Dedication Through Light
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Occultic;Nine Episode 11
Mutual recognition is the worst.
Supercharged Gamotan was my favorite bit.
Mutual recognition is the worst.
Supercharged Gamotan was my favorite bit.
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Autumn Anime 2016 |OT| The seasons change, but we're still Falling for Euri
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SliceSabre
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How did you both miss the fact he was talking about me and DTL's pictures?
Cornbread78
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Maximilian Kolbe
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Izetta 12
Even though it feels rushed, but nice to see it's happy ending, and i guess can't be helped because it only got 12 episodes.
But still, RIP Sophie and Sieg , wish you two would had a better life.
Even though it feels rushed, but nice to see it's happy ending, and i guess can't be helped because it only got 12 episodes.
But still, RIP Sophie and Sieg , wish you two would had a better life.
No one watches or cares about Bubbuku Burranko.
Fafner 21
If Exodus manages to make me care about these characters it will be an achievement in its own right.
Can't believe they're making an actual plot point of a guy that apparently blacks out when he's wearing his stupid ass helmet. And that they're taking it seriously seemingly.
^RIP in Rippest of RIPs
If Exodus manages to make me care about these characters it will be an achievement in its own right.
Can't believe they're making an actual plot point of a guy that apparently blacks out when he's wearing his stupid ass helmet. And that they're taking it seriously seemingly.
hosannainexcelsis
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While piloting Fafners, pilots enter an altered state of consciousness where their personalities can change from their usual personalities.
Ouch.
Nightengale
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Izetta 12
Berkman and Sophie were the best characters.
Berkman and Sophie were the best characters.
Maximilian Kolbe
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Hey this show end up one of above average show in this season, due to writer stop being high lol.
AquaWateria
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Gintama 301
The Shogun Assassination arc finally started. Oh shit did Zenzo
Why?
The Shogun Assassination arc finally started. Oh shit did Zenzo
cut the Shogun'so head off?
Why?
Izetta Episode 12:
Well then, that was a happier ending then I was expecting
Well then, that was a happier ending then I was expecting
given that Izetta is at least still alive though we got no indication if she is even cognizant in that wheelchair. The action scene was really ace as well and yet it all rings a bit hollow probably because of the story crunch.
Admiral Woofington
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www.Working!!! 12
God damn Adachi and Yuuta were straight up bosses this episode. One of them
and the other
Shiho is better as a sweet looking girl that says yandere shit than as she was before. Great episode.
God damn Adachi and Yuuta were straight up bosses this episode. One of them
kisses his girlfriend, and now she carries a knife around him
pushes his love interest to the table about to let his instincts take over, but ultimately confesses back to her
Shiho is better as a sweet looking girl that says yandere shit than as she was before. Great episode.
Girlish Number 10
I was put off from watching Hibike after seeing those screenshots but I figured I'd watch this since I saw some really good stuff on twitter screencaps.
I was really unsure what sort of character they were trying to make Chitose to be, she had a very obscure impression on me but rest assured, it was on the interesting side. This is partly due to me jumping into conclusions based on what the show seemed to hint but it constantly proved me wrong which is good in some ways but I'm not entirely sure I agree with the way it went about it in the first place.
It employs irony in moments that aren't central to its narrative theme (voice acting career) but when it comes to situations involving her job, the show is serious about Chitose's attitude matching up to her performance. Chitose has talent in the way she handles herself compared to others, she is a lot more composed before a performance and actually manages to meet expectations sometimes even if it is barely. She of course still has a long way to go which is fine as long as she makes an effort. Unfortunately her excellence in handling herself is what I perceive fuels her egotistical nature as well which prevents her from growing, I've heard of people with talent being reckless in one other show: Ping Pong which is a great reminder.
Episode had many cues of people yelling or saying "hard work" lol, Chitose ought to take the hint.
I saw some screens on twitter(yes, this is my life now), it looked funny.
I was put off from watching Hibike after seeing those screenshots but I figured I'd watch this since I saw some really good stuff on twitter screencaps.
I was really unsure what sort of character they were trying to make Chitose to be, she had a very obscure impression on me but rest assured, it was on the interesting side. This is partly due to me jumping into conclusions based on what the show seemed to hint but it constantly proved me wrong which is good in some ways but I'm not entirely sure I agree with the way it went about it in the first place.
It employs irony in moments that aren't central to its narrative theme (voice acting career) but when it comes to situations involving her job, the show is serious about Chitose's attitude matching up to her performance. Chitose has talent in the way she handles herself compared to others, she is a lot more composed before a performance and actually manages to meet expectations sometimes even if it is barely. She of course still has a long way to go which is fine as long as she makes an effort. Unfortunately her excellence in handling herself is what I perceive fuels her egotistical nature as well which prevents her from growing, I've heard of people with talent being reckless in one other show: Ping Pong which is a great reminder.
