I hate Mondays. Impressions: Yeah, I think I'm done with this show too. The truly damning moment was the bit where the dragon dude attacked. Someone yelled: "Look out, he's about to attack!" And then everybody stood there and did absolutely nothing. To be followed by "Oh no! We're trapped. There's nothing we can […]
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