Avengers: Endgame (2019)

20190428:
Avengers: Endgame is the big finisher to a decade of films. It takes place right after Avengers: Infinity War and it was impossible for me no to go watch it. In fact, I have been so busy around the house watching my son that I jumped at the first chance I had to watch the film: the evening of April 27, 2019. However, out of all the showings available at the theater near me, I was only satisfied with the seat availability and theater size of the last showing at two o'clock in the morning (i.e., April 28, 2019 02:00 AM). Living close to the theater, I went at nine to buy the tickets and a good number of people were coming to buy tickets but learning they were sold out.

After watching the film, I thought about my decision to watch it at the last showing. Pros: seat at a great angle (seating is reserved), no one sitting in front of me, reactions are more personal (not induced by crowd), and skip all the needless clapping (can sometimes be annoying). Cons: I had to stay up late at night (I brought a can of Monster), missed out on a full crowd which can be full of energy, and the bar had closed. Having gone alone, I should have considered a less optimal seating position (there were a handful of single seats in reasonable locations) at an earlier show time.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS TO FOLLOW*
*Normally I black out spoilers, but I may have missed something or the reader might consider some information to be a spoiler which I did not consider. As such, I'm playing it safe and asking readers to proceed at their own risk.

Moving on to the movie itself, the main problem I had with this viewing was that I didn't go into it with the right mindset. What I was expecting to see was a good story that gave characters onscreen time proportional to their strengths (e.g., more Doctor Strange and Captain Marvel). Instead, I needed to bear in mind that this was an Avengers movie, and it makes sense that the movie focuses on the original (MCU) Avengers: Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Hulk (although the Hulk probably got the short end of the stick in this regard).

I generally hate films whose primary plot device is time travel. This movie is no exception.

SPOILERS

Favorite Moments:
All-female frontline
Ancient One
Thor and "I like this one."
Iron Man vs. Thanos
Captain America wields hammer

Are these plotholes?
1) Thanos not being returned to his reality.
2) Did Thanos transport his entire army? That's what it looks like when I was watching the film. But it doesn't make sense.
3) Could the Soul Stone be returned in exchange for a soul?

Trailers: 21 Bridges: Chadwick Boseman; the trailer doesn't tell me much about the movie | Gemini Man: was CG used to make Will Smith look younger? | Hobbs & Shaw: Hahaha, Access Denied | Men in Black: International | Dark Phoenix: What's even canon in the X-Men universe? | Long Shot: trailer was preceded by a clip of Rogen talking about The Avengers: Endgame | Detective Pikachu | The Lion King: some big names listed as voices | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

[20190504 Edit]

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20190504:
I originally planned to roam around the internet looking for questions regarding the plot of Endgame. But as I soon learned, most questions revolve around the shitty time traveling and attempting to answer them was pure torture. As such, I decided to stop just before I got knee deep.

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Instant Comments:
Before the movie started:
Good thing I set an alarm.
Although I arrived early, the bar was already closed and there was a long wait for the employees to clean up. They let us in at 1:56 AM.
I was seated at K14, and I would have preferred K13 except that K12 was occupied and I preferred the elbow room (kind of like using every other stall/urinal in a restroom).
Hmm. The viewing angle of the front row of this back section is good, but if someone were to sit in the back row of the next section, it might be worse. In other words, from a height perspective, it might be best to be in the back row of the middle section.
The previews start at exactly 2:00 AM. They end at 2:23 AM.

WARNING. SPOILERS.

SPOILERS.

Barton loses his family in the snap.
Hehe. Nebula and Stark play paper football.
Different from the trailer (this is the first trailer I saw - Iron Man talks to his helmet), but still sad.
Hehe. Captain Marvel.
"50% of all living creatures."
Haha. Build-a-Bear
Captain Marvel doesn't flinch. "I like this one." (I saw this in one of the trailers, but it felt different.)
Interesting, I thought the Captain Marvel end credits scene would be included in Avengers: Endgame.
"I went for the head."
Five years later. (ah okay, I was wondering how Barton had time to transform)
Half is still a lot though, for humans [I'm not sure why I made this comment. I'd have to watch the movie again to know for sure.]
LOL. Saved by a rat!?! Ridiculous.
Ken Jeong is the Security Guard
What a slow scene (Black Widow and Captain America)
So the trailers for Scott are misleading (or at least out of context)
Five hours
"Mom never wears anything I buy her."
Muahahaha. "I'm wearing shirts now."
LOL. Dab.
Peed himself. Comedy.
"Let me guess, you turned into a baby."
Smile. Hulk gives tacos to Scott.
New Asgard.
Hahahahaha. Fat Thor.
Haha. Thor uses his ax as a bottle opener.
"You look like _(?) ice cream."
"There's beer on the ship." "What kind?"
"What I want, you can't give me."
List of time travel movies. Die Hard. Haha, the ensuing conversation.
New York 2012 (Avengers)
Ancient One!
"Five years too early."
My question is how do the obtain the stones without disturbing reality? [My question is eventually answered]
I looked down and missed what people were laughing about (Loki did something)
He doesn't remember _(?)
Morag 2014. Nebula
So far it seems like a closed loop timeline, which would imply that no one will bring any stones back!?!
America's ass.
Probably not closed loop, Captain America is fighting with himself. He would have remembered doing so.
Oh, Captain America used the scepter on his past self. So a closed loop is still possible.
Interesting. Proposes returning stones.
"Why the hell would he give it away?"
Stan Lee cameo?
SHIELD
His dad...
Oh I get it. They use their one way trip to get more for a return trip.
"The better good has rarely outweighed by my own self interest."
Carter
Gets to hug and thank his dad.
Jarvis.
I guess this is where Gamora learns about the Soul Stone. Closed loop.
Interesting Soul Stone. Due to Hawkeye's new character, it's likely that he would live, but it's a matter of how.
Rocket. "Booo!"
People laugh at Cheez Whiz.
(4:25 AM) Snap!?!
What a moment.
Perhaps Nebula already switched back, we'll have to see.
Hehe. "You lose this again, I'm keeping it."
Dual wield.
Kind of like good-cop-bad-cop.
Captain America is worthy. "I knew it." - Thor
Through Vibranium??? [Oh, the MCU wiki says it's "nearly indestructible."]
During the scene where "Thanos loss arm_(?)," I noted "Where is Strange!?! Give me Strange!!!" [While there are iconic MCU characters like Iron Man and Thor, I'm a fan of Doctor Strange.]
Ha! Soon after I asked for Strange the orange magic appears
Some shouts for Spider-Man (small number of viewers in the theater) [which makes me kind of wish I went to one of the full showings and suck it up and sit in a crappier seat]
Pepper! [I was expecting this after it was foreshadowed by Tony: his child was wearing the helmet which Tony gifted to Pepper. Presumably there was a full suit that went with it]
Avengers Assemble
Huh. No one g_(?) me there.
Haha. Yellow sparkly(?) thing(?).
"Choices were him or a tree."
Oh right, Captain Marvel [the fact that was she was missing from so much of the movie is initially upsetting; however, I read a comment somewhere that made sense: she was off helping many other worlds affected by the snap, but she made her way to the field of battle as soon as the snap was reversed; it would have taken her a while]
Some clapping.
All-women front line. Nice! [one of my favorite scenes in the movie; also a good sign of the future of the MCU]
Honestly though, does Captain Marvel need assistance, lol.
Ah, it does seem like some cover fire does help as she makes her way through the enemy forces
Hmm. Maybe Captain Marvel isn't as powerful as she was made to appear
"And I am... Iron Man."
He leaves Thanos alive. Oh, never mind.
Move aside for his wife, kid. LOL
Five years past... so it's possible that some of Peter's friends are five years older. Though the scene shows that Ned, like Peter, disappeared in the snap
Quite a shot of the remaining cast
(5:05 AM) Lots of close stories(?)
Asgardians of the Galaxy [My original note says "Guardians of the Galaxy" but I later read that Thor was making a joke which is also a reference to an actual team in the Marvel Universe]
He decided to live in the past with Carter? [Ugh. I hate this ending because it seems out of character for Captain America and it reveals that the time travel plot is poorly thought out; case in point, the writers and directors disagree on whether Captain America is in an alternate reality or not]
Captain America hands it off to Falcon, but Captain America has soldier serum. What makes Falcon capable of wielding Captain America's shield? [Apparently both Falcon and Bucky have been Captain America in the comics]
This Captain America ending is dumb.
(5:15 AM) The credits begin rolling. I list my favorite moments in the film.

