3D Arab PrinceTragic pasts not well set-up Clippy’s the bad guy Wow, this episode was scattered. Instead of nothing really happening, everything happened at once without the setup, hang-time, or pacing that it would need. We largely drop the Ex-Arm Auction after a conversation between our lead and Skeletor where the latter, after a “JoinContinue Reading... Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 7Continue Reading...
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