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Welcome all, to The Big O’s grand finale! This week was… The episodes were… This was a god damn trip alright. Even as I write this I’m not sure what happened, or even how I feel about it! So lets take a ride, working our way through the episodes together as I try to figure … Continue reading The Big O – 25/26 [The War of the Paradigm City/The Show Must Go On] – Throwback Thursday
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