Credits:
Signatures for the original (MCU) Avengers: Hawkeye, Black Widow, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, and Iron Man
Performance capture

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Released 20190426
Watched 20190428 Theaters.
Avengers: Endgame (2019) Anthony Russo, Joe Russo. 181 min

Relevant Links:
Avengers: Endgame (IMDb.com)
Avengers: Endgame (RottenTomatoes.com)
Avengers: Endgame (Wikipedia.org)

Dumbo (1941)

20190427:
Started this movie today with Ada.

Dumbo

[20191013]

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20191013:
Today Ada and I finished this movie.

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Timothy Q. Mouse (Edward Brophy)

Instant Comments:
1a: Black workers.
1a: Pause watching the movie some time during Scene 13 ("Pink Elephants On Parade").
1b: Resumed the movie at Scene 12 ("Dumbo Gets The Hiccups")
1b: Dumbo gets drunk. I suppose it's subtle enough that kids wouldn't get the wrong idea.

Dumbo and his mother Mrs. Jumbo (Verna Felton)

1b: I really like "When I See an Elephant Fly." Puns for days.
1b: The head crow smokes.
1b: Ears insured for $1,000,000.

Credits:
1b: There are none

Jim Crow (Cliff Edwards) and Crows (Hall Johnson Choir)

Special Features:
1b: "Baby Mine" Music Video performed by Jim Brickman and Kassie DePaiva
1b: Sing-A-Long "Look Out for Mr. Stork"
1b: "Elmer Elephant"
1b: "The Flying Mouse" - When he got his wings he reminded of a bat, and so I thought he'd become the first bat; but then later he meets some actual bats; a weird short

Dumbo visits his mother.

1a=20190427, 1b=20191013

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Watched as a kid.
Watched first two-thirds on 20190427, remaining third on 20191013 (DVD)
Dumbo (1941) Sam Armstrong, Norman Ferguson. 64 min [bot children's story Dumbo, the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson-Mayer and Harold Parl

Dumbo flies!!!

Relevant Links:
Dumbo (IMDb.com)
Dumbo (RottenTomatoes.com)
Dumbo (Wikipedia.org)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

20190423:
Having recently finished the third season of The Seven Deadly Sins, I searched for a new series to watch. Among the highly recommended animes was JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and so I decided to give it a try. While the first episode was bizarre, there was a sufficient amount of mystery which enticed me to continue watching.*

Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match.

*I ended up watching the second episode the next day.

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S1E1
Hmm so far (6 min in) this series is very strange.
Holy crap, "I'll jam a thumb in your eye"
Wow... Dio killed Danny (the dog).
Too strange for me, and yet the mask is mysterious
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S1E2
This episode is drastically different from the first.
7 years have past.
So we learn more about the mask (as does Dio)
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S1E3
Lol. Speedwagon says Dio is evil to the core.
Holy crap. Spear handle, boost off, belt loop.
Huh... that can't possibly be the end of Dio.
How did JoJo escape?
What!?! Dio died inside the mansion while the mask was outside. How was his corpse placed next to the mask...
1=20190426

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
a.k.a. JoJo no kimyô-na bôken (original title)

Relevant Links:
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (IMDb.com)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Wikipedia.org)

The Seven Deadly Sins

20190411:
After trying to watch Aggretsuko, I started watching this series today. I watch it with English audio and English subtitles, though the English subtitles appear to be the English translation for Japanese audio.

Netflix determined the series for me as a 72% match.

[20190417]

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20190421:
I finished the second season today (labeled on Netflix as the third season). Unfortunately, the last episode leaves us with several loose ends.

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20240313:
Today I watched recaps of the first and second seasons on YouTube:
The Seven Deadly Sins: Season 1 (Full Recap)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Season 2 Part 1 (Full Recap)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Season 2 Part 2 (Full Recap)

Note that the Season 2 Part 1 recap begins with the four specials between Season 1 and Season 2 (Netflix labels these four specials as Season 2 and labels Season 2 as Season 3).

