That's one way to save on the budget. Impressions: This is nothing new, but it's always weird for me when shows lurch from excessively melodramatic to doing corny schtick. And this episode started with about five minutes straight of bad schtick. Not saying that it's impossible to mix comedy with tragedy, but there's a bit […]
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Why are we bothering swording them when their house is getting blown up right after? Impressions: This is the filler part of the game, isn't it? Where…
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