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Mech-X4 S1 E3

## Plot

At the school, Grey decides to create a new monster to destroy Mech-X4. It's a combination of a crab and a baboon. They still need to find Jaguasaur's primorphous core, or heart. If the pilots have it, then she hopes that they're foolish enough to try and open it. Sure enough, that's exactly what Harris wants to do. The heart lights up, giving a signal to the bad guys. Grace forgets her phone, and Mark looks at it. She has a bunch of emails from someone named J.J. at Harper Futuristics. He wants Ryan to use his technopath ability to look at her phone. Mark always assumes that their mom is dating somebody. Ryan reminds him that their dad remarried years ago. Grace sees them and cancels Mark's plans for the weekend. Grey creates a new heart, and Davage delivers it to a secret drill site. He drops the heart into the gel. That's how the monsters are made. Harris decides to try using a laser at Harper Futuristics to open the heart. While testing out the repair work, Mech-X4 is attacked by the latest monster. They're forced to retreat when it basically skewers Mech-X4's visor and Ryan nearly loses consciousness. In the med bay, other than a slightly high pulse, Ryan's vitals are good. They go to Harper Futuristics to find the laser. They're only able to bluff their way past security thanks to Ryan's power. Mark goes to find the J.J. from the emails, even though Ryan tells him to not get distracted. Seth Harper and security find the others using the laser. They're in a lot of trouble. Seth decides that he likes Harris though. Like me, he's not a fan of Spyder. A fire alarm goes off, and everyone goes outside. Ryan uses his power to see that it's a false alarm. He goes back to get the heart. He's confronted by a masked Grey and a pair of sais. He uses a gas mask to hide his face. Grey can fight really well, and is in full on ninja garb. He's forced to give up the heart when she takes Mark hostage. Everyone leaves to escape a now very real fire. Mark apologizes for getting distracted and making them lose the heart. Grace finds them outside. She says that she's there to sign a contract to cater an event. The J.J. from the emails was Seth Harper's assistant. Grace grounds Mark for a whole month. Seth asks her out, and Grace accepts, partly just to spite Mark. Grey also found Ryan's fake ID. She compares it to the photos at school. She finds out that Ryan is one of the pilots.
LoliRock S1 E7

## Plot

The girls go on a cruise for another charity concert. Auriana sees a boy she likes. During rehearsal, Iris's pendant glows. The girls split up to check the boat. They don't see anyone in trouble, so they cast a spell to find the person. They're not on the ship, they're underwater. The girls dive down, and find the boy Auriana likes. He's on a shipwreck. The ship sunk a long time ago, and everyone got out, but the ship was never recovered. He ran out of oxygen, so the girls create a bubble around the ship. He was looking for his family's jewels. His grandfather has been sad lately, so he wanted to find them to cheer him up. His name is Timothy. He realizes he can breathe, so the girls say that he's dreaming. The girls promise to find the jewels for him. Gramorr is watching them, and orders the twins to fight Talia and Auriana two on two. He says he has something special in mind for Iris. A monster is sent after Iris. She regroups with the other girls and they transform. The monster breaks the bubble, and water rapidly comes in. They're also attacked by the twins. Auriana is able to get whales to help them beat the twins and the monster. The girls use magic to raise the ship and find the jewels. They also find another Oracle gem. The girls perform on the boat for charity.

## Review

This was a good episode. The girls *finally* found another Oracle gem. It's about time!
RWBY V1 C4

## Plot

We're immediately shown two new characters, Nora and Ren. They're based on Thor and Mulan. Their initiation is today. Teams consist of four members. Jaune flirts with Weiss and another girl, who was in the background of one episode. Her name is Pyrrha Nikos. She's a celebrity and a great fighter. Seriously, she's an Amazon. She's based on Achilles. The students are going to be launched into the Emerald Forest. The first person they make eye contact with will be their partner. After that, they have to retrieve a relic and make it back to the teachers. All of the students are launched into the forest.

## Review

This was an okay episode. It formally introduced Pyrrha, Nora and Ren. Ren doesn't talk a lot. The voice acting is… different. Don't get me wrong, it's still okay, and I've heard worse, but you can tell that none of these people are professional voice actors, or at the very least they're new to the job.
LoliRock S1 E12

## Plot

During rehearsal, Iris keeps forgetting the lyrics because she's distracted. She tries a change of scenery to memorize them, but Nat distracts her because she likes him. The girls try yoga at the park, but Iris falls asleep. Gramorr calls Mephisto and Praxina, and tells them to take advantage of the situation. They'll get rid of her memories and get her on their side. While Iris tries memorizing the lyrics, Mephisto in disguise tricks her into looking into the eyes of an animal that erases all of her memories. They teleport away before Auriana and Talia come back. They convince Iris that they're telling the truth and take her pendant away from her. Auriana and Talia's locator spell doesn't work, but they know that Mephisto and Praxina are behind this. Amaru has a way to locate Iris. (Somehow. This deus ex machina is back with a vengeance!) They locate her and the twins and transform. They have to fight her, the twins and the giant hedgehog monster that erased Iris's memories. Iris recognizes their voices when they sing, and she gets her memories back. They use their finishing move, and rush back to the concert. Iris has memorized the lyrics.

