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Hello there, my crowd! Welcome to my Weekly Musings: Orange Edition. 

[I ❤ JAPAN] -- [I ❤ THE COLOR RED] -- [I ❤ CELESTIA]

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Why is this weekly summary late? Ask yourself, ask your mom, ask DNA.  Let's get into it, my crowd.

 The biggest thing that happened in the previous week was a celebration!!  Earlier in the week, my uncle had a cancer scare. However, the test results came back, and he is officially cancer-free! So happy for my uncle.

 And to be honest, the reason why this post was late is because I saw two movies.  Threw off my schedule.

 But first, time to talk about trailers I saw!  First, there were 2 BoonBoomger trailers. The first was way too CGI heavy, but the other had more practical effects. Still, feels like they are following in Kiramager's footsteps. Sonic fans are eating good with trailers for Sonic the Movie 3 and Sonic x Shadow Generations! The hype is real and I am here for it. Saw another trailer for Ghostbusters Frozen Empire; and this looks even more like the classic spirit of the Ghostbusters than the last movie! Yu-Gi-Oh released some kind of promotional anime short, but it just made me want to see a mixed genre fantasy anime based on the monsters of the game. I think everyone felt the same! Lastly, I saw the last trailer for MOTU Revolution, and... I'm gonna do it! I will be watching MOTU Revolution real soon!

 [ 1 / 2 ] MOVIE TIME!  I recently saw Blue Beetle! Not sure why people are calling this one a bomb. It seems to be getting a mostly positive reception. The story was pretty solid. I rather enjoyed this movie! I was really expecting it to be terrible, but it had heart and pretty good story telling. Most negatives I have are nitpicks. From what I understand, audiences hate it because superhero fatigue and some predictable story elements. I don't go off of that; my fatigue only hits when the story is bad, and this one actually had a good story. For the most part, it's only uncle Rudy and Carapax that get the shaft in this. There is clearly something with Rudy's backstory that we aren't getting, and Carapax's backstory was glossed over way too fast. Again, it's still a good movie, but some elements could have used more screen time. If they had been flushed out more, it would have turned a good movie into a great movie. But for what it is, it's still pretty good. I just don't know if we'll be getting sequel to this or not.

 [ 2 / 2 ] ANOTHER MOVIE!  I also saw The Marvels! There are things I like and don't like about this movie. For the most part, I think this movie succeeded where the previous Captain Marvel movie failed; by giving us characters that are more enjoyable to watch. Personally, that's all I wanted. However, there are some minor bad things that should not be ignored. The story is not told chronologically at first, so that can be annoying to some. We are only getting half a story, since the rest is told in flashbacks. Makes me wonder if the audience needs to see any of the miniseries to be fully caught up, like the Ms. Marvel series or Secret Invasion. I've not heard super positive things, but if these shows are going to be canon, then this is the trade-off.  And while it does hold a positive audience reception on Rotten Tomatoes, it's still considered the worst Marvel movie so far. Lastly, I liked the post-credits scene, but the pre-credits scene just doesn't really inspire me. I feel like it's too little, too late to try and retread the Avengers recruitment. So balance the positive with the negative, and this movie is just... average. I fear the MCU is not doing so good right now.

 King-Ohger 46: Life Unbalanced!  This is the sign of truly good writing. They can take a detail you previously dismissed and suddenly make it a very big deal while still complimenting the main story. It almost makes you wonder how they didn't think about Jeremie/Kumonos' extra long lifespan sooner. The Yellow Ohger made the right call, even if it had an unexpected consequence. However, watching the two of them share a sunset, fighting back tears... It's moments like these that make me afraid of what the next season after has in store.

 Gotchard 20: Spanning Hatred.  This episode had me in the first half, but lost me in the second. This song and dance is kind of repetitive now. We know that being a Malgum is messing with Spanner's thinking. We know he'll be set free. We know he'll eventually turn into a Rider since the new OP sequence kind of spoils that for us. I just wish this wasn't happening all at once. They could have done a better job of slowly building up to this. The execution of these story beats could have been done better. Still, kind of interesting that both childhood Ichinose/Gotchard and childhood Spanner saw things they shouldn't have, intertwining them into their destinies.

That's it for now, my crowd.  Take care, and don't let fatigue champion you.

Something, something, something, Apple Family? This video made me want to try all the different kinds. This is "Eating 50 Apples In 30 Minutes | Bonus Babish" by Babish Culinary Universe.