The Knuckles TV Show Had No Right To Be This Good
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- čas přidán 28. 04. 2024
- A few years ago I did a review on Sonic the Hedgehog 2... and let's just say it was not taken particularly well. Now it might be perceived that since I got such a bad reception on my opinions that I have done a complete 180 and become a complete shill to the Sonic fandom to rave about the latest installment that is the Knuckles TV franchise. Well you wouldn't be completely unfounded that the thought hasn't ever crossed my mind, but I genuinely really enjoyed this. Like a lot more than I ever thought I would. And for what it's worth it seems to have had a significantly mixed reception amongst the Sonic fandom so I couldn't help you in regards to what appeases them. Anyway, here's me ranting about how ridiculously good this show is. Enjoy.
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I think the funniest bit that goes really under the radar is Knuckles ordering that Jewish Challah bread stuff at the bar and actually getting it
i didnt know about that bread at first so i thought he ordered a drink and they were gonna show knuckles drunk
I think the whole thing with Knuckles indulging in Jewish culture is the best bit. Wade’s mom referring to the massacre of the Echidnas as relatable is a small but crazy nod. “He’s practically Jewish!”
I think the show should’ve been called “Wade & Knuckles”
@@Earth_onbordIf that was the case, I think the show would've received less criticism, although many people would still not vibe with it. Most people didn't like it because they were expecting something else, they were disappointed.
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I think what makes it so good. It has combination of action, wholesome this comedy and seriousness. It doesn’t feel rush or dragging. It’s telling the story as it needs to.
And does a pretty good job at what it sets out to do
Exactly. You can tell the producers actually cared and not a cash grab.
@@v_AsT If it was I think it might’ve been much worse. That’s what I like about the SCU so far. For all its flaws, the people making it seem to really care about their craft
Were you rushing or were you dragging?
And the fans say it is the worst piece of SONIC MEDIA EVER because it didn't have the knuckles stuff they wanted and too much humans
I am a fan and I really liked the show
I'm in agreement. I do have to say, it's not exactly what I wanted this show to be. But in the end, I don't care because it was a feel good action packed series that took what would've felt like distracting plot points and took them seriously. It felt like a Saturday morning cartoon that we used to watch as kids. Even though Knuckles wasn't the full forefront of the series, I loved it. I even loved Wade's character, to the point where I wish he was the main human character in the movie series instead of Donut Lord. Wade feels more hilarious. It makes me hopeful for the people working on the Sonic cinematic universe when they said they wanted to expand the universe to reach avengers level status. I look forward to the future of sonic and friends cinematic adventures.
I loved the series. I'm also glad that they gave Wade a lot of character development in the show and that Knuckles got a found family with wade and a best friend with him as well.
The reaction to the show online was insane. Yes, some may find it disappointing, but it is definitely not the worst Sonic thing to ever exist. For me personally, I thought that it was way funnier than I thought it would be, and just because of that, I'm giving it an 8.5/10. Wanda is the worst character to ever exist tho.
I agree with everything you say
agreed
Wait, online exist?
I give it 9, and I think its 10 for kids. This is something really healthy for kids
I genuinely loved the first half of the show, my older sister and I are big sonic fans and we couldn’t get over how adorable how Knuckles was in certain moments. We watched the first three episodes and actually enjoyed the interaction knuckles had with the characters and their time together. Unfortunately after the other half of the episodes, the story and the acting with the characters felt so off compared to the first three it almost felt like a different version of what was initially introduced to us (probably because of the bowling montages.) While we were upset that they lacked towards the outcome of the story and the writing with the characters, we were still very happy with what they gave us
Knuckles series is like the episode of Sonic X 'Knuckles and the Hawk'
I think the hat he wears is even a reference to that unless I’m thinking of something else. I definitely agree with you.
@@nutmeg9593You mean the OVA hat, right?
@@BlurroBlue Possibly. I love when I find more to watch. 🩷
I forgot about that episode
Everything you said is exactly how I feel. I definitely didn't think we got enough knuckles but the show is just so fun to watch. I don't care if it's a masterpiece or not, I just want to watch something fun.
I wish the Sonic and Knuckles movies and shows were 100% animated.
Anyway, I hope you’ll make a video about the show Baby Reindeer.
I mean... Technically they are. CGI.
