Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

20201219: Overall, I can't believe the first half was vaguely connected to the second half. Kind of a waste of 45 minutes.*

The Joker (Mark Hamill)

*20211118: I'm guessing if I were to watch it again, I might interpret it more positively. I imagine the first half sets the story and develops the characters.

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Instant Comments:
they foreshadow the technical side of her and all the camera feeds
they made love, interesting
ah, I don't know much about her origin story as [Oracle] but she's not yet [paralysis] when she stops being Batgirl here @45 min [apparently the Killing Joke comic is technically a one-shot novel, but elements of it became canon]

Barbara Gordan (Tara Strong) and Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy)

hmm so Joker isnt related to Paris. I guess Paris is just some setup in narrative
Robin in the series of shots
oh dear. Jokers intentional shot to the spine
he's gonna rape her?
I'm gonna count to 10. 1. 9. [...] Swear to me.

oh I see. I suppose this is like what gets Batman to the edge and whether or not he has a handle on his control. [though he's already been to the edge with Robin-Joker I guess]
sometimes I remember it one way... [...] multiple choice
lol that joke at the end:

You know, it's funny. This reminds me of a joke. See, there were two guys locked in a lunatic asylum and one night, one night they decided they didn't like that anymore. They decided to escape. So, they made it up to the roof and there, just across this narrow gap, they see rooftops, stretching across town, stretching to freedom. Now, the first guy, he jumps right across, no problem. But his friend, [CHUCKLES] no way, he's afraid of falling. So the first guy, he has an idea. He says, "Hey, I got this flashlight with me. I'll shine it across the gap between the buildings and you can walk across the beam and join me." But the second guy says, "What do you think I am, crazy? You'll just turn it off when I'm halfway across!"

haha I like that Batman laughs too
I guess that makes the title. the killing joke. haha.
it's a very long setup for that joke haha.

Credits:
after some credits. Barbara in a chair and then a bunch of tech
credits role

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Watched 20201219 (Netflix, Instant)
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) Sam Liu. 77 min [bot graphic novel otsn (1988) by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland]

Relevant Links:
Batman: The Killing Joke (IMDb.com)
Batman: The Killing Joke (RottenTomatoes.com)
Batman: The Killing Joke (film) (Wikipedia.org)

Dave

Overview: A comedy where David Burd, a.k.a. Lil Dicky, plays a fictionalized version of himself. In the show, his character is an aspiring rapper. 20210904:
Today I started watching again. It's been a year since I watched the show.

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20240808:
After watching the second episode, the show feels raw and honest with some dramatization and artistic license as to what would be in the mind and challenges of Dave Burd. That is, I highly doubt much of the mental themes are made up. Truth is stranger than fiction. This show is the fictionalization of the truth.

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20240813:
Overall this season ended great. As there's a story arc of sorts. There's arguably some growth for Dave. With that being said, I thought the season started slow. I love the increase in song tracks towards the end of the season.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_(TV_series)

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S1E1:
I guess I should rewatch the song with subtitles.
sounded good though.
20200904

S1E2:
lol asked to perform at a funeral, this has gotta be good.
hahaha Young Thug and Kanye.
hahahahahaha "we put John in the ground today".
kinda strange last episode his gf hadn't heard him rap.
hehe they actually take a bath together.
not enough context on this new character (Ally's roommate).
hahaha Thrift Shop (Jacklemore).
20200904

S1E3:
hahaha second peehole.
hahaha fuck me silly 3.
hahaha garage door opens.
20200904

S1E4:
Haha. The flower in the toaster art and the converation.
Hahahaha. IP.
Hehe. Doesn't want to get sick.
Smile. "Are you the gay guy from Modern Family?"
20210904

S1E5:
Aww. Too hype...
Interesting revelation (with Gata's condition)
Fresh Prince theme.
Hahaha. In the parking lot.
Whoa. Intense. It's like he killed his past.
20210904

S1E7: You got any socks?
20210905 AM

S1E8: Interesting meetings.
Benny Blanco.
Justin Bieber.
Hahaha. The table with a hole in it (from an earlier episode).
Interesting last minutes of the episode (Ally goes crazy over seeing Kourtney and Marshmello headbutts Elz.
20210905 AM

S1E9:
That's nasty. "I reinvented diarrhea."
20210905 AM

S1E10:
It appears this episode is based on his actual appearance on the show.
20210905 AM

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S2E1:
hehe BTS
hehe I dont remember this intern from season one but lightly humorous how they treat him
hehe no backup. i get it... we genetally dont think about that kind of thing until it's too late [Dave: from the hackers]
lol gata still has weed and their text conversation
wow things got sooo dramatic with Dan being in jail and upset, and calling Dave kut for his offensive video among other things
hehe... i guess he got what was coming to him.
also the track was not even really funny in any way.
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S2E2:
1: hmm... so the thing about Dave (the show character, not the real person)... is I empathize with him, yet he's also unlikeable. He's unlikeable in a real way as opposed to in a satire way, e.g., Always Sunny characters. As such, the show is currently feeling more drama than comedy.
1: throughout the episode you get Emma and Elz as some kind of foil. Emma gets ticked off at the cyclist and runs after him. says fuck you and says defensively that she's not a bad driver. Elz does cocaine.
1: the episode ends with Dave masturbating with ants on his device and crashing out a window before a plot twist.
Dave tried to do the auto tune with the girl but she doesnt get it. btw her replies reminded me of his track with Brain ("Pillow Talking")
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*Jotted down some notes after watching the episode

