Lunar Sea Spire

GC13 and David discuss The First Temple from Amphibia. Marcy is here and she is locked in . No puzzle is safe from her, and she is unconquerable at flipwart, even when forced to play in hard mode. Until her opponent starts cheating by equipping its wart with laser-proof armor. That seems rather unfair. At least Marcy learned a valuable lesson, one that perhaps an aspiring conqueror would need to h...

GC13 and David discuss Ivy on the Run and After the Rain from Amphibia. We don’t need much excuse to talk about Steven Universe, but not only do we have lies people have told in the past we also have a child running away from a home she thinks doesn’t love or understand her. Odd. It’s just too bad that Hop Pop didn’t get the same leeway that Felicia did. You’d think t...

GC13 and David discuss Night Drivers and Return to Wartwood from Amphibia. Considering how long it took them to get to Newtopia, the family made amazing time on their way back! After just twenty hours of driving they’re one night’s drive away from home, and they happen to have a pair of expert night drivers held in reserve. For how well the residents of Wartwood understood the Plantars...

GC13 and David discuss The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers and A Day at the Aquarium . Newtopia gets a beautiful sendoff with a spooky sleepover where we encounter some totally unexplained alien ghosts, followed by a trip to an aquarium where just about everything reminds them of something (or someone) who tried to eat them. But now the King has a proposition for Marcy. Completely not ominous at a...

GC13 and David discuss Little Frogtown and Hopping Mall from Amphibia. Sal’s sandwich stop has been ransacked and it’s up to Hopediah Plantar PI to crack the case. Or at least do his best (he misses some pretty obvious clues we think). And while he may be on the run from a felony manslaughter charge, at least he’s not morally culpable for anything today. Plus: free sauce! But Ann...

GC13 and David discuss Lost in Newtopia and Sprig Gets Schooled from Amphibia. Well, we sent the two least-responsible Plantars out into Newtopia on their own, what did we think was going to happen? Frankly it’s surprising things turned out as well for Anne as they did, though maybe if she had been trying to make friends things would have gone better. But hey, not only did Sprig get schooled...

GC13 and David discuss Scavenger Hunt and The Plantars Check In from Amphibia. While King Andrias clearly puts a lot of effort into his scavenger hunt, he could clearly use a trip to Summer Camp Island to learn how it’s done from Susie—he doesn’t even send them out for a single earring back! At least he came through for the Plantars with an unlimited credit card. Sprig has the makings...

GC13 and David discuss Marcy at the Gates from Amphibia. The barbarians may not be at the gates, but the barbari-ants are willing to stand in—at least long enough to draw Marcy out! (Thankfully they never thought to tunnel under the gate, that might have caused some problems.) So now Marcy is on the crew and she and Anne have a new mission. We’re sure Sasha will be glad to see them. What do...

GC13 and David discuss Swamp and Sensibility and Wax Museum from Amphibia. Thank goodness Gravity Falls was about a bunch of humans, because Grunkle Stan is evil as a frog! Thankfully Soos is just as goodhearted whether he’s a frog or a human. And we also learn Wally’s dark secret: he’s filthy stinking rich! Don’t worry Wally, we won’t hold it against you, especially...

GC13 and David discuss Quarreler’s Pass and Toadcatcher from Amphibia. We’re sorry Quarreler’s Pass , you were a very exciting episode with some very good frog-eating villains, and you even revealed a new superpower shared by Polly and Sprig, but Toadcatcher is a tough act to precede. And what an act Toadcatcher was. Sasha and Grime are back ! If only that newt had let us know wh...

GC13 and David discuss Truck Stop Polly and A Caravan Named Desire from Amphibia. Wow, Anne is really sharing the having-a-lesson spotlight today, with Polly learning the first lesson and Hop Pop learning the second. The point goes to Polly though, for being at an age where learning lessons is a much more common occurrence though, and for not trying to assist in the robbery of a bank to further he...

GC13 and David discuss the The Ballad of Hopediah Plantar and Anne Hunter from Amphibia. Well, Hop Pop got another lesson. Usually Anne has the lessons on lock, but she’s willing to share every not and again—especially since she comes back to learn the second lesson of the pair! And while we didn’t mention the foreshadowing happening at the end of Anne Hunter make no mistake: we saw it...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the announcement of the Lars of the Stars spinoff series for Steven Universe. For a thing with only two sentences about it, you’d think we wouldn’t be so excited yet. But this is a spinoff we’ve wanted for years, so yeah: this is kind of a big deal. So while details are light hopes are high: for the first time in years there’s more Steven Univ...

