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  • Total Drama Review Week 30: Beach Blanket Bogus

    Total Drama Review Week 30: Beach Blanket Bogus

    Now we settle into the pace of the season: odd numbered episodes are elimination, even numbered are rewards. Once you get used to the pace, it feels fine, and personally I prefer it over last season’s rapid eliminations. Although the […]

     
  • Total Drama Review Week 29: Riot on Set

    Total Drama Review Week 29: Riot on Set

    As someone taking a television production class, this episode has taken on a whole new meaning to me. The stress of working with a crew can be bad enough, adding in Chris to the mix can only make things worse. […]

     
  • “New Game!”, Your Typical Slice of Life Anime with an Office Twist

    “New Game!”, Your Typical Slice of Life Anime with an Office Twist

    New Game! is a slice-of-life/comedy anime that aired in the Summer season of this year from Doga Kobo. In most respects this is another ‘all cute girls, high quality animation, not much doing plot-wise’ series that seems to make up […]

     
  • Total Drama Review Week 28: Alien Resurr-eggtion

    Total Drama Review Week 28: Alien Resurr-eggtion

    It’s the big change that changes the course of the entire season. The idea to pit Gwen versus Trent is great, and the slow build of her getting along better with Duncan shows the commitment to the long game that […]

     
  • The Moe-ization of Western Animation

    The Moe-ization of Western Animation

    If you’ve watched any anime over the past 10 years, any at all, you’ll know of a stark difference between it and Western animation… it’s way cuter! At some point during the 2000s, Japanese animation trended more heavily towards cute, […]

     
  • Total Drama Review Week 27: Monster Cash

    Total Drama Review Week 27: Monster Cash

    We’re back! Season two of Total Drama starts right now! I’m hype, you’re hype, we’re all hype, granted this aired years ago, but hype! This episode begins my favorite season, even though many don’t like it. I’ll admit, on my […]

     
  • Total Drama Review Week 26: Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island

    Total Drama Review Week 26: Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island

    Welcome to the first of the two reunion specials. All I have to say is, what just happened? As much as I love setting up season two, it’s a darn shame they took the money from Owen. This episode basically […]

     
  • Total Drama Review Week 25: “The Very Last Episode, Really!”

    Total Drama Review Week 25: “The Very Last Episode, Really!”

    Wow, I never would have expected Gwen to win. She really did play a great game though didn’t she? From the first couple of episodes she was a powerhouse. Really I should have seen it coming. Wait, what do you […]

     
  • Total Drama Review Week 24: I Triple Dog Dare You

    Total Drama Review Week 24: I Triple Dog Dare You

    I’m going to make a bold claim: this is the best episode of the season. There are certainly other contenders, but to me, this episode just feels like the best semifinal the show could have done, and the best it […]

     
  • Total Drama Review Week 23: Are We There, Yeti?

    Total Drama Review Week 23: Are We There, Yeti?

    So Owen’s not perfect huh? That’s always been my favorite thing about this episode; we actually see Owen cost someone the game. Due solely to Owen valuing food over the game, Duncan was eliminated. It helps ground Owen a bit […]