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SAO S1 E19

## Plot

Leafa and Kirito are walking through the caves when they realize they're being followed. Leafa destroys the tracer, but they have to run. Whoever was following them knows that they're here. It was a fire elemental, so the Salamanders are following them. The same race that attacked Leafa a while ago. Leafa heals Kirito while he fights, but it's getting them nowhere. Yui tells Leafa to shield Kirito from the next magic attack. Kirito uses illusion magic to make himself look like Gleam Eyes from SAO. He obliterates all their enemies except for one he spares. He bribes him to answer some questions. Something big is going on, and the Salamanders want them out of the way because they beat some really good players. They might be trying to clear the World Tree. Leafa and Kirito make it to neutral territory. Leafa logs out to talk to Recon. He says that they're in trouble. Sigurd is after them, and betrayed the Sylph commander. During the fight in the forest, Sigurd was the decoy and lured three Salamanders away, which seemed very out of character. Recon has been following him around all day, and discovered that he's a spy for the Salamanders. He's been caught by them, so he decided to call Suguha. The Sylphs and Cat Siths are going to hold a meeting in neutral territory about making an alliance. Sigurd plans to attack it with the Salamanders. Suguha logs back on and explains the situation to Kirito, who offers to help. They run out of the cave as fast as they can.
Snow White with the Red Hair S1 E12

## Plot

Yay, the season finale! Zen and Shirayuki have realized and admitted that they're in love with each other though, so the major plot has been dealt with. Let's see what we're left with then. It's open castle day. Once every few years, part of the castle is open to the public, and they make it a festive event. A guard guides Shirayuki to an area that's off limits to the public so it's less crowded. It's actually Zen in disguise, but his voice gave him away. He wanted to check up on the staff and see the citizens, incognito style. The others show up, so they decide to take a small trip through the grounds. Zen, Kiki, and Mitsuhide have to leave so Zen can present himself to the crowd. Obi gives Shirayuki a hair ornament that he won in a tournament fight. After that, Zen dresses up as a guard again. He sees Ryu from the window. Something's wrong, and he needs Shirayuki's help. A performer was hurt, so they have to help her. She can't perform in a play now, and the director is anxious. He insists that Shirayuki fill in for her after seeing her hair. She has to play a princess and be kissed by one of the actors. This makes Zen jealous, so he decides to go on stage too. Seriously? It's just a kiss on the back of the hand. Although the real problem is that the troupe leader changed the scene so Shirayuki's hair would be shown off and he would become famous. Moron. So, yeah, Zen plays the knight and decides to rewrite the play a bit more. The good news is that the crowd likes it. Later, Zen and Shirayuki talk, and she kisses his hand. Open castle day ends with lights being released into the sky, and everyone makes a wish on them. Zen tells his friends that he can't imagine the future without each and every one of them. The episode ends, and the beautiful end credits music plays over moments from past episodes.
Sofia the First S1 E9

## Plot

Baileywick personally wakes up Sofia and gives her breakfast in bed. He's in such a good mood because it's his birthday. He has no personal plans for the day. He plans on working, just like he always does. It's what he enjoys. This time, Roland insists that he take the day off. They invited his brother Nigel to spend time with him. They plan on picking apples, getting ice cream, and going fishing. The kids are having a play date that day. They each invited their friends: Zander, Hildegard, Ruby, and Jade. While playing pirates in the tree house, James accidentally breaks the mast. He calls Baileywick to fix it, since he hasn't left yet. He fixes it, but he and Nigel missed their ride to the apple orchard. Amber throws a tea party, but the cookies are plaid instead of pink. Ugh. She calls for Baileywick, who helps make a new batch of cookies. He and Nigel miss getting ice cream though. Sofia's activity is painting butterflies in the garden. Baileywick left his fishing pole at the castle, so he heads back to get it. The butterflies won't stay still, and James and Zander scare them away. Baileywick catches all the butterflies they want and puts them in a tent. However, this makes him late, and he and Nigel miss the boat to go fishing. He and Nigel try to fish at the dock, but Violet informs him that it's time to start preparing dinner for the royal family. Sofia learns that he never left the castle. He tells her that she, James, and Amber are more important. She, James, and Amber decide to do something to make it up to him. They should've been more thoughtful. They, their parents, and Nigel throw him a surprise party in the tree house. They have apple picking and ice cream, though they can't really fish. They say that Baileywick is more than the castle steward. He's a part of the family, and he's more important.
RWBY V1 C9

## Plot

The girls have officially started the semester. They even have school uniforms. They decorate their dorm, but it's cluttered. They build bunk beds. They and Team JNPR run to their first classes, which they have 5 minutes to get to. Professor Peter Port (quite an alliterative name) teaches a class on monsters, but most students find him boring and he tells too many stories about his youth. There's Deathstalkers, Nevermores, Beowolves, Ursai, snakes, and some kind of boar thing that Weiss fights. Weiss is annoyed that Ruby isn't taking class seriously. So she volunteers to fight a Grimm.