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(Season 1)

S1E01
Smile: springiness.
LOL: excuse me; heart rate.
hahaha, saves her and squeezes her breast.
How is this kid able to jump up from the fallen cliff with a girl, a pig, and a soldier; he can't be normal.
Wow, he sliced down an entire forest.
Ah... the big reveal.
Exciting end.
After credits: Hawk's mom. She's so big, I wonder where she stays [shown in next episode].
Elizabeth asks if it was by chance or providence.
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S1E02
LOL: pervert, size check.
Ah, answers my question on where Hawk's mom goes (into the ground).
lol, "It's my first time".
lol, pretty cool but how did Meliodas know it was coming? [the wiki simply phrases it as "he senses it coming"; simple, makes sense]
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S1E03
lol, he was grabbing her bottom.
her panties are missing.
ah, I bet he removed them so he can tell the real from fake.
lol, Simon says.
huh, if she didn't initially recognize him perhaps it means he resurrected as a younger self.
"lil gil"
hmm, a bit anticlomatic, Meliodas flat out tells his version of the story which, if he is to be believed, paints him and the so-called "Seven Deadly Sins" to be innocent; yet Gil is still caught up in thinking otherwise; I suppose it's still too early to tell, but currently all evidence does favor Meliodas
Obviously some trickery is at play here.... because no way Meliodas would really be struck down so easily by Gil like that... it's a matter of what the trick is [It's revealed soon enough.
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S1E04
ha: doing this might heal me.
hmm... what's the purpose of keeping him alive at all?
resume very end
huh, considering he just escaped when supposedly he has been given hardly any nourishment... they should be more weary
lol haircut
healing factor...
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S1E05
wow, Elizabeth shows cleverness.
"you little bitch"
lol, their playful meeting resulted in casually breaking the eternal seal
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S1E06
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S1E07
Diane and Meliodas recognize King.
"My name is Ellen".
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S1E08
"Simple by dying"
"Let me finish damn it" (so now we understand what he said to Elaine)
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S1E09
Although he doesn't die, shouldn't he still feel pain?
"Harlequin King of the Fairies"
"Tell me does it feel better if I do this?"
hahahaha grope
lost sold stolen
really... demon's blood is a power juice? I would hope there's repercussions or that the effect is just temporary
lol, she lost her gigantic hammer
death is a partial repercussion...
small twist was appreciated guy dies, girl lives
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S1E10
ha: "Where'd you get that jacket?"
ha Elizabeth
"pervert"
a little silly that no weapons, but powers ok.
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S1E14
A Reader of Books.
Whoever moves first... (I don't understand the strategy involved).
Interesting twist (catches arrow).
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S1E15
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S1E16
hehe dungeon vs tower.
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S1E17
so Guila and Howzer.
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S1E18
Sad separation of King and Diane
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S1E20
he didn't dodge on purpose
"hes not turning into a demon, or even fighting back" (3v1)
"I see it!" (it happened so fast, I'm not exactly sure what he destroyed... the curse that was binding Gilthunder? What did it have to do with Margaret?) [apparently it was subtle... there was a lizard following Margaret and a Bird following Gilthunder. Meliodas destroyed the lizard and Gilthunder. Relieved of protecting Margaret, Gilthunder destroyed the bird] [explained in next episode]
That's right he didn't get to ask Merlin what happened 10 yrs ago... (i wonder if the intention is to make Merlin a shady companion)
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S1E21
lol, right in front of her father.
hehe Ban looking to consider killing Mel?
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S1E22
lol Ban realizes he should have healed Meliodas
lol what is Hawk if not just an awesome pig
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S1E23
aww...
huh, I previously thought it was the tears that healed Meluodas and the doctor... so apparently she does have healing powers....
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S1E24
There's only six of them
hehe Meliodas gets Elizabeth
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Signs of Holy War

SXE01
Merlin is similar to BLEACH's Kiritsigui: research
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SXE02
Hehe. The captain isn't familiar with his own code.
Dreyfus...
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SXE03
The tension kills. Will it ever be revealed to Diane that their relationship goes back 200 years?
"By any chance, have you regained your memories?" [she kisses him]
Oh no! He got bumped on the head.
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SXE04
Merlin mentions the Ten Commandments. Interesting that the good guys are "The Seven Deadly Sins" while the bad guys are "The Ten Commandments"
Ha. That's true. Merlin points out her usual outfit is arguably more revealing.
1=20190417

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Revival of the Commandments (Season 2)