## Review

At least they didn't randomly get another Oracle gem this episode. Instead, Amaru is somehow able to locate Iris and the twins because… he finds residual dark magic? Even he seems surprised by it.
Ninjago S1 E2

## Plot

After the last episode, the guys have stopped being lazy and have started training again. The others think that Zane is a little weird and different. Being different isn't a bad thing, as Wu teaches them. Everyone gets mail except for Zane. He doesn't remember his family. Wu tells him that the monastery is his home now. He's a really good cook, but he has no sense of humor and doesn't understand the others starting a food fight. Wu says that they're all brothers. Aw! Zane meets a falcon, and it leads him into the forest, where Lloyd is ordering the Serpentine to build a tree house for him. Zane takes the other guys there the next day. They fight the Serpentine, who abandon the tree house. Skales uses his hypnosis on Cole and makes him fight the others. Before he can cut the rope holding the tree house up, Wu and Nya arrive via dragon. Wu plays a magical flute that breaks the hypnosis. Meanwhile, the Hypnobrai have gone to the monastery to get the staff back. By the time everyone gets back, the temple has been burnt to the ground. Zane's dragon Shard puts the fire out. The other guys blame Zane for what happened and yell at him. Wu orders them to apologize, but Zane rides off on Shard. He comes back later to reveal that he wasn't mad at them. He saw the falcon and decided to follow it again. It led him to a ship wreck called the Destiny's Bounty. It's their new home. Lloyd is kicked out and banished from the tribe after Skales becomes the new leader. This was a good episode. Zane is my favorite character, so I always love episodes that are focused on him. We'll be seeing a lot of the Bounty for the next two seasons, since it's their new home and base of operations now. I feel bad for Lloyd, since it's clear that he's not really evil, and all he wants is a home and a family like the guys, Nya, and Wu have with each other.
Ninjago S7 E5

## Plot

Lloyd, Kai, Cole, Zane, and Nya arrive at the amusement park. Zane still can't get into contact with Pixal. Kai sees a symbol inside one of the helmets that the snakes wear. He recognizes it. Everyone realizes that Jay is missing. He fights off snakes with his parents at the junkyard. Krux and Acronix are at the Vermillion Swamps under the museum. The metal is being used by the people they kidnapped to make stuff. Borg is supposed to build an apparatus for them, but he refuses. Machia is brought in to make him do it by "torturing" him. The slow motion time blade arrives in Ninjago. It sends out a temporal wave that causes everything to slow down. Acronix figures out where it is. Raggmunk and Blunck can get to it before they can. They both retreat with their warriors. Jay stops them from taking his dad, but they take his mom instead. He tries to form his elemental dragon, but he's too scared. At the amusement park, the others realize that another time blade showed up, and the snakes knew it. Zane talks in numbers again. This time, it's 34 and 28. Nya realizes that it's latitude and longitude coordinates. She upgraded Zane's temporal scanner during his reboot. He tells them that the time blade is in the eastern Sea of Sand. Ed tells Jay to keep his emotions under control and focus on the problem at hand. They build a new bike together. The others chase after the snakes, and they see that they have Jay's mom. They realize that that's why he left so suddenly, and wonder where he is. They split up to look for the time blade. Zane and Nya see where it is, but they crash. The little snakes mess with all of their vehicles, and everyone crashes. The generals get the time blade, which is blue. Jay and Ed show up to help the others and save Edna. They crash the bike after they enter and exit the area that the slow motion time blade affected. It has a time limit though, and wears off after a bit. Before that though, Jay uses his lightning to speed up the bike. Now when he enters the "time bubble," everyone else moves slow, but he moves normally. He's able to throw the time blade in the air and save his mom. The others get the time blade and try to get away. Kai takes a Vermillion Warrior helmet, and sees the same symbol. Lloyd uses the blade on the snakes to buy them time to escape. They take the Sonic Raider jet while Zane stabilizes one of its wings. Jay and his mom left on the super fast bike. Krux and Acronix learn that they didn't get the time blade.
Greenhouse Academy

Greenhouse Academy was a tween drama series released by Netflix, and based on the Israeli TV series The Greenhouse, or Ha-Hamama. The first season was released on September 8, 2017, and the second season was released on February 14, 2018. The third season was released on October 25, 2019, and the fourth and final season was released on March 20, 2020. There are 40 episodes in total. After losing their mother, siblings Alex and Hayley attend the same elite leadership boarding school she did, the Greenhouse. They end up in separate houses, the Ravens and the Eagles, who have a fierce rivalry with each other. This creates problems when they slowly uncover a conspiracy involving people connected to the school, including their late mother. The only way to solve it is for everyone to work together.

## Season 1

Episode 1: "Pilot" Episode 2: "The Opening Challenge" Episode 3: "Breaking and Entering" Episode 4: "Private Screening" Episode 5: "Black Smoke" Episode 6: "Captain Material" Episode 7: "Swimming Lessons" Episode 8: "The Outsider" Episode 9: "Steph" Episode 10: "Guilt-Free Cupcakes" Episode 11: "Great Scott" Episode 12: "L.D.R."

