Oh no, my house. Impressions: Not really addressing any of my issues with the previous episodes here either. The conniptions over anything vaguely sexual are bad enough without the over long seduction scene from the totally not evil manipulating woman. And then, out of nowhere, the tragic backstory flashback for the one dude who has […]
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