S2E01
A dream? Does she have her father's... oh wait, she's adopted.
Everybody has a new outfit. Practically.
Haha, times 100, it's 3000. So just 30. But considering Hawk's attacks, I feel it should be a little higher.
Huh. He took a punch and then he shoots his mouth off.
Meliodas: 3370
Gowther explains that power levels fluctuate.
Poor Hawk still thinks he has a power level of 3000.
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S2E02
Diane tells Elizabeth that she (Diane) loves King
Aww... Helbram.
Huh. What did Gowther discard, why does Merlin need to build an armor for Gowther that controls magic, and what was the effect of Hawk eating the pills [answered later]
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S2E03
Huh... Gowther is a doll.
Hmm... what happened to Diane?
Why cast a spherical barrier. Why not just a concentrated barrier where the Golem was attacking?
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S2E04
Huh. Why did Hendrickson have this change of heart?
Wow. Ban comes occasionally to drain his blood and Gerheade wants instead to have him be a conisstent source of nourishment...
Ugh. I get tired of hearing Elizabeth complain about being useless.
Hehe. Power Level of 26,000 (and supposedly he's not even rested).
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S2E05
Interesting. She turned to stone because his power represents the commandment of truth.
Meliodas's power jumped to 4,400.
Meliodas (Demon): 13,000.
What is the twist with Meliodas and Merlin? We do see that the demon was tagged with a homing beacon of some sort.
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S2E06
Fraudrin.
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S2E07
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S2E08
"Right now I'm still in the process of reading the room."
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S2E09
Sin of Wrath
Did he really destroy a whole city (and it's inhabitants) when he was consumed by his wrath?
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S2E10
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S2E11
King vs. Meliodas.
Huh. King reasons that Meliodas is one of the Ten Commandments.
Lol. "Gotcha!"
Brothers.
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S2E12
"Because Elizabeth is the reincarnation of Liz."
Hehe. Accidentally reported 32500 as 3250. (by the way, it seems implied that Merlin also knows how to read power levels)
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S2E13
Ban properly called Jericho by her name, Jericho.
Jericho's speech to Elaine is touching
Wow. Zhivago
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S2E14
Galand's power level with ability: 40,000.
Whereas Merlin places Escanor's as rising to 60K.
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S2E15
"You understand, don't you?" "Not even a little bit."
Matrona just said "Drole" and it turns out to be that giant.
Oh no! Traitor.
Dreyfus says Gowther is a member of the Ten Commandments.
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S2E16
King mentions that he has no wings, possibly because he's a late bloomer.
Why not just go over the maze? [It's eventually shown why.]
Surprising. Elizabeth removed all the leeches.
Ha. Hawk transformed!
Lol. "Trans Pork"
Huh. They sense each other (Elizabeth and Meliodas)
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S2E17
They so happen to be in pairs for this two-man tag match.
Oh, the teams are jumbled.
Ha. Meliodas and Ban weren't even trying to defeat the birds.
Ha. He's bleeding because he's in her chest.
Ah, fate has King and Diane set up against the dummies of their counterparts.
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S2E18
How did the Harlequin golem have so much power? [Oh, it's based on the user's creation]
That's a good twist. And Meliodas knew.
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S2E19
"The enemy of the enemy is a friend."
How could I forget. Revenge counter again.
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S2E20
I'm glad "Droplet of Life" is described as having a limit.
Seven hearts.
Hmm. Interesting (Meliodas seemingly has been killed)
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S2E21
Zaratras refers to Hawk as "Lord Piglet."
Escanor.
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S2E22
Ha! "My attack has no effect on you? Who decided that? Your darkness swallowed up my sun? Who decided that?"
Anticlimatic. He resurrected a Goddess, but the Goddess wasn't powerful enough.
Oh, one of her eyes is the same as the Goddess's eye. At least... I think so.
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S2E23
"Please touch me more."
"If at all possible I'd rather not kill you.... that's what the old me would have said anyway."
They can't have defeated Fraudrin that easily...
Hehe 30000 for a clone. [60000 when doubled, more when in demon form]
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S2E24
"Wait, that's not how Captain usually does things."
Hahaha. Griamore returns to normal and he's naked.
English: "I am Gowther the Goat Sin, I am one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Sparkle." | "I am Gowther of Selflessness of the Ten Commandments. Sparkle."
Subtitles: "I am Gowther the Goat Sin of the Seven Deadly Sins. Sparkle." | "I am Gowther of Selflessness... of the Ten Commandments. Sparkle."
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S3E01
Smile. "That massage was pretty average. Needs work."
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S3E02
Smile. "Pair" (of wings or balls?)
Surpass us? What's the deal?
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S3E03
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S3E04
Hmm... Elizabeth tried to tell them
Gowther? Huh. I was wondering if King Bartra's vision really took place in the past. But Merlin and Escanor are missing
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S3E05
"No. I"ll save them."
Oh. I didn't expect that ("Shall we" leading to them helping as opposed to gaining up on Elizabeth/Meliodas; I thought that would result in King and Diane jumping in)
Oh wow. Rou was in league with the demons (along with the other humans)
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S3E06
Rou's story shows that fairies and giants are not necessarily good races
"You're a good liar aren't you?" (I wonder what that meant?)
Huh. So it's revealed that Gloxinia killed Rou (whereas King made the choice not to)
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S3E07
How strange that King and Diane really were sent back in time, and that Gowther restored Diane's memories
Hehe. Ban and Meliodas tease King's wings
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S3E08
Hehe. Gowther reads through the book simply by flipping through the pages
Huh. Strange misunderstanding
This episode doesn't have the usual credits. Instead the credits run in tandem with the ending of the episode
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S3E09
Ban mentions seeing someone he loves die twice to Meliodas who by this point we figure he's seen Elizabeth die many many times over
Strange. Three days after regaining all her memories
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S3E10
107 times
Hmm. If he has eternal life, then he should make more use of that in battle.
If the Demon King can apply that type of curse... does it mean he has eternal life as well? Why not give eternal life to all demons?
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S3E11
In the other episode it is shown that Escanor uses the glasses from Merlin to stay in normal form, but I didn't understand why [in short, a stack exchange answer gives multiple reasons to stay in normal form: sunlight form drains life, sunlight form can hurt those nearby (simply from proximity), sunlight form is easy to track down due to it's power aura, and sunlight form has a different personality (arguably less friendly); as such, all in all Escanor prefers to be in normal form
Smile. Hawk: "Chorizo strike."
Oh. The reason Meliodas would want to die as few times as possible is because of the clause in his curse where he loses his emotions
Hmm. Did Helbram die for nothing or was it necessary to eliminate most souls prior to Elizabeth's light? [I suppose regardless Helbram felt he needed to apologize to the people he killed]
I mean... watching someone die seems unfortunate, but the resurrection part interesting... I'm curious if I would be equally upset knowing that the person would be resurrected... it'd never be a loss and instead a "see you in the next life"
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S3E12
Smile. "Princess Elizabeth, I'd appreciate if you coudl tell me more about that in great detail."
Hmm. I feel like strategically Melascula shouldn't go alone agains the Seven Deadly Sins
Elaine is fighting. I'm curious if Ban gave her some of his blood, if it would take her half-dead state to full life.
Hawk reads Elaine's power level: 21,050
Hmm. Basically this is like Meliodas "Hulking" out or like Ichigo's Hollow form
Merlin mentions that Melascula was arrogant to turn into the snake form to fight them as opposed to just using her magic [but earlier Melascula said her hand was forced into using this form - as if to say this form was more powerful]
Hehe. Elizabeth comes in to deal the finishing blow interupting Merlin's opportunity to do it
Oh I see. Elizabeth's solution results in a still alive Melascula and therefore a still alive Elaine.
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S3E13
Near noon time Escanor 114K vs Ten Commandments Meliodas at 142K.
Seems like Escanor can somewhat keep up though so that's good
Pretty cool that Merlin's Perfect Cube contains their blast... that's quite a powerful spell.
"One thousand divine cuts." "That almost tickles."
Hehe. Merlin punches Escanor to show that she knew he was depleted of strength
They came in wearing armor... Ban and Gowther lost their top armor, Meliodas lost his armor
Oh wow. Arthur encounters Merlin's pet
Hmm. I was going to say that the Demon King seems super strong... what's to stop him from just destroying every non-demon. (though I suppose the same of the super Angel [Supreme Deity]... whatever happened to her. Also what's wrong with their own worlds. Why is the human world the battleground? In any case, it appears the Demon King is sealed
I generally have been skipping credits, so I was typing and it seems the credits for this episode are different from the end credits at the start of the season.
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S3E14
Because the end credits of the last episode were different. I tried watching the opening credits and it was also a new opening credits. Various snippets of them wearing armor and Seven Deadly Sins fighting Ten Commandments are seen. The last part of the credits is the Supreme Deity and the Demon King (similar to when they cursed Meliodas and Elizabeth
Huh. She wonders why Meliodas didn't kill them
Hahaha. [Butt cheek] "Find out if it's still there."
Hmm... would it have been better for them to play around and surprise turn on Zeldris?
I thought he said "stars" but he actually said "stardust"
What's the purpose of such a wide area attack. It lacks accuracy
1=20240314

S3E15
That's such a smart strategy by Gowther against Full Counter
What did Hawk eat to look the way he currently does (something that flies)
He's very biased to somehow ignore the fact that Meliodas is their team captain
"That makes you a great king in my book"
Smile. "Ultrasecret skill. All clean"
Huh. Did Hawk not successfully lick the symbol?
Oh it seems not.
Hmm... I'm thinking since they're all tired... Meliodas has to be the one to wake up to fight Chandler
1=20240314