S2E3:
he could/ should have easily turned his head... (Dave throws up on Ally's back). I guess it was written in for comedic effect to break tension but... I guess I can't read the show... in other two episodes it wasn't afraid to commit and here in this moment he vomits in her wound. I guess it could be a metaphor but the obvious reason is they just decided to go for a quick laugh [20240815: the action ends up in a song, so I guess the song was written in coordination with the episode which is rather genius]
I noticed Scooter Braun is an executive producer... [he manages Lil Dicky, but many artists managed by Bruan started leaving him. not sure if LD would follow suit]
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S2E4:
episode started with rising tension between Elz and LD but ended on a light note woth LD looking like he wanted to resolve. meanwhile there's a sidestories with Mark and Gata. I was afraid when Gata hopped the fence tonuse the outlets. especially when all the lights whent out. but in the end he arrives at the bar mitzcah with the best ending after everything went poorly
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S2E5:
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S2E6:
[lost my notes for this when computer crashed; some notes below from memory]
Doja Cat!?!
Smile. "big breasts"
I love this text style of narrative
Aww... Dave's personality ruins an opportunity... they were getting along great until his character flaw kicked in (though I guess it could be considered an exaggeration of what many people go through?)
did that chain of dating result in the last guy matching with Ally?
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S2E7:
this episode with Emma and kind of a backwards based video was cool. interesting cliffhanger end. I'm not quite sure I understood Emma's reaction. I think she felt screwed over in the ad pitch but so what... she's been living in Dave's shadoe ever since? did they stop being as good of friends?
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S2E8:
hmm... so Ally's Song appears here. I heard Penith prior to watching this season, so I knew about the track and I apready liked it. in any case the "puked on you" has a relevance to the episode where he puked on her so that was neat inncontext of the show. meanwhile the arc with his parents makes this a lighter epusode even though there was some tension quickly resolved at dinner
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S2E9:
is one of these two rick? or is rick just a red herring?
hehe Flea afraid of spiders
smile. the lyrics sticking up images from maxim.com...
that's a joke. oh yeah this was a good track
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S2E10:
hehe he's on the billboard, a reference to his ad idea in previous episode
holy shit. I didn't see that ending coming. even right up to where gata puts on his glasses. it's cut so well it looks like he's viewing the show like everyone else (ally and emma). in any case it had me with tears in my ducts for several seconds (where usually it's just a moment) as they're coming out and singing "we're good" (which is on the album). I'm trying to remember though... the last time... oh yeah snoopy. that was a longer than average moment where I had tears in my ducts. but this was even more. i kind of let out severap sighs as if crying without any tears falling. [i guess the term should be "teary eyed"]
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The Midnight Gospel

20200421:
A friend of a friend mentioned this show today so I decided to check it out. The topics in the (first) episode closely resembled many of the discussions in the Slack channel to which we belong.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Midnight_Gospel

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Clancy (Duncan Trussell) and his Universe Simulator (Phil Hendrie)

S1E01
Pot and opioids. The context in which they are holding their conversation is hilarious (zombie apocalypse)
Lol. The dog.
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S1E02:
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Little President (Drew Pinsky) and Clancy

S1E03
1: Hmm. The oral tradition bit and interpretation of magic was interesting
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S1E04
1: Listening.

Anne Deer Dog (Anne Lamott) and Clancy

1: The part where he felt bad for telling a story and wasn't listening to the other person's boredom; well he felt bad particularly because the person died a couple days later.
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S1E05
1: smart dog

Darryl the Fish (Damien Echols) and Clancy

1: Indra's net - I had a group of friends talking about this
1: well in fact we talk about a lot of the things discussed in this show; furthermore, I heard about this show as a recommendation by one of them
1: haha the rats
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Trudy the Love Barbarian (Trudy Goodman) and Clancy

S1E06
1: "Operator Error"
1: "More like Pie Mess"
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Clancy and Death (Caitlin Doughty)

S1E07:
1: What!?! Given the scope of this show, I guess most of this is true. But it's very surprising to hear this embalming story
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Clancy's Mother (Deneen Fendig) and Clancy

S1E08:
1: "I would never circumsize another child again."
1: "Am I dead?" "Just be here now."
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Locke and Key

20200305:
Yesterday we watched the first episode of Locke and Key. It started real slow. It ended mysteriously with their mother forgetting. My main question is how did the evil person get out of the well and if she were able to leave the well she could have gone anywhere and eat food etc. Today we watched the second episode. It oddly started off at the next day but gets into a lot more story and character development. 10:04 PM

Kinsey Locke (Emilia Jones), Bode Locke (Jackson Robert Scott), and Tyler Locke (Connor Jessup)

20200307:
S1E3. The obvious question was if he could talk to ghosts and the next moment he meets his relative. So intense for her to go into her mind and then drag out her fear in a body bag, stab it when it wiggles and bury it in the ground. I can't imagine how she managed to stab and drag it in the first place. 10:35 PM

20200311:
S1E4. So she knows Kinsey has the Mind key but didn't immediately take it. Interesting twist but she could just threaten his family member. 9:41 PM

S1E5. Wow, a lot happened in this episode: music box, Gabe, Duncan's memories, and Ellie. Haha the most lighthearted and fun scene was the mother's encounter with Rufus. Overall, there were moments where the show could have spent time to work on character interaction but instead decided to skip it for suspense. Will we get to see what the teacher wanted to show her? What really happened? Why did Rendell kill his friends? Was it really Rendell? 10:35 PM

Dodge (Laysla De Oliveira)

