I was finishing up "Mad Idolatry" again, and it made me think about season three's "Mortality Paradox" when the Kelly planet people bring the crew close to death.

In the latter, the crew and the viewer, to an extent, are kinda pissed off for being toyed with, one at a time. However, at the end of the former, Kelly invites them to study them after Ed suggests that perhaps the Kelly Planet people would surpass and begin studying them, and Kelly says, "Please do."

So they kind of brought that whole thing on themselves, or at least Kelly did.

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u/Ralph--Hinkley — 1 day ago
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Watching "Cost of Living" 5.20 again after all the brouhaha about the head in the bubble being terrifying.

I actually like this episode, and it's precisely because of the side plot of Lwaxana bonding with her "Little Warrior." First time meeting her, and Lwaxana had Alexander hugging on her after a bit together, and I think that's great since it's really the only source of affection Alexander ever gets, and he eats it up.

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u/Ralph--Hinkley — 2 days ago
▲ 48 r/Reds

Per Lance McAlister: Saturday night, Matt McLain turned in his best all-around game since 2023 last night... and passed a Reds legend.

He extended his career-long errorless streak at 2B to 108 games (since August, 11 2025), surpassing Brandon Phillips (2014) for the longest errorless streak by any Red at that position since 1900.

He made a heck of a diving stop and throw to get an out. At the plate, he produced 3 H, 2B, HR, 2 R, SB. He finished a triple shy of the cycle and tied a season high with three hits.

He gave the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 lead with a 5th-inning solo homer off Ryan Gusto. Each of his first 42 career home runs have come off a different pitcher, and is the third-longest run by a Reds batter to begin his career in the expansion era (since 1961), behind only teammate Elly DeLa Cruz (45) and Tucker Barnhart (44).

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u/Ralph--Hinkley — 3 days ago