S3E16
Ah okay... Gloxinia and Drole show up
I feel like in other shows, the weaker characters will generally acknowledge there's a power difference that their presence is a hindrance... (as the more powerful characters waste attention on not hurting the weaker characters
Ah... Drole's death speech has me think of the other episode of how Diane broke the trial: she escaped. At the time it didn't quite make sense. But in light of the speech, it makes sense.
Oh. I didn't notice earlier... but this Meliodas is also taller
Hmm... Meliodas says many mean things... but it's possible he's aware of what he's saying... a common trope. After all, he acknowledges "they were friends." Even though he used past tense... I feel like if full evil Meliodas took over then he simply would not be aware of that aspect at all. To me... it sort of makes sense... since otherwise he'd have to fight Chandler and risk hurting them when they're all weak
Oh. Hawk chews some food from his pouch to transform
1=20240314

S3E17
Huh. Only a year for that minute? I feel like she should have said "years" for more impact and believability
Weird. It almost seemed like Meliodas was able to turn his demon form back on at will
1=20240314

S3E18
A strand of hair. Like the Monkey King?
Hmm Ludociel
He makes her seem so powerful, but Chandler was more powerful than Merlin
Huh. Merlin knew Ludociel was there? How would that be possible
1=20240314

S3E19
This Elizabeth sees my point in that she accepts the ability to be reincarnated over and over
I love how Merlin continues to call Elizabeth as Big Sis Sis
Howzer speaks the basic words of someone who is properly neutral
"Where's the fourth?"
Huh. Ludociel basically brainwashed them
Another episode where the credits run over the ending. And a very heartwarming ending where King Bartras and Elizabeth have a conversation and while it's kind of sad, it's mostly nice to see such love between the two
1=20240314

S3E20
Ludociel explains the origins of Escanor's powers
Huh. Cath eats Peronia
1=20240314

S3E21
Huh. What does that mean. "Arthur, you lied to me didn't you." - Cath
Hmm. Seems like an anticlimatic ending for Arthur...
Cath repeats the part about Arthur lying.
New outfits
1=20240315

S3E22
"That's what you'd expect from the Four Archangels" (kind of weird as there's only three)
"Born without the power of darkness"
Wow. She must probably feel guilty after this. It's directly her mistake that caused him to protect her and die doing so
1=20240315

S3E23
I'm not a fan of these big attacks. They seem like a waste of power. It happens a lot in the series though. The reason is honing such power into something focused would be more potent... When fighting a single target and a big power fills an area, then it's just a bunch of moving molecules moving around. Which would be a viable strategy against a fast target that's hard to precisely hit... but I think there should be a conversion from wide net to precise trap to direct hit sort of transitions... otherwise it's just false display of power
88000! Did he use that bargain? Indura?
1=20240315

S3E24
Weird start to the episode. Usually characters have these flashbacks after being gravely hurt, but perhaps before recovering for round 2. But when the previous episode ended, he already had the upperhand so it didn't seem fitting to start this episode on this note
Huh. They didn't exactly explain why they need vessels to begin with [A Reddit response said the following: "Because the Goddesses sacrificed their physical forms 3000 years ago..."; oh yeah, okay I vaguely remember Ludociel mentioning this to Margaret]
Smile. King and Diane vouch for Derieri
This episode has post-credit scene (Meliodas's soul in the demon world)
1=20240315

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S4E01
I wonder if he'll have any powers as a result of this demon turning 168K, 173K
201K (Ludociel)
Is this creature that Ban has been fighting Meliodas?
1=20240320

S4E02
Meliodas compliments Ban and suggests Ban probably has had a power increase
1=20240320

S4E03
1=20240321

S4E04
1=20240321

S4E05
I watched the opening credits already, but forgot to note that there's a section that shows a series of characters in pairs (Meliodas/Elizabeth, Escanor/Merlin, [Glariza]/Gowther, King/Diane, Ban/Elaine)
Why does Ludociel keep his eyes close. Just aesthetics or for suppressing power...
That's a great plan by Derieri
What!?! Did the one archangel let go? [rewinding and watching... it seems so... like Mael was pleading to Tarmiel to let go]
1=20240322

S4E06
Mael with 4 commandments: 200K
Do they ever practice these combination techniques or does it just magically happen?
Oh no... Oslo sacrificed himself (and "revealed" himself as Rou to the fairy)
Hehe. Hawk points out why she hasn't used this convenient power before. Oh. But Diane gives a great reason
Wow. He breaks the curse and evolves
1=20240322

S4E07
Ah... we get to see why Mael was chosen (as he pointed out there are other strong persons); Mael destroyed someone Gowther loved
1=20240322

S4E08
Hmm... if Meliodas knew about the Demon King's power... why wouldn't he just have stopped Ban and Wild from attacking in the first place
I'm curious if the Demon Kng is absorbing... what if they gave him seomthing bad... Like their fears and sadness...
Oh this initial conversation is interesting... makes me wonder why the Demon King wants Meliodas to succeed him... (they just started fighting)
Huh. No longer immortal
1=20240322

S4E09
1=20240322

S4E10
Huh. So many of these characters are motivated by love
Hmm. Seems like they're celebrating too early... That can't exactly be the end.
1=20240322

S4E11
1=20240322

S4E12
I thought he transformed into this "Sighing Sage" object but it's a summon
Huh. Who is the mother if the Demon King is the father?
1=20240322

S4E13
Was the Demon King simply defeated or was he destroyed?
A new opening credits
Smile. "I don't understand why I'm crying"
Did Elizabeth lose her goddess powers? [I recall right in that scene she did not have goddess eyes, but later on she did]
Oh right... Can't stay... Huh
1=20240322

S4E14
Hehe. They are all peeing together. Gowther is there but he's not peeing.
Hah! "I'm going to the demon realm with Meliodas"
Huh. What just happened...
1=20240322

S4E15
1=20240322

S4E16
1=20240322

one of S4E15 or S4E16
hmm... how strange to get rid of half of what was your former self...
hehe and now Cusack is gone to..

