Now that sounds like a party. Unfortunately, it's rah-veh, so it's not a party at all. Impressions: I'd do the whole "Stop me if you've heard this before" schtick, but even I'm tired of the repetition of what is itself a recitation of how repitive these premises have become. Princess betrayed by evil fiance, […]
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