Author: jernahblunt
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My Review Academia S6 E11: Dabi’s Dance

Why are the action-light episodes always the ones with the most impressive animation? Backup arrives for both our heroes and villains as Gigantomachia finally reaches Shigurake. Upon emerging, Dabi has a shocking truth to reveal to both Endeavor and the rest of the world. Meanwhile, Uraraka confronts Himiko Toga. Let’s address the elephant in the…
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Revisiting Naruto Shippuden: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

I was part of a very unfair and abusive relationship back in high school. When I say that, you might assume I’m talking about my first girlfriend. No! I’m talking about this show! Naruto: Shippuden is the perfect encapsulation of everything I love and hate about shounen anime all in one package. Back when I…
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The Rebel Flagship: The Final Hurdle of FTL (Best Boss Battles)

FTL: Faster Than Light is one of my favorite indie games of all time. Whereas other roguelike games I find more frustrating than entertaining, when I play FTL, I often find myself doing four or five consecutive runs, regardless of the success of any given one. It’s challenging, it’s satisfying, and it’s freakishly addictive. The…
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Rewriting the 13th Doctor (Doctor Who)

One of the most interesting aspects of Doctor Who as a show is the concept of regeneration. For those unfamiliar with the series, whenever the main character, the Doctor, is fatally wounded, they change every cell in their body, becoming a whole new person. This allows new actors to take the character’s role and the…
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Writer’s Diary: December 2022 Update
I’ll be real with you guys: things haven’t exactly been going my way lately. Real life has been kicking me around like a Soccer ball (or football, if you’re someone who actually cares) so I haven’t been in the best place. Productivity is down much further than I had hoped. But it isn’t at zero…