20200312:
S1E6. Hmm... things happen so quickly in terms of story telling: Duncan's memories, cave, Gabe, Tyler and Dodge. 9:46 PM

S1E7. Wow episode around Sam Lesser. And quite the ending. I wonder if they're gonna do anything with how he's a ghost. And the obvious question is how will the story continue with her in possession of so many keys. 10:38 PM

Sam Lesser (Thomas Mitchell Barnet)

20200315:
S1E9. Kinsey's fear was a jumpscare. The story's holes are filled with Ellie's point of view etc. Haha Ada says she should have left the key with them, true. Ada also guessed "looking for this?" moment. I wonder what will happen in episode 10. 10:20 PM

20200318:
S1E10. I had some thougths on possible endings. Dodge neither wins nor loses. New enemy. They open omega door but don't know what's inside. Wait, Ellie said what's in the omega door. 8:35 PM

What about the fire key? Well they're turning on the lights. Dodge just has to cut the power. Maybe they threw in Ellie. Later Bode brings up the possibility but they dismiss it. As Gabe rides the bike, Ada figures he's Dodge. I'm wondering how she forced Ellie to change. Wow Gabe knew she got hit. So I was technically right on both accounts. 9:19 PM

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20230319:
I finished Season 2 of Locke and Key today. The overall story is good enough to follow, but I had some problems with some of the convenient details. I think in some stories, miscommunication is used more subtly - I think often time-based. In Locke and Key, there is also plenty of miscommunication, but instead of being poor timing, it's on the characters, which makes it so that I as a viewer become upset with the characters.

Random thoughts on the ending of the final episode. As for the ending, Bode looking to use the memory key on his mom without his mom's permission and without checking in with his siblings drives me crazy. Tyler wanting to leave and forget is understandable, but not practical. I feel like they should take more responsibility on protecting the keys. A thread that ended on a happy note, but could have a twist lies in Ellie. So she just made it out of the door without any consequences? She was shown taking the key from Bode, so she passed the demon test, but that doesn't mean she's just her old self.

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20230325:
Overall, this was not a bad end to the series, but I feel like they had so many keys available to them at the end and their effort to push him in seemed too simple.

I suppose the main ending helps end the show (they decide to close the portal), but I feel like the keys are already made and there's ever a threat of this other world looming. Perhaps it isn't the Lockes's job to be preventing it, but the Lockes' blood is tied to the ability to using the keys, so there's something to be said of great power and responsibility.

On a related topic, I'm not sure I understood the reason why the incomplete door remained opened. It didn't seem believable to me that the way to close it was by throwing in keys, and that it required all the keys in their possession to close it. Doing some reading, it seems that the television series had differences from the graphic novel of the same name. This interests me to read the graphic novel.