## Review

Doesn't last very long. Kinda boring, but it is a two parter.
RWBY V5 C11

## Plot

The entire group in Mistral, including Oscar, arrive at Haven Academy on the night of the full moon. Lionheart nervously greets them. Also, his name is now even more appropriate, because it turns out that he's a lion Faunus. His weapon is a left wrist mounted buckler shield that can combine different types of Dust. Yang notices Raven there in bird form. She reveals herself to everyone and confirms that she has the Spring Maiden. Ruby offers her the chance to join them and work together to defeat Salem. However, Raven says that Ruby sounds just like her mother and opens a portal to allow Cinder, Emerald, Mercury, and Vernal to enter. Hazel comes in behind the group, saying that the White Fang is prepping demolitions and securing the school grounds. No one is getting in or out. We see the White Fang being led by Adam. Back inside, the group realizes that this whole thing was a trap right from the start. Qrow chews out Leo for betraying them, leading to all those Huntsmen he was looking for being killed. Jaune finally lets out all of his anger, grief, and sorrow on Cinder. Miles' acting… is literally perfect in this episode, especially during this moment. Qrow is good too, like when he calls out Raven and Leo for their betrayals. It turns out that Cinder doesn't even remember Jaune. He attacks her. Ruby tries to help him, but Emerald says that she's not getting near her. Yang tries to join the fight too, but Mercury intercepts her. Raven orders Vernal to take out Weiss while she fights Qrow. Oscar sneaks upstairs to confront Leo while Ren and Nora fight Hazel. Lionheart realizes that Oscar is basically Ozpin, and thinks that he could finally be free if he turns him over to Salem. The thing is, Oscar's become a pretty good fighter in just one month. Weiss tries to summon the knight, but Vernal shatters the ice wall between them and the summon in one hit. Ruby asks Emerald why she's doing this. She admits that she doesn't care about Salem, but she owes Cinder everything and is serving her out of intense loyalty. Weiss tries to summon again, but Vernal completely depletes her Aura with lasers. That makes sense, Vernal got a lot of good hits in, Weiss used her Semblance a lot, and Vernal didn't give her the room or the time to summon or use her more powerful glyphs. Jaune hears her scream, and Cinder asks him if he's gonna let her die too. They run towards each other. Ruby sees them and has a flashback to Pyrrha's death. She starts to activate her silver eye power, but Emerald knocks her unconscious. The move weakened Cinder though, who is barely able to dodge Jaune's lunge, which chips her mask. He trips, and she stomps on him, enraged. She says that he's just a failure with a death wish who had no chance at beating her. He doesn't care if he dies buying the others time though, because they're the ones that matter. She decides to spite him… by attacking a weakened Weiss. Specifically, in a scene that mirrors Pyrrha's death, she impales her with a spear in her abdomen.
Rush Zone S2 E9 "Oh Brother"

## Plot

Marty's letter and number is RB 5. During a Guardian practice session, the simulation being if Ish turned on them, they fail spectacularly. Ah, the foreshadowing. Ish, Ash, Troy, and Tua are participating in Canton's Punt, Pass, and Kick competition, with Marty being the biased announcer. Ash passes in the girls division. She's going to Sectionals. Ricky Cervantes is also participating. He's a close second behind Ish. Ricky makes Ish mess up his kick to try and win by default, but the ref says that Ish gets another attempt. Ish passes in the boys division. He's also going to Sectionals. Jim and John Harbaugh attend the Symbol of Sportsmanship award ceremony. The two are brothers and good friends. Jim is the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, and his brother John is the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. While wishing the other good luck, Drop Kick hits John with a dart. He takes back what he said in front of everybody. His strange behavior prompts RZ to take action. Ish and Ash will go to San Francisco to protect Jim Harbaugh. Tua, Troy, and Marty head to Baltimore to check on John Harbaugh. "Enter the Rush Zone!" Ish, Ash, and Jim are attacked by a BlitzBot. Ash fights it off, and Ish and Jim head to the 49ers megacore to protect it. Drop Kick aims a dart at Jim, but it hits Ish. Before he can fire another shot, Ash appears. Drop Kick throws a smoke bomb and gets away. Ish starts acting very aggressive and angry. All the others can do is keep a close eye on him until they know more. Ricky was able to get into Sectionals in another nearby town. The competition is this Sunday, but because of their Guardian duties, Ish and Ash can't compete. Ish and Ricky almost get into a fight, but Matt breaks it up. Wildcard now has control of John Harbaugh and Ish. Ish steals the 49ers megacore. He gives it to John, who gives it to Wildcard. The Guardians show up to stop him, but he has Ish fight them. Wildcard gets away using the EEL. Marty saves John, and takes out the mind controlling device. He does the same thing for Ish. The things are called Micro BlitzBotz. Sounds exactly like Nano BlitzBotz, but whatever. This earns Marty his shield coin. Ish apologizes to Ricky for earlier and wishes him luck at Sectionals, since he won't be there. Wildcard has started his attack. "Enter the Rush Zone!" A missile transforms into a BlitzBot. (Because). The group combines their NFL-Rs together, which creates a giant pick ax. (Because). It destroys the BlitzBot. They retrieve the 49ers megacore. Ish and Ash think that they've missed Sectionals, but Ricky got his dad to postpone it so he could beat Ish fairly.

