OwlChemist81

Funny that the opener of this show aired back-to-back with THAT episode of JoJo!

I still like it, but I don't like it as much as I did up until the midpoint of season 2 after the Mobile Armor was vanquished. It really bums me out that it really does appear to be taking the "chicken" way out, rather than building to a stunning gambit by McGillis to try to get Gjallarhorn to respect his rule militarily by awakening a whole bunch of Mobile Armors on earth and forcing Tekkadan to battle them, a battle with only a few surviving. Nope, it's the confused lone wolf Mikazuki vs. Rustal and his goons, after Orga got taken out Mafia-style by even more cowardly goons. Then again, Orga never actually battled in a mech so it was actually a fitting death for him, unlike Lafter. Even so, I'm looking forward to it the next 2 weeks to see how this mess all turns out!

That's fair, but I think it was more likely a contractual agreement that the video play before 12:30, and somehow JoJo was the best target. I don't get it because it knocked both it and Gundam WAY out of whack on DVR, but it's possible. And as for where the woman went, maybe she never really intended to take a bath with Polnareff and just gave him a piggyback ride, then disappeared. I guess maybe we'll find out next week!

The last episode sets up a conflict between Alucard/Hellsing and the survivors of the Iscariot organization in what would be called the "10th Crusade." That could be a backdrop for new chapters of the story. It would be really cool if it ended up going for 13 OVAs someday instead of 10! It was a certain episode of Pre-Flight where they were talking about worlds in which you could tell new stories. Getting back to Gundam IBO, I wonder if it will end up like that in the end, the sort of series in which you could tell new stories. But I hear there might be a movie somehow...

Soooo, if you whack something with a guitar, does it really make a noise like that?

And finally, the ANN review for this episode: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mobile-suit-gundam-iron-blooded-orphans/episode-48/.113630 Believe it or not, ANN's reviewer actually rated Black Clover HIGHER this week! It got a "B"; this episode got a "B-".

Except for Subtitles night, I'm afraid not.

Gotta admit this is pretty cool. Well, on to Space Dandy!

Naruto really needs a medic now!

"Of COURSE I'm winded--I just beat the shit out of Naruto!"

Anybody watching Ballmastrz?

"This is for the Land of Fire, and this is for Guren, and this is for Toad Oil..."

Here's this episode's ANN review: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/black-clover/episode-18/.127455 It got a "B".

Wait, Gon and Killua splitting up!? SOOOOOOOO much stuff happened in this episode!

I have just received word that the King is voiced by none other than Max Mittleman! So Saitama is the King, and Genos is Colt. They're going at it in an alternate reality!

HAIL TO THE KING! Colt is surrendering!?

Keep fighting, Asta! On to Hunter x Hunter!

Here are a couple more scenes from this episode the Tumblr posted earlier:

Welp, now Asta needs healing too--NEXT TIME!

HE HAS MAGIC NOW!!!

What in the world just happened??

Asta just saved the day!

Wow, looks like Mimosa and Noelle are sisters!

I could see it maybe falling to 2 AM just because Hunter x Hunter and Naruto Shippuden are actually dub premieres... ...no wait, that's wrong. Shippuden came on Neon Alley for like 50 more episodes. But it's a LOT more popular than Clover.

DAMN, Noelle just took a brutal hit! And commercial cliffhanger...