S4E17
1b: Resume at the 14 minute mark
1b: Why is Diane hiding as well... is she not at the power level of Ban, King, and Escanor?
1b: Smile. "It's now high noon." 1a=20240322, 1b=20240324

S4E18
Kind of curious that they were the Seven Deadly Sins even before they had seven persons
Huh. In this flashback, Meliodas easily turns on his demon form
1=20240324

S4E19
Meliodas turns on his demon form in this attack alongside Escanor (as seen in the flashback)
1=20240324

S4E20
It's not announced but it's named "The Seven Deadly Sins Combo Move Nemesis"; I think the way it was done in the Prisoners of the Sky movie was more flashy
Hmm... what awaits?
Can't Mael's power bring Escanor's soul back?
Hmm. That's Merlin's way of saying she liked him too ("Too late. It's too late for anything now. We can't turn back time. Escanor, I wish you would have found me much sooner in life. Three thousand years sooner even."
I don't think he could die as they are the Seven Deadly Sins.
Wow. She goes in for the kiss
1=20240324

S4E21
1=20240330

S4E22
1=20240330

S4E23
for a follow up to the Demon King, which itself was underwhelming, well Cath and Arthur was also underwhelming. the battle seemed uninspired and lacked the flashiness one would expect from escalating battles.
1=20240405

S4E24
vaguely interesting prologue with a nice little montage via Gowther"s memory gift to Tristan and a sweet little ending with Tristan saying he wanted to be The Seven Deadly Sins.
1=20240405

Aggretsuko

20190411:
I was looking for a show to watch and thought I would give Aggretsuko a try. I watched it with English audio and English subtitles, but the subtitles didn't match the English audio.

Netflix determined the series for me as an 83% match.

[20190417]

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20230216:
I started watching Aggretsuko again today.

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20230216:
As I'm beginning Season 5, it appears that the English subtitles match the English audio.

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20230217:
As I neared completion of the series, I felt that the show had drifted away from what made it interesting in its first season. Perhaps because the writers wanted a story that ended, they had to figure out some happy ending for Retsuko. But I think of all the various possible happy endings, the one they landed on did not suit the original spirit of the character - a person who has a hidden coping mechanism for her day-to-day struggles. And arguably towards the end of the series, she appears not to gain much agency - being forced/pushed to run a campaign against her will. As mentioned, she does find happiness, but I feel it wasn't on her terms.

Overall, I find that I typically don't enjoy how shows end. Sometimes it's more appealing to just repeatedly watch the characters repeat their struggles endlessly. In this situation, if Retsuko was just constantly finding herself in disappointing situations season after season and using her metal voice to relieve her stress, I'd probably be happy with ten seasons of that. The direction I might have taken to add variation is building out a death metal band. The show did this whole OTMGirls arc, but decided to turn away from pushing that to the next step. Perhaps my direction would have been too cliche? In any case, while the last two seasons weren't as good as the first two seasons, it had its moments.

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20190411: S1E01.
20210408: S1E01-S1E02. JAES.
20210409: S1E03. JAES.
20210410: S1E04-S1E07. EAES.
20210415: S1E08-S1E09. EAES.
20210416: S1E10. EAES.
20210418: S2E01. EAES.
20210421: S2E02-S2E05. EAES.
20210423: S2E06-S2E09 [?]. EAES.
20210603: S2E10. EAES.
20210619: S3E01-S3E06. EAES.
20230216: S3E07-S3E10. EAES.
20230217: S4E01-S5E10. EAES.

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Season 1

S1E01
0: strange style, perhaps very Japanese.
0: women and tea.
0: competent vs incompetent.
0: shitty boss song.
0: lol choke on my rage.
0: she says in English "leave it on the table" but the English subtitles read "I didn't order anything"
0=20190411, 1=20210408

S1E03:
1: I don't see why online would have been bad but I guess the pay part was important.
1=20210409

S1E04:
1: lol she opened the jar effortlessly.
1=20210410

S1E05:
1: lol the yoga instructor had a vision and tipped them off? (to go karaoke)
1: oh, its later revealed.
1: hehe another two hours (contrast with other episode).
1=20210410

S1E06:
1: interesting, will there be repercussions?
1=20210410

S1E07:
1: huh something fishy
1: given the start of the episode
1: hahahaha she did it.
1: you're a shitty boss!!!!
1: lol "you guys want to order anything else?" great way to cut the tension
1=20210410

S1E08:
1: Hmm. A romantic interest.
1: My son kept calling Retsuko a cat and I thought she was too until today I noticed her tail. She's a red panda.
1=20210415

S1E09:
1: That much coffee can't be good.
1: Ha! He asks her out, she says yes, and then he just makes his way back through the crowd.
1: I was expecting the song would trigger her complaint about the coat.
1=20210415

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Season 3

S3E07:
1: Hahaha. The F chord.
1: Interesting. Calluses/blisteres. I wonder if Retsuko will end up being a decent guitarist.
1: Interesting. Retsuko was trying to think of someone who knows how to play... Does she already know Haida used to play bass?
1=20230116

S3E08:
1: Sometimes there's interesting differences between the English audio and English subtitles
1: Smile. "Now turn Retsuko down!" Hurrrr. "Sure thing."
1: Awww. She called him a friend.
1: Hehe. Awkward... (Inui passes by Retsuko)
1: Oh. In Japanese audio, the same voice actor voices Fenneko and Inui. But it's different for the English audio.
1=20230116

S3E09:
1: Haha. A literal yellow card (when earlier she alluded to a red card being too harsh)
1: Huh. I don't remember what happened previously. Did Retsuko get found out at one point? I vaguely recall she did get found out, but was able to get her job back. [This next scene indicates her boss already knew]
1: English audio: "If I have to choose, I choose them." English subtitles: "When the time comes, I'll give you my two weeks."
1: It's strange, because I thought her boss was just going to ask for favors from her, like free tickets or something
1: That's scary. The mysterious character is named "Fan" in the credits.
1=20230216

S3E10:
1: Holy moly. So lucky of Retsuko that Haida was there.
1: Hehe. He basically said "Logically i would choose you, but emotionally I choose Retsuko."
1: "He's the king of stupid."
1: I bet the app says it's Retsuko.
1: Lol. Though... how many users are on the app?
1: Hehe. Haida busts out some metal.
1: Smile. Retsuko goes Super Saiyan compared to Haida's metal
1: Oh. That makes sense (Gori suspects Tadano tampered with the algorithm)
1: Hehe. He's a window washer!
1: "Just count to ten."
1=20230216

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Season 4

S4E01:
1: Lol. Wha?!?! He chickened out?
1: hehe addicted to games...
1: oh no. an online "friend" abusing the fact that he spends money
1=20230217 AM

S4E02:
1: ooo. bow ties. it means this online friend is a girl.
1: Hehe. Cancellation fee.
1: Lol. What kind of voting is this process is this? I feel like one can't just object. There should be a reason behind the objection.
1: Hehe. "We're about to eat lunch as slow as we can..."
1: Lol. Perhaps he appreciates the 'yes' men for what they are, but in part I also thought he would fire some of thm and replace them with a more competant board
1=20230217