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Season 2:
Recap
1: What are the rules of the ghost door?
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Episode 1:
1: He says he's an echo so he can't die
1: Huh. What's going on? She didn't remember the keys.
1: Is this a new key or a replica of an existing key?
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Episode 2:
1: Hehehe. He refuses to let her inside his head.
1: barrister - "a lawyer entitled to practice as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts."
1: Huh. He has a replica of Keyhouse!
1: Kinsey says "There has to be some way around this." I imagine it must be true because her dad probably continued to know about the keys
1: Wait. How was he able to take the key? [Apparently because Bode had the intent of giving the key]
1: "Intention"
1: Good question. "Why isn't there a second Erin?" Actually I thought this might have been showin in Season 1 - that she got trapped inside her head.
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Episode 3
1: while the mistake of leaving the anywhere key on the desk is beyond stupid, I did like how Eden blamed it on Gabe. "That's on you" he had some side agenda that he wanted to pursue. I also like how Kinsey's gut reaction is that Scot was being controlled by the music box.
1: similarly, I like how Erin knew it was the small keyhouse key. this displays that she was very familiar with the various keys.
1: I suppose one interesting thing is who rehid the keys. I assume at somepoint someone just went around hiding the keys in Keyhouse.
1: Erin feeling sorry for Duncan is something but she didn't quite explain why they did it. he made the key, sure. but then why take away his memories? to protect him? cause giving them back would then endanger him? and really, all his memories about magic are contained in a bag full of jars?
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Episode 4
1: hmm... so I wondered how the fear made its way back and apparently it just broke free.
1: good to see Kinsey catch Gabe and Eden together. the bathroom excuse was bad. though I think it's ridiculous that Bode hasn't communicated that Gabe came over. like I feel that's very simple, "Hey Kinsey, your friend Lucas came over today." so that's super annoying. I feel like lazy writing. something as simple as Lucas reminding Bode not to tell.
1: I thought Jackie's request was sensible. but I guess it means Tyler is addicted to using magic. cause it'd be simple for him to use magic personally and just to not use magic around his girlfriend. but if he's not willing to give it up for her... maybe he shouldn't be with her.
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Episode 5
1: it's interesting to see him be sentimental about the picture and say "yeah they were"
1: Gabe's clinginess is annoying. cause he seems like such a cool character. and for him to be worried and controlling seems the opposite of a cool villain.
1: whoa that was a mix of stupid. Kinsey goes into Eden's head without telling Scot. Eden can wake up anytime and just remove the key to trap Kinsey inside, right? then Scot follows, which I suppose that was somewhat reasonable because he was telling her they should leave. I guess at the end of the day it was a good tension and they got information to move the story along.
1: wtf... why doesn't that door have a peephole installed. just open the door for the person you know is coming over to do something malicious...
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Episode 6
1: In the other episode, Tyler hypothesized that maybe the keys only when whisper when they're needed. and here Duncan reveals that he thought the same. though that's somewhat opposite the idea that the keys are purely demonic and want to cause trouble.
1: hmm. I don't know. I would beg to differ. maybe it's just as much Erin's fight as it is Duncan's.
1: like honestly. why would a normal person pry so much? a villain should be less annoying (or annoying in a comical way). this is such bad writing.
1: hehe he gave her a choice, asked kindly for her consent, but then still pressured her to say yes. good for her to continue to refuse.
1: ooo so she lied about knowing about the key after all...
1: hmm... Erin didn't have to play hero all alone ... (but to my point earlier, being a Keeper of the Keys did entitle her to being part of the battle) I suppose it was kind of stupid to enter the maze. usually mazes like that have towers you can just climb up to find someone or direct them or help them etc... I guess it just makes for a thrilling story.
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Episode 7
1: "aloha"
1: that's great, but a plan that requires Jamie to hold down a cup doesnt seem great. like maybe find some weights? um... ok. like Jamie could have been the one to push Gabe through the door. lame.
1: also instead of just letting go of the cup she could have quickly tried to knock Eden out. lame again.
1: it looked like Tyler looked at Scot when if Eden let go of Scot, it should be Tyler's job to attack her with the fire key.
1: ok spoiler. good to see Duncan survived.
1: man, how are they going to recover from this one?
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Episode 8
1: Huh. So... I don't remember Josh's last name... but I'm guessing this introduction between Captain Frederick Gideon and Peter Locke likely indicates that they're from two different families. [His last name is actually Bennett, but I would still assume due to the journal and bullet he inherited that he comes from Gideon's line. Also I think in the last episode he dressed up in red uniform]
1: Oh yeah. I don't think I was able to comment last episode when Eden was definitely smart to anticipate that perhaps the Lockes had the upperhand. And failing to even assume that scenario was almost Gabe's undoing. And here, she said he could have turned half the town by now instead of just 8 people.
1: Ooo. He gets touchy about Kinsey. She could have meant it as an empty threat just to see where he stands. If she wants, she could partner with the Lockes and fake holding Kinsey hostage... though I'm not sure what that could necessarily accomplish other than bait or antagonize him.
1: They're just gonna play most of this back? ("Then we make our stand here.")
1: So is it implied that Gideon had children that would inherit his belonging after being hung?
1: That's so hard to read in messy writing. I had to pause to read it. First line says "Sea Cave" and second line says "Near Keyhouse?"
1: They skipped Doug, but went for Scot, and took Kinsey...
1: Hmm. What can Bode do, he has no keys.
1: Oh shit. Quick thinking by Bode.
1: Oh no. I'm glad he was able to think of this, as it really shows he's able to think straight. And moments in the other episodes where the other characters think straight... it really makes up for when they're dumb in the head. LOL.
1: Oh well. I suppose that's the pros and cons of her accepting.
1: Hmm. I didn't figure they would have to make a new key to remove the demon. I thought the analogy with a key turns both ways means you just have to literally insert the already made key and just turn it the other way. That's how most key and keyholes tend to work.
1: Oh snaps! I didn't see that coming (the lure)
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Episode 9
1: huh. he says he wanted it to be her choice. but he also wants to force her. yet he threatens to kill her mom. so to some extent I think she does need to comply? but that begs the question: did Jackie comply? well Javi definitely didn't want to be turned... hmm. no idea. some not clear events happening.
1: so communication has been a weak point of the Lockes, but here Kinsey is communicating with Tyler and Duncan that Gabe showed up and threatened her
1: hmm. I had read than Ellie escaped but some people were in disbelief how the door opened. at the end of the day, perhaps the door is a door. like the door on one's house, the strongest locking mechanism is limited by security of the door. why no one has tried to brute force the door is unclear. perhaps those who've known about the door simply didn't need to and perhaps the technology of the 1800s wouldn't have seen anyone breaking through the sides around the door. even in the modern era, it took demonic magic to disturb the opening around the door. in short, I personally am able to suspend disbelief on this one. [I went to a thread and there were responses that hypothesized it had to do with Josh triggering the portal to open]
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Episode 10
1: in the last episode or perhaps the one before that I noticed the intro showed a key. I had never noticed before. in this intro there is the winged king which was found in the last episode.
1: nice Duncan was able to command them! override!
1: lol. ok. so Kinsey got the crown. now Kinsey lost the crown. that crown seems to come off too easily.
1: hmm did they snatch the chain and crown as well? [it seems not]
1: hmm. maybe a nice gesture, but easily a trick. in theory Tyler used the demon key but they should use the demon test anyways.
1: lol... Eden got in over her head (literally). interesting introduction of this echo as a villain. I mean kind of hard though as he knows none of the rules. perhaps Eden should have hung a different carrot over him. she was doing so well for a secondary villain.
1: but so what about Lucas, was he just set free?
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Season 3:
Episode 1
decided to continue on with the series right away
this episode answers a lot of questions from the end of the second season. first is that Bode did in fact use the memory key on his mom. which for the show is good because she gets to be in on the action. especially while tyler temporarily tags out. Nina even asks Ellie about how it was on the other side. She explains it kind of felt like there was no time and just a bad feeling. They also touch on where Lucas went, saying he just decided to leave for some time to himself.
See this new protagonist is the right kind of evil. which two keys does he have though. perhaps the Anywhere key and... the Echo key? oh right speaking of which, confirmed that Eden is dead. though perhaps she would have yelled for help if she had been alive. Though I'm not sure how many times a demon has been shown to be killable, despite it being implied that they can be.
I feel like someone should label that these two demons are trapped in the mirror dimension because otherwise it'll just repeat history of no one labeling the snow globe is dangerous. seriously what the heck is wrong with this family, and their ancestors...
ooo so evil look with catching a bird. why wasn't Dodge like that? so it's clear being an echo demon has advantages but what are the disadvantages?
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Episode 2
hmm. time key that isnt quite a time travel. but they aren't going to explain. (i guess its good for remembering things that happened)
lol Bode's book... that really should be stored away
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Episode 3
come on Bode... you don't even know what the dials do? at least maybe research what time you're aiming for. but also annoying that Duncan didn't just say what the key did straight away
yikes... Dodge is back. didn't see that coming.
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Episode 4
huh doesn't make sense. I feel like itd be wise for Dodge to fit in as much as possible
ok so this was expected, Tyler wanting his memory back
ooo Nina finds the body! the suspicion was warranted
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Episode 5
lol threw it across the room and it broke in half. first he could have literally thrown itto break it. second, throwing a device like that would almost surely never result in it snapping. the plastic is not brittle.
oh I see. the hourglass is running up and he wants to take the alpha key back because somehow that'll have consequences? I hope Tyler or Nina come to interrupt. or perhaps Kinsey denies
Bode's body just got shot. thinking about it. there'd be an extra alpha key if that's how the timeshift key works. but not sure how Dodge could make use of an extra alpha key...
hmm so Dodge did in fact try to use the alpha key but to no avail
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Episode 6
oh wow. simply a lavk of one key? what if they never made as many? is it quantity that's important. also, what about potentially any keys they havent found. though his statement implies they foind all. speaking of which, apparently thru did find the chain key.
lol great that their plan worked but... free keys... hoped they got more.
oh nice. I was gonna say they should have closed the ghost door but this twist is worth the oversight.
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Episode 7
wow. that's an exciting end to the episode.
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Episode 8
I bet after this Bode fakeout there's actual whispering.
and there it is.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locke_%26_Key_(TV_series)