## Review

I'm honestly surprised that enough girls other than Ash play football that there even is a girls division in that competition. Ish and Ricky are rivals. This was a good episode, although it felt rushed. The title of this episode seems like it would also be a good name for the one about Marty and his older brother Harper.
RWBY V1 C15

## Plot

Students from other schools are arriving in Vale for the Vytal Festival. Weiss plans to participate in the tournament, and wants to scope out the competition. The girls notice police tape around a shop. The police think it could be the White Fang, a terrorist group of Faunus who want to destroy humanity. Ruby remembers that the police never caught Roman Torchwick, and speculates that it might've been him. Blake and Weiss begin arguing over Faunus and the White Fang. A monkey Faunus stowed away on a ship, and as he runs by them he winks at Blake. The girls run after him, but they bump into a girl and lose sight of him. The girl's name is Penny, and she acts very strange. Ruby calls her a friend, and Penny asks her if she really means that she wants to be her friend. Ruby figures why not and says yes. Penny plans to participate in the tournament. Blake and Weiss argue more about the White Fang. Back at their dorm, Weiss reveals that they've been at war with her family for years, and she's seen some pretty horrible things. Weiss calls them liars, thieves, and murderers. And then we get this: Blake: "Well maybe we were just tired of being pushed around!!" Wait... oh, carp, did she just say we?!? Oohhh... Before anything happens, Blake runs away really fast, showing her Faunus abilities. Blake is in the courtyard by the statue. She takes off her bow, revealing that she's a cat Faunus with cat ears. She wears the bow to hide them. Someone says that she looks better without it. It's the monkey Faunus, and his name is Sun. Blake has been gone all weekend. Ruby and Yang are worried, but Weiss doesn't seem to care.

## Review

This was a big episode, and it leads into the volume 1 finale, Black and White.
Rush Zone S1 E4 "Battle on the Bayou"

## Plot

The episode starts at school. Ish and the footballs enter. They explain that the Saints need his help. There's one problem. They're in San Diego, and the Saints are in New Orleans. The Gameballz explain that Ish's locker is the portal. They give him a football shaped lock and tell him to enter the team name of where he wants to go and he'll be teleported to said team's locker room. He's greeted by Alto, the Saints' Rusher. Corkscrew bots show up to steal the Shard. Ish sends the Sub out… and starts getting his butt kicked. Huddle screams because he thinks it's all over, but that gives Ish an idea. He asks Alto to make a sound like that. Alto blows into his horn and it short circuits the BlitzBotz. The team tackles them. They think they've won, but then a GIANT saw BlitzBot shows up. It heads for the Shard hidden in the goalpost. The Dallas Cowboys' Rusher, Lasso, lassos the bot right before it gets to the Shard. Ish has the Sub climb up its leg and onto its head, but then the rope breaks, the bot grabs the Shard and starts to fly off. The Sub falls off and hits the ground. The bot heads to Sudden Death's spaceship with the Shard. Later at home, Ish and his mom are playing a football game and Ish wins. He tells his mom that he made the football team at school and that they play on Sundays. Shandra is proud of him and says his dad will be proud too. Ish is clearly upset about having to lie to his mom. He opens a book, but snaps it shut shut after he sees some of the letters glow green.

## Review

Another good episode. I like the idea of teleporting to the stadiums, but why does the portal have to be in his locker? And how can he get into the school after hours or on weekends, when the school should be locked? Ish not being able to protect the Shard shows that he's new to this and still has a long way to go. He's not going to be able to save all the Shards right off the bat, he is ten after all. This is the first time Ish's dad has been mentioned. They don't tell us now, but apparently he's in the army, serving overseas. The idea of the Rush Zone and the code shows us that Ish is special, and has some sort of power he doesn't entirely know how to use or control. The excuse of him being on the football team is a good one, although Shandra could easily check with the coach and find out he's been lying. And how come she never comes to any of Ish's "games?" Still a good episode though. I especially liked how Ish thought outside the box to defeat the robots. That's some smart and quick thinking.
Sofia the First S1 E10

## Plot

The royal families of Wei-Ling, Khaldoun, and Enchancia are having a picnic. While the kids always play picnic games, this year the parents will too. The kingdom that wins the most games will win the Golden Chalice. James has always wanted to win it, but has never been able to with Amber as his partner. This year, Sofia agrees to be his partner. Amber and Princess Leena from Khaldoun will decorate their parasols. Sofia meets Khalid, Princess Maya's brother, and Jin, Jun's brother. The first game is the flying horseshoe toss. Enchancia wins, and James rubs it in everyone's faces. He's a bit of a sore winner, but he's never won before. The next game is a race with a golden egg on a spoon. Meanwhile, the adults play musical thrones. It seems like Emperor Quon is a bit clumsy. Khaldoun wins the egg race. It turns out that James is a sore loser too. He's too competitive, when the point of the games is to just have fun. He stomps off, and Sofia apologizes for his behavior and tries to talk to him. The next game for the adults is blazing badminton. Miranda wonders if Quon doesn't want to play because he thinks he's too clumsy to have a good time. She and Roland play bad on purpose to show him that no matter how clumsy you are, it's still fun to play. The kids play three sided volleyball. Sofia asked James to be nicer to the other kids. They saw the adults having fun. Enchancia wins, 12 to 9 to 6. The next game is enchanted discus. James is back to being a sore winner again. The rest of the kids, including Sofia, quit because they aren't having fun with James being a bad sport. Amber advises Sofia to show him the right way to act. She sees the adults bowling and gets an idea. She shows James how their dad plays. Even though he's doing badly and wants to win, he's still having fun. James apologizes to everyone for the way he acted. They continue playing games. Wei-Ling wins the discus. This time James is a good sport about it. There are three games left: The royal relay, unicorn sprints, and capture the crown. Khaldoun wins the final game and the chalice. James gives them the trophy himself.
Rush Zone S1 E20 "The Gathering Storm"