## Season 2

Episode 1: "Escape Mechanism" Episode 2: "The Client" Episode 3: "A Day Off" Episode 4: "Meant to Be" Episode 5: "Surfing Lessons" Episode 6: "The Workshop" Episode 7: "The Spiral" Episode 8: "More Than a Hunch" Episode 9: "A Born Leader" Episode 10: "Kyle" Episode 11: "Bad Decisions" Episode 12: "Home"

## Season 3

Episode 1: "The Hike" Episode 2: "The Interrogation" Episode 3: "The Perfect Solution" Episode 4: "Your New Best Friend" Episode 5: "Old Trophies" Episode 6: "A Piece of Moon Rock" Episode 7: "The Hidden Flag" Episode 8: "The Beeps"

## Season 4

Episode 1: "Rock by Rock" Episode 2: "The Quick One" Episode 3: "A Not Totally Bad Person" Episode 4: "Gummy Bears" Episode 5: "Cortinarius Orellanus" Episode 6: "Hundred Percent" Episode 7: "Room 205" Episode 8: "The Client"
LoliRock S1 E13

## Plot

Iris, Talia, Auriana, Nat and their self proclaimed #1 fan go to a concert the girls are having to celebrate Earth Day. The fan's name is Doug. On a walk, Nat tries to hold Iris's hand, but her pendant glows. She runs off to some caves after performing a locator spell. She hears a girl's voice calling for help. She was rappelling down a crevice when she slipped. Her name is Rebecca. She's researching geophysics at college. She leaves to get a new metal detector. Iris notices Praxina and Mephisto and stays behind to confront them. They leave her a "present" and teleport away. A giant bat knocks Iris down, and she loses her pendant. The bat is scared of light though. Iris leaves to tell the others while Amaru tries to retrieve her pendant. The girls head to the science center. Talia and Auriana meet Rebecca. Praxina and Mephisto are after a clean energy ore that could boost Gramorr's powers. Back at the caves, Amaru has retrieved Iris's pendant and gives it back to her. While Rebecca gets samples of the ore, the girls and the twins fight each other. The twins summon the giant bat again. Iris gives them a fake ore so they'll teleport away. The girls use their finishing move on the bat and destroy it. Back at the caves, the girls find another Oracle gem. (Which is at least somewhat plausible this time). At the end of the day, Nat and Iris decide to explore the caves tomorrow instead.

## Review

I'm assuming Iris has a fear of bats. This was a good episode. It was very eco friendly. Nice thinking on Iris's part to trick the twins with a fake though, plus they never found out that there was a lot more.
Ninjago S1 E5

## Plot

Lloyd pulls pranks on all the ninja so they fight with each other. He even turns Zane's gi pink. Sensei actually put him up to it for that day's lesson about rumors and jumping to conclusions. The ninja head to the last two tombs to stop Pythor from opening them. They take the flute with them. The Constrictai have already been released. A legend says that one snake will unite all the tribes. Then, the Serpentine will use the four silver fang blades to unleash the Great Devourer, an evil that will consume all the land. The Venomari have already been unleashed, and they walk into a trap. Pythor takes the flute. Cole hates snakes. They're saved by a mysterious vigilante. "He" is a masked samurai with lots of gadgets and a giant mecha suit. The ninja tell Sensei about the flute. The ninja go to Ninjago City, the biggest city in all of Ninjago. The ninja attempt to use what Sensei taught them to stop the tribes from uniting. It works, but everyone except Zane is captured. It's because his pink suit helped him blend into the environment. Zane saves them all and they escape.

## Review

This was a good episode. It sets up the plot for the next half of the season. The ninja have to find the fang blades before the Serpentine do, otherwise they'll unleash the Great Devourer.
Snow White with the Red Hair

Snow White with the Red Hair (also known as Akagami no Shirayukihime) is a Japanese anime loosely (and I mean *loosely*) based on the classic fairy tale of Snow White. A beautiful girl decides to flee her home country after refusing to become a concubine (a mistress) for a spoiled young prince who only cares about her red hair, which is a rare trait in this world. It seems medieval style/Anglo-Saxon, and it does include words like retainer and the aforementioned concubine, but it includes modern things like spatulas, bacon and eggs for breakfast, etc.

## Season 1

Episode 1: "Encounter... Changing the Color of Fate" Episode 2: "Following the Sound of Your Heart" Episode 3: "Shining Time of Promise" Episode 4: "From the Small Hand, a Burgeoning Concerto Resonates" Episode 5: "This Path, the Crystallization of Premonition" Episode 6: "The Back Full of Meaning" Episode 7: "Let Me Hear the Melody of Your Smile" Episode 8: "Memories Draw Spirals of the Past" Episode 9: "Feelings that Connect and Reach" Episode 10: "Inexperienced Heart, Going Deeper" Episode 11: "Encountering... A Color for the First Time" Episode 12: "Goodbye of the Beginning"

## Season 2

Episode 1: "The Red that Spins Fate" Episode 2: "Eyes that Protect and Look Forward" Episode 3: "Indecision Caused By Confusion" Episode 4: "The Name of that Step is Change" Episode 5: "Prologue of the Quietly Twisting Night" Episode 6: "Many Different Resolves" Episode 7: "Wave of Determination" Episode 8: "The Temperature of a Smile, a Cherished Place" Episode 9: "When I'm with You" Episode 10: "You Will Drink from the Spring of Intent" Episode 11: "Because of Who You Are" Episode 12: "A Tale, My Path"
RWBY V2 C2