Kinsey, Bode, Nina (Darby Stanchfield), Tyler, and Duncan (Aaron Ashmore)

Once Upon a Time

20200225:
storybrooke, like storybook. snow white. hmm so is every character played by two actors/actresses? oh wow, magical tree. henry was right, she's mean. emma knows she's lying I guess. ah, she's the witch(?) would make sense. he's alive (the prince). haha the clock ticked. 4:34 PM

20200306:
s1e2. lol its an emergency to tell your son about the arrest. lol "what's the harm" (he says it in an obvious way like he knows a loophole but ignores the sign). Henry is her father's name and the name she gave to the boy. Hmm will we get to see non fairy tale Rumplestiltskin make a request and say please (I suppose even if he doesn't remember, it can happen by chance). Ha, he bit the apple. "So I suggest you'll excuse me. Please." 10:07 PM

20200307:
s1e3. the odd/cool thing is sometimes the characters look so different from their fairy tale version. lol the mayor found a missing person and later finds his wife, ridiculous. snow white says similar, i dont understand you didnt know he was here in a coma. emma says what I asked, "i think its strange youve been his emergency contact all these years and you only found her now". 2:49 AM

s1e4 he's gonna be in the backseat. oh no she made a deal with him! lol almost 5 and has to get him home like Cinderella. lol not really a council meeting. 8:21 PM

20200310:
quick comment on last once episode [[s1e4]], i wonder if they plan to do like a double agent thing or if purely he's working for her. which character would he be though. s1e5. sometimes the tension between emma and regina is so awkward. holy crap, hanging on by the umbrella. nice, he gives it to her good ("custody battle"). ah those dolls were actually shown in the previous episode where his shop was broken into. what is that glass? [oh its the glass coffin] 12:51 AM

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_(TV_series)

The Witcher

20200224:
The other day (20200221) Ada and I watched the first episode. It was somewhat confusing. There was all this related story about a princess and towers. 8:30 PM

It was so confusing that I thought perhaps it was both the past and present being told.

Today we watched the second episode. The new characters Yennefer and Istredd are interesting. 9:26 PM

