Loner Harem, episode 7

The Rise And Fall Of Snidely Whiplash. With hugs and the promise of cute girls helping Our Victorious Loner bathe. Off-camera.

Verdict: The Battle To Save The Class had only one possible outcome, and to get through it we had to hear detailed explanations of how it was done as well as the villain’s backstory. The clumsy parody of a “genius math nerd” made me glad he won’t be a returning character.

(most of the relevant art on Pixiv for this series is from the official cover artist for the light novels; this one is waaaaay down the road from what will happen this season)

OP Dragon Boy’s Harem Hotties, episode 6

Also a dose of Snidely Whiplash this week, with two demon generals monologing and playing with their food. I’ve completely lost interest in Our Really-Still-A-Dragon Hero and whatever the plot was supposed to be, so it’s up to the cute girls to carry this one, and so far they’re staying dressed. They gave plenty of screen time to a brand-new one this week, forgetting to make us care about her before putting her in peril, then ended with a superhero landing as he arrives in the nick of time.

Verdict: eye-rolling train wreck with mild eye candy.

(there is one recognizable fan-drawing of Our Snake Gal on Pixiv, and it’s not actually good)

Cosplay Harem, episode 19

It’s getting hot out there, and not just because Summer Comiket is held in miserable weather. Sadly, Our Hot Teacher is not in costume, and last week’s comment from her was either a mistranslation or a headfake. I mean, she’s technically there, but not exposing luscious flesh. Our Gals are a bit intimidated by the crowd, and Mr Exposition explains why they’re not getting the attention they expected (TL/DR: it’s harder to get a good picture of four girls at the same time), but they’re also facing stiff competition, including The Power Of Twins. Next week, will they rebuild their crowd and get a decent picture livestreamed to Daddy in time for a reunion?

Verdict: plenty of tame eye candy, but the most skin we see is a trap for Our Hero.

Magical Working Girls, episode 6

I am slightly disappointed that the shopping montage did not include a stop at a lingerie store, but Our New Partners finally got to the monster-fighting part of the gig, with a cruel cliffhanger.

Verdict: Our Fashionable Magical Senpai is going to be righteously pissed next week about taking a shot to the face. And I don’t mean in the Kamala-Career-Path way.

GGO 2, episode 6

“We’re running out of time before everyone drowns! Let’s talk for five minutes until we come up with a plan! And be sure to linger over all the bad ideas different teams come up with!”

Verdict: so, yeah, not loving this; Our Chibi Heroine is off her game, the stakes are completely artificial and boring, and the big twist to the big twist is not what you’d call subtle.

(whoops, wrong girl-with-gun! or is she…)

Somebody oughta…

…scale up the old .45 Super round, call it .47 MAGA, and make long-slide 1911-pattern pistols that chamber it. They make some in 10mm, so the pressure shouldn’t be a problem.

(“Say ‘Hitler’ again. I dare you, NeverTrumper, I double-dare you, say ‘Hitler’ one more goddamn time.”)

How to be sure the election’s over

My #1 xTwitter ad today is homeopathic medicines for dogs.

(note that California estimates that over 5 million ballots are still out there somewhere (1/3 of the total mailed out); if they don’t show up by the 12th, they can’t be counted)

Dear Amazon,

With more than 20 years of purchase history, what has led you to think that I’m in the market for 8 dozen canned snails? Or a 10-pack of tinned sardines?

Oblivious Fellatrix Projects

Whenever Gruber steps outside his core expertise (fellating Apple leadership) to talk politics, it’s pretty sad, but his response to several pretty-obviously-insincere congratulations from various tech CEOs to Trump really “lacks introspection”.

The novelty of having a vote that matters

When I lived in California, it didn’t matter how I voted. It was rare for anything to be close enough that you could plausibly affect the results at a county level, much less state or national.

In Ohio, however, even though my county includes the sort of liberal cesspool downtown that reliably harvests blue votes, Harris beat Trump by only 0.2%, or 513 out of 248,105. Statewide, Trump won by 11.3%, and when someone’s able to make a precinct-level map, the size of the blue dots will be even tinier.

(the national precinct-level maps of previous elections make it very clear that most of America has no interest in Democrat policies, and I expect this one to be even starker)

---

Comments via Isso

Markdown formatting and simple HTML accepted.

Sometimes you have to double-click to enter text in the form (interaction between Isso and Bootstrap?). Tab is more reliable.

---