Sunday, November 16, 2003

Busy Day, Huh?
Well, I got to chat with Ryo-Chan. ^_^

No more talk; reviews!

Shows:

Smallville: What is it about Lana atracting freakjobs? Is it a pheromone thing? And why'd they have to name him Seth? Seth is my evil alter-ego's name! Damn them... Predictable episode, but next week's looks awesome.

Angel: This episode could have been a waste of time, until the scene at the end on the roof. That's drama. Ironically, next week's episode also looks to be awesome. Wednesday's shaping up to be a good TV night.

Friends: Lame.

Scrubs: A solid episode, which also featured one of the few really deep medical conflicts that they've highlighted, as illustrated by two opposite but equally valid views by Dr. Cox and Dr. Kramer.

The identity of JD's quirky crush was to die for, as well as JD being protective of his nipples.

Anime:

Yu-Gi-Oh: After the darkness of the Marik arc, it seems we're going to a more lighthearted atmosphere, what with Kuriboh and evil penquiens. It's nice to see Tea duel, her dream sequence was most unusual, and it was unexpected to hear DMG talk. I believe this is the first case of a Duel Monster actually speaking, with the exception of the Witty Phantom. (He was a character, not a monster.) Am I wrong?

By the way, couldn't Yugi have attacked Gansly because Gansly used his deck master ability? That's what Gansly said about Kuriboh...same with Krumb....

I love watching Krumb overreact to being attacked... ^_^

Jackie Chan: I'm a bit disappointed; Hak Fou finally puts on a mask, so you know there'd be a catch. However, it would have been cooler if his lil' Shadow Khan didn't grow bigger, but could fight at that size. *That* would have been fun to watch.

Sonic X: I liked this episode, because it focused on a semi-villain, and was fairly complex for Sonic X: government making a deal with a theif.

The one thing I didn't like was Rogue's voice. She sounded...old.

Shaman King: The first time Shaman King has let me down. First, an unneccesarily long flashback by Amidamaru. But that was secondary to the end, which was a total was out.

Tokageru just turned nice all of a sudden? Never mind that he's a murdering bandit who tried to kill Yoh, Amidamaru, Morty, and Ryu, as well as stabbing Muscle Punch...he just turned nice for no reason?! Because Yoh said he would?! "Never hurt anybody" my rear!

Gah! We were robbed of a possibly excellant sub plot where he becomes a hero and seeks redemption. The whole last half of the episode was just bad, and a horrible letdown after such a great buildup.

The one thing I did like, though, was seeing Anna actually panic. Sometimes Anna seems like a god-modder, so it's nice to be reminded ocassionally that she's still human. (She didn't even bat an eye during the duel with Li Bailong.)

Morty's expression when Anna cried was priceless. "If Anna's crying, you know we're screwed!" ^_^

And...hey! Where's Tray Racer?

Ninja Turtles: Dinosaurs are cool. Dionsaurs with ray guns and spaceships and cybernetic prostetics are uber-cool. Ad an eye-patch to that mix...you get the idea.

This episode did make something apparent to me, though. First, they're making Michelangelo a total moron in an attempt at humor. Come on, he's a joker, and a slacker, but not a loser!

Second, also regarding Michelangelo: he's character's become out dated. He's still based almost entirely on his 80's self, and his jokes, voice and mannerisms reflect this. He needs an update. All the other characters are firmly in this decade except for Mikey. He deserves better, IMO.

Thought of the moment: Who's faster, Sonic the Hedgehog or Road Runner?

Quote of the moment: "Demon compensates for inferior ninja army!" -Hak Fuo, JCA
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