GC13 and David discuss  Handy Anne and  Fort in the Road from Amphibia. A season of episodes is done and a season has passed in Wartwood, which means the mountain pass is clear and the Plantar family can go out on an adventure! Just make sure to follow Hop Pop’s road rules (unless you’re looking to suffer an unnatural death, or buy middling-quality ice cream). A very conspicuous bit of...

GC13 and David discuss the first season finale from Amphibia,  Reunion . Sasha, you may be evil but there is still good in you, we feel it. I’m sure we’ll get to see it some day. Today though you were pretty awful. Thankfully Wally was there to save the way! We even made it through the season finale with no deaths! Well, except for one hideous plant monster, but it was probably pretty...

GC13 and David discuss  Children of the Spore and  Anne of the Year from Amphibia. It’s official, Anne is definitely accepted as a citizen of Wartwood (even if she, Polly, and Sprig are awful kids to have around). She may not have had anything to do with saving the town (and Amphibia) from Apothecary Gary, but at least she’s most improved! Aren’t you just delighted that we had an...

GC13 and David discuss The Big Bugball Game and  Combat Camp from Amphibia. Ah, finally the Lunar Sea Spire has returned to Frog Show! Even though we know Amphibia is a wonderful place where nothing bad ever happens, it felt good to return to a couple of lighthearted adventures. Still, it’s nice to see Anne learning to trust others and how to fight. Those skills might come in handy, even if...

GC13 and David discuss the tenth episode of Invincible Fight Girl, The Missing Piece . Well, here’s that four on one we were promised. Andy is able to find her missing piece though, dig deep, and send the Perm Gang blasting off for the first time. Hopefully we get to see a second season. We may not ever see the Perm Gang blast off again, but there are so many questions we want answered that...

GC13 and David discuss the ninth episode of Invincible Fight Girl, Formation! The Perm Gang Strikes Back . Now that the Perm Gang has appeared Andy can have herself a real match. Unfortunately for her they have a very sad backstory, and Immaculate isn’t a challenge for her after the training she’s done. Well, if one member of the Perm Gang isn’t strong enough to challenge Andy, t...

GC13 and David discuss The Rusty Rumble from Invincible Fight Girl. So we’ve begun a three-parter to finish off the season, and that means that stuff is about to go down. It starts off nice and calm, but nice and calm does include finally meeting Keith David the Scouter, the narrator. Dude is pure sinister… And of course as the first episode of a three-parter that means we need to set...

GC13 and David discuss the seventh episode of Invincible Fight Girl, Bertie Unbound . Put a fork in Rumbleweed, it’s done. Bertie, you may blame Andy for this right now, but we hope that with time to reflect you will not declare Andy to be to blame and name yourself her rival. Ruff and Tumble, definitely bad parents—and now bad fighters too. Keep moving Andy, there’s no one here to hel...

GC13 and David discuss Behind the Wall: The Finger and the Toe from Invincible Fight Girl. We never thought we’d hear ourselves say this, but why didn’t Andy listen to Craig? Sure, helping people is nice, but as Andy finds out there are some people out there who are beyond help. Still, at least we learned that you wrestle with your whole body. Wise words from our wrestling philosopher...

GC13 and David discuss The Perfect Strike from Invincible Fight Girl. Quesa Poblana has set down a challenge for Andy: perform ten Perfect Strikes in a week and she’ll train her. The only problem is that the Perfect Strike is magic and Andy doesn’t know the secret. Enter Craig and Mikey. Separately they can’t help, but when they work together? They have the power to scam for rese...

GC13, Soren, and David discuss the third episode of Invincible Fight Girl, The Way of the World . Andy vs Mbrandon, fight! It’s our second wrestling match of the show, and it’s a much tougher fight than Immaculate was. But then, Immaculate is a jobber, so the fact that he loses isn’t a surprise. Thankfully the show found it just as amazing as we did that Andy was able to absorb a...

GC13 and David discuss the third episode of Invincible Fight Girl,  Friends . It’s an episode about friends, and we know one guy who  isn’t going to be one of the eponymous friends. (It’s okay Craig, you’ve just got some growing to do yet.) Thankfully Mikey is plenty friendly, and Andy is willing to fight for his right to live his dream. Mbrandon seemed to be expecting a fi...