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Below is the official communicaiton of the PuP ! I record official devs saying we were missing some points, so here their actual communication :)
April Update - Build #79888 This build contains:

• Small Trees and Idle Villagers as in-game settings

Balance Changes: * Eagle Scout, Eagle Warrior, and Elite Eagle Warrior cost increased from 20 food and 50 gold ▶ 25 food and 50 gold * Long Swordsman upgrade research time decreased from 45 seconds ▶ 40 seconds * Two-Handed Swordsman upgrade research time decreased from 75 seconds ▶ 60 seconds * Champion upgrade research time decreased from 100 seconds ▶ 85 seconds * Pikeman upgrade research time decreased from 45 ▶ 35 seconds * Pikeman upgrade cost decreased from 215 food and 90 gold ▶ 160 food and 90 gold * Supplies research time decreased from 35 seconds ▶ 20 seconds * New technology: * Gambesons --- Militia-Line +1 Pierce Armor: * Follows Supplies * Cost 100 food and 100 gold * Available in the Castle Age * 25 seconds of research time * Gambesons Available -- (Note: Civs gaining gambesons are also called out in the civ specific balance changes)Aztecs, Bengalis, Bulgarians, Burmese, Byzantines, Celts, Dravidians, Franks, Japanese, Koreans, Malay, Persians, Portuguese, Saracens, Sicilians, Slavs, Spanish, Teutons, Vikings * Gambesons Disabled --Berbers, Bohemians, Britons, Burgundians, Chinese, Cumans, Ethiopians, Goths, Gurjaras, Hindustanis, Huns, Incas, Italians, Khmer, Lithuanians, Magyars, Malians, Mayans, Mongols, Poles, Tatars, Turks, Vietnamese

• Fishing Ship collision size reduced from 0.5 ▶ 0.4
• Trade Cog collision size reduced from 0.5 ▶ 0.3
• Elite Steppe Lancer pierce armor increased from 1 ▶ 2
• Heavy Scorpion upgrade cost decreased from 1000 food and 1100 wood ▶ 800 food and 900 wood
• Murder Holes research time decreased from 60 seconds ▶ 35 seconds
• Sappers upgrade cost changed from 400 food and 200 gold ▶ 400 food and 200 wood
• Sappers upgrade now also adds +3 bonus damage vs rams for villagers
• Developer Note: “In practice this means +3 damage against Armored/Siege Elephants and Trebuchets, +2 against Capped Rams and +1 against Siege Rams.”
• (Elite) Elephant Archer train time decreased from 34 seconds ▶ 30 seconds
• Elite Elephant Archer upgrade cost reduced from 1000 food and 800 gold ▶ 800 wood and 500 gold
• Siege Elephant upgrade cost increased from 650 food ▶ 850 food
• (Elite) Genitours affected by Recurve Bow, Tower Shields, and Byzantine skirmisher discount
• Cannon Galleon Adjustments:Developer Note: “These changes simplify the damage of Cannon Galleons by removing it's numerous bonus damages vs almost all units and increasing the base damage accordingly. Also fixed a bug where Cannon Galleons sometimes wouldn't damage the targeted unit. Added a little bit of splash damage to the projectile as a small buff against clumped units.”
• (Elite) Cannon Galleon damage increased from 35 (45) ▶ 50 (60)
• (Elite) Cannon Galleon bonus damage vs Infantry, Archer, Cavalry and Mamelukes decreased from 15 ▶ 0
• (Elite) Cannon Galleon bonus damage vs Siege decreased from 40 ▶ 25
• (Elite) Cannon Galleon accuracy increased from 50% ▶ 100%
• (Elite) Cannon Galleon blast radius increased from 0 ▶ 0.25 (0.3)
• (Elite) Cannon Galleon receives attack ground ability
• Fixed an issue where Cannon Galleons sometimes wouldn't damage the targeted unit.

