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Konosuba S3 Ep 10: Shatter the Darkness

Konosuba season 3 episode 10 review

So, Darkness is getting married! But that’s a bad thing, because it breaks up the Big Four. In order to stop this, Megumin is pulling out all the stops. And this is where that great spinoff featuring Megumin helps so much. By fleshing out her character, which had previously been just “EXPLOSION!”, we’re able to see that Megumin actually has feelings and cares for her friends. Man, Megumin is starting to charm me.

Aqua, Kazuma, and Megumin crash Darkness’s wedding, which is always fun. Every show needs to have a wedding-crashing episode at least once. Garfield and Friends had a particularly good one when Garfield overheard Marion John saying (what he thought he heard as) “I’ll be finally marryin’ Jon.”

A much better episode this week than last week. In fact, one of the better episodes this season. And to think they did it with Darkness serving as damsel-in-distress? (Although I’m pretty sure she’d like that.)

Best girl of the episode: Yes, it’s Megumin.

Episode rating: 8/10

Olympics

Cycling

I’ll admit it, I’m completely befuddled on making my projections for cycling. It’s hard to find much info on this (and equestrian) as to who’s qualified or not. So, this will likely be one of my least accurate projections; I’m really taking a shot in the dark here. But the goal is to get a general idea of who’s gonna win medals, more than getting them right slot by slot. Note: this list is in a different form than the other ones, as men’s and women’s events alternate in this one.

Projections:

MedalMen’s road raceCountry
GoldTadej PogacarSlovenia
SilverMathieu Van Der PoelNetherlands
BronzeJasper PhilipsenBelgium
MedalWomen’s road raceCountry
GoldDemi VolleringNetherlands
SilverLotte KopeckyBelgium
BronzeElisa Longo BorghiniItaly
MedalMen’s time trialCountry
GoldFilippo GannaItaly
SilverRemco EvenepoelBelgium
BronzeTadej PogacarSlovenia
MedalWomen’s time trialCountry
GoldGrace BrownAustralia
SilverAnna HendersonGreat Britain
BronzeBrodie ChapmanAustralia
MedalMen’s team sprintCountry
GoldAustraliaAustralia
SilverNetherlandsNetherlands
BronzeGreat BritainGreat Britain
MedalWomen’s team sprintCountry
GoldChinaChina
SilverGreat BritainGreat Britain
BronzeGermanyGermany
MedalMen’s individual sprintCountry
GoldHarrie LavreysenNetherlands
SilverMatthew GlaetzerAustralia
BronzeJames HedgcockCanada
MedalWomen’s individual sprintCountry
GoldEllesse AndrewsNew Zealand
SilverSteffie van der PeetNetherlands
BronzeKelsey MitchellCanada
MedalMen’s keirinCountry
GoldHarrie LavreysenNetherlands
SilverJeffrey HooglandNetherlands
BronzeKevin QuinteroColombia
MedalWomen’s keirinCountry
GoldSteffie van der PeetNetherlands
SilverMartha BayonneColombia
BronzeHetty van de WouwNetherlands
MedalMen’s team pursuitCountry
GoldDenmarkDenmark
SilverNew ZealandNew Zealand
BronzeAustraliaAustralia
MedalWomen’s team pursuitCountry
GoldNew ZealandNew Zealand
SilverGreat BritainGreat Britain
BronzeItalyItaly
MedalMen’s MadisonCountry
GoldDenmarkDenmark
SilverAustraliaAustralia
BronzeNew ZealandNew Zealand
MedalWomen’s MadisonCountry
GoldNew ZealandNew Zealand
SilverAustraliaAustralia
BronzeGreat BritainGreat Britain
MedalMen’s omniumCountry
GoldJan Willem van SchipNetherlands
SilverGrant KoontzUnited States
BronzeAaron GateNew Zealand
MedalWomen’s omniumCountry
GoldMaike van der DuinNetherlands
SilverBryony BathaNew Zealand
BronzeJen ValenteUnited States
MedalMen’s mountain bikeCountry
GoldVictor KoretzkyFrance
SilverMatthias FlukingerSwitzerland
BronzeTom PidcockGreat Britain
MedalWomen’s mountain bikeCountry
GoldAlessandra KellerSwitzerland
SilverPauline Ferrand-PrevotFrance
BronzeHaley BattenUnited States
MedalMen’s BMX freestyleCountry
GoldAnthony JeanjeanFrance
SilverKieran ReillyGreat Britain
BronzeJustin DowellUnited States
MedalWomen’s BMX freestyleCountry
GoldHannah RobertsUnited States
SilverSun JiaqiChina
BronzeNikita DucarrozSwitzerland
MedalMen’s BMX raceCountry
GoldJoris DaudetFrance
SilverAndre SylvainFrance
BronzeNiek KimmannNetherlands
MedalWomen’s BMX raceCountry
GoldZoe ClassensSwitzerland
SilverAlise WilloughbyUnited States
BronzeLaura SmuldersNetherlands
CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Netherlands64313
New Zealand3227
France3205
Australia2327
Switzerland2114
Denmark2002
United States1236
China1102
Italy1023
Slovenia1012
Great Britain0437
Belgium0213
Colombia0112
Canada0022
Germany0011
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S&W 3: Silver medalist

Spice & Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf episode 3 review

So, it’s Economics 101 today on Spice & Wolf! I would have flunked the class. All I know about economics is how to lowball someone on eBay to get something for a ridiculously cheaper price that I should have. But this seems to be heavier economic talk than that. While I knew this series was a lot about economics, I was hoping it could make them fun.

