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Rebuild of Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo Review

“You Can (Not) Redo”
 

(Spoiler-Free) Synopsis: The end of the world has begun! Shinji Ikari finds himself catapulted fourteen years from the last thing he remembers, triggering the Third Impact! Waking to a world that despises him, Shinji is torn in his loyalties, confused about his environment, and guilt-ridden by revelations.  In the depths of despair, he meets a young man named Kaworu Nagisa, who may be his salvation, or just lead to more tragedy! Will Shinji ever pilot an Eva unit again? Should he? The next phase of Instrumentality is set in motion and our hero will find that practice may not make perfect! read more

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Batman & Robin Eternal #16 Review

“I told you we’d all fit in the picture.” 

A righteous sword burns, a villain heel-face turns, and yet I yearn for this plot thread to adjourn, in this sixteenth issue of DC’s weekly Batman disappointment. Still more of Tim & Jason’s Awesome Show Great Job, which is just as dreadfully uninteresting as it has been for what seems like forever. To think I was looking forward to seeing their team-up adventures some time ago. Now I just want them both to be erased from continuity. But hey, at least we get some cool flashback material. read more

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Pigeon-Holed: The Mentalist Flips Fans the Bird OR Red, Red Whine

He should have stayed in bed.

 

Remember the NBC one-hour crime drama Profiler from the mid nineties? It was a show about Samantha Waters, a criminal profiler for the FBI whose husband had been murdered by the elusive and mysterious serial killer called "Jack of All Trades". As she hunts heinous criminals for the government, much like the folks on CBS’ Criminal Minds do now, she also tries to bring her husband’s killer, who is obsessed with her, to justice. Spoiler: It turns out that Jack was posing as a bumbling sheriff of a town in California. The big serial killer everybody was hunting for three seasons of the show was essentially Barney Fife, played by character actor Dennis Christopher. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 04 Review

Episode 4, "A Forger’s Love"

*****SPOILERS*****

Synopsis: The brothers come upon a town where an old acquantince of their father, Majihal, lives. Strange disappearances and ghostly apparitions rile up the community and Ed and Al doubt the idea that people are coming back from the dead. However, Majihal is not all that he seems, and a past love moves him to commit terrible atrocities to regain what he lost.

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Aaaaand the show stumbles. Damn it.

The premise is decent enough: the Elric brothers come upon a town where the people are afraid of people coming back to life and meet an alchemist friend of their father’s who refutes this as impossible. But the episode plays out as an entirely forgettable affair at best, and annoying at worst. read more

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The Herpderp of Herpderp Derpdederpdederp – Episode 21 Review

Episode 21, "Endless Derp (Part 6)"

*****SPOILERS*****

Synopsis: Herpdaderpdaderpdederpherpderpderp. Derp derp herp de derp herp derp. Herpdederp. Herp derp derf herf derp. Derp de derp. Herpdederpdederp. Herp derp derp derp. Herp derp herp derp herp derp. Herrrrrpdewaaaeeeggghhhh. Derp herp herp.


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Herp de derp herp herpdederp. Herp de derp derp herp de de dederp. Herp derp. Herp hooohhh de derp. Herp de derp blerrrrgh. Herp derp blurghaberp. Herp derp derp-de-dee-dee. Derp herp derp herp derpedoo, herp derp…. herp! Derp! Herp derp dederp! Herpde doo. read more

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – Episode 20 Review

Episode 20, "Endless Eight (Part 5)"


*****SPOILERS*****

Synopsis: The exact same fucking thing that happened last episode, with different angles. (Endless indeed.)


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First, I’d like to explain my numbering system for SHnY episodes this season, as I should have gone into that long ago. No matter how you number/order the episodes from the first season of the program, there are fourteen of them (Episode 00 and thirteen more). Therefore, I counted the first new episode of the season "episode 15" and continue on from there. This is episode 20. "Endless Eight" started in episode 16. read more

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – Episode 19 Review

Episode 19, "Endless Eight (Part 4)"

*****SPOILERS*****

Synopsis: The exact same fucking thing that happened last episode, with different angles. (!!!)

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I don’t really know what to say at this point. Should I be angry? I was, at first. I was pretty pissed that Kyoto Animation really not only continued a storyline that should have been wrapped up in a single episode, two at the most, yet again. I mean, really, four episodes, and it’s still not over. This is either the best trolling ever, or these folks are being held hostage and are trying to call for help. Having watched this a second time, I no longer feel this anger. read more

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – Episode 18 Review

Episode 18, "Endless Eight (Part 3)"


*****SPOILERS*****

Synopsis: The exact same fucking thing that happened last episode, with different angles.

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I’m seriously considering dropping this show.

Damn it, Kyoto Animation. What the hell is your problem? Three, three episodes and you still aren’t finished with this single chapter-size short story? Give me a fucking break, this is trolling on a massive scale.

The first episode of it, fine, I thought. I didn’t rate it high because it was just the first of what I thought was a two-part story. "Two parts," I said to myself, "that doesn’t sound too bad." I enjoyed the activities of the SOS Brigade for another episode, taking in the beautiful animation they used in the second part. As it ended, I saw the conclusion within reach. Surely Kyon would find a way to keep the cycle from repeating again, right? read more

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