Civilization Specific Changes
Aztecs * Receive Gambesons * 50 extra starting gold is received after completing the first Town Center
Bengalis * New Bonus - Melee Cavalry gain +2 bonus damage vs skirmishers * Mahayana effect now also applies to monks * Gain Supplies, Receive Gambesons
Berbers * Villager movement speed bonus adjusted to 5% in Dark Age and 10% in Feudal Age
Bohemians * Hussite Reforms research cost reduced from 800 food and 450 gold ▶ 500 food and 450 gold
Britons * Team Bonus decreased from 20% ▶ 10% faster working archery ranges * Fixed an issue where the Town Center cost discount was not reducing the cost of repairing.
Bulgarians * Receive Gambesons * Stone discount does not apply to starting Town Center
Burgundians * Flemish Militia cost decreased from 60 food and 25 gold ▶ 50 food and 15 gold * Flemish Militia production after researching Flemish Revolution moved from Town Center to Barracks * Flemish Militia HP decreased from 75 ▶ 60 * Flemish Militia damage decreased from 12 ▶ 11 * Flemish Militia pierce armor decreased from 1 ▶ 0 * Flemish Revolution cost changed from 1200 food and 650 gold ▶ 200 food +10 food per villager converted and 150 gold +5 gold per villager converted
Burmese * Elite Arambai upgrade cost adjusted from 1100 food and 675 gold ▶ 1000 food and 750 gold * Receive Gambesons
Byzantines * Greek Fire now additionally provides 5 splash damage to bombard towers * Receive Gambesons
Celts * Stronghold effect increased from 25% ▶ 33% attack speed to towers and castles * Stronghold now additionally heals allied infantry near castles by 30 HP per minute * Receive Gambesons
Chinese * Start changed from +3 villagers and -200 food ▶ +2 villagers and -150 food
Dravidians * New Bonus: Siege units cost -33% wood * Receive Gambesons
Ethiopians * Team bonus effect changed from towers and outposts +3 line of sight ▶ outposts +3 line of sight and stone cost removed * Royal Heirs effect changed from Shotel Warriors trained 100% faster to Shotels and Camel units receive -3 damage from Mounted Units * Elite Shotel Warrior train time decreased from 8 seconds ▶ 4 seconds
Franks * Receive Gambesons
Goths * New Bonus: Hunt lasts 20% longer
Gurjaras * Kshatriyas cost increased from 200 food and 400 gold ▶ 500 food and 450 gold * (Elite) Shrivamsha cost increased from 70f 20g → 70f 30g * (Elite) Shrivamsha reload time increased from1.75 → 2.0 (1.9)
Huns * Atheism cost decreased from 500 food and 500 gold ▶ 500 food and 300 wood
Incas * Andean sling now additionally provides +1 damage to slingers * Fixed an issue where Slingers incorrectly gained attack speed from thumb ring * New Bonus: Military units cost -15/20/25/30% food in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial * List of affected units: Militia-line, Spearman-line, Eagle-line, Skirmisher-line, Slinger, Kamayuk, Genitour, Condottieri, Petards and Xolotl Warriors. * Lose access to supplies * (Elite) Kamayuk cost increased from 60 food and 30 gold ▶ 65 food and 30 gold * Slinger cost increased from 30 food and 40 gold ▶ 40 food and 40 gold * Bonus Removed: Start with a free Llama * Team Bonus effect changed from Spearman and Skirmisher +2 line of sight ▶ Start with a free Llama * Stone discount does not apply to starting Town Center
Japanese * Now have access to Hoardings * Kataparuto cost reduced from 750 wood and 400 gold ▶ 550 wood and 300 gold * Receive Gambesons
Khmer * (Elite) Ballista Elephant elephant armor changed from -2 ▶ 0, cavalry armor from -2 ▶ 0, siege armor from -2 ▶ 0Developer Note: “This fixes various bugs where Ballista Elephants would receive additonal damage even from units which had +0 attack vs siege or cavalry armor (all infantry units, chu ko nus, steppe lancers...)The addition of the Hussite Armor will cause them to receive more damage from siege such as Mangonels or Bombard Cannons.” * (Elite) Ballista Elephant gain Hussite wagon armor with a value of +20
Koreans * Elite Turtle ship range increased from 6 ▶ 7 * Receive Gambesons
Lithuanians * Bonus for starting with 150 food changed to each Town Center providing 100 food
Malay * New Bonus: Receive infantry armor upgrades for free * Receive Gambesons
Malians * (Elite) Gbeto HP increased from 35 (45) ▶ 40 (50) * The 30% longer lasting Gold Mines bonus changed to villagers drop off 15% more gold * Tigui additional arrows changed from 5 ▶ 8 * Wood discount does not apply to starting Town Center
Persians * Receive Gambesons * 50 extra starting food and wood are received after completing the first Town Center
Poles * Villager regeneration bonus now starts in Feudal Age
Portuguese * (Elite) Organ Gun damage 16 ▶ 7 (20 ▶ 9) * secondary damage changed from 2 flat to same as main projectile * (Elite) Organ Gun total projectiles 5 (5) ▶ 6 (7) * (Elite) Organ Gun accuracy 50% ▶ 0% * (Elite) Organ Gun attack dispersion 0.75 ▶ 0.25 * (Elite) Organ Gun Bonus vs Infantry 0 ▶ 1 * Elite Organ Gun Bonus vs Buildings 0 ▶ 1Developer Note: “The aim of this change is to more accurately realize the vision of this unit being effective against groups of units.Instead of one high damage projectile and additional mostly cosmetics bullets, the damage of the unit is spread equally across all its projectiles.” * Elite Caravel upgrade cost adjusted from 750 food and 475 gold ▶ 700 food and 525 gold * Receive Gambesons