@@erynnmurphy2996 I’m not talking about Knuckles and his friends, I mean the entire movie is with real people and places besides Knuckles and his friends, and I wish that everything in the movies and shows related to Sonic was animated, even Dr. Eggman isn’t animated.
Me too
@@squirtle7G1 :)
Hell na we got to many of thos
Alot of people didn't like it, thinking it was more so the Wade show. Personally, I thought it was okay. Just okay/good, but I wasn't expecting miracles from a spin-off of a movie geared for youths or general audiences. At the end of the day if you liked the movies you will like this (but I didn't like the singing episode it was total fluff or filler).
Agree!! I thought it was alright & the comedy didn’t hit because I felt like it was predictable
saying sonic 2 was trash and knuckles wasn't that good in the film, while saying the show is amazing is so unpopular that it's probably rare
One of the reasons why I like the Sonic cinematic universe is it demonstrates something a lot of other shows and movies are now lacking-basic humanity. Yes, these characters are aliens, but at their core they still are very much in human in their struggles. It is refreshing to see a series dedicate itself to focusing on the development of these characters in a grounded way that at the same time incorporates game elements for added flavor. This is arguably one of the best adaptions of Sonic purely on the fact that these characters the world they inhabit is dynamic and that nothing is without a cause nor consequence. There are no vacuums in the SCU.
You made an interesting point that the absurdity defines the world. You are correct, but much of this is because by introducing elements such as Mobians and Robotnik, the world itself had become more surreal as a consequence. Those closest to the events have embraced the wackiness. This is especially apparent when you consider the nature of the films:
Sonic 1: Very grounded, most characters found the existence of Sonic and his abilities initially difficult to comprehend, but once they accepted the fact that aliens do exist, embraced the humanity of the characters.
Sonic 2: Grounded within the established parameters laid by Sonic 1. Extended cast results in more character development of the human qualities of both human and Mobians, excluding Robotnik and Stone to a degree.
Knuckles: At this point, anyone that has interacted with Mobians has accepted and embraced that reality is far more surreal and unknown than what is known. Those closest to the Mobians and/or Robotnik tend to be the most accepting of these new developments. Still grounded, but within the framework of the established universe whilst moving the needle more towards shifting the dynamic of the characters and world due to their respective influences on it.
Sonic 2 is arguably the most important in terms of moving the needle since the magnitude of the events effectively guaranteed that the existence aliens would have to become some degree of public knowledge.
I found it middle of the road, my one really big complaint is that they made all the supporting cast act even dumber than Wade, but dispite my gripes and nitpicks i don't get why sonic fans are calling it the worst Sonic media ever when Sonic Labyrinth is right there on the Game Gear
The thing no one is talking about that made me enraged is the fact that they chose Pretty Woman as the movie Knuckles and Wade's mom would watch together. 😁 There is something she said about people being judgmental, so I thought it was supposed to be a remark that's connected to later events in the series, but nothing like that ever comes up again, which makes me think it was only a comment about that specific situation in the movie, which would make it just.... weird.
(I don't think there's anything wrong with that type of work done voluntarily, and as strange as it is to have to think about it, I don't think any of the good Sonic characters would judge a "street walker", I just don't think this issue fits with the audience the previous Sonic movies were unfortunately marketed for, and the themes of the series or the franchise in general.)
Dispite this, I really liked the show, this episode and even this scene. I just like to see Knuckles listening and understanding people's perspectives. I was a bit concerned about how they would handle the Shabbat dinner, but luckily, Knuckles acted the way I expected him to. He respects tradition in general. So he respects other people's traditions. And the fight at the end was fantastic!
This was honestly just super alright for me. I wouldn't call it mid, but it was just average. No idea how you could prefer this to either of the previous two movies.
“Super alright.” I like that
@@jackkemp7256 legit XD
Everyone who saw this knows the best scene is the low-budget rock opera
I loved how goofy it felt. It was a fun ride to go through
Agreed. This show was real gem in a sea of pretentious bullshit. That's all we get these days. This really came straight out of nowhere. Oh a new Sonic show, and it's a F'in banger?! What? Yes.
I enjoyed watching the Knuckles show with my family. I don't see why people hate it, but everyone has their own opinions and there are no right or wrong opinions.
