Someone isn't a fan of the opera. Impressions: Oh, hey. Look who finally made it back to the world of broadcasts. After the first half, I was also ready to make a sarcastic remark about how they really needed that break to put forth ten straight minutes of people standing around recapping too. Thankfully, the […]
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I hope the game's last area was slightly more populated than this. Impressions: If the show's going to keep repeating itself, then so am I. Get on with…
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Just kiss already. Impressions: Another episode that I know enough about the games to recognize as being firmly directed at purely fans. And I do mean games…
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