Saracens * Zealotry cost reduced from 500 food and 450 gold ▶ 400 food and 400 gold * Receive Gambesons
Sicilians * Castles and Town centers built 100% faster changed to Castle build 50% and Town Centers build 100% faster * Donjon affected by Hoardings * Donjon can now train Spearman-line * Donjon now functions as a prerequisite for Archery Range and Stable * First Crusade effect reduced from 7 ▶ 5 Serjeants per Town Center * First Crusade cost adjusted from 300 food and 600 gold ▶ 400 food and 300 gold * Serjeant HP increased from 45 ▶ 50 in Feudal Age * Serjeant HP increased from 65 ▶ 75 in Castle Age * Serjeant Elite upgrade cost reduced from 1100 food and 800 gold ▶ 800 food and 675 gold * Serjeant build/repair 25% slower in Feudal Age * Receive Gambesons * 100 extra starting stone is received after completing the first Town Center
Slavs * Boyar cost adjusted from 50 food and 80 gold ▶ 60 food and 70 gold * Druzhina cost reduced from 1200 food and 500 gold ▶ 900 food and 500 gold * Receive Gambesons * Free Supplies bonus also includes Gambesons
Spanish * Inquisition also gives Missionaries +1 range * Conquistador -1 Pierce Armor (Elite Unchanged) * New Bonus: Gain 20 gold for each technology researched * Receive Gambesons * Build speed bonus does not apply to starting Town Center
Tatars * (Elite) Keshik train time increased from 16 (14) ▶ 17 (15)
Turks * Artillery cost increased from 450 wood 500 gold ▶ 600 food 650 gold
Teutons * Receive Gambesons
Vietnamese * Paper Money cost reduced from 600 wood and 350 gold ▶ 550 food and 200 wood
Vikings * Chieftains effect now also provides infantry with gold generation while attacking villagers, trade units, and monks. This is in addition to infantry gain bonus damage vs cavalry * 5g per villager, 20g for Monks and Trade units * Chieftains cost reduced from 700 food and 500 gold ▶ 600 food and 450 gold * Berserkergang replaced with Bogsveigar (650 food and 500 gold): Archer-line and Longboats +1 Attack * (Elite) Berserk healing increased from 20 hp per minute ▶ 40 HP per minute * Elite Longboats Bonus vs Ships 11 ▶ 10, vs buildings 8 ▶ 7 * Receive Gambesons
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The episode starts with Alaric with Landon and Rafael at rhe sheriff station being questioned about Hector and Maria ( Raf/Landon foster parents) death. Sheriff Matt tells Ric that the victims were drain of blood and ask if any of the vampire students are drinking human blood and what the message of " Give it to us " means with Alaric saying no and he does not known but suspects that it's the knife. The next day at the school, Ric calls for a student assembly telling them of what happened with all students are on lockdown until the threat is gone. Alaric asks Hope to talk to Landon and Rafael and the twins to talk to the vampires.
During the episode, we see Hope try to talk to both Landon and Rafael about their loss while feeling like she reliving her parents deaths again. Landon feels guilty because he knows that the murderer wants the knife and they killed his foster parents to sent a message, Hope tells him not to feel responsible and they bond over this. Rafael withdraw from everyone except Landon and when he and Hope talk he remembers that the Waithes were killed when he was ten and that Hector and Maria reminded him of that.
Josie and Lizzie talk to the vampires of the school namely MG and Kaleb. Josie asks Kaleb if he did it due to the "club" rule on human blood and Kaleb denies it and calls her a hypocrite since she was the one who started the "club" and made it's rules. Lizzie talks to MG and asks if any vampire has been sneaking out automatically ruling out MG. MG inevitably crumble and says that Kaleb going out sometimes. While of all this is going on, Matt and Ric investigate and find out that similar murders have happened across the state since Landon and Rafael arrived at the school when Matt is knocked out and taken.
Alaric asks Hope, the twins, and MG for help when the vampire arrives and calls for the knife to be brought to him and he would release Matt, they ask why and the vampire saids that he was sent by others more dangerous than him to bring the knife to them. The squad about to attack him when more vampires arrive and they beat the squad and leave Matt beaten up and warn that they will not leave town without the knife.
The ending is Hope telling Landon and Rafael about the vampires, Raf runs into Josie who asks if he want to help stop the vamps and tells him that she wrote the letter and ask him to join the "club". Lizzie tells Alaric about Kaleb sneaking out, MG and Kaleb argue and Kaleb tells MG about the club when Alaric shows up and knocks him out with vervain. The last scene is the leader of the vampires on the phone with someone with the caller ( Clarke) saying if the vampires fail, they will answer not only to him but all of TRIAD.