Episode had many cues of people yelling or saying "hard work" lol, Chitose ought to take the hint.
I saw some screens on twitter(yes, this is my life now), it looked funny.
Dedication Through Light
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KING OF THE BRAVES GAOGAIGAR ep 29 & 30
Battle against El-01 is close but not up there with the previous zonder nanomachines like the sun battle in the city with the Goldion Hammer, thats still the best.
One of them could have died, but love Mamoru being able to give them enough energy to restart
Battle against El-01 is close but not up there with the previous zonder nanomachines like the sun battle in the city with the Goldion Hammer, thats still the best.
I mean, I feel the show has been pretty clear on what kind of attraction she had towards him. It's your fault for deluding yourself. ;p
In Reina's defense, it doesn't seem like she's actually trying to hit on him or anything. Maybe she's just waiting till she's 18 and uhhhh a free person in a free country.
Uhh if we're still talking about Reina here then I certainly took the tears as her being sad about Taki and nothing so ... brazenly distasteful.
Yes ... I ... have nothing, won't defend that bit.
She surely did it only to cheer Reina up !
Expecting people to warmly receive stories they're thrown into the middle of, strikes me as bizzare but maybe they're just tacitly acknowledging the scale of piracy.
Not sure if it even managed to arrive in my country's cinemas. lol
None of the other pilots exhibits similar changes in behavior and the fact that it's apparently triggered by the ridiculous helmet only adds to hilarity.
Admiral Woofington
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I GOT IT BAAAAAAAAAAAAAD
I GOT IT BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD
I GOT IT BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD
I'M HOT FOR SENSEI
I GOT IT BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD
I GOT IT BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD
I'M HOT FOR SENSEI
AquaWateria
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Gintama 302
Damn
Man Okita is a damn beast. Also kondo and Hijikata for the win.
Damn
Shogun still alive and kicking. Then who was the one that got their head sliced off.
Man Okita is a damn beast. Also kondo and Hijikata for the win.
Cornbread78
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WWW.Working ep 12
Good, good, let it all out. Way to step up and man up Adachi and Yuuta! Another fun episode. It's a shame this ends next week...
Good, good, let it all out. Way to step up and man up Adachi and Yuuta! Another fun episode. It's a shame this ends next week...
hosannainexcelsis
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Not the same kind of behavior change, but other kinds of behavior changes, yes.
Nadesico: Prince of Darkness
Seriously though, how the fuck do you have Ruri as the main character for an entire film and she never calls anyone an idiot for the entire runtime? How do you fuck up this bad? How???
Nadesico: Prince of Darkness is a movie set a number of years after the end of the television series. The word I feel that best sums up the movie is jarring. There are a lot of changes from the ending of the Nadesico TV series and those plot elements don't feel like a natural continuation of where the story was going but rather the opposite direction, hence the jarring feeling. The movie starts out showing the tombstone of both Akito and Yurika, the main characters from the television series. Apparently they had died some time after the television series and the movie doesn't really explain until halfway through what happened exactly. This kind of feels like this plot element was used for shock value instead of being a valuable mystery or emotional element in of itself. For example if the movie had opened with the space shuttle explosion then I think that could have given some emotional weight to later scenes as well as make the movie feel more of a continuation rather than the audience just scratching their heads for the first fifteen minutes. I don't think the movie is a good sequel partially because of these huge jumps in characters' statuses and I also don't think it's a good standalone work because of how some of these events and elements are framed inside the movie itself. Another example would be the Jovian Federation which at the end of the TV series was still very much a power but now in the movie is pretty much a dead entity. There's little explanation as to what happened in the preceding years but those preceding years are vital to understanding the mentality of a number of the characters and organizations. It's like the audience is seeing a sequel to a sequel that never happened.
I can understand why people hate this movie with a burning passion as it really undermines the ending of the television series from almost all sides. Akito and Yurika's relationship, which is a crucial aspect of the ending of the TV series, is virtually nonexistent in the movie. Akito and Yurika literally don't say one word to each other for the entire film. Another aspect is that Earth and Jupiter were in some impasse and now in the movie they have a joint government? That undercuts the never-ending war feeling that the TV ending gave off. The ruins which were tossed somewhere at the ending of the TV series are somehow found and back to being used again with little explanation. I almost want to say that this version of Akito is a 180 from the TV series but I can actually see how he could end up like his movie counterpart as Akito was becoming increasingly indifferent to killing and more hardened over the course of the TV series. I appreciate why people don't like this variant of Akito as he's pretty much hellbent on killing people and the softer goofier elements of his character are completely gone.