The people who say this is the worst thing in Sonic are insane. This show was so good
People come to art for different reasons and thus have different standards for what they want to see, and by their standards this show could possibly be the worst.
Is it really that hard to comprehend that art is subjective?
lmaooo u have brain damage if u think the movies are worse
I am now going to watch this, so thank you! I’ve been putting off watching the franchise as a whole, but I’m nearing the end of finishing an 8 season long show (shit Psych is good) and I’m going to need something short and snappy as a palette clenser, this seems to be my favourite form of goofy.
Psych let's go!
Honestly, I liked the show so much. It made me laugh in so many scenes. The rescue plan dream scene in Wade's head; Wade's mom and Knuckles against the goons of the scientist, 5he duel between Wade and the bounty hunter, and so on. However, I have to agree with the others on some things that I also didn't like personally:
1) Knuckles wasn't on screen as much as he should've been. Don't get me wrong, I liked Wade's story arc, but it should've been a background story, not the main one.
2) The main villain. He wasn't built as much as he should've been. Even Wade's dad was given more focus and build-up as a bowling champ and a terrible father to the point that he betrays his own son to the evil agents. Additionally, the G.U.N agents were given a lot more focus as well, but it’s justified since they were antagonists of the show as well, and man, they were more interesting than the scientist, which is a shame. Like what? This man used to work for Robotnic/Eggman, knows his tech, somehow has Knuckles' quills, and has been building and selling weapons based on that to people. These characteristics had to make him intimidating, which he partially was. However, he got completely bodied by Knuckles in a matter of minutes, even though his mech suit was powered by Knuckles' quills. Plus, the G.U.N agents put up more of a fight than the scientist, and that is saying something.
So other than these, I really enjoyed the show. Knuckles did kinda turn Wade into a warrior of some sort, and he also found himself a home, it being Earth 🌎
It won me over for sure. It wasn’t as good as the movie for me, but it is able to stand on its own. Thanks for this nice review!
Idk I thought this was alright but I have seen people having mixed opinions on this. Interesting take of your opinion on this.
Finally someone who understands, the show isn’t perfect, but that doesn’t mean we should criticize every little detail
"far and away the greatest game to screen adaptation of all time" is a big claim, especially with stuff like Arcane out there...
And Netflix Cyberpunk, Last of Us, etc
I am confused as well. Is this channel satire? Like I get liking it. But a good adaption? Right after Fallout? I just don't understand.
@@allancarter I mean it is personal preference, but this seems mostly like a statement said out of just having watched the show, being super hyped about it and making a not very thought out statement.
Understandable, but not factual. Like I haven't watched the show, but I highly doubt that it is so much better than the examples mentioned here that it's "far and away" better than them.
@@hamdepaf6686 This definitely isn't the best adaptation at all, while I did enjoy some bits the humour was corny as shit and no offence to wade and his sister but how are yall acting like that at your grown ass age? Are you not embarrassed? They should just adapt the sonic IDW comic series at this point, and learn more about the characters through that. istg it needs to be animated. A knuckles show should take his history more seriously as it sort of made his whole cultural and ancient clans a joke.
I think the fans that are very disappointed probs are the ones that have been around for a while and know the sonic lore very well lmaoo. ALSO, it's just insane that fan content of sonic is better than this paramount sonic bs 💀💀
When you said that everyone acts like everything is normal even though its weird, it reminds me of the scene when Wade woke up in the morning and his house is destroyed but he doesn't even care xD
I kinda hope they keep doing shit like this because I wanna see shadow and rouge have a hear to heart with a middle aged blockbuster employee about self acceptance
Fight scenes were goated. Only issue was there was not enough knuckles and too much wade
The way Wade's mom reacts when Knuckles talks about his people being wiped out and she understands. Not just pretending to understand like other writing would have this scene because it was owls and echidnas. She understands because its like the Jewish history. And that struck me as wow. And they didn't have to overly explain the connection either or act like the audience is dumb. "He's practically Jewish"
That reaction hits hard for anyone who has at least basic knowledge of the Holocaust. Wade's mom is not even weirded out by the whole giant owls part, she just gets it!
While I would definitely love more Knuckles in a potential second season, I've grown to appreciate this show more.