So, with this episode's montage we can actually construct nearly all of the table in the Ted Lasso version of the current premier league season. I'll start with teams that are shared between real life and the show

1. Manchester City
2. Southampton
3. Manchester United
4. Crystal Palace
5. Tottenham (who I was pleased to note were in last place)
6. Brighton and Hove Albion
7. Brentford (On the table, and we know they were one of the other promoted teams)
8. Wolverhampton
9. Newcastle
10. Chelsea
11. Leeds United
12. Aston Villa
13. Arsenal
14. Leicester (didn't appear on the table, but Rebecca congratulated Rupert on beating them in ep2)
15. West Ham

Now for ones we know are in that are not currently in the real league
16.AFC Richmond

1. Burnley
   
2. Norwich City (both of these teams were in the EPL last year, maybe they survived here?)
   

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this leaves us with the following teams still unaccounted for:
Liverpool, Everton, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Fulham. Of these, we can pretty safely assume that:

1. Liverpool (there's no way they'd be left out)

which leaves us the question of our 20th team. I think it's most likely to be Everton, as they're the most notable team of the remainder. It would also make sense as the final three were promoted from the championship this year, and may have been casualties as a result.

Discuss away!

The Mandalorian Season 3, Episode 5 - Chapter 21

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The Mandalorian
In season 3 the journeys of the Mandalorian through the Star Wars galaxy continue.
Once a lone bounty hunter, Din Djarin has reunited with Grogu. Meanwhile, the New Republic struggles to lead the galaxy away from its dark history. The Mandalorian will cross paths with old allies and make new enemies as he and Grogu continue their journey together.

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Pizza Gate
A lot of arguing going on in this episode, let's get to it...
Before the show starts, we see after they leave the party last episode. Tre, Danielle and Jen A are with their husbands driving home from the party. Danielle says "The one person you don't want to have as an enemy, ME!! The "Me" sounded like a combination of a roaring lion and Al Pacino. It was something.
The next morning, we have breakfast at the Jen A with her guests. At the same time, we see Rachel and her guests eating breakfast together with her side. Of course, both sides are talking about the other side while having breakfast. Shocker! Later on, both groups will get together for lunch at Rachel's.
At Rachel's house one of the subjects is Danielle. They are very 'concerned' about why Danielle doesn't talk to her brother. Let me make this clear. The Marge doesn't speak to her kids and Jackie doesn't speak to a sister. Why do these busybodies care why she doesn't speak to her brother? Here's an idea, instead of focusing on Danielle, try fixing your own family, including you, Melissa. Damn! Now Melissa whines about her mom not being invited. The Marge asks her if she is happy Louie invited her mother to the wedding. Melissa wonders if it is a genuine invite, ffsakes get over yourself. Yes, Melissa. He meditated on it and deep down in his heart and soul he wants your mother there so bad. Is that good enough for you? Melissa's mother tweeted or liked not so nice things about Teresa years ago, so stop pretending there is a love fest here. It is not. Teresa forgave but why would she want someone who slammed her on social media at her wedding?
Now let's get to Joey and pizza gate. Joey tells them Louie is nice but sometimes a dick. Producers ask if something happened between them. Joey tells them that yes something happened. There are two sides which we will get to. Back at Jen's Teresa comes clean with her friends and tells them that Louie lost 250k investing in a pizzeria for Joey called Nonno's that Joey wanted to do with Teresa. Joey put down zero percent. Louie's lawyer said to give Joey 5% and he flipped out, because it was his idea to call it Nonno's. Idea? Pay up or deal is done! Joey also said Teresa changed the name to Skinny Pizza. I doubt she changed the name, sounds fishy to me. Joey is annoyed. Louie is not. Joey lost no money. Louie lost 250k. Why is Joey mad about this? He lost nothing. Furthermore, a few seasons back, Joey opened a pizzeria, what happened to that restaurant? It just vanished? Of course, The Marge has to butt in to say this is so hurtful to Joey.
Rachel's Lunch it starts off okay. Oh, Adult Jennifer arrives, she has a husband named Jeff. Word on the street is people in her town don't like her, which makes her a perfect fit for being The Marge's friend of the show.
Okay party is on. The Marge, Jackie, Dolores, Adult Jennifer and Melissa's are still talking about the mother not being invited. All of them. I can't. Stop with this storyline. She was invited, so what's the problem now?Teresa tells Joey all he had to do was come to her and ask her to invite his MIL and she would have, instead he and Melissa are whining to strangers (cast members) about this.
Now we have The Marge pull aside Danielle and scold her for spreading gossip about The Marge having an arsenal of information about the women. First of all, Danielle only discussed it with Rachel, but Rachel who was talking about it as well, being the snake that Rachel is, ran back and told The Marge what BOTH Danielle and Rachel discussed. Rachel just conveniently left out the part that she participated in the discussion. Also, The Marge is the town's gossip that tells everyone's secrets. Hey, she is such a gossip she probably worked her way up to the Garden's State gossip by now. So why is she so mad? She knows she spreads secrets (Jen A and Bill) and tries to destroy relationships (Louie and Teresa). Rachel Joins The Marge and Danielle. Rachel twisted it to make it seem like it was Danielle gossiping about The Marge. Rachel is a pot stirrer and Danielle is done with her. I knew these two wouldn't be friends. Oh, the irony -- The Marge tells Danielle to stop gossiping all over the place. This is projection from The Marge onto Danielle.
Now we have Louie trying to make peace between Teresa, Melissa and Joey. Give it up Louie, they even brought in therapists to repair their family. It's not going to happen. First Louie grabs Melissa to talk. He brings up her mother's invite and how wonderful Melissa's mother has been to him and his boys.
Meanwhile close by at the party, Jackie's talking about Teresa's non invite with Jen A and Dolores. Teresa's fed up by now, she wants to know why everyone is talking about this. So do I. Jackie tells her Melissa is her best friend and is very upset about this. Gag!! Tre tells her if she is so upset let her call her sisters and discuss HER guest list. Get her Tre! I can't help it, these women are being so catty towards Teresa. It's a guest list, get over it. And Melissa's mother is no saint. She said horrible things online about Teresa. Danielle chimes in to say stop gossiping about my brother. She said I blocked him on Instagram, and he lost his mind and that was it. The ladies say maybe it is the SIL (which it probably is) but mind your own business. Why do they care so much? I don't care why. Danielle tells them she is done and leaves the party. The Marge calls her a drama queen. No, she just doesn't like gossipy women talking about a sensitive subject. Danielle tells us in her confessional she is heartbroken about her brother and these women are making it worse. Danelle, you shouldn't have told them!!
Back to Louie, while he is professing his love for Melissa and her family, Teresa tries to join in on the conversation. Louie tells her to respect their space and she is not making any sense what she is saying. All she said is that she wanted to know what is going on with the wedding invite, and everyone is talking about it. She also said there's history with the family. Yeah, that bothered me. He is not a therapist, and he has no right to scold Teresa and kick her out of the conversation. This is her side of the family's problem. He can't control how it all goes down. If Teresa wanted to be there and say her peace, she should be allowed to. Teresa walks away. Joey joins and Louie welcomes him. This is so weird. Okay Louie is forgiven for now ... He does say he feels bad about the invite and all the hurt between Tre, Melis and Joey, but Teresa is hurt as well, and he is marrying her in 4 weeks and wants peace. Maybe his intent is good but stop with your 'therapy' speeches with Teresa on camera.
Back at the gossip table with the women. Teresa tells them her brother Joey needs therapy. Jackie tells her that is not nice. What? Therapy is not nice? Teresa goes off on her and tells her to get out of her fucking face. I would too. Jackie needs to go. I am sick of her and her nasty digs. She brings nothing but negativity and starts in with people. Teresa tells her she is getting involved with family and needs to keep out of it.
Now back to Louie and Joey, Melissa walked away to let them talk. Louie tells Joey he wears Nonno's pajamas to make his nieces feel safe. Joey's face is priceless, like wtf did he just say? It is kind of weird, but whatever. Now Teresa joins in, and they have a therapy session about the wedding. Enough! Invite, don't invite, attend, don't attend. Melissa joins in and more wedding talk. Ugh!! It gets heated and Teresa walks away. She tells Louie to fix it, she is done. So is America. Get another storyline. This time Melissa and Joey leave the party. The Marge walks up and Teresa tells her to make Melissa understand that last year.... suddenly all talk stops! Louie gets up and tells Teresa he is going to leave because he can't take it anymore. I feel you. But he scolds her in front of the group, telling her she doesn't listen. Should she sit there and let him do all the talking? He is on the fence again with me. Too controlling, but she doesn't see it, so they might be a good fit. She is mellow now. I just feel he should say these things off camera. He continues to lecture Teresa while Joey comes back and starts screaming, Louie calms him down and Joey leaves. Either Louie is the Teresa and Joey makeup whisperer, or he's controlling. I can't figure him out.
So there you have it. Pizza Gate started the demise of Louie and Joey's relationship. Teresa's father and sister never talked over $200 give or take. So I think the family is following in their footsteps.