And it kind of does, to an extent. I love Lawrence and Holo’s little negotiations. The two of them make a great pair. However, I can’t really get interested in a show if it’s simply trying to teach me the difference between different types of silver. That’s just not for me.

So, a pretty good episode this week, but not as good as the last two.

Best girl of the episode: Will it ever be anyone but Holo?

Episode rating: 7/10

Olympics

Athletics

The heart and soul of every Olympics, athletics is the only sport that I was able to see two sessions of in Atlanta. (My others were table tennis, basketball, weightlifting, baseball, and soccer.) There’s no way of understanding how fun it is actually being in the stadium, because you’ve got two or three things going on at all times. Someone’s running, someone’s jumping, and someone’s throwing, all at once. You never know when someone’s about to move into first place. I hope with all my heart that I get to see it again at the Coliseum in 2028.

Projections:

MedalMen’s 100mCountry
GoldNoah LylesUnited States
SilverAckeem BlakeJamaica
BronzeOblique SevilleJamaica
MedalMen’s 200mCountry
GoldNoah LylesUnited States
SilverKenny BednarekUnited States
BronzeLetsile TebogoBotswana
MedalMen’s 400mCountry
GoldQuincy HallUnited States
SilverMatthew Hudson-SmithGreat Britain
BronzeKirani JamesGrenada
MedalMen’s 800mCountry
GoldMarco AropCanada
SilverEmmanuel WanyonyiKenya
BronzeWyclife KinyamalKenya
MedalMen’s 1500mCountry
GoldReynold CheruiyotKenya
SilverJakob IngebrigtsenNorway
BronzeYared NuguseUnited States
MedalMen’s 5000mCountry
GoldHagos GebrhiwetEthiopia
SilverYomif KejelchaEthiopia
BronzeGrant FisherUnited States
MedalMen’s 10000mCountry
GoldJoshua CheptegeiUganda
SilverSelemon BaregaEthiopia
BronzeBerihu AregawaiEthiopia
MedalMen’s 110m hurdlesCountry
GoldGrant HollowayUnited States
SilverHansle ParchmentJamaica
BronzeWilhem BelocianFrance
MedalMen’s 400m hurdlesCountry
GoldKarsten WarholmNorway
SilverAlison dos SantosBrazil
BronzeRai BenjaminUnited States
MedalMen’s 3000m steeplechaseCountry
GoldSoufiane El BakkaliMorocco
SilverAbraham KibiwotKenya
BronzeSimon KoechKenya
MedalMen’s high jumpCountry
GoldMutaz Esesa BarshimQatar
SilverJuVaughn HarrisonUnited States
BronzeGianmarco TamberiItaly
MedalMen’s pole vaultCountry
GoldArmand DuplantisSweden
SilverSam KendricksUnited States
BronzeErnest John ObienaPhilippines
MedalMen’s long jumpCountry
GoldTajay GayleJamaica
SilverCarey McLeodJamaica
BronzeMiltadis TentoglouGreece
MedalMen’s triple jumpCountry
GoldHugues Fabrice ZangoBurkina Faso
SilverLazaro MartinezCuba
BronzeAndy Diaz HernandezItaly
MedalMen’s shot putCountry
GoldRyan CrouserUnited States
SilverJoe KovacsUnited States
BronzeTom WalshNew Zealand
MedalMen’s discus throwCountry
GoldMykolas AleknaLithuania
SilverKristjan CehSlovenia
BronzeAndrius GudziusLithuania
MedalMen’s hammer throwCountry
GoldWojciech NowickiPoland
SilverMykhaylo KokhanUkraine
BronzeEthan KatzbergCanada
MedalMen’s javelin throwCountry
GoldNeeraj ChopraIndia
SilverJakub VadlejchCzech Republic
BronzeJulian WeberGermany
MedalMen’s marathonCountry
GoldEliud KipchogeKenya
SilverBenson KiprutoKenya
BronzeSisay LemmaEthiopia
MedalMen’s 20km walkCountry
GoldZhang JunChina
SilverAlvaro MartinSpain
BronzePerseus KarlstromSweden
MedalMen’s decathlonCountry
GoldPierce LePageCanada
SilverKarel TilgaEstonia
BronzeDamian WarnerCanada
MedalMen’s 4 x 100m relayCountry
GoldUnited StatesUnited States
SilverJamaicaJamaica
BronzeJapanJapan
MedalMen’s 4 x 400m relayCountry
GoldUnited StatesUnited States
SilverBotswanaBotswana
BronzeGreat BritainGreat Britain