## Plot

The students from Atlas are arriving in Vale for the Vytal Festival. Their headmaster and general of the military, James Ironwood, is also there. Glynda doesn't like him very much, but he and Ozpin are apparently old friends. He brought a portion of his army with him. He knows about what Qrow said. He asks Ozpin if he honestly believes his children can win a war. Ozpin hopes they never have to. Meanwhile, the girls are playing a board game. Yang is crushing them, but Weiss has a good hand. Blake isn't interested in playing though. The four kingdoms are Vale, Vacuo, Atlas, and Mistral. They make up the world of Remnant. Sun introduces everyone to his friend and teammate Neptune. Blake leaves. She's remembering her fight with Roman. After that, Ozpin talked to her personally. He's fine about her being a Faunus, but asks her why she wears a bow. She's glad that the headmaster accepts her, but knows that others won't, which is why she hides who she is. Ozpin lets her know that if she ever needs to talk, he's always there. Neptune won the game. Weiss confronts Blake over her recent behavior. She's upset that no one else seems worried about Torchwick and the White Fang. She's not confident that the police and the Huntsmen can handle it. The trailers are confirmed to be canon. **Blake:** "And we may never be ready! Our enemies aren't just gonna sit around and wait for graduation day. They're out there, somewhere, planning their next move, and none of us know what it is, but it's coming! Whether we're ready or not." I love Arryn's performance. The girls decide to take down Roman by themselves, like vigilantes. Ruby runs into Emerald, Mercury, and Cinder. They've infiltrated Beacon under the guise of students from Haven Academy.

## Review

This was a good episode. In the Yellow Trailer, Yang demolished a night club. In the Black Trailer, Blake was still working for the White Fang. She had a mentor named Adam. She left him behind during a mission when she became aware of just how radical his views were, as he planned to blow up a train with crew members onboard.
SAO S1 E8

## Plot

It's been almost two years since SAO launched. October 17th, 2024, Floor 74, Dungeon. Kirito kills a rare S Class animal. Since he can't cook it himself, he decides to sell it to Agil. Asuna comes in to see him. Kirito finds out that she maxed out her cooking skill last week, so she can cook the meat. They make a deal: She cooks it for him and she gets half. They decide to cook it at her place, but her bodyguard Kuradeel doesn't want her to go home with a "Beater". Asuna orders him to leave and go home. Asuna makes the meat into a stew, and they both agree it's the best meal they've ever had. Kirito still doesn't want to join a guild, even though things are getting more dangerous. Asuna forms a party with him. They meet up the next day, but Kuradeel won't let her leave. He's invaded her privacy, which makes Kirito mad. Soon, a duel starts between the two. It doesn't last long. Kirito destroys his opponent's sword in one move. Asuna relieves him of his duties and orders him back to HQ. A member of Laughing Coffin was watching the fight. Asuna and Kirito fight monsters while exploring. They come across the boss's lair. They enter, and have teleport crystals ready just in case. The boss's name is The Gleam Eyes.

## Review

This was mostly a filler episode. It did set itself up for future story down the road though, like Kuradeel and that Laughing Coffin member watching the duel. Asuna is a good cook. No, it's not sexist; she also kicks ass.
Rush Zone S2 E5 "Frost and Ten"

## Plot

The episode starts at the Green Bay Packers' stadium. A Drill Bot is trying to get their megacore, but is stopped by the Guardians. Troy has an idea, but Ash tells him that they need to work as a team. Troy is thrown against a pipe with the Drill Bot practically on top of him. Troy has to get saved by Ish. Troy was sprayed with coolant, which keeps ice cold, which is how the Packers protect their megacore. The Drill Bot gets up again, this time it's right behind Ish. Ash blasts the pipe, which sprays coolant on the bot, freezing it. Wildcard is angered by this failure. He unleashes some sort of creature to get the megacore. Later, Troy gets taken out of the game by the coach so Turner can play. Turner can't catch the ball, but Troy is fuming because he knows that he could've scored. The Bulldogs still win the game 48-12 though. This is so much like Ash's awful week. See Troy, this is called karma for being a jerk to Ash when she was having a rough time. Anyways, RZ calls them to the HoK. RZ tells Troy that he has to learn from his limitations and earn his shield coin. The Green Bay Packers' are the only team in the league owned by its fans. Ish, Ash, and Troy have to wear winter gear, 'cause, you know, it's winter and it's cold. They arrive at Lambeau Field. The megacore has been hidden inside a giant ice sculpture. The Guardians meets Greg Jennings, the wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers. Troy gets some advice on teamwork from him. A giant centipede flying thing is looking for the megacore. Drop Kick is piloting it. He heads to the Packers' megacore. Ish, Ash and Troy fight that… thing. "Enter the Rush Zone!" Troy doesn't transform. He needs to focus. It's a battle that could go either way. RZ contacts them and tells them that the Saints' megacore is on that thing. RZ tells them to escalate to the next level. Troy gets his shield coin. "Enter the Rush Zone!" The centipede's lasers down a blimp caught in the crossfire. Troy uses his super speed to save the crew. The Guardians actually ***ram the blimp into the Flair Thrower BlitzBot. Dang.*** Three of them are strong enough to swing a blimp? Oh, how I wish this show was real. They get the Saints' megacore back and defeat the BlitzBot. At practice, Troy is teaching Turner how to pivot properly to catch the ball.