S4E03:
1: Oh, I thought we were gonna get some Retsuko metal. At the beginning of this episode I felt a kind of metal rage hole. I guess it happened in S3E10, but I don't recall before that.
1: Haha. No holding back against listing Komiya who is right there.
1: Great analogy about pit crew
1: "No one's getting canned on my watch." (I thought he was gonna reveal that he himself got fired as a sacrifice for his team)
1=20230217

S4E04:
1: Hehe. They run into the president.
1: "Career Experience Design Office"
1=20230217

S4E05:
1: Huh. What is he tasked with doing?
1: HAHAHA. "or is that what you tell yourself?" Karate chop from Tsunoda.
1: Hehe. Director Gori out of nowhere.
1=20230217

S4E06:
1: Hehe. They're learning to appreciate Director Ton
1: Hmm this is an emotional episode (Kabae leaving)
1: Wait. What? "That way of working is unimpressive." (English subtitles) / "I'm sorry but I can't condone this behavior." (English audio). I really hope he's talking to the interim manager and not to Haida. In fact, I'm willing to bet on it.
1=20230217

S4E07:
1: Hehe. Definitely the obvious outcome from the end of the other episode.
1: Haha. Even Haida has his mouthy dropped while sitting in the seat
1=20230217

S4E08:
1: That's nice of Retsuko.
1: Oh no... Haida was asked to fudge some numbers?
1=20230217

S4E09:
1: hahahaha. "retsukol0ve"
1: Washimi is such a badass
1=20230217

S4E10:
1: Less than 1K views vs over 7.5M views
1: Hehe. This is the first time she spotted him.
1: A fun little plot (they have a plan to get his keypad code and then extract it)
1: The overlooming threat of being exposed should be enough for him to perhaps just undo it himself
1: Lol. A request to arm wrestle and Tadano accepts.
1: Hahaha. That's quite a resolution to the climax. Metal laser beam + "I didn't think you were gonna kill him." + "So metal!"
1: Mid-credit scene where Tadano says his arm is sore. Enio tells Tadano, "you legit bodied him" 1=20230217

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Season 5

S5E02:
1: I don't understand why he doesn't turn off the monitors
1: Lol. This is the third time recently where Fenneko uses her "hahahaahahahaha"
1: Hehe. She admits she enabled his whaling
1: Lol. I feel like. This noob is Retsuko.
1: Ha! Okay. Not too far off.
1=20230217

S5E03:
1: Hehe. They're all crazy (in the cafe).
1: Lol. They're truly crazy (they all confront Haida in the cubicle. "Does the condemned have any final words to share?"
1: "Are you Fennelope?" "What gave it away?"
1: Huh. That's kind of surreal / psychological horror level
1=20230217

S5E04:
1: Haha! Mama vision. Cohabitation detected.
1: Ton has these great moments - which I think in part comes by how he's written to have this tough/lazy side that contrasts with wiser moments
1: Smile. Her dad at the last second reframes from the three of them to mainly just her and her mom... Kind of odd seeing how he just said friendly words to Haida
1=20230217

S5E05:
1: Hehe. Poor guy. Though they did have that prior scare.
1: Wha... I love persimmons.
1: Hmm. I didn't see that angle of story (re: Shikabane and the other guy)
1=20230217

S5E06:
1: Jeez. What a conversation with his father.
1: I guess this is major growth for Haida to stand up to his dad in a conversation about his situation and defending the friends/people he met at the netcafe.
1: Wow. Retsuko held it together.
1: Hehe. Haida expected her Death Voice.
1: I guess that's some character growth for Retsuko.
1: Oh man, that's so mean. Does that even make sense? Where's the victory in tricking Haida to take the money. He logically only took it to be nice to his brother. [Though I guess his brother would be the dumb one. Haida could in theory just blackmail his brother.]
1=20230217

S5E07:
1: I'm guessing there'd be a chance she'd run if it would somehow 1-up Haida's brother.
1: Huh. Kind of weird that she's forced into it... so like why would she want to be a politician versus just a singer?
1=20230217

S5E08:
1: Okay, so she in fact doesn't want to run
1: So this is where the competition comes in. He reveals that among all the possible seats, the best chance is against Jiro (who presumably he wasn't aware slash wouldn't care that this is Haida's brother)
1=20230217

S5E09:
1: That's ridiculous. He comes to her asking her to run. And he wants her to pony up the fee to run?
1: Interestingly they were willing come up with the money
1: Oh. Haida is his family name. So what's his first name?
1=20230217

S5E10:
1: I can't believe this season (and potentially series) is going to wrap up in 30ish minutes.
1: Hehe. Someone yelled back, "Yeah we get it."
1: I mean... it does kind of make sense. Why not try and separate herself by using her death metal voice.
1: Ikari agrees with the death metal voice approach
1: LOL. Nice. The OTMGirls!
1: Holy crap. That's so dirty. Your own family.
1: The music is dominantly electric guitar while Haida is playing a bass
1: Retsuko narrates a calm reflection of the outcome
1=20230217

Captain Marvel (2019)

201904XX:
I went to watch this movie by myself.

Trailers: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) | Dark Phoenix (2019) | Rocketman (2019) : Elton John | The Hustle (2019) : comedy | Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) | Detective Pikachu (2019) : comedy mystery | Frozen II (2019) : interesting | Avengers: Endgame (2019) : different than the Tony Stark one; I suppose it has more spoilers since it shows various characters grouping up and I think Captain Marvel; "I like this one." - Thor regarding Captain Marvel.

[20191101]

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20230617 Comment:
According to my Google Timeline, I was at the Outlets at Orange on April 12, 2019 (it also indicated I was there on April 28, 2019 which is when I went to watch Endgame). While hunting for the ticket stub or checking for a credit card purchase would be more concrete evidence, I'm just going to assume that I saw Captain Marvel on 20190412.