## Plot

So, right off the bat Sudden Death steals the Shards and corrupts the Rusherz of the Panthers, Raiders, Bills, and Jaguars. All in less than a minute! Shandra is still trying to take everything in. She says that Ish is still in trouble for lying to her. Ish is reading the Guardian's Playbook. Sudden Death just needs the Dallas Cowboys' Shard to fully reassemble the Core. Ash wonders why he wants to destroy everything. (Yes, she's thinking of doing a heel face turn). Sudden Death doesn't see it as destruction, but as rebirth and a new world order. (Yikes, looks like the explosion might've knocked a few screws loose.) Everyone goes to Dallas for the Superbowl. OT introduces Michael Strahan, who gives a speech. He says that they will win because they have heart, something Sudden Death and his robots don't have. OT says something very similar to what Ish's dad always said: "Everyone in this room is already a hero." Ish gets ready to pilot the Sub. Everyone knows that they can't fail. It's just not an option. A huge shadow falls over the whole stadium. Shandra says she didn't hear anything about a storm coming. Except a storm is coming. A big one. (Hey, the episode isn't called The Gathering Storm for nothing!) Everyone gets into their positions.

## Review

A good episode, but lacking action. It makes up for that with the sheer number of inspirational speeches though. I didn't really feel like Ash was thinking of defecting to the other side, just that she was hesitant. Then again, they never really explain how Sudden Death was able to get Ash to join him in the first place. Was it of her own free will, was it a spell, was it mind control, what? Still a good episode.
Rush Zone S1 E11 "Who's the Bully Now"

## Plot

The stadium BlitzBot attacks the bullies, but they're saved by Rampage, the Rams' Rusher. The leader throws the lock at it. Obviously, this doesn't work, but the Gameballz get the lock and are able to go back and get Ish. Rampage is turned into a BlitzBot. The stadium BlitzBot grabs the Shard. The Gameballz ask Ish what his plan is, since they still don't have a Sub. Ish says that he doesn't know, but he'll think of something. OT appears on the monitor. He explains that they thought the stadium bot was dead, but the bullies must have awoken it. Ish distracts the BlitzBot while the bullies run to the locker room. The BlitzBot shoots at Ish, causing him to lose his helmet and hurt his leg. The stadium BlitzBot has a camera transmitting to Sudden Death, so he finally sees Ish's face. And if that wasn't bad enough, Ish has to retreat to save the bullies, so the BlitzBot gets away with the Shard. Back on Sudden Death's ship… "I should've known… it was you." WHAM! That's right, somehow, Sudden Death *knows* who Ish is. Looks like our heroes are in some very deep bat guano. Ish asks OT what they do now. "Now, we train."

## Review

I thought this was a good episode, but it was really short. So, let's count for a sec. 1. Rampage is now a BlitzBot. 2. Sudden Death has another Shard. 3. Ish can't defend the Shards without the Sub. 4. Sudden Death knows Ish's identity, and 5. Sudden Death somehow knows Ish from a prior encounter. Oh dear. Ish has just been *hammered* with issue after issue since the beginning of the season. Don't worry though, the writers will *finally* cut him some slack during the next episode when things finally start going his way.
Snow White with the Red Hair S1 E5

## Plot

Zen, Mitsuhide, and Kiki need to check on a fort, and they drop Shirayuki off at a town she needs to visit as part of her court herbalist duties. Zen hasn't heard from Fort Laxdo in awhile, and he's getting worried. When they arrive, they discover just one apprentice on duty. All of the others have come down with a mysterious illness. Obi shows up too. He's working for Zen as a sort of parole/probation period. The boy's name is Shuka. Everyone else started falling ill three weeks ago. They called a doctor to help, but he got sick too. The group looks around the fort, and discovers that bandits took all the weapons in the armory. Someone used the illness as an opportunity to rob the place. They decide to bring Shirayuki, since she could help cure the men and maybe figure out what's causing them to become sick. She starts coming down with the symptoms though. She realizes that the closer the men are to the fire, the worse their symptoms get. It's the wood they've been burning. The soldiers got them from a band of travelers, free of charge. The travelers claimed that the logs were too heavy to carry, but it was really bandits so they could rob the place. Zen asks Shirayuki to stay for a few more days to nurse the soldiers back to health. The soldiers love it when Zen visits the outpost, because he actually cares about them and takes the time to get to know them. The men are feeling much better. Shirayuki loses her balance at one point because she's so tired. Obi is watching her when she falls again, but this time he's there to catch her. (Squee! Ninja!) Shuka reveals that all of the men are still taking the medicine, and that Shirayuki only makes enough for the men on each shift. They're already up to three eight hour shifts per day though. That's 24 hours, meaning Shirayuki never has time to sleep. Zen is able to trick her into falling asleep, and he learns that they've located the bandits that started this whole mess. He, Mitsuhide, Kiki, and Obi confront and attack the rather large by comparison group. And they kick their asses, and *it's awesome!* This is a romance anime, so there's not a lot of action, but when there is, it's surprisingly brutal. And it's so epic! Zen visits Shirayuki again, and the next time this happens, he wants her to tell him. Kiss, kiss, kiss! The group finally leaves Fort Laxdo, and Shuka promises to write Shirayuki. This time, there's a stinger at the end of the episode. Lord Haruka greets Prince Izana, Zen's older brother.
RWBY V1 C3