## Review

This was an okay episode. Nothing too bad about it, but nothing too good either.
Sofia the First S1 E11

## Plot

Ruby and Sofia are helping plan Jade's birthday party that day. Suddenly, a bunch of chaotic magical stuff starts happening. It's Lucinda the witch. She's hexing them. She pops the balloons, changes the flowers into mushrooms, and the lanterns into beehives. She came to the village a few months after Sofia moved into the castle. She's really mean and always plays tricks on the village kids. The girls decide to have the party inside. Sofia wonders why Lucinda hexes people. She goes after her to ask her to stop. Lucinda wasn't invited to Jade's birthday party. All she wants are friends. Sofia decides to teach her how to make friends and be nice. Her family is full of witches, and all they do is hex people. Sofia can relate, because when she first became a princess, she had no idea how to act, and can feel like an outsider sometimes. Lucinda apologizes to Jade, but she doesn't believe that she's telling the truth and refuses to invite her to the party. She thinks that Lucinda is just pretending to be sorry so she can surprise them with something extra mean. Her refusal makes Lucinda angry, and she hexes her again. She apologizes, undoes it, and drys Jade off. She and Ruby go back to her house to build a witch trap in case Lucinda comes back. Sofia tells Lucinda that making friends is going to be harder than just one apology. Lucinda wants to go back to being mean and tries to fly off on her broom. However, Sofia grabs it, but she falls off. Lucinda casts a spell to save her. She can be a good witch if she really tries. Sofia advises her to undo all the hexes she cast on the kids as an apology. All of the kids, including Ruby, forgive her. Now they just have to fix Jade's party. Lucinda thanks Sofia for helping her. Jade made the piñata Lucinda. Ouch. Yeah, Jade is really rough around the edges, and she has problems with forgiveness. And possible anger management and frustration issues. However, Sofia gets caught in the trap instead, and the banner and streamers fall down. And the piñata ruins the cake. Jade blames Lucinda for everything, saying that no one wants her there. Yeah, Jade can be a real B-word sometimes. This is one of the reasons why I didn't like her initially. Lucinda sadly leaves. Sofia explains the situation to Jade and shows her the garden. Lucinda is angrily hexing things again. Jade, Ruby, and Sofia go after her. Jade apologizes for not giving her a second chance and invites her to the birthday party. Lucinda uses her magic to fix the party, and changes the piñata into a star. Everyone comes over for the party, and Lucinda performs magic tricks for everyone.
RWBY V3 C4

## Plot

The match starts, and Emerald and Mercury slowly back away into the tall grass, looking as smug as can be. There's four sectors now, so four different environments. They've seemingly disappeared after Coco trims the grass with her gun. Mercury shows up out of nowhere and starts curb stomping the two. Emerald is nowhere to be seen. Still, holy *shit* have they been holding back. Sorry for the language! In case I didn't mention it before, Mercury's weapons are guns on his boots. And yes, that's a thing. Emerald's weapons are also hooks to grab people with, like Scarlet's gun. Yes, I'm well aware I skimmed over it, and I'm sorry. She drags Coco into the forest. This breaks Coco's sunglasses, making it personal for her. Yatsuhashi appears behind Coco… except according to the commentators, he's been eliminated! What the…? It's an illusion! But who cast it? Neo? Emerald? Maybe even Cinder, but she's still in the stands! Emerald KO's Coco in one hit. Both she and Yatsuhashi are unconscious. Velvet is crushed. Damn! Curse you Cinder! ***Evil!*** Meanwhile, Winter and Weiss are spending time together. Winter has to leave soon. Neither one particularly likes their father. It's confirmed that the Schnee semblance, glyphs, is hereditary, which is very rare. They also have the ability to summon past foes that they've defeated. Winter can do it, but Weiss is having trouble. She's convinced that she can't do it. Elsewhere, Qrow is also spending time with his family. He tells the girls to keep learning and growing. Crime has stopped completely since Roman's arrest. Qrow belonged to Team STRQ (Stark). Yang sees her mother in the photo, and Qrow covers her face. It's the same woman from the train though. The girls learn that Qrow knows Ironwood. Winter knows about Weiss's money problems, because she was in a similar situation when she first joined the military. She encourages Weiss to explore Remnant, learning more about herself and the world, instead of caving in to their father. The sisters part ways, and it looks like Weiss managed to summon a small sword. She decides to still not answer her father's calls, and an uplifting reprise of Mirror, Mirror ends the episode. *Some believe in fairy stories and the ghosts that they can't see I know that I could do so much if I could just believe in me Mirror mirror I'll tell you something I think I might change it all…*

## Review

I can't believe it. Coco and Yatsuhashi *lost.* No! Why? What's gonna happen in the next episode? Will we see Winter again in the volume? I hope so! What's up with Weiss's dad? It feels like every time I watch an episode, I always end up with more questions than answers.
RWBY V5 C6