This Show is fine, I felt like it was Mostly The Wade Show because it shows more Wade than Knuckles. But i enjoyed it, The Fight Scenes were very good, especially the Shabbat Dinner, I know this was a Knuckles show, but I hoped we would see more of Tom, Maddie, Sonic and Tails, They were just there for 1/8 of Episode 1 but that’s fine.
I can’t tell if bro is doing a bit or he actually liked it this much but regardless I did genuinely like this show
While I did like this series, it felt mostly inconsequential because we don't see much of Knuckles' character development and the villains die at the end, so what's keeping this series from feeling like filler in the grand scheme of this universe? I can't see a lot of this series affecting the later movies. I can see the writers and Jeff Fowler bringing back Knuckles' fire powers and maybe introducing Chaos as a water demon like they did with Iblis. I wasn't expecting much, I thought it'd have Knuckles training Wade in combat to become a better cop and Wade teaching Knuckles how to bowl.
I loved it. Watched through it twice already. I love Wade's journey and how he never stops being a dork who loves bowling; he just owns it at the end, and that feels so much more realistic than if he suddenly was a stone cold competent fighter.
Wanda was kinda annoying, but on rewatch I just pretended she was lying about being in the FBI at all (would be fitting considering we never see her do much of anything and she seems more focused on one-upping Wade anyways), and that made her funnier to me.
I think a couple more episodes could've rounded out the character arcs better, but as is, it's a fun time with some needed character development for both the comic relief character and the bruiser character.
Episode 4 is the best one btw.
Wow. I didn't expect to see any positivity about this show but I agree it's good. I was prepared for something underwhelming, but I had a good time all six episodes.
The Knuckles TV show?
You know what, I look up to you for going against Miraculous on some occasions so…no jokes.
Here is an idea for the Sonic team (Credit me)
A new character enters the Sonic franchise, she joins the dark team and is an engineer. Everything is from the dark team's perspective; the story starts from sonic adventure in an alternate universe.
Wholeheartedly agree, 8/10.
The show was so ba-
Michael Bolton everyone!
Now we just need that Hazbin Hotel review
This shows reminds me of the first Sonic movie, smaller in scope but very character-focused. But it also has the production value and big action setpieces of the second movie. It really is the best of both worlds.
I really enjoyed this show. It was super funny and entertaining to watch. I agree with some of the other comments that it could have focused a bit more on Knuckles rather than Wade, but I actually really liked the absurd humor. I thought the musical episode was hilarious and such an inventive way to show Knuckles’ backstory to Wade and the audience.
My only major complaint about it is that Wade’s sister was super annoying and acted like a six year old and wasn’t believable as an adult, certainly not one that works for the FBI. Even though all the other ridiculous stuff worked for me, her whole character just didn’t for some reason.
But overall it was really fun and I’m glad I watched it! I will probably even watch it again sometime!
This show isn't bad. Sonic fans just don't know how to have fun.
I am a firm believer that not everything has to be the Mona Lisa. And that philosophy definitely applies here.
Is the show perfect? No.
Does that make it bad? Hell no!
Fr, the Sonic fandom is like the whiniest and most closed minded fandom that ever existed
Unfortunately.
While not everyone I've met is like that, a large part of the community (the folks on Twitter especially) love to argue about useless shit that doesn't get anyone anywhere.
Who knows, maybe one day they'll learn that it's ok to have a differing opinion. (I wouldn't count on it hue)
The show is great, and I've seen reviews from youtubers who just didn't pay attention.
Oh I gotta watch this now
As a casual sonic fan i was in it for the ride but they are layers in the show that I didnt agree with but i did had fun
i loved it, my siblings and my friends loved it
Maybe it’s not quite what I hoped for, but I’m pretty happy with what we got for Knuckles! Although clearly not many others are having a good attitude about this
Yes finally someone praised this show I only saw people hate I love it
I was pretty disappointed with this series. Knuckles was more of a background character to Wade and I thought the show was unfunny overall with annoying characters and a lacklustre story. It was a chore to get through.
The problem is that it's called tye knuckles show but Knuckles is barely in his own show sure it had a decent story here and there but the false advertisement really hitted us hard.
So it's 7.5/10 i would give a 9/10 if only Knuckles had nore screen time in his own show!