When did the city setting turn into some generic commercial rampant dystopia?
As a standalone movie the film is fairly underwhelming. A good chunk of the story is 'putting the band back together' but the band doesn't really do much in the end and are mostly background. Why spend a third of the film getting the old cast back together when Ruri pretty much disables the fleet largely by herself in one swoop? The movie's climax is ridiculously short and isn't worth the buildup as it largely boils down to a duel between Akito and some new villain called Hokushin (who as far as I can tell was never even in the TV series). There's also some characters that are brought into the film such as Yukina who is used in the movie for a few scenes and a somewhat big deal is brought up about her tagging along but nothing ever comes of it. Another new character called Lapis is brought up as being Akito's eyes/ears but she doesn't do anything either. The movie feels akin to a pilot episode of a brand new series rather than a work that can stand by itself.
That's how you know he's a bad man.
Well on the visual side, it looked like a movie. It was nice seeing the character designs not look like shit even if they screwed over Ryoko's design by getting rid of her green hair. Ruri's character design looks sort of off, possibly due to her being older. However Yurika's new design is vastly improved over her TV version. The biggest difference though was the background art which looks leaps and bounds better than the TV series. I'm a little stunned this is by the same art director as the original TV series (and OG Fafner too lol).
I think this is the first time where I've seen Toshihisa Koyama, the art director, put out a work with good art direction (I can't remember if the DEEN Fate/Stay Night TV series had it). The mechanical animation looks better than their TV series counterparts due to a heavier use of shading and overall higher level of polish. The color design is significantly improved too even if the color design is supposed to be darker and more realistic than the TV series so as to match the tone of the movie. It does look a bit more generic though, akin to the color design in those EXTREMEEEEE OVAs in the 80's with a darker color palette. Fitting I guess.
So I went into this expecting it to be as bad as E7 AO. It's not that bad. It's not a good movie either though. The movie lacks the cleverness and social commentary that the TV series. I think it would have been a lot better received though if the supposed followups had focused on redeeming Akito's character instead of it currently existing as the end-point for the Nadesico franchise. The movie as it stands is a form of coitus interruptus (if you get off on masochism I guess) where it's somewhat intriguing with the direction of the franchise but it's also absolutely unfulfilling by itself. I'm also not sure that if future entries in the Nadesico franchise were to be like this then it might be better to just let the franchise die. Oh well, it looks like the anime investors decided for me. Must suck to be a Nadesico fan.
This shot of Akito's Aestivalis crying was supposed to be representative of Akito's mental state but instead it's a reflection of the fans'.
Seriously though, how the fuck do you have Ruri as the main character for an entire film and she never calls anyone an idiot for the entire runtime? How do you fuck up this bad? How???
Dedication Through Light
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UtaPri Legend Star Episode 13
Everything was so good. Heavens song better than Quartet Nights, though I loved both. The dancing felt like it leveled up too.
Everything was so good. Heavens song better than Quartet Nights, though I loved both. The dancing felt like it leveled up too.
Mob Psycho 100 7
Dinner scene continues to be a useful barometer regarding Mob & Ritsu's relationship as Ritus's conspicuous absence further establishes the sense of isolation he's felt due to his inferiority complex. His latent power manifesting after the Teru vs Mob stuff is frightening as he know where the path he's on ultimately leads and Teru acting as the bridge to connect Ritsu and Mob only makes sense since he's the only one of the three who knows both sides of the coin given his reformation. Reigen scene with the conmen was great too as it sets up that even with powers these kids have, the world of adults is still a scary, scary place. One of which looks to intersect with Mob's own world next ep.
Dinner scene continues to be a useful barometer regarding Mob & Ritsu's relationship as Ritus's conspicuous absence further establishes the sense of isolation he's felt due to his inferiority complex. His latent power manifesting after the Teru vs Mob stuff is frightening as he know where the path he's on ultimately leads and Teru acting as the bridge to connect Ritsu and Mob only makes sense since he's the only one of the three who knows both sides of the coin given his reformation. Reigen scene with the conmen was great too as it sets up that even with powers these kids have, the world of adults is still a scary, scary place. One of which looks to intersect with Mob's own world next ep.
The sequel did sort of happen - as a Saturn game which came out about a month after the film and fills in the plot gaps. A rather irritating sales tactic, if you ask me - but then Nadesico was super popular, so...
Admiral Woofington
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all right.