## Plot

Qrow is looking for Huntsmen in Mistral. He looks for a man named Shiro Wan in a bar, but leaves after the bartender angrily says that Shiro owes him a tremendous debt. He's had no luck finding any Huntsmen. He comes across an old shack while looking for a woman named Heather Shields. The situation is eerily familiar to Qrow: Heather's husband doesn't even say anything, and a very young girl asks if Qrow knows where Mommy is. Oh! My heart! It's so sad! He checks a list of Huntsmen who are on Mistral bounty missions, and all of his targets are on there. And most of the missions were last in progress, put on hold, or terminated weeks ago. This implies that they're all dead. He goes back into the same bar as before and pays off Shiro's debt with the bartender, who realizes what must have happened and pipes down. Raven, Yang, and Weiss have a tense conversation while Vernal waits outside. Raven explains that not every Huntsman wants to make the world a better place. Some are just in it for the money and fame, and others just want to become better fighters. She and Qrow enrolled to learn how to *kill* Huntsmen. Aside from the Grimm, Huntsmen were the only threat to their tribe, and they were the right age to go. They gained the attention of the headmaster, Professor Ozpin. Raven thought he was onto them, but he was really interested in team STRQ. She explains that Ozpin treated them the same way he treated team RWBY, with secret missions, extra attention, and whatnot. She asks them how much they really know about him and his past. Weiss only knows that he was a prodigy, and the youngest headmaster to ever be appointed to a school. Raven says that's because he planned it that way. She tells them about Salem. Yang asks why they should even believe her. She finally calls her mom out for leaving her and her family after Raven talks bad about them. Raven proves that magic is real to them outside, where she transforms into a raven and back. It turns out that Ozpin gave her and Qrow the power to change into birds. It also turns out that Raven has been keeping an eye on Yang in raven form, but *still* never bothered to contact her. Yang asks her how she did that. Raven could tell her that and a whole lot more, or she could go after Qrow and her sister. Naturally, she chooses her *real* family. Sure enough, back in Mistral, a portal opens up by Qrow. He's alarmed at first, but he calms down after he hears a familiar motorcycle engine. Team RNJR is cooking a big dinner, since they're expecting Qrow to come back with a lot of Huntsmen. Instead, he calls Ruby into the living room. She's shocked to see Weiss and Yang there. She starts apologizing to Yang for leaving, since she doesn't know if she's mad or not. Luckily, Yang gives her a big hug and finally tells her that she loves her. They invite Weiss to join in, and all three sisters hug. Because that's what team RWBY is now. They're sisters. They're family. The episode ends as they hug, with the rest of team RNJR, Oscar, and Qrow watching on. While *Gold* plays. It's so heartwarming!
Ninjago S10 E2

## Plot

Lloyd has to watch his dad to make sure he doesn't do anything dumb, like turn off the engines. They look at the pictures of everyone in the sleeping quarters. It's revealed that Garmadon doesn't remember his past life. He breaks the glass in the picture frame of himself and Lloyd, and tells him to get rid of such feelings if he wishes to defeat the Oni. Kai tells Cole that Jay is planning to ask Nya to be his Yang, but he hasn't asked her yet. Garmadon tells everyone that the Oni most likely came to their world through the Realm Crystal, and if they're going to stop them, then the crystal must be destroyed. Zane finds out that it's being kept in a new high security vault underneath Borg Tower. They just escaped from Ninjago City though, which is engulfed in a giant black cloud of destruction. Garmadon can enter it and remain unharmed because of his Oni blood. He'll need a weapon to destroy the crystal, but the others refuse. Lloyd decides to go with him, but because he's mostly human, he might not survive. They attach a camera to his head so they can see what he sees. They give Garmadon a sword, and he attacks them, but it was only to get his powers back. He and Lloyd jump into the cloud, and it's revealed that Lloyd made it, barely. They see people frozen, including Cyrus Borg, who Nya refers to as Pixal's father. Aw! Garmadon reveals that they're alive, but asleep. Lloyd is forced to leave him behind. The others on the Bounty pick up a distress call from Vinny, a guy who works at the NGTV news station. They weren't able to evacuate in time. The ninja want to help, but nothing is more important right now than the success of Lloyd's mission. Pixal offers to stay behind in the Samurai X suit while the others investigate the distress call. If she runs out of fuel before they're back though, she'll fall into the cloud. Zane tells her that they'll be back. Garmadon saves Lloyd from being killed by an Oni, but he says he only did it to increase their chances of destroying the realm crystal. They almost get into a fight, but Garmadon blasts an Oni behind Lloyd instead. The camera loses its signal, so the others don't know what's going on. Lloyd and Garmadon fight the leader of the Oni, the Omega, who actually talks. He can tell that Garmadon looks like and is an Oni, and asks him why he fights to protect this realm. He says if anyone is going to take over Ninjago, it'll be him.
Rush Zone S1 E21 "Super Bowl Goal Line Stand"

## Plot

The episode starts with Sudden Death telling Ash to say good bye to her planet and all of humanity. He orders the first wave to attack. (And yes, the giant ship hovering overhead is only the first wave.) Everyone gets in on the battle. They're kicking some BlitzBot butt left and right. Then the second wave comes. The Sub gets crushed by a giant wheel. Ish doesn't know what to do, but Shandra has an idea. She hands Ish the Guardian's Playbook, saying that it might help. A flashback is shown with Ish and his dad playing football. Ish runs to try and catch the ball, but trips over a rock and hurts his knee. Matt once again tells Ish this phrase. "Come on son, you're already a hero today." They've used it so many times I'm surprised it's not copyrighted. Ish puts on black paint and opens the book. OT tells Ish that the answers have always been there. Ish remarks how it is tougher than fractions. He doesn't know what it means. OT tells Ish to remember what he said to him when they first met. "Yeah. Something has been guiding me. But without the Sub, I don't have a chance." "That's where you're wrong Ish. You are so much more. You have exceeded our wildest expectations, but I can't do this for you. This is your time. Focus." Ish holds the book and closes his eyes. Live action picks up again. There's players celebrating their wins. Ish goes to the elevator. Shandra tells Ish that she's proud of him.

