Ryu Taylor
Unwavering beliefs. Richter Taylor is my name now.
In just about every possible regard, the JP version is an infuriating failure. I say this because despite the fact that I never saw this episode in Japanese in its entirety, I saw that "STRIKE" clip spammed everywhere on Twitter, which confirmed to me that the JP version can even fail at humor. And what a failure at humor it was. It's the absolute worst joke I've ever experienced in my life. Even when I quit watching it, I can't get the JP version out of my life, which is why I have no problems whatsoever laying into it. It hurts me, so I use Counter on it (there, I can make terrible puns, too, except I, like everyone not writing for the JP version, am better at it).
Of course, I never thought the dub could do anything with that...no, it doesn't deserve the honor of the j-word even in airquotes. But anyway, I was right; it became complete nonsense. But I'll take complete nonsense over the abomination against humor the JP version gave the world.
To be honest, that's all I think is worth saying about this episode because in general, it sucked. It was like watching an actual baseball game on TV: unengaging. I'll just stick to "The Sandlot", Disney's "Casey at the Bat" short, any LP of "Winnie the Pooh Home Run Derby", and other such stuff to satisfy any baseball fix. In fact, to quote the first of those: "You play ball like a GIRL!!!"
The absolute worst SM episode so far.
Of course, I never thought the dub could do anything with that...no, it doesn't deserve the honor of the j-word even in airquotes. But anyway, I was right; it became complete nonsense. But I'll take complete nonsense over the abomination against humor the JP version gave the world.
To be honest, that's all I think is worth saying about this episode because in general, it sucked. It was like watching an actual baseball game on TV: unengaging. I'll just stick to "The Sandlot", Disney's "Casey at the Bat" short, any LP of "Winnie the Pooh Home Run Derby", and other such stuff to satisfy any baseball fix. In fact, to quote the first of those: "You play ball like a GIRL!!!"
The absolute worst SM episode so far.
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