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S1E3
Triss Merigold.
The opening from The Witcher (video game)
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S1E4
so it's revealed that we have a Geralt in a past timeline - Geralt and Bard.
Finally some quick Law of Surprise explanation - give me that which you already have but do not know. 11:25 PM [It was confusing until I read the clarification. So yeah, Geralt basically is tied to Ciri by destiny. 11:35 PM]
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S1E5
what was his first wish (after he makes his second, maybe his wish is what caused Jaskier to have a problem).
we think he wished for her to be pregnant; well Ada thinks pregnant, I think he just wished to have her be viable
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S1E6
Borch hints there's probably a baby.
his conversation with Yen.
Geralt after they wake: she wants to kill dragon but not Geralt.
Borch says something about them but then what did he wish third.
he's crazy killed all those people. 10:12 PM
"when your species is on the verge of collapse, perhaps everything becomes more desperate" was the foreshadow and the easy prediction. 10:21 PM
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S1E7:
A fake, my intuition is he knows.
oh this is the present and apparently he just discovered.
I thought maybe Yennefer might have been the one to free him but he basically freed himself.
story lines finally brought together. good ending. 9:16 PM
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S1E8:
got repeated, what does that mean "it's not real it's magic".
Ciri runs off and the Witcher arrives...
I knew the man taking care of Witcher was the husband of the woman taking care of Ciri (back when the man said he would take the Witcher back to his home).
haha "Who's Yennefer?"
is Yennefer dead? I don't think so... maybe she's in a spiritual dimension... I feel like having her just end casting a giant flame is anti-climatic because how many soldiers died from that attack? 10:23 PM
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S2E1:
I should watch that scene again where he claims the Law of Surprise
I forgot who this person is, this witch who is concerned with finding Yennefer and who was able to calm Triss; I also don't remember why there was a big fight; or why Yennefer would have even disappeared from the battlefield [oh when she shows up to interrogate the prisoner, I recalled she was Yennefer's teacher]
Ah, she's alive. (Yennefer)
Ha! I was wondering why The Witcher was missing. I thought perhaps on purpose. But it was revealed his friend was cheating.
Ooo. Spider-girl. How freaky. Very freaky movements as well. Scary vibes from The Exorcist.
Interesting relationship. She can eat him and I guess cause of his curse he would come back to life?
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S2E2:
Do greetings ever happen like that in real life? Where someone comes in and everyone acts all serious, and the seriousness is broken by laughter? I feel like it's just a cinematic effect for the audience.
Hehe. The field hand story.
"It has rats." "That's a good sign. It means it's one of the good ones."
Freaky (monster/wood growing out of his wound)
"Maybe Eskel's leshy wants its hand back."
An evil witch?
Don't really understand the whole witch dreams situation (so Yennefer doesn't have her powers and she's being tempted to make a deal to get them back?), but cool to see Geralt to begin training Ciri
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S2E3:
Ada was wondering about the age of the actress who plays Ciri (who is about 13 years old). I guessed 19. Apparently, she turned 20 last September.
"Close."
Tissaia knows that Yennifer lost her powers [perhaps Yennifer should confide in her]
I'm pretty sure she won't kill him, but I don't know what happens next
[While discussing, Ada said the way she broke the chain with the axe was unrealistic]
Why didn't anybody chase after Yennifer? [Ada said no one could do magic, but I figure they could have just pursued her manually...][It might have been the way she knocked down the pillars]
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S2E4:
I'm not good with following all the politcs. There's like different factions, kingdoms, and such
"Burn Butcher Burn"
"you're choosing to be ignorant arseholes"
Huh. So Triss has powers as opposed to using Chaos magic? Oh, I didn't know the bard [Jaskier] had a thing for Geralt ("When I wrote it, it did come from the heart. Perhaps a broken one. We're better off without him.")
Ha! "It took me to the fourth verse to understand there were different timelines."
"Fuck the North!"
Oh no! I can't believe it.
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S2E5:
Yennefer stayed!
Impossible he says. [Istredd]
Yennefer tries to use her magic and resists temptation from the voice. I think part of this was inspiration from Jaskier. Soon after, we see Jaskier with blood on his face. I'm thinking Yennifer will rescue him and her magic will work.
Hmm. While she did save him, it was using her wit... Impressive
In the context of the Elder Blood, Ciri mentioned elves. I guess Elder blood comes from elves [a specific lineage of elves]
Jaskier says it's his job to play damsel in distress
Interesting. "This isn't how it's supposed to work." Seems dangerous to continue.
Such green eyes.
I don't remember how Istredd knows that Yennifer's alive...
She said daughter...
Huh, the person attacked Triss even though Triss was healing her
That injector had so many needles.
Hmm... what kind of partners do they mean?
Hmm... so as I'm watching, I didn't think Yennefer would give in. That would make for a really strong character. She ends up reciting some words, which are apparently not contractual, they just teleported her away. Seems useful enough to buy time. So... my guess is that she doesn't make a deal.
Huh. Interesting end to the episode.
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S2E6:
his summary is good
oh no, how did that guy end up finding where the Witchers stay... I thought Jaskier didn't give in
"Where the fuck are my swords?"
In the conversation between Fringilla and the elf, there are many terms and relationships: The White Flame, Nilfgaard, and Chair [regarding The White Flame: "This comment, without much other context, insinuates the White Flame has some religious affiliation, given Fringilla's sense of a higher purpose. Tissaia later perpetuates this notion in the season finale "Much More" when she uses the same phrase, explaining Niflgaard's sense of a higher purpose to commit their heinous acts."; Nilfgaard is a region with Cintra being a part of that; Cahir was tasked with bringing Priness Cirilla of Cintra back Nilfgaard]
Cahir reminds Fringilla that capturing Cintra was to get Ciri
"Only four? You got some catching up to do."
Hmm. Not sure I understand. If Yennefer was able to track Ciri down, how did she know where and why not anybody else?
She gave birth practically squatting
Do babies have to cry when born? [Not necessarily]
"Just warmth"
Huh. But wasn't the baby itself due to magic? [A deal with the Deathless Mother. Her end of the bargain was to form an alliance with Fringilla and Nilfgaard]
So we have Istredd learnign some information and then Dara figuring some things out for himself
Hehe. The tooth.
How does that fire guy disappear so quickly?
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Hmm. So Fringilla reminds her of the deal and she ignores it... this can't end well.