## Review

Ash is definitely headed for a heel face turn. It's great to see live action again, since it's been absent for the past few episodes. Shorter inspirational speeches are handed out. This was a good episode leading up to the final episode. (Of Season 1)
Sofia the First S1 E2

## Plot

Sofia and Amber are both excited for her first slumber party in the castle. Amber wants everything to be perfect, and reminds Sofia that it's her first *royal* sleepover. They'll be sleeping in the observatory that night. Amber invited the most popular girls at Royal Prep, Hildegard and Clio. Sofia reveals that she invited her friends from the village, Ruby and Jade. Amber reminds her that she has to make a good impression, but Sofia says that Ruby and Jade are lots of fun. Miranda and Roland ask Cedric to put on a magic puppet show for the girls. He's annoyed, but he agrees, especially once he realizes he can use the opportunity to try and steal Sofia's amulet again. The girls arrive at the castle for the sleepover. Amber, Clio, and Hildegard don't like Ruby and Jade, just because they're not royalty. Ugh. They think that the point of the slumber party is to fit in, but Sofia points out that it's actually to have fun. Sofia decides to help Ruby and Jade fit in by giving them royal makeovers. She asks them to do what everyone else is doing, even though that's no fun. The other girls get annoyed because they won't stop asking them questions. James comes in to see how they're doing. Ruby and Jade are super excited to see him again. They run towards him, but they're so clumsy that they wind up knocking over a chocolate fountain. They're covered in the stuff, but Amber is mad at them because a tiny speck of it got on her nightgown. Clio says that it's just a drop, and that it was an accident. Throughout the episode, she was steadily warming up to Jade and Ruby, but she still goes along with what Amber and Hildegard say. Also, Cedric's plan fails because of Ruby and Jade's antics. Sofia tells James that her friends are ruining her party and have been doing everything wrong, at least according to the princesses. She cares about what they think. She talks to Ruby and Jade, and while they're offended by what Sofia tells them, they agree to try and act like the princesses. They try dancing like them even though they don't know how to do it. They get bored after awhile and tell Sofia that they're gonna go home. Sofia admits that she thinks that they were embarrassing her. They say that if that's what she thinks of them, then maybe they shouldn't be friends anymore. Sofia talks to her mom, who tells her that she's the one who needs to act more like a princess. Being a princess is all about how you treat people. If someone is your friend, then you shouldn't try to change them, you should like them for who they are, no matter who else is around. Sofia realizes that she messed up and apologizes to Jade and Ruby. They make up and decide to have their own sleepover, just like they used to. Amber, Hildegard and Clio realize that Ruby and Jade were really fun. They're bored without them. Especially since they can hear them laughing. They ask if they can join their slumber party, and they agree. The episode ends with all of the girls together and having fun.
SAO S1 E9

## Plot

Floor 74. Asuna and Kirito escape the boss. Asuna thinks Kirito is hiding something. He uses a one handed sword, which also means he can use a shield, but he never does. He's not using the sword he got from Lis. Asuna doesn't use a shield because it'd slow down her rapier. They meet Klein and his guild. Asuna and Klein officially meet. They run across an army. They guard the first floor. After they were almost slaughtered on Floor 25, they left the front lines to build up their numbers. Their leader, Lt. Colonel Corbatz demands the map they have of the floor. Despite his attitude, Kirito gives him the map. Kirito objects to them facing the boss, but Corbatz says that it's his decision. The group follows them to make sure they don't do anything stupid. Klein asks Asuna to take care of Kirito for him. The army can't use their teleport crystals to get out. Kirito remembers the same kind of trap killed the Black Cats. Corbatz is killed in battle. Asuna rushes in to distract the monster, with Kirito and Klein following suit. Klein and his guild get the rest of the army out. Kirito knows there's only one way to end this. He remembers when Sachi died. He tells Asuna and Klein that he needs ten seconds. He takes out the sword Lis made him. He can dual wield Elucidator and Dark Repulsor. Kirito kills/defeats the boss with a special sixteen hit combo. His HP is almost zero. Asuna was worried about him. Kirito reveals that about six months ago, he saw a unique skill: Dual wielding. He didn't want to tell anyone because people would get angry that he had something they didn't. Asuna says she's taking a leave of absence from her guild. She reminds him that she's teaming up with him. October 19th, 2024, Floor 50. Soon, Kirito's dual wielding skill becomes the talk of Aincrad. Lis apparently knew about it. Asuna comes in and tells them that they have a huge problem. Commander Heathcliff, leader of the Knights of the Blood Oath and Asuna's boss, wants to see Kirito. They decide to have a duel. If Kirito wins, Asuna can leave the guild and come with him. If Heathcliff wins, Kirito will join the Knights of the Blood Oath.

## Review

I liked this episode. Once again, it sets up for new story with Commander Heathcliff. I liked Lis's little cameo. It's nice to know that Kirito still stays in touch with his friends. I wonder if he sees Silica or Klein often? Or maybe Kains, Schmitt, and Yolko? It's been almost two years since the start of the game, and the story will hopefully stop being so spread out. *Two years* of a teenager's life, and only fourteen episodes to cover it?
SAO S1 E11

## Plot

October 25th, 2024, Floor 22. Kirito and Asuna buy their own cabin by a lake and forest. Their new rings symbolize their marriage. Asuna and Kirito sleep with each other, and Asuna has a minor freak out when she thinks he's younger than her. While walking through the woods, they see a little girl pass out. They decide to take her home. They don't know who she is or what she was doing in the forest. Asuna sleeps with her that night. She wakes up the next morning, but she has amnesia. She remembers that her name is Yui. She can't pronounce Asuna and Kirito's names, so she calls them Mommy and Daddy. (So... Adorable!!!) They decide to go to the Town of Beginnings and see if anyone knows her, but they don't want to say goodbye to her. Even they acknowledge that it's weird because they just met her, but she makes their little cabin feel like home. At the Town of Beginnings, they meet a woman who runs a church and takes care of children in SAO, and some army soldiers are harassing them. Kirito and Asuna help them out, and Asuna scares the soldiers off with her rapier. Something happens to Yui, and she passes out again. And that's the end of the episode. Weird. It felt really short, but it was the same length as the other episodes.