## Plot

Ruby and Jaune find the other students, and Ruby goes to see Yang. Jaune wonders where he'll find another girl to talk to. When he leaves the frame, we see a new character in the background. Ruby tells Yang about what happened in the courtyard. Yang doesn't believe her until Weiss shows up behind Ruby and yells at her again. Headmaster Ozpin makes a speech to all the new students. Their initiation begins tomorrow. All the new students sleep in the same room for the night. Ruby and Yang see the girl who helped Ruby earlier, and Yang makes Ruby talk to her. Her name is Blake. She likes to read books. The one she's currently reading sounds like the story of Jekyll and Hyde. She has yellow eyes and wears a bow. Ruby likes books too. Mostly stories about heroes and monsters. It's one of the reasons she wants to be a Huntress. Blake: "Why is that? Hoping you'll live happily ever after?" Ruby: "I'm hoping we all will. As a girl, I wanted to be just like the heroes in the books. As someone who fought for what was right, and protected people who couldn't protect themselves." Blake: "That's very ambitious for a child. Unfortunately, the real world isn't the same as a fairy tale." Ruby: "Well, that's why we're here… to make it better." I love that scene. Weiss comes over, and she, Ruby, and Yang start to fight. It ends when Blake blows out her candles, putting them in pitch black darkness and signaling the credits to start rolling. *Don't you worry about the world Gonna light up the night with the love in my heart I will burn like the sun I will keep you safe and warm* I don't know what that song's called, but I'm pretty sure it's about Yang's relationship with Ruby. Apparently it's called Gold.

## Review

This episode formally introduced us to Blake. I just love that scene with Blake and Ruby. Nothing highlights Ruby's optimism more than that. Although personally, Blake is my favorite character.
Rush Zone S1 E18 "A Dark Day For Ish"

## Plot

At Sudden Death's ship, Ish is being held prisoner. He has a flashback to when he was little. His dad always told him, "Ish, you're already a hero today." Shandra is talking to the football coach, who tells her that Ish has never been on the team. OT tells the Rusherz that they need them. He says that without the Guardian, they have no hope. They have to save him. Grizzly, Claw, Peg Leg, and K-9, from the Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Cleveland Browns, go into space to save Ish. They free him and try to escape. Shandra is at home when a bus pulls up. Inside is John Madden. Rest in peace. Madden says that Ish is in trouble. He turns on the TV. OT says that he's sent a team of Rusherz to rescue the Guardian. Shandra is confused. "Guardian? Ishmael?" "Hello Shandra. We have reason to believe that Sudden Death is coming for you next. John, I need you to take her to safety." "You got it OT." Back on the spaceship, the Rusherz and Ish are running down a hallway, but the exit is blocked off by BlitzBotz. As Peg Leg puts it: "What's your plan now, Smarty-Pants?" K-9: "Now we run!" They take off. Peg Leg throws a football at the pursuing BlitzBotz. The robots trigger the motion sensor laser wire thing. A clock starts counting down from sixty seconds. The football is a bomb! Madden is escorting Shandra to safety. OT is explaining everything to her. "Once we get Ish back, we must prepare ourselves. Rusherz, players, coaches, and Guardian united, we will make one final stand." It's clear that Shandra mostly just cares about Ish's safety. Don't mess with a Mama and her kids. "You just better get my baby back home." Ish and the Rusherz run into Sudden Death and Ash. "You didn't think it would be that easy, did you Ish?" Ash is still ashamed of what she did. Get it? ASHamed? Oh no, I think Kaede's lame Japanese puns are rubbing off on me! There's about 45 seconds left on the timer.

## Review

This was a good episode. Everything certainly came to a head. The transition from this episode to the next was rough. It was impossible to tell where this episode ended and the next one started. Sudden Death is smart and clearly thought ahead on this. He saw the Rusherz approaching, but let them come and free Ish so he could capture them too. It's actually a really smart plan. He doesn't kidnap Shandra, but the fact that OT has security measures in place in case something like that were to happen is neat. I always thought it was weird that everyone left the Shards in the same place after Ish had defeated the BlitzBotz. The good guys have been on the defensive all season. No, this time I did not mean to make a pun. There were hardly any moments that had the heroes being proactive, like say, attacking Sudden Death's base right off the bat, or at least after Ish got better at accessing the Rush Zone after his training in Canton. And yes, they DO know where the base is, otherwise the Rusherz wouldn't have been able to rescue Ish. Shandra finally found out his secret. Ash is still on Sudden Death's side. Everything is gearing up for the final episode.
SAO S1 E10