This is the 3rd episode of season 4 and so far this season, we’ve had dog death, infidelity and corruption, but if you were looking for a lighthearted and whimsical episode to balance things out, you won’t find it here. We begin with the Ingalls girls making the trek after school to the Taylor residence, where Laura plays a part in successfully convincing Mrs. Taylor to let her daughter Ellen go swimming with them. Laura wants to use a shortcut across Busby’s place, but Mary threatens to tell Pa. Laura thinks the better of it, knowing Mary would keep her promise. They take off for the pond with a grown man watching their activities from the bushes. As it turns out, he isn’t the only one as two boys try to peep in on the girls swimming. Carrie wanders over and asks them what they are doing. The boys reply that they’re fishing, but Carrie doesn’t buy that and asks them what they are fishing with. You can mark these boys down as the first people in the universe to be outsmarted by Carrie. Carrie yells over to Laura and she, Ellen and Mary all duck down in the pond. The boys head for the hills while Laura and Mary resurface. Ellen does not. Precious moments tick by as Mary yells and admonishes Ellen for not returning. Mary is usually smarter than this. The next thing we know, it’s nightfall and the torches and canoes are out and it’s pretty clear they’re looking for a body now. How exactly Ellen drowned remains unclear. Standard Walnut Grove funeral with Reverend Alden presiding. Mrs. Taylor naturally has some trouble accepting her daughter’s death as she breaks down at the casket. Remarkably, she resumes her composure and blames Laura for the incident. Laura starts to wonder if she really is responsible, but Pa tells her she is not. Back at the Taylor residence, Reverend Alden stops by with some bible passages he thought might be of some comfort. Mrs. Taylor is not in a religious mood and evicts Alden and shouts “And take your damn book with you” while throwing the Bible at him and staring icy cold daggers at him in the process. Wild. Mrs. Taylor goes through Ellen’s mementoes a little later. Her husband walks in and now his wife is directing some of the blame at him. Eloise orders him to get out.
Over at the mill, Jonathan goes for a ride in the wheel and gets dizzy. He heads over to the Mercantile for a sarsaparilla and Reverend Alden gives him some serious crap over it, thinking that he’s drunk. This is a fairly long sequence for something that isn’t integral to the plot. This is also during that weird 4-5 episode period in between where Jonathan was introduced, but we hadn’t seen Alice or Andy yet. Alden catches up with Charles at the mill and asks him to ask Caroline to talk to Mrs. Taylor since he was getting nowhere with his efforts. Charles obliges and Caroline obliges, but she heads over to the Taylor residence to find Mr. Taylor on his way out and Mrs. Taylor not in the mood to talk and still blaming Laura for what happened. The next day, the girls are walking to school when Laura gets the idea to take some flowers to Mrs. Taylor. Mary warns her about cutting across Busby’s again, but Laura isn’t going to be dissuade this time. Laura knocks on Mrs. Taylor’s door, which pops right open. She hands Mrs. Taylor the flowers, which was apparently something Ellen did often. Mrs. Taylor goes in and out of reality, occasionally mistaking Laura for Ellen. It should be noted Laura has blonde highlights in her hair for this episode and Ellen was blonde. I’m not sure why they couldn’t just make Ellen the same hair color as Laura, but whatever. Mrs. Taylor asks Laura to fetch some apples from the fruit cellar and as Laura does, she pulls up the ladder, thus trapping Laura in the dark cellar. She then takes Laura’s flowers and books and heads out of the house.
Mary runs over to the mill from the school to inform Pa that Laura never made it to class and that she planned to go over to Mrs. Taylor’s using Busby’s place as a shortcut. Strangely, Charles and Jonathan aren’t too concerned about it. Nonetheless, they decide to check over at Mrs. Taylor’s, who denies having seen Laura that day. The guys decide to check out Busby’s place next, and we see Busby (who is a bit slow) looking at the picture book. Jonathan finds the picture book a little later and he and Charles round up some men, but nobody finds anything more of note today.
The next day, Mrs. Taylor heads over to the mercantile, where she purchases birthday candles, a birthday doll and mentions that her daughter Ellen brought her flowers yesterday. This weirds out Harriet. An absolutely unreal chain of events follows next as the men finally close in on Busby, who takes off running and Mr. Taylor shoots him in the head and nearly kills him. Keep in mind that Busby is mentally slow and hasn’t been found guilty of any crime or even charged with one. The men take Busby over to Doc Baker’s and while he’s recuperating, Charles gives him the third degree on Laura’s whereabouts, then grabs him by the collar and starts to rough him up. CHARLES INGALLS CHOKES INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO WERE JUST SHOT IN THE HEAD! Garvey gets Charles to back off. Busby responds much better to Garvey’s soft-spoken approach and answers the questions as best he can. He just wanted to look at the pictures. Surreal moment as Garvey tells Busby “Nobody here going to hurt you”, when the man that just shot him and that man that just choked him are in the room. Busby eventually passes out. Harriet busts in and informs the men about all the weirdness with Mrs. Taylor in the mercantile. Pa rushes over to the Taylor residence, but just as he does that, Laura has outsmarted Mrs. Taylor and found a way out of the cellar. Eloise gives chase and tackles Laura in a last-ditch effort, but they collapse by Ellen’s grave and reality has finally started to sink in for Mrs. Taylor. Pa reunites with Laura. Finally, after 45 minutes of child death, suggestions of child molestation and murder and innocent people being horribly attacked, we get a touching moment as Laura befriends Busby and gives him the picture book back.
Gah, that was just horrifying. Mrs. Taylor apparently suffers no consequences for kidnapping and false imprisonment. We don’t even get the “They decided to have another child” ending. Nope, nothing.
EPISODE WINNERS – Harriet once again, for leading the men in the right direction and Laura as well for enduring what she did and having the ability to outsmart an adult to get away.
EPISODE LOSERS – Mr. Taylor for being trigger happy, Mrs. Taylor for her crimes, and Charles for kicking people when they’re down.