This shows that we need streaming services to create more mini-series events than movies on their platforms. It would help give the story and characters more development as long as the writers could want.
2:47 what about the mlb season 5 finally I bet that made you laugh
Everyone, I have a bat$@#& theory, I believe that in Sonic 3 Shadow will take Knuckles' motorcycle. Cuz Knuckles having a motorcycle just never made sense to me for the show until I realized they could possibly give it to Shadow.
I'm thinking right now that in Sonic 3 Knuckles is of course going to have his motorcycle and stuff and Shadow will eventually steal it as the motorcycle is a big part of Shadow in His game.
Or the wachowski family will just simply sell it. I hope the former happens instead of the latter.
I thought it was cute! The humor didn’t always hit for me but overall i liked it
I'm liking this video, just because of this title
(But also the content, dw)
the only real complaint is that this show haves less of Knuckles then Wade... I liked the show, and the dynamic itself. just that I think the title character should be more of A character... that said over all I liked it a lot...
Ps: at 9:35 you mentioned that Sonic have weirdness and humor never at this level... Oh boy that's not true. clearly you never seen Archie. Where there story goes so far out there to break reality... Twice! Gave us a Co-Op with Mega man for F*** Sake. or a lot of the games for example: the Storybook games had Sonic fight a Jinn and King Arthur. Unleash had Sonic go "feral" and Robotnik Blow up Earth. Frontiers is finally the telling of Chaos's origins. THIS SHOW... is way to Tame. =P
Weirdness doesn't begin to cover it. XD but yee, sorry for the mini-rant.
Love this vid. ttfn =)
I think what he meant was for the movie canon when he said that not other types of canons since yeah those comics do get crazy, which I do remember someone saying the Knuckles tv show feels a little inspired by some of the goofier versions of the archive sonic comic stories.
Fair fair. =)
I feel like I'm getting a flash-bang every time people say this show should have a 7-9 rating.
See you when they make a Shadow spinoff where he just sits around for most of the show and Gerald Robotnik appears as a hallucination to tell him some jokes
awesome :D
The Knuckles show ain’t what I expected, but I enjoyed it all the same 😂
I Would Love To See A Sonic Vs. Chucky Crossover Movie With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Charlie Hunnam And Alexander Skarsgard In It. Well It Could Happen In Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Or Chucky Season 3… And Scream Vs. The Black Phone Can Still Happen
I can’t agree
The Sonic franchise was just showing the audience a rough draft in the form of a trailer. They take criticism and use it to make the film better! 😂
At this point Smarty Pants is just one of those guys that criticizes films before they even come out💀
This show was awesome. I was getting Kenny Powers vibes from this! Paramount knoched it out of the park. 10
There are definitely problems that are a cause for concern, BUT IDK WHY EVERYONE JUST HATES HAVING FUN
Review storm hawks, please
I also loved knuckles I don't really get all the hate
it's because he doesnt get as much focus as wade, even though the series name is called Knuckles
I really like this show and I don’t get the hate, and I’m so sick of people complaining about the human characters I mean HELLO MARIA!! A HUMAN is the main driver for one of this universes most popular characters shadow
You explained the difference yourself, she's a driving force for one of the main characters and is actually important. Wade is a fucking nobody who took up like 10 minutes of movie 2, and ended up taking most of the screentime from knuckles, y'know, the important character.
Don't get me wrong I love this show it's so good and the people who don't like this show saying it's the most weakest Sonic movie project y'all are just mean but I think it would have been cool if this show focused on Knuckles life on his old world seeing his dad and the echidna clan
They’re mean, closed minded, ungrateful, and whiny. I figure that even if there was a lot more of Knuckles they would still complain about even the smallest percentage of human scenes there were in this
I envy those who enjoyed the show😔😔💔💔
Sonic Movie 1
Fans: Sonic should have had more screentime, but still a good movie nonetheless
Knuckles (a show that basically does the same thing with more entertaining humans)
Fans: *RAH RAH THIS SHOW IS THE WORST FUCKING SHIT EVER 😡*
That Sonic the Hedgehog 2 review was TERRIBLE.
WHICH MAKES ME WONDER HOW YOU CAN FIND THIS SHOW GOOD
This honestly feels like forced backpedalling to get the fanbase on his side
Jesus Christ, I can smell the Kool-Aid from here.