## Plot

Lots of people come to see Kirito and Heathcliff's duel. Heathcliff also has a unique skill. It's called the divine blade. It maximizes his offense and defense. No one's ever seen his HP drop into the yellow zone before. The duel starts. It's an intense match, and neither one has a clear advantage over the other. In the end though, Heathcliff is the winner. Asuna asks Kirito why he avoids guilds, and often people. Kirito finally tells her about the Moonlit Black Cats, the guild he used to be in, and how they were all killed. He still blames himself for their deaths. Kirito has to train with Godfree and one other guy. The other one is Kuradeel, who apologizes to Kirito. On their way to the dungeon, they stop to take a break. Kirito catches Kuradeel looking at him, and throws his water away, but it's too late. He and Godfree have been poisoned and are paralyzed. Kuradeel kills Godfree. He reveals that he really works for Laughing Coffin, the murder guild. Kirito's HP is almost zero when something hits Kuradeel. It's Asuna! She heals Kirito, and reveals she ran all the way there when Godfree disappeared from the map. They don't call her Lightning Flash for nothing! Kirito is still paralyzed. Asuna defeats Kuradeel, but can't bring herself to deal a killing blow. Kuradeel tricks her and tries to kill her, but Kirito steps in the way, gets his *hand cut off*, then punches Kuradeel, which drains the rest of his HP, and he's killed. Asuna blames herself for what happened, and says that Kirito should stay away from her for his own safety. Kirito responds by kissing her. He asks to stay at her place for the night. When Asuna gets undressed (changes into underwear and bra) in front of him, Kirito explains that he meant spend the night at her place, not actually sleep with her. Asuna gets very angry at this and punches him. Later, Asuna thinks they should leave the front lines for awhile. Kirito suggests buying a house, and asks Asuna to marry him, which she happily accepts.

## Review

I suppose this was a good episode. The love story just feels rushed though. Seriously, a first kiss, then they almost sleep together, now they're buying a house and getting married?!? (In game mechanics, of course). Also, don't worry, Kirito still has his hand. It is still a game after all.
RWBY V6 C4

## Plot

Picking up where we left off, everyone is processing the whole "Salem can't be killed because she's immortal" part of Jinn's story, conveniently ignoring everything else about it. Ozpin is actually crying, and Qrow is so upset that he punches him into a tree. He dedicated his life to Ozpin because no one else wanted him, and thought he was finally doing some good. Ozpin tries to say that he is, but Qrow says that meeting him was the worst luck of his life. Ozpin admits that he might be right, and gives control back to Oscar. Yang is extremely angry at this, but Oscar says that this is different. It's like he's locked himself deep inside his head. He admits that he hates this and wants it to stop. Everyone freaks out about what they're going to do, but Maria sets them straight. She saw everything too, so she understands how they feel, but if they don't move, they'll die. Ruby agrees with her, and they pick up some of their supplies and luggage. Ruby hands Oscar the cane back, and tries to assure him that he's his own person. However, Qrow, drinking from his flask again, tells Ruby not to lie to him, saying that they're better than that. Hazel, Emerald, and Mercury return to Salem's lair in a Mistral airship, and Tyrian greets them in his usual insanely creepy way. In the meeting room, Salem asks them how they failed. Hazel says that the Faunus militia split their forces, but Salem rephrases the question, and asks him who is responsible for their defeat. Hazel takes full responsibility. Salem gets incredibly angry at this, and flips the table over, saying that wouldn't be fair. They all know who's really to blame. She summons Grimm arms that drag Hazel down, and asks Emerald. She fearfully admits that they failed because of Cinder. Salem says that's why she must be left to toil in isolation until she redeems herself, revealing to everyone that she's still alive. Exactly *how* she knows this is unclear, but it's probably because of the Grimm arm. Salem lets Hazel go, and says the path to their desires only lies through her. She starts discussing the sword under Shade Academy in Vacuo, but Hazel says he has more to report. Qrow and the kids are taking the lamp to Atlas, and they're being led by Ozpin. That last part makes Salem incredibly angry, and she orders everyone to leave as the windows start cracking. Everyone exits, with Emerald looking scared out of her mind. Salem takes a few deep breaths, and lets out a scream that shatters all the windows. Team RWBY, Qrow, Oscar, and Maria come across a place called Brunswick Farms, and decide to spend the night there, since it's better than staying outside in the middle of a snowstorm. And that's where the chapter ends. Starting with this episode, I feel like Hazel is treating Emerald as a surrogate for Gretchen. He may not have been able to save his sister, but he can and will save her, no matter what it takes.
RWBY V3 C5

## Plot

First of all, RWBY: Grimm Eclipse is being advertised at the beginning of the video. It's a great game, and I'd get it myself if I had 3 other people to play it with, as well as the time to play it. I'm a busy person, after all! (Yeah, no, I'm writing a review instead of doing my homework, and my "work" revolves around TV, the internet and leisure time. The busy person thing was a joke, FYI). Now, onto the actual plot. Penny effortlessly beats Team CRDL in the doubles round. Her partner is Ciel, who is very strict about being on time. Makes sense, she's from Atlas. She doesn't know about Penny being a robot. General Ironwood doesn't want anyone to know. Penny wants to stay at Beacon, even though he'll never let her, but she says she has a plan. Yang and Weiss are up next against two more Atlas fighters, Neon Cat and Flynt Coal from Team FNKI (Funky). Yes, that is a thing. Also, Neon has roller skates and is a cat Faunus. Flynt resents Weiss because her father drove his out of business. Neon insults Yang, which makes her really angry. The terrain is a lava pit, an abandoned buildings area, a crystal area, and a desert. During the fight, jazz music plays. *We're all born with a dream We wanna make come true The best will climb to the top like me The rest will end up like you I bet it's hard to live with Knowing that you'll never be this fine Don't be distraught, don't be sad You gave it your last try Listen girlfriend, can't you see? I'm all the things that you'll never be I'm cool like the rain and I'm hot like the sun I'm a neon rainbow and you're no fun.* Oh dear, it's about Neon. Flynt's weapon is a powerful *trumpet,* and Neon's is a glow light stick. Weiss fights Flynt while Yang fights Neon. Weiss appears to get the upper hand on Flynt, but he turns the tables with his Semblance. He creates three different versions of himself, along with trumpets, to blast Weiss away. She's separated from her weapon, and Flynt tries to take out Yang while Neon distracts her. Weiss sees this, and pushes herself and Flynt into a lava pit. Her Aura has been completely depleted, eliminating her. She was attempting to take out Flynt in a double-knock out, but he's left barely standing. Yang is furious at this, and proceeds to take Flynt out in one hit. She destroys the terrain so Neon hits a rock, and eliminates her in one hit too. During this, a jazz version of I Burn plays. Appropriately cheesy. Weiss is okay, just covered in soot. Ruby and Blake tell them that they did well. Flynt admires Weiss for what she did for her teammate. In Cinder's room, she finds out that Penny is a robot, and informs Emerald and Mercury that they'll be making a slight "alteration" to the plan. Back at his office, Qrow asks Ozpin if he's chosen his guardian yet. He cryptically says that "Maidens" choose themselves. He simply believes he's found the right candidate. It's Pyrrha, who's going up to Ozpin's office.

