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Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo; Blackthorne must decide who he fights for. [more inside]
posted by Molesome on Apr 9, 2024 - 25 comments

The Smiths dine at their favorite Chinese restaurant and read their fortune cookies aloud; pretty normal stuff, until Jerry reads his. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on Oct 7, 2022 - 5 comments

Liz attends Champ's housewarming party, and discovers that there's more happening at Orbis, while Dud finds Blaise, as Blaise found Jackie's story. "We're stuck in a circle, but the magic is just there, just beyond. Merrill knew."
posted by filthy light thief on Sep 16, 2019 - 8 comments

Marriages are tested, tried, discussed, considered, and re-considered. Alchemical truths (the magnum opus, making gold, finding the elixir of life and becoming immortal, "an endless catalogue of bullshit") are enjoyed. A psychic is consulted, about life and ponies. And there's a brief, violent interlude with a nail gun, which might just be the nexus for positive changes.
posted by filthy light thief on Sep 12, 2019 - 9 comments

"Well, guys, this is my speech. Long ago, at Shamroxx, we served french fries. But here we serve Pommes Frites. They literally come out of the same bag, and we charge twice as much. It's magic. So, let that inspire you." Also, there's a robbery, an attack with a frying pan, the closing of a door, and a marriage.
posted by filthy light thief on Sep 4, 2019 - 6 comments

Sam and Dean must stop Rowena, who is on a deadly mission. Meanwhile, Castiel reaches out to the heaven for help and gets a surprise. [more inside]
posted by numaner on Apr 20, 2018 - 11 comments

Longing to escape the Massachusetts hometown that has always blamed their family for whatever goes wrong, Gillian and Sally respectively marry and run away but are drawn back by a seemingly magical force. Reprint. NYT. [more inside]
posted by TrishaU on Nov 30, 2017 - 1 comment

Samurai Jack's worst fear is realized when he faces off against Aku, and a daughter of Aku addresses the theory of nature versus nurture. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on May 15, 2017 - 4 comments

Time is a flat circle. The story and its telling deviate explicitly, as Rust and Marty wrap up their respective interviews with Gilbough and Papania by relating the culminating, heroic events of their 1995 investigation and summarizing the subsequent several years. [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Oct 14, 2014 - 3 comments