MedalWomen’s 100mCountry
GoldSha’Carri RichardsonUnited States
SilverShericka JacksonJamaica
BronzeJulien AlfredSaint Lucia
MedalWomen’s 200mCountry
GoldShericka JacksonJamaica
SilverGabrielle ThomasUnited States
BronzeDaryll NeitaGreat Britain
MedalWomen’s 400mCountry
GoldMarileidy PaulinoDominican Republic
SilverNatalia KaczmarekPoland
BronzeSada WilliamsBarbados
MedalWomen’s 800mCountry
GoldMary MoraaKenya
SilverKeely HodgkinsonGreat Britain
BronzeHalimah NakaayiUganda
MedalWomen’s 1500mCountry
GoldLaura MuirGreat Britain
SilverFaith KipyegonKenya
BronzeDiribe WeltejiEthiopia
MedalWomen’s 5000mCountry
GoldEjgayehu TayeEthiopia
SilverGudaf TsegayEthiopia
BronzeBeatrice ChebetKenya
MedalWomen’s 10000mCountry
GoldGudaf TsegayEthiopia
SilverTsigie GebreselamaEthiopia
BronzeLilian Kasait RengerukKenya
MedalWomen’s 100m hurdlesCountry
GoldDevynne CharltonBahamas
SilverJasmine Camacho-QuinnPuerto Rico
BronzeDanielle WilliamsJamaica
MedalWomen’s 400m hurdlesCountry
GoldFemke BolNetherlands
SilverRushell ClaytonJamaica
BronzeJanieve RussellJamaica
MedalWomen’s 3000m steeplechaseCountry
GoldWinfred YaviBahrain
SilverBeatrice ChepkoechKenya
BronzeFaith CherotichKenya
MedalWomen’s high jumpCountry
GoldYaroslava MahuchikhUkraine
SilverNicola OlyslagersAustralia
BronzeIryna GerashchenkoUkraine
MedalWomen’s pole vaultCountry
GoldKatie MoonUnited States
SilverNina KennedyAustralia
BronzeMolly CauderyGreat Britain
MedalWomen’s long jumpCountry
GoldTara Davis-WoodhallUnited States
SilverIvana SpanovicSerbia
BronzeLarissa IapichinoItaly
MedalWomen’s triple jumpCountry
GoldShanieka RickettsJamaica
SilverThea LaFondDominica
BronzeMaryna Bekh-RomanchukUkraine
MedalWomen’s shot putCountry
GoldChase JacksonUnited States
SilverGong LijiaoChina
BronzeJessica SchilderNetherlands
MedalWomen’s discus throwCountry
GoldValerie AllmanUnited States
SilverFeng BinChina
BronzeSandra ElkasevicCroatia
MedalWomen’s hammer throwCountry
GoldCamryn RogersCanada
SilverDeAnna PriceUnited States
BronzeSara FantiniItaly
MedalWomen’s javelin throwCountry
GoldHaruka KitaguchiJapan
SilverFlor RuizColombia
BronzeLina MuzeLatvia
MedalWomen’s marathonCountry
GoldTigst AssefaEthiopia
SilverPeres JepchirchirKenya
BronzeAmane Beriso ShankuleEthiopia
MedalWomen’s 20km walkCountry
GoldKimberly Garcia LeonPeru
SilverJemima MontagAustralia
BronzeMaria PerezSpain
MedalWomen’s heptathlonCountry
GoldAnna HallUnited States
SilverKatarina Johnson-ThompsonGreat Britain
BronzeNafissatou ThiamBelgium
MedalWomen’s 4 x 100m relayCountry
GoldJamaicaJamaica
SilverUnited StatesUnited States
BronzeGreat BritainGreat Britain
MedalWomen’s 4 x 400m relayCountry
GoldUnited StatesUnited States
SilverGreat BritainGreat Britain
BronzeJamaicaJamaica
MedalMixed 4 x 400m relayCountry
GoldUnited StatesUnited States
SilverJamaicaJamaica
BronzeGreat BritainGreat Britain
MedalMixed racewalk relayCountry
GoldChinaChina
SilverAustraliaAustralia
BronzeSpainSpain

Projected medal count:

CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
United States157325
Jamaica46515
Ethiopia44412
Kenya36514
Canada3025
China2204
Great Britain14510
Ukraine1124
Norway1102
Poland1102
Japan1012
Lithuania1012
Sweden1012
Uganda1012
Bahamas1001
Bahrain1001
Burkina Faso1001
Dominican Republic1001
India1001
Morocco1001
Peru1001
Qatar1001
Australia0404
Spain0123
Botswana0112
Brazil0101
Colombia0101
Cuba0101
Czech Republic0101
Dominica0101
Estonia0101
Puerto Rico0101
Serbia0101
Slovenia0101
Italy0044
Barbados0011
Belgium0011
Croatia0011
France0011
Germany0011
Greece0011
Grenada0011
Latvia0011
New Zealand0011
Philippines0011
Saint Lucia0011