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conulyThat show... just...
First of all, Amphibia is a death trap. It is actually horrifying, and I'm an adult! They claim this is for children. I have my doubts. In the last episode we watched the kids were whining about Hop Pop's travel rules, "what's the worst that could happen" and, it's - guys, in the last three months you have nearly been eaten by two different sets of cannibals. Plus all the other things that have nearly eaten you. And all the stuff that just tried to kill you and maaaaaaaaybe would have stopped short of consuming your corpse.
Also, the writers are inordinately fond of lampshade-y foreshadowing. People in that show are constantly saying very stupid things like "What's the worst that can happen?" or "Hope nothing bad ever happens to me", despite the fact that by now, they all really ought to know better.
TV: I sure wish we knew what that abandoned ancient factory was building!
Me: Oh, geez, well, when you do find out you won't like it.
TV: But now we'll never know!
Eva: You'll definitely know. And you won't like it.
TV: *closeup on menace from factory*
There may be a limit to how much of this sort of thing you can take.
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Blackness in antiquity
Because sometimes we all just need to see a guy head-bump a beautiful Beluga whale
A Whale of a Tale about a Science Breakthrough Ignored for Decades (Ignored because sexism, naturally)
33 Men From 33 Different Countries Dressed In A "National Costume," And It's Clear Who Understood The Assignment
Hopes raised for once-a-week pills for range of conditions
The Complex Legacy of an Anti-Black Restaurant Slated for Demolition
The End of Night
Once again, America is in denial about signs of a fresh Covid wave
The Homemade Air Purifier That’s Been Saving Lives During the Covid-19 Pandemic
What I Heard In the Holy Land
The Meaning of a Stolen Diaper
The secret police: Cops built a shadowy surveillance machine in Minnesota after George Floyd’s murder
A life in limbo for the wives and children of ISIS fighters
How Greece Adopted the World’s Most Brutal Way of Keeping Out Refugees
Animals Can Be Refugees Too
As Thousands Shelter in Stations, Kyiv’s Metro Is Still Running Trains
Mariupol descends into despair
Was it inevitable? A short history of Russia’s war on Ukraine
First of all, Amphibia is a death trap. It is actually horrifying, and I'm an adult! They claim this is for children. I have my doubts. In the last episode we watched the kids were whining about Hop Pop's travel rules, "what's the worst that could happen" and, it's - guys, in the last three months you have nearly been eaten by two different sets of cannibals. Plus all the other things that have nearly eaten you. And all the stuff that just tried to kill you and maaaaaaaaybe would have stopped short of consuming your corpse.
Also, the writers are inordinately fond of lampshade-y foreshadowing. People in that show are constantly saying very stupid things like "What's the worst that can happen?" or "Hope nothing bad ever happens to me", despite the fact that by now, they all really ought to know better.
TV: I sure wish we knew what that abandoned ancient factory was building!
Me: Oh, geez, well, when you do find out you won't like it.
TV: But now we'll never know!
Eva: You'll definitely know. And you won't like it.
TV: *closeup on menace from factory*
There may be a limit to how much of this sort of thing you can take.
Blackness in antiquity
Because sometimes we all just need to see a guy head-bump a beautiful Beluga whale
A Whale of a Tale about a Science Breakthrough Ignored for Decades (Ignored because sexism, naturally)
33 Men From 33 Different Countries Dressed In A "National Costume," And It's Clear Who Understood The Assignment
Hopes raised for once-a-week pills for range of conditions
The Complex Legacy of an Anti-Black Restaurant Slated for Demolition
The End of Night
Once again, America is in denial about signs of a fresh Covid wave
The Homemade Air Purifier That’s Been Saving Lives During the Covid-19 Pandemic
What I Heard In the Holy Land
The Meaning of a Stolen Diaper
The secret police: Cops built a shadowy surveillance machine in Minnesota after George Floyd’s murder
A life in limbo for the wives and children of ISIS fighters
How Greece Adopted the World’s Most Brutal Way of Keeping Out Refugees
Animals Can Be Refugees Too
As Thousands Shelter in Stations, Kyiv’s Metro Is Still Running Trains
Mariupol descends into despair
Was it inevitable? A short history of Russia’s war on Ukraine
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