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Instant Comments:
The Marvel logo which is typical filled with scenes with various characters from the MCU is filled with Stan Lee's cameo appearances in the films.
"Thank you Stan"
What if she died in the snap?
Blockbuster Videos.
Hey this one's taken.
"Ever been to C-53?" "Once. It's a real shithole." [C-53 is the Kree name for Earth]
Nick Fury in old FBI like suits.
Coulson.
Awww. Stan.
How did she know it was the old woman?
Official should actually stay back
Alta vista
Looks under the sheet.
Snaps [Actually I was wondering if Fury would kick him]
Pager.
You should see what I can do with a paper clip.
Mar-Vell.
Is her commander, Yon-Rogg, bad? (I asked this as he's talking on the phone)
For sure he got off on the right level.
Ronan!?! Wait. Who? [Ronan is an antagonist in Guardians of the Galaxy. He was killed at the end..]
Flerkin.
Windows 95?
Yeah, but {?} my h{?} (blue blood)
Danver's blood is red.
The other half.
Watch Fresh Prince
Maria's daughter Monica picks Captain Marvel's signature colors.
"Mar-Vell"
"Tesseract"
Haha. The threat of the cat is high. The threat of the human is low to none.
Is that the child actress who plays Rose on Fuller House? [Yes, Mckenna Grace is Young Carol (13 Years Old)]
Why didn't they attack her while she was subconscious and breaking free?
Hahaha. Cat gobbles Tesseract.
Haha. Good kitty.
Carol's hair is awesome.
{Catching/Catches} {herse}
Nice flying (by Maria)
Carol flies!
Lol. Just runs into them.
Damn... She let them go.
We'll be back. For the weapon?
The women just shoot him (yes!)
It's just a scratch. No... ({bcs/beg} {synobore/gisnotore/???} eyes)
She modified it. [the pager]
Phase 1.
Carol "Avenger" Danvers [20191031: There's at least one article which explains why this call sign wouldn't be one that Carol would go by]
"The Protector Initiative" gets changed to "The Avenger Initiative"

Credits:
See people leaving. Do they not know or care for the credit scenes? Perhaps they've seen the credits already...
Is she ageless? [20191031: Apparently since her DNA got some Kree, that slows her aging which is a characteristic of the Kree]
Pager turned off??? [20191031: I think this refers to the display going blank.]
First scene [mid-credits]. Pager turns off. Then Captain Marvel shows up.
Everyone else in the theater besides me leaves after these mid credits.
That's a lot of songs.
Nick Fury and the cat.
Lol. Furball. Tesseract.

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Released 20190304.
Watched 201904XX Theater
Captain Marvel (2019) Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck. 123 min

Relevant Links:
Captain Marvel (IMDb.com)
Captain Marvel (RottenTomatoes.com)
Captain Marvel (film) (Wikipedia.org)

Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (2019)

20190406:
Kevin Hart has a great personality, he has good showmanship, and he is exploding with energy, but his material in this special was often lackluster.

On a positive note, I found it commendable that I only observed him laughing at his own jokes once ("Oh shit! Oh shit! This how you gonna do me?"). On the other hand, I had absolutely no idea why he broke out laughing before he even reached the punchline (perhaps he was already beginning to think about the punchline).

Netflix determined the special for me as a new% match. I decided to give it neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.

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Instant Comments:
1a: Watched first portion... up to the skit of his divorce and people saying he fucked up.
1b: Resume at the 14 min mark
1b: haha, I even told my wife you got to rub it in, that's how you're going to cum.
1b: It's funny because 90% of this has got to be made up or an exaggeration, despite the fact he says "you can't make this shit up". 1b: "Argh"
1b: haha men being active.
1b: haha I choose you.
1b: haha "Did I shit on the floor?"
1b: I'm guessing the baby pulled his/her diaper down and shit, possibly for fun?
1b: ha, punchline 'exactly'; good story, I was wondering where it was going, not worth it though.
1c: Resume at the 45 min mark
1c: huh... he ended his show by wrapping together a bunch of previous jokes but... it wasn't funny.
1a, 1b, 1c=20190406

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Watched 20190406 (Netflix, Instant) (English subtitles)
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (2019) Leslie Small. 60 min

Relevant Links:
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (IMDb.com)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

20190404:
This movie had problems.

Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich)

It was a movie designed for fans, and yet it didn't focus enough on the titular Han Solo.

With respect to the final story, the simplest modification would have been to downplay the importance of Qi'ra. One scene, in particular, stuck out like a sore thumb (Qi'ra and Darth Maul). Perhaps the writers should have emulated the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reserved this scene as a post-credits scene.

In different words, the movie tried too hard to set itself up for a sequel. Instead, it should have organically ended in it's own right and allow the possibility of sequels to exist organically.

Beckett (Woody Harrelson)

Perhaps one of the reasons I didn't enjoy this prequel was the amount of time that takes place between Solo and Star Wars. In contrast, that's the reason I enjoyed Rogue One: it directly ties in to Star Wars.

Overall, I had heard the movie was bad and it just about met those expectations. With that being said, it was not bad towards the end. In particular, the actor playing Han Solo grew on me.

Netflix determined the movie for me as a 97% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.

[20190404][20190411 Edit]

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Han (right) and Chewbacca (left, Joonas Suotamo)

20190919:
Today I started a screenshot viewing but ended up watching the entire film.

On 20190919, Netflix determined the movie for me as a 97% match. I decided to give the movie a thumbs down.

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Instant Comments:
1: Both my sister Crystal and I question the font
2: The other guys. Haha.
1: She doesn't like the actress
1: I don't like this Han (it's weird) [in contrast, all of the actors in Star Trek felt right]
1: Han's dice.
1: oh no she has his dice
1: lol, he got his last name because he's alone.

Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke)

1: Han speaks Shyriiwook [which begs the question... why? Where / How did Han Solo learn to speak / understand Shyriiwook?]
1: "We couldn't have maybe done this one at a time."
2: Beckett modifies the blaster and throws it to Han; it would be Han's blaster
1: Lando Calrissian
1: awww he cheated (and Han was counting and knew it wasn't right). A: Han says they've all been played but he didn't speak out about it. [I gave it some thought and came up with the following. While Han feels cheated, he's also not the type of person who would outright snitch on a cheater.]
2: "They don't even serve our kind here."
1: haha Chewie and chess

Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover)

2: Capes
1: she hands him back his dice.
1: subtle Star Wars theme plays as Han gets into cockpit
1: 190 years old
1: Star Wars theme increases in volume once Chewie gets into the seat
1: hahaha Han and his lies
1: Tatooine (I know the planet but I don't know the reference, if any) [Jabba the Hutt is located on Tatooine]
1: back and forth and on who is evil: I thought the girl and Crystal thinks Beckett
1: Crystal keeps thinking Qi'ra will die from a still alive Dreysden; I kind of thought the same
1: Maul

Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany)

1: hehe Han [A: clearly] shot first
1: "Don't hold your breathe kid."
2: I saw an article on ScreenRant.com which incorrectly says Han cheated. He did not. In fact, he clearly said something to this effect: if you, Lando, had this card, then you would have beat this (four-card) hand which I am revealing to you now.
1: haha "Fair and square."
1: When have I ever steered you wrong?"
1=20190404, 2=20190919 (screenshot viewing)

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Watched 20190404 (Netflix, Instant)
Watched 20190919 (Netflix, Instant)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Ron Howard. 135 min

L3-37 (Phoebe Waller-Bridge)

Relevant Links:
Solo: A Star Wars Story (IMDb.com)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (RottenTomatoes.com)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (Wikipedia.org)