Eat the fish and end it all. Impressions: That A-1 animation budget collapse really is in full force, huh? Another barely animated episode that seemed more designed around fitting in some insert song. Let's splash in the water for a minute. …Okay. *BLASTS MELODRAMATIC INSERT SONG AT MAXIMUM VOLUME* Not sure you set this […]
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