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Last Samurai Standing – Review
This feels sort of like if an AI engine (or perhaps just a good old fashioned data analyst) scanned the list of most popular shows and decided that a cross of a Shogun inspired setting… Read more
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 7 ‘A Duel Ill-Advised’
With each episode, Ace is growing on me. When he was first introduced, I found him to be a bit full of himself and annoying. But I love the way he stands up to Riddle… Read more
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 6 ‘An Army of One’
Finally, things are starting to heat up again! At HeartsLabyul’s unbirthday party, Ace tries to play nice with Riddle and gives him the chestnut tart as an apology. Unfortunately for him (and coming as a… Read more
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 5 ‘A Mealtime Chat’
(To the tune of ‘Maria’ from The Sound of Music)How do you solve a problem like Riddle,How do you recall all the crazy rules!How do you calm a person so psychotic…A slip-up, a faux pas,… Read more
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 4 ‘A Desperate Heart’
Ask and you shall receive … It certainly felt that way with this episode. I just mentioned in my last recap about how narrow the focus has been so far and now we are suddenly… Read more
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The Apothecary Diaries S2E43 ‘Festival’
Maomao’s still a hostage but it feels more like a technicality at this point since she pretty much has free run of the village. Is that because there’s nowhere for her to run? Or because… Read more
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 3 ‘To The Enchanted Mine’
So it wasn’t a twisted dwarf lurking in the mine like I had guessed. Although the dwarves’ cottage did make an appearance so I wasn’t too far off. Ace, Deuce, Yu and Grim head into… Read more
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Eps 40-42: Festering Resentment/ The Fox Village/ Lantern Plant
This is it – the episode where everything, all the various story threads and seemingly minor characters come together in one major storyline that will take up the rest of the season. I’ve seen the… Read more
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 2 ‘A Dismissive Ranking’
We continue where we left off in the last episode with Riddle gearing up to punish Yu for his perceived role in the whole opening ceremony fiasco. However, they get distracted by the Magic Mirror… Read more
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 1 ‘Stranger Waking’
Phew…that’s quite a mouthful of a title. The animation is based on a Japanese mobile game co-created by Disney and Aniplex. Hence the tongue twister of a name. Wordiness aside however, the concept teased in… Read more
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