💣🌋SPOILED💣🌋 - World Championship - S01E04 - World on Fire
AIR DATE: March 28, 2023
WHERE TO WATCH?: PARAMOUNT+
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Happy to provide pics of anything you might be interested in.. Most of this stuff I would like to move ASAP. If you would like to buy see my GameSale post!
If you are local to the Sacramento area I might be willing to do a local meetup. Cash/Paypal also acceptable on either side to help even out a trade.
Thanks for looking! Happy trading!
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PLAYSTATION
Playstation	Legacy of Kain Collectors Edition Triple Pack	SEALED Hard to value.. I don't see this very often at all.. There is one other one on eBay right now for $369 in similar condition.. This one does have some minor wear to the corners/seal as seen in the pics.. I would really like a big item from my list for this..
Playstation	DarkStalkers 3	CIB - Minor Staining
Playstation	GranStream Saga	CIB
Playstation 2	Final Fantasy X Brady Games Strategy Guide	Very worn. Has tear in front cover. No poster.
Playstation 2	Final Fantasy X -2 Brady Games Strategy Guide	Moderately worn. Has smaller tear in back cover. Includes Poster.
Playstation 2	Dual Shock 2	Silver - Works - Normal Wear
Playstation 2	Dual Shock 2	Translucent Blue - Works - Normal Wear
Playstation 2	Guitar Hero II	BL - CIB
Playstation 2	Guitar Hero Guitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80's	BL - CIB
Playstation 2	Myst III Exile	BL - CIB
Playstation 2	RPG Maker 3	BL - CIB
Playstation 2	24 The Game	BL - CIB
Playstation 2	Wheel of Fortune	BL - CIB
Playstation 3	Ace Combat Assault Horizon	BL - CIB
Playstation 3	BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend	Limited Edition Big Box - CIB - Includes Soundtrack, Art Book, and Calendar. Box has heavy wear. Everything else is pretty minty. Game case has some minor shelf wear.
Playstation 3	Dark Souls II	BL - CIB
Playstation 3	Diablo III	BL - CIB
Playstation 3	Yakuza Dead Souls	BL - CIB
Playstation 4	500 Million Dual Shock 4 Controller	Loose - Has crack in center but otherwise pretty minty.
Playstation 4	7 Days to Die	BL - CIB
Playstation 4	Call Of Duty Infinite Warfare	BL - CIB
Playstation 4	Dead Cells [Action Game of the Year]	BL - CIB
Playstation 4	Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age	BL - CIB
Playstation 4	Evolve	BL - CIB
Playstation 4	Final Fantasy XV Deluxe Steelbook Edition book w/Slipcover	BL - CIB
Playstation 4	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8	BL - CIB - Spine damage/tear
Playstation 4	Middle Earth Shadow of War	BL - CIB
Playstation 4	Nascar Heat 3	BL - CIB
Playstation 4	Overwatch Origins	BL - CIB
Playstation 4	Resident Evil Village Deluxe Edition	BL - CIB
Playstation 5	Babylon's Fall	Sealed
Playstation 5	Death Stranding	Sealed
PSP	PSP 1001 - Loose. PSP ONLY	Body and screen are pretty scratched up, includes a rubber grip cover and I can include a white replacement shell... Charge port can be touchy sometimes so it also includes a replacement port. No charger. PENDING
PSP	Tekken 6	BL - CIB
PSP	PSP 3000 Box and tray only - No PSP included	Box has moderate to heavy wear with some creasing.
PSVITA	Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus	Loose
PSVITA	Wipeout 2048	Loose

