What is this? Show and tell? Impressions: I found this episode going all out fairly depressing if anything. If the show had genuine talent and effort put into it, the first half probably would've been amazing. It wasn't awful, but it was just everybody showing up to do one attack which the Umbrella Lady tanked. And […]
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Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari
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Malevolent Spirits #13 — Ruining Antiques
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Long conversations repeating themselves. Impressions: Like High Card, this episode was mainly focused on introducing some side factions that will be the League of Evil Mutants to the…
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Your family of randos wasn't a family until your aunt kidnapped you? What? Impressions: Like High Card, this also ended with an announcement that it'd be continuing…
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I'm tired of the weekly recitation of this dude's backstory. Impressions: Felt a lot like High Card's episode, but in reverse. We start off with the passable but…
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Those sure were… some random dudes to fight in a lot. Impressions: We're not winding our way any closer to any kind of finale here either, which…
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Sure is a lot of wind in that alley to make those scarves billow dramatically. Impressions: Weirdly, the animation and action is somehow improving with this show…
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Don't tell the Republicans. Impressions: A lot like High Card, this is doing a suspiciously decent job of maintaining its mediocrity, though on the lower side. I…
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Part 42418. Impressions: You're boring me severely, show. An entire episode faffing around about how they need to get extra special super serious because Stuff is Up®.…
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Malevolent Spirits #23 — Return of the Flashback
Why are we sad about those two dying again? Or living for that matter. Impressions: Why exactly are we getting a big emotional melodramatic sequence for these…
Malevolent Spirits #22 — Nobody Appreciates the Drummer
True fight to begin again, for a third time, next week. Impressions: Good god, the pacing this season continues to be just horrendous. The first season wasn't…
Malevolent Spirits #19 — Shoe Is Slowly Dropping
Sloooooowly dropping. Aaaaaaaany minute now. Just one more week. Impressions: That this episode started out with over a minute and a half of pure recap was not…
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I am so tired of this season. Impressions: This episode rapidly went from poor to worse. We had to start out by spending a third of the…
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