## Review

This was a good episode. <3 Yui. Yui=Adorableness!!
SAO S1 E13

## Plot

Kirito is fishing not far from the cabin. He meets an old fisherman. Back in Japan he worked for a company that was in charge of network security for SAO. In that case, you guys did a @#$%^&\*! job. Kirito invites him over to his cabin so Asuna can cook the fish. They realize that people are living normal lives in this world. Kirito helps the old man catch a big fish he's been after. It's actually a giant monster. Asuna kills it in one hit with her rapier. Kirito gets a message from Heathcliff. They have to get back to the front lines. Asuna tells the fisherman about how she met Kirito (for the 2nd time) and how it changed her. Heathcliff informs Asuna and Kirito that the recon team for the boss lair was wiped out. Completing the game should be everyone's top priority. Kirito asks Asuna to stay at HQ instead of going to the boss fight. He's scared because he doesn't want to lose her. Asuna feels the same way. All they want to do is run away together and live in their cabin. Asuna thinks their bodies in the real world are at hospitals, barely being kept alive by machines, so who knows how much time they have left? Which is why they have to clear the game as fast as possible. Everyone showed up for the fight, including Klein and Agil. The door to the boss room opens, and the players enter. The door closes behind them all. It's the Skull Reaper. It can one hit kill players. They fight the boss to the best of their ability.

## Review

Other than the absolutely *horrendous* and noticeable CGI with the Skull Reaper, this was an okay episode. Just okay because half was filler, and the other half was actual story after Asuna and Kirito's 2 week vacation.
Mech-X4 S1 E7

## Plot

Ryan brings Grey to Mech-X4. She wants to help them stop the Leader. He wants to wipe out a majority of humanity because of pollution and wars and stuff. He's basically Ares from *Wonder Woman*, but not a Greek god. And this show did premiere before that movie. Just wait until episode 12. Then it'll *really* feel like Wonder Woman. Everyone except those he deems worthy will die. Now I'm getting *Arrow* season 4 vibes. Grey doesn't know who her boss really is though. They try to use her as bait, but instead of her boss, some assassins show up. They're able to fend them off though. Grey saves Ryan's life, and he wonders if she's not so bad after all. On a slightly related note, Grey is one of my favorite antagonists. I think one of the reasons is because she's the only female one. Grey brings a box on board the robot. Her cover is useless now. She reveals that she was watching them, and that she broke into their house. They stole a phone that may have the answers they need. It's encrypted though. Ryan calls the Leader and they get his location. The monster from episode 3 returns. The power goes down. Grey betrayed them. She realized that Ryan's a technopath. Once she provides the Leader with him, the other pilots, and the robot, she'll get back into his good graces. However, the guys reveal that they expected her to be betray them, even if Ryan had hoped to change her. They use the new X chest weapon to defeat the monster. Grey attempts to escape while she still can. Ryan's use of the new weapon exhausted him. They search the robot for Grey. They all confront her. She makes a break for the elevator, but Ryan stops her. She fights Mark. A series of events and fighting leads to her falling out of a window in the robot. Ryan tries to hold onto her, saying that nobody dies. However, she falls anyways, right into the ooze. The others decide that after taking her and the Leader down, they deserve some downtime. However, Harris couldn't find any trace of either of them after the big battle. Yeah, Grey is totally alive. While he's alone, Ryan checks her box full of stuff. Inside are papers that reveal that he's adopted.
Rush Zone S1 E2 "Legacy of the Shards"

## Plot

The day after the game, on Monday, Ish is at school. He sees a note on his locker that tells him to meet in the parking lot. There he meets with Bolt again. They go to the Chargers' stadium. OT appears on the big screen once again. He points out the Chargers' lightning bolt and says it's really a Shard. One of thirty-two Shards that make up the Core. OT explains while a flashback is played. There was a planet that had the energy of the universe, called the Core. An evil overlord named Sudden Death invaded the planet to take the Core for himself. Before he could, the inhabitants, called Rusherz with a z, drilled to the center of the planet, destroying it, but also freeing the Core. The Core and the Rusherz were sent into space, where they eventually crash landed on our planet. The Core shattered into the 32 Shards. The Rusherz hid the shards by building the 32 NFL stadiums, and assembling 32 football teams to protect them. OT explains that if Sudden Death gets all 32 Shards and rebuilds the Core, he will turn everything into BlitzBotz. OT says they have to stop him and asks Ish for his help. He's naturally freaked out by all of this. He believes he can't do it because he's just a kid. OT asks him what he saw when he closed his eyes yesterday. Ish says he saw everything, but differently. It was as if something was guiding him, trying to show him the way. He says that the power OT gave him is gone, but OT says they never gave him any power. The ground opens up beneath their feet. Ish meets Norv Turner, coach of the San Diego Chargers. Before Ish goes with Turner, OT tells him to always follow his instincts.

## Review

After an action filled premiere, it was nice to get some backstory on the Shards and the Rusherz. This was a good episode, even if it wasn't as long as the first. Ish's reaction to hearing OT explain everything is natural. It's not everyday you find out that it's up to you to save the world from an evil overlord who wants to turn everything into robots. I loved Ish's reaction to meeting Norv Turner. The Chargers are his favorite team after all.