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XBOX
Xbox	Blowout	BL - CIB
Xbox	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	BL - CIB
Xbox	Indiana Jones and The Emperors Tomb	BL - CIB
Xbox	Pac Man World 2	PH - CIB
Xbox	Return To Castle Wolfenstein Tides of War	PH - CIB
Xbox 360	4GB - 360 Slim Console	Includes OEM power supply and controller. I can probably include an HDMI cable if needed.
Xbox 360	250GB - 360 Slim Console	Includes OEM power supply, controller and Kinect. I can probably include an HDMI cable if needed.
Xbox 360	Dead Space 3	PH - CIB
Xbox 360	Dragonball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi	BL - CIB
Xbox 360	Fable 2 Limited Edition	BL - CIB* (No special features disc)
Xbox 360	Fable 3	BL - CIB
Xbox 360	Forza 4	BL - CIB
Xbox 360	Grand Theft Auto 5	BL - Boxed w/map
Xbox 360	Halo 3 Limited Edition Steel book w/sleeve (minor damage)	BL - CIB - Includes manual, but no book..
Xbox 360	Hitman HD Trilogy - Premium Edition w/ slipcoveartbook	BL - CIB - Moderate wear
Xbox 360	Mortal Kombat	BL - Boxed (No Manual)
Xbox 360	NBA Live 2010	BL - CIB
Xbox 360	NBA 2K18	BL - CIB
Xbox 360	Portal 2	BL - Boxed (No Manual)
Xbox 360	Test Drive Unlimited	BL - CIB
Xbox One	Battlefield 4 Steelbook Edition	CIB
Xbox One	Dark Souls 3	CIB
Xbox One	Madden 22	CIB
Xbox One	Prototype BioHazard Bundle	CIB
Xbox One	Rare Replay	CIB
Xbox One	Skylanders Trap Team	CIB
Xbox One	UFC 3	CIB
Xbox One	Watch Dogs 2	CIB
Xbox One	Wolfenstein The New Order	CIB