What's the anime watchmen called again? Might as well give it a watch. I reached a point in FFXV that made me hate myself.
What's the anime watchmen called again? Might as well give it a watch. I reached a point in FFXV that made me hate myself.
Concrete Revolutio?
Admiral Woofington
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Oh yeah. Bungou stray dogs too. Guess that's first since it's shorter to watch the good shit.
Bungou Stray Dogs is 24 eps and Concrete Revolutio is 23.
Izetta: The Last Witch - Ep. 12
That was a pretty cool fight.
I wish thier powers were more distinct, but it's not such a big deal.
Witches tossing tanks at reach other will never be boring.
The ending of the episode was a bit rushed and
was a bit of asspull, but at least we got a happy yuri ending, so it wasn't too bad.
Speaking of bad:
Magical Girl Raising Project - Ep. 12
The final fight was complet horseshit.
There was some stupid expostion ,but I don't feel like bitching about it right now.
Also, Snow White was still useless. She has done absolutley nothing for the entire duration of the death, except for helping a few random citizens that don't fucking matter.
It's the Akame ga Kill of magical girls but worse.
That show at least had a few likable characters, such as Bols and Chelsea, and some of the villains, such as Esdeath, were crazy enough to be entertaining.
Raising Project has neither.
There are much better Magical Girl anime out there, don't waste your time with this one.
Madoka Magica is the obvious recommandation here, but the more appropriate one would probably be Mai-HiME( the anime, not the manga).
Athough, it takes a while before bad stuff starts happening in that show, so keep that in mind before watching.
That was a pretty cool fight.
I wish thier powers were more distinct, but it's not such a big deal.
Witches tossing tanks at reach other will never be boring.
The ending of the episode was a bit rushed and
the whole draining all magic from the world bit
Speaking of bad:
Magical Girl Raising Project - Ep. 12
The final fight was complet horseshit.
Ripple knows the one and only to kill Swim Swim and yet she only uses attack that she knows are useless.
Apperently she totally forgot how she was supposed to win this fight.
Somehow a single grenade was enough to kill Swim Swim this time, but the massive explosion of sounds, that created a huge crater, from last episode wasn't.
Apperently she totally forgot how she was supposed to win this fight.
Somehow a single grenade was enough to kill Swim Swim this time, but the massive explosion of sounds, that created a huge crater, from last episode wasn't.
Also, Snow White was still useless. She has done absolutley nothing for the entire duration of the death, except for helping a few random citizens that don't fucking matter.
It's the Akame ga Kill of magical girls but worse.
That show at least had a few likable characters, such as Bols and Chelsea, and some of the villains, such as Esdeath, were crazy enough to be entertaining.
Raising Project has neither.
There are much better Magical Girl anime out there, don't waste your time with this one.
Madoka Magica is the obvious recommandation here, but the more appropriate one would probably be Mai-HiME( the anime, not the manga).
Athough, it takes a while before bad stuff starts happening in that show, so keep that in mind before watching.
Admiral Woofington
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I meant the mafia second season that Phaze won't shut up about lol. Might as well watch it.
Pls kindly get away from the victim of my shilling.
And I've been exclusively selling him only the prequel arc so it's four episodes.
This is a separate movie's worth of material thrown into a Saturn game.
For Christ's sake.
Valdfellgar
Banned
Well, I think it's partly acknowledging piracy and also an admittance than audiences want that one to one release schedule. While they could start translating from Chapter 1 and catch up on 90 chapters+however many the manga would generate between the start of their efforts and when they actually caught up, I don't think it's possible with the current size of Shonen Jump's staffing and translations teams (I think they even outsource translation if I recall correctly. They actually contract for help.)
Is it fairly standalone?
ThatChairMan
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It was mentioned that the altered consciousness manifests in different ways for different pilots. None as drastic as turning hot-blooded like the helmet, but the other pilots have been shown taking drastic shifts from their regular behaviors, either going berserk, overly timid, or completely cold.
Yup. And a fairly large break from the rest of the series atmosphere wise.
Excellent.
Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku 12
Lots of explanations about stuff that don't really matter to our characters.
Decent overall. Some issues regarding flashbacks of doom and the main character being useless, but it delivered what it promised and was entertaining the whole way. I'd easily put it in the upper half of post-Madoka MG shows. Hopefully the future light novels are adapted later down the road.
Lots of explanations about stuff that don't really matter to our characters.
Not sure why Ripple kept doing a bunch of stuff to Swim until she remembered she had a flash grenade. I guess Mary had some extra supplies lying around that roof? That rabbit's foot seems to have healing properties if it saved Ripple. Snow White's mind reading comes in handy yet again. Ripple does all the hard work yet again. I guess that's about as good an ending one could hope for. Pity Snow White only became cool off-screen after the main story ended.