??
I genuinely can’t tell if he’s being ironic or not
how much did paramount pay you to say this mu guy? cause if i was getting paid i would spout a lot of bullshit aswell
i... i feel like my mind is broken, everyone else is enjoying it.
i tried to like it... but it just wasn't doing it for me, and i'm a huge fan of both movies!
we're all on opposites with this show, what in the heck is happening??
This show > sonic movie 1
Why are we switching up now what happened 😭
review alex rider show
I do not no you people Sade es not good es a Fanny show
In my opinion the knuckles show was horrible, it wasnt the knuckles show, it was the wade show, knuckles was barely there and got barely any good scenes, whilst wade got episodes of boring yapping and i really didnt care about wade and his story, i wanted more of knuckles and i was really disappointed after watching it
As someone who has been a sonic fan for more than a decade ( almost 2 decades) . I can say that i am really disapointed with this show . Not only disapointed , this show is a complete disrespect to this character . I mean the dude is not even the main character of his own show . Listen i'm not saying that it's not enjoiable no i kinda enjoyed it too ( ep 1& 2 are good ) . But Knuckles really deserves better than this . And if you are saying that "YOURE TOO MEAN" then i have to say : "YES" I am mean . I'm mean because I care .I care about this franchise . I wanted it to be good .i wanted knuckles to get what he truely deserves . Not only knuckles . But every other character as well . And i dont want to see my favorite characters being ruined ( AGAIN ) I dont want to see them being treated as a joke ( AGAIN ) .Thank you so much this was MY opinion about the show . By : a random SONIC fan 😑.
(And by the way . How is it possible to call sonic movies "OK" and calling this "goated" are you serious 🤔🤨 ? And you said it yourself that you didn't like knuckles in the second movie he was the same character as he was in the movie . He didn't have any character development or anything . So how you liked him here and not there . Oh yeah i forgot that this wasn't even a sonic show and knuckles was there for less than 40% of the show . Now that makes sense .😐😑)
I totally agree with you 👍🏻
out of every comment I've seen here. I have to say yours takes the cake.
good points over-all, and by all means, I see why you have every right to be angary at this show.
That said... Which Knuckles did you grow up with?
first 2d Knux: was that 90's edgy hip-hop/rap brawler teen that was naive enough to believe the first thing that an fat guy said just after he fell from the sky.
Archie Knux: starts out that bratty teen, find out he's a warrior, turns into a villain and gets redeemed by the end of his run... Twice...
3d Knux: was that native warrior that believe he was the real guardian of nature and the keeper of peace. Naive enough to believe a Bat of her word
Boom Knux:... ... ... ... ... ... 😤 no... Stupid peace of dog 💩
Modern Knux: Leader, virtuous, honorable. one of the most Naive Knux to date...
Movie Knux: excluding Boom-Knux (Thank God) is kind of a combo of all the Knux before hand...
Paramount themselves are clearly trying to there best to appease "everyone"...
@@leif19samcynosHi👋 . about youre question , I mostly grew up with 2d knux & 3d knux (and a little with modern knux 😅) . I'm not really a fan of archie knuckles and I hate boom knuckles 😂 I also think that the movie knuckles is one of the best Knuckles we've ever had. About the show , don't get me wrong Knuckles himself was so good in the show in fact He was the best part of this series .( i'm just saying that he deserved better than that 😔)
@@AMIR-M070 HOLY HELL! it seems I misinterpreted your comment then?
my apologies good sir. That said. I'm glad to see we both hate Boom Knux. XD
I totally agree with (He deserve better.) however I kind of get why they did what they did. not saying it was right. but understandable. Voice acting pays more now-a-days. not at first, not the initial payment. then 3d work cost 3-ish times more then "live-action"... etc etc. hence the meditation montage. Side Note, I'm happy to hear Christopher Lloyd still into Acting. (Voice Acting, but still.)
What in the world were you watching?You must have been high
Its ok to be wrong
💀
Yeah you're right that's why we're okay with you.
Its okay to have a different opinion
yeah bros just yapping
I loved the show even though I do think they have some mistakes but it was fun.
i couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic the whole video , its a shame he wasn't
I absolutely hated this show. Not sure how you liked it that much but you do you
this shit satire right?
Na you are wrong
Nice