Hehe. Silly girl. Are there no stories to the potency of elder blood that she'd be eager to do blood tracing. I thought it would have been mixing and stuff, not smelling. At least an experiment would be more likely to be harmless.
Haha hang portraits off of them
Hmm... he leaves wanting her trust yet basically earlier breaks some trust by not giving her the time to talk with Triss...
I was confused about Francesca's daughter. I thought it was the Deathless Mother's doing. The wiki says this "However, in the capital city, an assassin sent by Emhyr killed Francesca's newborn daughter." So the Deathless Mother was just feeding off the pain.
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Genocide. Why exactly can't the elves have birth anyways... [apparently a mix of fertility cycles, interest, and age of fertility; though perhaps if they knew their species was endangered, they should have put more effort into saving it...]
Wild Hunt.
Hehe. Busted. I sent to have the baby killed.
The White Flame is Ciri's father. Emyrh. Duny. I suppose the who-he-was is a surprise to us, but not to Nilfgaard, which is the question Geralt posed in the previous scene (something to the effect of "How did the Nilfgaardians know?") [I guess something I still don't understand is why they had to attack Cintra to find Ciri. Couldn't her father have just asked nicely?]
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S3E1:
the beginning was so confusing that I decided to watch a recap of Season 2 on YouTube. I totally didn't remember the Deathless Mother character taking over Ciri
what's with these letters?
hehe are you two fucking again?
hehe you look lovely
Ciri not really masked
hmm don't even use codenames
huh that creature (Jackapace) was so easily defeated by Geralt
wow... too much taking place in that fight: Rience, portal, dwarves, elves, Ciri's friend, someone close to Francesca is killed [her brother]
puppeteering
no kiss goodbye
smile. "if you say so pip"
Geralt writes a letter back. kind of weird telling someone you will learn to trust them again...
weird end to the episode...
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Jaskier is underrated... quite useful
he didn't want a Ciri substitute and here he gets a Ciri look-alike
OMG Rience killed them... what a dangerous profession (collecting information)
oh wow I totally forgot Yennifer's backstory and hard beginnings with Tissaia
holy moly "I'm Ciri"
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hmm it is just a show... but I suppose nevertheless she feels sorry for the wyvern
hmm unfortunate that she had to kill it... perhaps that will let her think about consequences... like what did she expect to have done? it's also such a petty cause. her ambition to save the world and worry about a little wyvern that could end her life...
huh. Tissaia's eye releases a blood tear like as with Yennifer in her flashback in previous episode
hmm Ciri has an inability to mask herself (something I empathize with)
huh... why did Cahir kill [Gallatin]? [see last comment]
what? "they were real"
Why was Ciri riding on her own? [apparently after she had gotten upset, she basically ran away]
afterward finishing the episode I read this article. Among other things, it cleared up why Cahir killed Gallatin - a close friend: in an earlier scene Emhyr told Cahir that he wants the elves to remain united, so Gallatin must be removed (because Gallatin desires to separate from Francesca) and that doing so would prove Cahir's loyalty. Whie Cahir went through with it, he also showed himself to be torn by what he did (smashing the mirror)... loyalty is strange. The article also explained that Teryn was one of many experiments to create a fake Ciri.
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S3E6:
hmm... the story is moving too fast. just as Yen and Geralt discover it is Vilgeforte, so too do Dijkstra and Philippa act. well I guess the second half of the previous episode does indicate they would act... but then... hmm...
hehe Yen finishes off Lydia
poor Geralt loses credibility for making the wrong call the other day
hah! I believe I called it thay Dijkstra would end up injured (Geralt breaks his arm and leg)
hmm... the problem with Dijkstra and Phillipa is what they did was... rash. they could have done it more elegantly. present proof and sway those that need to be swayed, namely Tissaia.
wow, Vilgefortz doesn't even leave anything hidden at this point.
there's a reason there's a saying: "hell hath no fury like a woman scorn"... Vilgefortz better run cause I imagine Tissiaia could be out to kill him. on the other hand, it is implied from his portals that he is a very powerful mage
interesting. mages versus elves
hehe. okay... what were they expecting here... easy victory? (Tissaia takes aim at Francesca, the husband takes the shot and bloody scene. and she screams "Noooo!" uh... ok.)
interesting... it was an overly powerful attack...
gasp. Fringilla... "goodbye uncle"
wow. was that really the simple end to Rience?
why is Fringilla against mages slash helping Francesca / elves again?
Alzur's thunder... very cool sounding name
"I love you, my daughter"
"good thing you enjoy pain"
"there's no coming back from this"
wow really? Ciri vs Cahir?
would she really have been able to fight against him?
wow. what is going on... Cahir... I thought he was faking it
I feel like Tissaia's use of the thunder attack was wasted
good to see Stregobor didn't hold a grudge against Yen
wow. Geralt painfully beaten by Vilgefortz
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S3E7:
Jaskier says "I've got to find my family"
"not wounded, dying"
yikes. almost eaten
unicorn (that was metal at beginning of episode)
Pavetta
my intuition of this person talking in riddles is that she is Ciri.
there seems to be indications in what she says supporting my intuition such as her little spiel about how they are similar...
unless perhaps she is the elven ancestor
Ciri identifies this person as Falka. are we suppose to know who that is?
what does this actually mean or imply: "I relinquinsh my power"
Jaskier's song brings them to tears
huh what was that paper?
Credits: a clean version of the song which Ciri sang as she wandered the desert. nice!
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S3E8:
ah, so I guess the celebration referred in the last episode means that news of Ciri being found got to Ehmyr.
indeed. "That's the thing about trust. you have it until you don't"
hmm it would seem Francesca's siding with Ehmyr is not the right choice... lost forces and continue to be used...
smile hehehe. "How dare you. I would milk his dear for like... three songs and maybe a [...]"
hmm there was definitely a telling in the "I'll catch up" but I didn't write down a prediction... so yeah...
I'm curious if Tissaia transferred her power to Yen. or if possible the ability to give birth... that'd be crazy. [20230905: also unnecessary as Yen has essentially come to having seeing Ciri as her child]
yikes. so I figure Dijkstra would rather kill himself but I didn't see it coming that King Vizimir would be killed
I'm guessing it's Teryn
huh... he left his token piece. I thought he would have taken it back. perhaps this is his way of letting it go. like a trade.
hmm what name will she give?
"Call me Falka."
did she always have green eyes?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher_(TV_series)

