a poor schlub cop ten feet. And there's a lot more, like Ivy not realizing she sold Oswald out and his reaction, the walkie-talkie losing power at just the right time, and Butch admiring Fish's entrance. If you rewind, you'll see Tabitha give him a "I'm right fucking here!!!" look. Of course Jim will be cured. He's the protagonist, after all. I mean, even with the liberties taken with canon, you can't have a white-haired pipe-smoking Gordon reminiscing about the time he got bonked, buried and had to take Mirakuru the Tetch virus to get out at the cost of his sanity. I would have no real problem if the series ends with a flash-forward of Jim as Commissioner, without a wife and/or daughter. After this, he is probably never going to fall in love again. His last three relationships: batshit, batshit, shot by a madman and left for the cornfield (insert "Blink" pun here). Seriously, if Jamie Chung comes back for the express purpose of Valerie forming a League of Embittered Exes team with Barbara and Leslie, I would welcome that. Why wait until he's fucked up four more times? And Bruce will be saved. I do blame Alfred for not as least shooting his boy in the foot to disable and potentially snap him out of that state. Of course Mr. Shaman cheats and detonates the bomb. At least Alfred wins Replacement Father Of The Year honors again.

*sigh* Had I checked the phone before I got off the local rail, I would've saved $2.75 and taken it back to where I park. Wound up spending on a couple of figures and lunch at Dairy Queen with a Blizzard. There are only two on Staten Island, and that one might be the only one in Manhattan. I had to walk to get there, so I surpassed 5,000 steps, which wouldn't have happened if things had gone according to plan.

Midwest League Baseball: Catch the Action!! I have never heard of a player throwing a ball into a fight before. The minors are a great place for experimentation. Like the one batter who got hit and kicked the catcher before charging the mound. Just thought to look up the Brooklyn Cyclones' site for promotions. Seinfeld Night is in August, with a Soup Nazi bobblehead and an appearance by Phil Morris, who has done lots of stuff but is best known for Jackie Chiles. And Villain Appreciation Night with Shooter McGavin from Happy Gilmore!! Oh, and we got three weeks until the New York-Penn League kicks off. I'd like to see the Baby Bombers, but I'm certain few people reading this would be hellbent on going. Coney Island is a bit of a haul, but I'd like to meet people there.

Watching the media surround the Mets, I have to ask: is it that bad? I mean, it's not great, but we're not talking about the late-Seventies/pre-Doubleday/Wilpon era. Or "The Worst Team Money Can Buy." Come on, what about the George Steinbrenner years with the Yankees? I can do the math, but I'm certain that the average tenure for a manager pre-Torre was under two years.