## Review

This was a good episode. Seriously though, Flynt Coal? I laughed so hard, that was so funny! I was less... enthusiastic about Neon. I really wanted Ruby or her team to be the guardian(s) though! So, "Maidens" huh?
SAO S1 E2

## Plot

December 2, 2022. It's been one month since the start of the "game". 2,000 people have died, and no one has cleared the first floor dungeon yet. Even Kirito, who was a beta tester, hasn't found the boss's lair yet. The people are having a meeting that day about what to do. The leader, Diabel, informs them that his party has found the boss. First, they beat the boss and make it to floor 2. Then they have to tell everyone waiting in the Town of Beginnings that it is possible to beat the game. They'll form into parties. Kirito, being an anti-social loner, freaks out at this. He forms a party between himself and a girl named Asuna. Her face is hidden behind a cloak. The meeting is interrupted by a man named Kibaou. He claims that the beta testers think they're better than everyone else and are leaving the normal players in the dust. Another man interrupts him. His name is Agil, and he's very tall, strong, and handsome, in my opinion. He tells everyone that the free guidebooks they all have are being handed out by the beta testers. He also says that the meeting is about beating the first floor boss. Diabel continues the meeting. At night, Asuna tells Kirito that she came to this town because she didn't want to stay in the Town of Beginnings and be scared. Even if she dies, she won't let this game change or conquer her. Most of the players will be battling the boss's minions. Asuna reveals that this is her first time being in a party. When Kirito sees her fight, he's impressed, because he thought she was a beginner. Diabel tells everyone else to stay back, but Kirito remembers that the plan was to surround the boss. The boss's final weapon is different from the beta, rendering the guidebook on beating it useless. Diabel is fatally wounded. As he dies, he tells Kirito he was also a beta tester, and was after the rare last attack item. He asks Kirito to save the group before he dies. Kirito and Asuna beat the boss. During the fight, Asuna's cloak is torn apart, revealing what she really looks like. Everyone celebrates that the boss is beaten, and Kirito sees that he got the last hit item: The Coat of Midnight. However, Kibaou and a few others accuse Kirito of letting Diabel die. They think he knew about the boss's technique because he was a beta tester. The parties become suspicious of each other being beta testers. Kirito realizes that fighting parties will never survive, let alone beat a boss, so he pretends to be a jerk who's better than all the other beta testers. He's dubbed a "beater", a beta tester and a cheater. He puts on his new coat and starts to leave. Asuna wants to know how he knew her name. He tells her that he can see her HP bar while in a party. She learns his username is Kirito. He dissolves the party between them, and advises her to join a guild, since there's only so much a solo player can do. This was a good episode. I really like Asuna. Her weapon is a rapier. Kirito's main weapon is a very large sword. I love his long coat though.
Rush Zone S1 E5 "A Giant Showdown"

## Plot

The episode starts at the Giants' stadium in New York. A game is already underway. Ish is already there. He notices that there's lots of blimps in the sky today. The Giants' Rusher, Liberty, points out that they're really BlitzBotz. Sure enough, the blimps promptly transform into one giant BlitzBot. The Vikings' Rusher, Thor, and the teams defend the Shard. Ish puts on his sunglasses and sees various throws in live action. A green X appears on the Blitzbot's head. He throws Liberty at him. Liberty takes off a panel and proceeds to LIGHT THE THING'S HEAD ON FIRE! THAT IS AWESOME! OT appears on Ish's monitor. OT tells him that there's no substitute for guts. Ish throws Thor onto the BlitzBot too. Thor flys straight through the BlitzBot's chest, disabling its power source. The crowd is on its feet cheering. (Seriously though? No one freaked out? No one ran? No one took pictures? No one called the cops? No one thought this was weird at all? Man, those people are idiots!) OT tells Ish that he's starting to see the code. Ish is confused. "What code?"