Ragnarok

Season 1

20200210:
ep1. Ragnarok. hmm i expected her to die but didnt necessarily expect this episode, and not enough to mention to ada. ep 2. she asks for sth special and i said he would tell her he has super powers. he said i can throw a hammer half a km, ada and I laughed. 9:50 PM

huh why was magnes brother also entranced in the same way. 10:29 PM

20200212:
ep3. btw we are watching with English dub and english subtitle, but original language is norweigen. haha he's not writing anything down. police says he reached the bottom in 30 min what averages 90. "the old language" Saxa quickly says "Icelandic". I knew she was gonna eat that bird. 100 meter in 7 seconds, Usain Bolt record 9.58 seconds. I'm a little surprised they only just started walking towards the arm wrestling. is Laurits more surprised by his brother or the principal. he saw her true form. himself in the mirror. 9:59 PM

ep4. made explicit that he is Thor, though that much was clear given the norse mythology and hammer and lighting in ep 1. haha he hands Gry his blue stress thing . haha "with something in its eye". they spoke in old norse but didnt translate. "you hid it at our spot". oh shit the way he killed Trym by opening the jaws was cool. poor Magne to find Gry with Fjor. Gry sees stuff but Fjor isnt strict about it. 10:48 PM

20200215:
ep5 Erik doesn't know code, I would think the phone code is Saxa. [yep]. lol what a weird romance. I'm surprised they didn't do sth to cover up the tunnels. anyways a bit anticlimatic if its just waste barrels from Jutul industries. 10:57 PM

20200221:
ep6. I think it doesn't make sense, why not move the barrels before if it were possible to move them. the seer will probably say something to the mom. she seems to feign not stealing the picture, Ada said maybe Laurits stole it, I said that makes sense, but then Gry shows the photo. when Magne leaves, I notice Laurits is missing, so when the real Ran is told to stay seated, Laurits makes sense (cause he dyed his hair). Magne vs Vidar. haha Ada said why did Vidar stop at sight of the lightning. in my head I figured shock. as Ada questions is Vidar alive. she wanted to watch more but I said that was the last episode of the season. it's true that it's probably not the best cliffhanger... it kind of was less epic than I thought it would be. 8:37 AM

oh we watched the episode yesterday. and Ada also commented during their fight that what does Magne going to do he basically just knows his strength. I said probably he will bring the lightning, but I thought he would do it with a hammer. 8:38 AM

the fact that he got struck with lighting and is alive makes me think likely Vidar is alive as well. I also posed the question that likely there are other giants and gods. the show hints at that one new girl playing an important role. and due to the direction of Fjor at the end, he could play a role like the two characters in Buffy: vampires on the side of good. 8:40 AM

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Season 2

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarok_(TV_series)

The Mask of Zorro (1998)

20200119:
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 99% match.

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Instant Comments:
So... one of those boys will become the next Zorro? Probably the one that didn't get the necklace, because they focused on him.
So Rafael also loved Esperanza.
Hahaha. The confession.

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Watched 20200119 (Netflix, Instant)
The Mask of Zorro (1998) Martin Campbell. 136 min

Relevant Links:
The Mask of Zorro (IMDb.com)
The Mask of Zorro (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Mask of Zorro (Wikipedia.org)

Cells at Work!

20200107:
cells at work s1e1. so far interesting portrayal. cute little platelets. haha blast off. s1e2. that's a good question how do blood cells know where to go. [so apparently the flow of arteries and veins and distribution locally via capillary beds] "Did everyone bring their coagulation factors?" 6:42 PM

20200108:
s1e3. haha the microphage. lol "he's been activated". haha a type A influenza virus. 2:38 PM

20200111:
s1e5 hmm I didnt completely enjoy the portrayal of allergens but I suppose kind of neat. the other day i finished s1e4 and I resumed from where Eosinophil jumps up, awesome moment 9:57 PM

20200114:
s1e6 huh they have history. at least the young white cell is drawn with hair covering his eye. her uniqueness is red hair. interesting end, i might have expected. s1e7. haha he doesnt reveal his plan. s1e8 hehe white blood cell helps red bc. 4:09 PM

20200115:
s1e9 hehe nice history on the helper and killer t cells. 2:17 PM

s1e10. I didn't see that coming: monocytes becoming macrophages. 7:31 PM

s1e11 hmm wonder what constitutes global warming. dehydration? [heat stroke, dehydration is mentioned later].. haha sky is pierced. 8:54 PM

20200117:
yesterday watched s1e12 and s1e13. as an adult s1e12 was too much summary. good ending though, ada watched these two episodes and i imagine s1e12 was a weird episode to see without other episodes [Note fo Merlin S4E13] 12:14 PM

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S2E1:
ha! for the next hemorrhage
haha! a medal
hehe last of coagulation factor
hahaha. the work up seemed like no one was gonna get a medal. but the twist
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is his memory due to a vaccination?
hehe. it was a vaccination
smile. acquired immunity
is he trying to bait the germ to come to them?
huh Peyer's Patch
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S2E5:
This character [Dendritic Cell] has a familiar voice...
oh I think he sounds similar to one of the characters in Seven Deadly Sins
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S2E6:
I think this ordinary cell sounds like Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer; or has a familiar voice
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