Welcome back everyone, to week 4 of The Big O! Last week was a bit of a miss for me, neither episode was particularly great, though one still stood above the other. This week was much better however with two great episodes, one of which might be my favorite episode so far. We have a … Continue reading The Big O – 7/8 [The Call from The Past/Missing Cat] – Throwback Thursday
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