Decent overall. Some issues regarding flashbacks of doom and the main character being useless, but it delivered what it promised and was entertaining the whole way. I'd easily put it in the upper half of post-Madoka MG shows. Hopefully the future light novels are adapted later down the road.
Admiral Woofington
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Doggie Mafia 1
I'm assuming even folks who follow the show are lost on specifics when this aired? I don't know the significance of the mafia family, the characters (assuming they're in the present), or the importance of this arc as of right now.
I also giggled that I just came from a food porn video game that zooms in on the plate when they present it, into a show that has shots like these.
But who cares about food porn. When you have chairs that look like this.
Moving on, lmao at the guy's scene where he deduces why the friend was lying. I mean the rest of the shit in his reasoning is fine, but the one particular aspect of the order of items is a bit silly. People can shuffle items around in a bag. The order is meaningless.
Also what's up with the main guy's jacket when he turns around. It fucking floats up cartoonishly. I mean more so than anybody else in here.
I'm assuming even folks who follow the show are lost on specifics when this aired? I don't know the significance of the mafia family, the characters (assuming they're in the present), or the importance of this arc as of right now.
I also giggled that I just came from a food porn video game that zooms in on the plate when they present it, into a show that has shots like these.
THAT'S IT! I've come up with a new recip-eeeeeeeeeeeeeenh
But who cares about food porn. When you have chairs that look like this.
God damn I would fuck that chair.
Moving on, lmao at the guy's scene where he deduces why the friend was lying. I mean the rest of the shit in his reasoning is fine, but the one particular aspect of the order of items is a bit silly. People can shuffle items around in a bag. The order is meaningless.
Also what's up with the main guy's jacket when he turns around. It fucking floats up cartoonishly. I mean more so than anybody else in here.
godisntheradio
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i recently watched Ano Natsu de Matteru and i liked it enough, crunchyroll recommended kokoro connect, how is it? is there another romance like ano natsu worth checking out on crunchyroll?
Admiral Woofington
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Kokoro Connect is more dramatic, but I like it too. Primarily because best girl is my favorite girl in any anime, and
she wins
SliceSabre
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Izetta: The Last Witch END
That was a pretty fucking hype battle and delivered in every way I would have wanted it too.
That was a pretty fucking hype battle and delivered in every way I would have wanted it too.
Also best spy/character fucking lived and that is all that really matters.
Kokoro Connect is great.
Admiral Woofington
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Doggie Mafia Part II: The betrayal of the tennis ball
That OP was nice visually, but the song was trash. Way to ruin the atmosphere. 91 Days has you beat.
I like the kids. Seems a fairly solid idea in hyper violent mafia media to have a character have a soft spot for kids. Show their nice side.
Ango is fairly meh. Not as good as FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANGO. As we continue in the storyline of the mysterious organization and the betrayal of a family member, I'm still fairly lost as to what the significance of any of this is, but I'm watching it for the moment to moment scenes I guess. I wasn't expecting to understand anything by jumping into a prequel arc.
The bandages dude seems ruthless, but so much of the depth is ruined with the need to make him do cat faces and tickle his friends. I know anime needs to remind me it's anime, but you can show a gleeful childlike side without rosy cheeks and anime faces.
Who the hell sees a fucking ominous ball and picks it up without a second thought. You fucking idiot. Are we sure he isn't a biologist in a sci fi space movie that sees a new alien species and decides to try and touch it?
There was nothing visually I particularly liked this episode. No food or furniture to share.
That OP was nice visually, but the song was trash. Way to ruin the atmosphere. 91 Days has you beat.
I like the kids. Seems a fairly solid idea in hyper violent mafia media to have a character have a soft spot for kids. Show their nice side.
Ango is fairly meh. Not as good as FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANGO. As we continue in the storyline of the mysterious organization and the betrayal of a family member, I'm still fairly lost as to what the significance of any of this is, but I'm watching it for the moment to moment scenes I guess. I wasn't expecting to understand anything by jumping into a prequel arc.
The bandages dude seems ruthless, but so much of the depth is ruined with the need to make him do cat faces and tickle his friends. I know anime needs to remind me it's anime, but you can show a gleeful childlike side without rosy cheeks and anime faces.
Who the hell sees a fucking ominous ball and picks it up without a second thought. You fucking idiot. Are we sure he isn't a biologist in a sci fi space movie that sees a new alien species and decides to try and touch it?
There was nothing visually I particularly liked this episode. No food or furniture to share.
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