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NINTENDO
NES	Vintage Nintendo of America Letter	w/ Official Nintendo Envelope, Cover Letter, Nintendo Power order form, service center list, Game Pak Directory, Replacement parts list, Nintendo history. Great little piece. Definitely shows some wear and a few markings but the order forms are blank. Not sure how to value this
NES	Bart vs The Space Mutants	Manual Only
NES	Gradius	Manual Only
NES	Mega Man 1	Manual Only
NES	Mission Impossible	Manual Only
NES	NES Advantage controller	Manual Only
NES	Zodas Revenge	Manual Only
NES	Kung Fu	Loose
NES	Ninja Gaiden II	Loose
NES	Skate or Die	Loose - Worn/snagged top label
NES	Wizards and Warriors III	Loose - Worn/torn top label
NES	GAME GENIE	Loose
SNES	DOOM	CIB** - Might be willing to trade box/contents separately.
SNES	Rockos Modern Life	CIB - Box is worn, includes insert, manual and warning slip.. both have some wear, Cart is in great shape! Might be willing to trade box/contents separately.
SNES	Yoshi's Safari	CIB** - Might be willing to trade box/contents separately.
SNES	Buster Busts Loose	Manual Only
SNES	Hey Punk! Are You Tuff E Nuff?	Manual Only
SNES	Lawnmower Man	Manual Only
SNES	Mega Man X	Manual Only
SNES	World Heroes	Manual Only
SNES	GAME GENIE	Loose
N64	Standard N64 Console	Includes OEM expansion pack.
Wii	Red Steel	BL - Boxed (No Manual)
Wii	Trauma Center Second Opinion	BL - CIB
Wii U	The Legend of Zelda Windwaker HD Edition Wii U	Complete in box** - Super Hard trade - Probably the item I'm least likely to trade right now.
Wii U	The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD	SEALED - I am considering having this one graded.
Wii U	Super Mario 3D World	NS - CIB
Switch	Red and Blue V2 Switch Console	Includes everything but the box. Decent condition with a few blemishes. Everything works. PENDING
Switch	Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Edition OLED Switch	NEW
Switch	BloodRayne Fresh Bites	Sealed - w/card
Switch	Fire Emblem Three Houses	CIB
Switch	Great Ace Attorney Chronicles	CIB
Gameboy	Ren and Stimpy Veediots	Manual Only
NDS	Red Super Mario Bros 25th Anniversary Edition DSi XL	Loose - With charger. Does have some minor wear and teascuffs on corners PENDING
NDS	Mario Party DS	Sealed - (Has some knicks/tear in seal.)
NDS	Pokémon Heartgold	CIB - NFR case, no big box or Pokewalker - Only considering trading this so I can upgrade.. Would also trade FOR the big box..
NDS	Spiderman Shattered Dimensions	Loose
NDS	Spyro The Eternal Night	Loose
3DS	Animal Crossing New Leaf	CIB
3DS	Bravely Second End Layer	CIB - Minor damage to case/art
3DS	Legend of Legacy	Sealed
3DS	Super Smash Bros. 3DS	Loose

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SEGA
Saturn	Model 2 Console	Loose - Includes power cord + OEM controller
Saturn	Street Fighter Alpha 2	CIB
Dreamcast	Crazy Taxi	Loose

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[WANT]
SOME specific items I'm after:

• Attack On Titan 2 or Final Battle PS4
• Baten Kaitos - Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
• Castlevania Curse of Darkness - PS2
• Castlevania Lament of Innocence - PS2
• Castlevania Dracula X
• Conkers Bad Fur Day
• Chocobos Dungeon
• Clock Tower (all)
• Drakengard 2
• Earthbound
• Evil Dead Games (PS1-PS2)
• Geist - Gamecube
• Grandia Xtreme
• The Legend of Zelda Four Swords - Gamecube
• Majoras Mask N64
• Mario Party 6 - Complete only
• Mario Party 7 - Manual only
• Marvel vs Capcom 1 and 2 PS1/PS2 or Dreamcast
• Misadventures of Tron Bonne
• Mega Man 64 - Cart or CIB
• Paper Mario TTYD - Complete and NON Players Choice/Best Seller
• Parasite Eve II - Manual only
• Pokemon Crystal, Emerald, Ruby, and Silver
• Pokemon White, Black, HGSS (Big Box), Alpha Sapphire, Moon, Y, Ultra Sun/Moon
• Resident Evil - Saturn
• Resident Evil - PS1 Long Box
• Resident Evil Code Veronica - Gamecube
• Resident Evil Dead Aim (Also looking for other light Gun games like Point Blank, Time Crisis, House of the Dead..)
• Resident Evil Survivor
• Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles - Highly Prefer the Gun Bundle Version.
• Saga Frontier 2 PS1, Unlimited Saga PS2
• Shadow Hearts - PS2
• Shadow Hearts From the New World - Disc only
• Silent Hill Origins and Shattered Memories - PS2
• Suikoden, Suikoden II and Suikoden Tactics
• Tekken Long Box
• Twisted Metal Long Box
• Valkyrie Profile PS1
• Wario Ware/World - Gamecube
• Xenosaga Episode III - PS2 - Complete only. Lenticular preferred.
• PS2 Multi Out (

[General Wants]

• I'd like to bulk up my Gamecube and Sega collections; Dreamcast, CD/Saturn and Genesis.. I don't really need any hardware at the moment. But a CDX or Nomad would be cool though!
• PlayStation 5 games. Official Sony dual controller charger - CIB or New
• PS1 - PS4 Heavies
• PS Vita Games and maybe certain Vitas.
• PSP Games
• PSVR Games
• PS1 Long Box games
• PSX Console
• Special Edition Sony/PlayStation stuff.
• Switch games, SE Pro controllers
• Gameboys
• DS/3DS games

** Your lists/offers. I am not interested in loose discs or any sort of Greatest Hits, Platinum Hits, Players Choice, etc. Black Label/first print only. Most Carts are ok loose with the exception of games that came in plastic cases such as DS/Vita. If it had a cardboard box I can do without.