## Review

This was a great episode. It had some great action. As you can probably tell from my all caps fit above, I especially favored Liberty lighting the robot's head on fire. SO COOL! I didn't like the fact that no one in the stands reacted to seeing giant robots attack in the middle of a game. This kind of stuff has happened before and, unfortunately, it will keep on happening. Then again, this is a cartoon, so I guess common sense and logic were kind of thrown out the window. Still a good episode though, all things considered.
SAO S1 E16

## Plot

Andrew, aka Agil, owns the Dicey Cafe. Kazuto goes there to talk to him. He hands him an MMO game called Alfheim Online. The picture of Asuna was taken inside the game, at the top of the World Tree, which is right in the middle. Kazuto signs up. He uses his old username, Kirito, and picks an elf like avatar, which is identified as a Spriget fairy. All I can tell from the Japanese subtitles is that the year is 2025. In the game, Kirito finds all his old stats and skills from SAO. His old inventory is there too, but everything is unidentified by the game, except for one very special and unique item: Yui's Heart. Yui is brought back and reunited with Kirito. She explains that the game has been copied from the SAO servers, which is why Kirito has all his old stats. He has to delete all his items though because the game can't identify them. Yui transforms into a small navigation pixie, which is what the game is identifying her as. She no longer has GM privileges though. Kirito explains that Asuna is in trouble. He learns how to fly with his wings. Other players are nearby. A girl named Leafa and another player are being chased by other players from a different elf race. Leafa's teammate is "killed" and she's blasted out of the sky. The others want all her money and items. Kirito stumbles onto the scene when he falls out of the sky while trying to land. He easily takes care of them. This was a good episode. I'm glad that Yui is back. This episode introduced us to Alfheim Online (ALO) and the new game mechanics. The scenery of the game is absolutely gorgeous.
SAO S1 E6

## Plot

After Yolko is killed, Kirito sees her killer on a nearby roof. He goes after them, but they use a teleport crystal to get away. Schmitt is freaked because the robe was Griselda's. He's convinced it was Griselda's ghost. Asuna reveals that she has a high cooking skill level. Kirito figures it all out when his sandwich drops to the ground and disappears. Schmitt is at Griselda's grave on the 19th floor. He sees a woman that he believes is Griselda's ghost. He says that he found a crystal with instructions on it on the day she left to sell the ring. A man asks them who gave it to him. It's Grimlock. Schmitt says he doesn't know who gave it to him. They just said to bind the crystal to Griselda's room so they could get in. He didn't know she was going to die though. It's revealed that Yolko and Kains are alive, and they recorded everything Schmitt just said. Kirito tells Asuna that Kains and Yolko faked their deaths. The durability of their armor was worn down to zero, and it was their armor that disintegrated. They then used a teleport crystal at that exact moment to make it look like they died. The person in the robe was Kains. They did it to draw out Griselda's murderer. Asuna can track Yolko because she's on her friend list. They assume that Yolko and Kains don't need help, and their work is done. Schmitt is paralyzed with a knife. They've been ambushed by Laughing Coffin, a player killing criminal guild, also known as the murder guild. Before the leader can kill Schmitt, a horse shows up. Kirito was riding it. He intimidates the player killers into leaving. He was acting on a hunch. Grimlock made the spear and knife for Yolko and Kains, but he was against the plan from the beginning. Kirito and Asuna figured the whole thing out about a half hour ago. Flashback to Asuna and Kirito in a restaurant. Asuna is talking about how when a player's married, they and their spouse share an inventory, so they can't hide what they have from each other anymore. Kirito figures out that Grimlock killed Griselda so all her items, including the ring, would belong to him. Back to the present… This means that the instructions were from Grimlock. He hired a red player to do it. It was his chance to bury the ring incident by getting rid of all the witnesses. He hired the three guys from Laughing Coffin to kill them. Grimlock was watching them, and Asuna found him while Kirito was explaining. Griselda was also his wife in the real world, and he killed her when she began to change and became less obedient. As a new day dawns, he's taken away by Schmitt, Kains, and Yolko. Before Kirito and Asuna leave, they see a woman who appears to be Griselda at the grave. Asuna and Kirito friend each other.

## Review

I liked this episode, although the end came out of nowhere. It is still a game after all, but hey, suspension of disbelief. Kirito and Asuna totally like each other. They ask the other a lot of "hypothetical" questions about marriage.
RWBY V1 C14

## Plot

Team CRDL is beating Jaune up for what he did in the last episode. Jaune uses his aura to protect himself from Cardin's punch and heal his injuries. They plan to start beating him up again, but an Ursa interrupts them. Russel, Dove and Sky immediately run away. It likes the sap on Cardin, and only attacks and disarms him. Jaune has a chance to run, but doesn't. The scared guys run into the others. Ruby tells Yang and Blake to get Professor Goodwitch while she, Weiss and Pyrrha head towards the Ursa. Ren and Nora go with Yang and Blake in case more show up. Jaune fights the Ursa by himself, and Pyrrha asks Ruby and Weiss to not intervene. The Ursa is about to hit Jaune, whose aura is low, but Pyrrha uses her Semblance to change the direction of his shield, deflecting the hit and allowing Jaune to cut its head off. Pyrrha explains that her Semblance is polarity, i.e. magnetism. Cardin is stunned, and Jaune tells him to never mess with his team again. Back at school, Jaune and Pyrrha talk on the roof. Jaune apologizes, and takes Pyrrha up on her offer to train him.

## Review

This was a good episode. It's the end of Jaune's arc, and after this, there's just the final two episodes, where we focus on our main team again.