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Like Giving Dynamite To A Grendel: "O.S.I. Love You" Episode Guide

Hello, friends, I hope this Saturday finds you well. For your pleasure we have the episode guide for "O.S.I. Love You" ready to peruse. As always, if you find any omissions or wrong-ish items don't hesitate to post a comment about it here. Or if you're a shy sort of person there are more anonymous means of submitting things. Enjoy!
"Like giving dynamite to a Grendel" - How did I know that was the exact line you'd pick for the capsule title as soon as I heard Hunter utter it? Awesome stuff as always, Mike.

I'm assuming Slap Chop was a Karate Kid reference? Was never really a fan of those movies, sorry.
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Jul. 6, 2013, 11:25pm
I think he's just an excuse to make a guy named 'Slap Chop' https://slapchop.com/
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Jul. 7, 2013, 1:10am
Ah. Good call. Ever get the feeling that most of these pitch men are wired up on something a la Billy Mays (allegedly)?
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Jul. 7, 2013, 9:58am
But he looks a lot like Marvel's Iron Fist
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Jul. 7, 2013, 2:41pm
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With a bit of Gung-Ho from G.I. Joe mixed in.
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Jul. 7, 2013, 10:45pm
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Some sort of mix of all three i think
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Jul. 8, 2013, 7:41pm
  • by timblack
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Pretty sure it was Slap Shot, a reference to the movie of the same name. I think the subtitles said "Slapshot"...will have to go back and double check.

Colors on the uniform are the same as the hockey uniforms (blue, white, yellow) and beb is right, he is dressed like Iron Fist.
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Jul. 7, 2013, 6:52pm
I checked the subtitles and they say Slap Chop, so take that for what it is. I listened to Shore Leave's line several times and it's hard to tell. If he had a hockey stick and looked like one of the Hanson brothers I'd say you were probably right, but I don't feel that is a the case. Another question to ask for anyone attending the panel this Friday.
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Jul. 8, 2013, 6:00pm
Is it worth noting that Paget Brewster also played Birdgirl on Harvey Birdman?

It's an incredibly minor thing, but I figured it would hurt to ask on account of the Adult Swim connection.
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Jul. 7, 2013, 2:25am
And she's modeling the Shallow Gravy Shirtclub shirt! And is apparently not wearing anything else!
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Jul. 10, 2013, 7:05am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Nice job, as usual. A couple things though- might want to briefly mention what a grendel is. Not everybody is up on their Old English epic poetry. Brock's face being covered in bandages is most likely a reference to the Sin City story 'The Big Fat Kill', which has Marv with a similar arrangement and amount of face bandages. Otherwise, great job.
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Jul. 7, 2013, 2:37am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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I mean 'The Hard Goodbye', not 'The Big Fat Kill'. Sorry, it's been a while since I read any Sin City.
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Jul. 7, 2013, 10:44pm
I looked through the guide and couldn't find anything, I'm pretty sure the title is a play on the movie P. S. I Love You.
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Jul. 7, 2013, 3:35am
  • by Ghobbi
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One small correction: S.H.E.D. is the name of one division in the O.S.I., the Speculative Human Engineering Division, not the name of the airship, which we heard referred to as the O.S.I. Hover-quarters at the end of last season.
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Jul. 7, 2013, 12:36pm
“He's got bandages on his face.” - It’s unclear who you mean has the bandages. Since “he” could refer to either Brock or the agent - signed the Grammar police (also I typed mandages the first time but in the tradition of Manstrong and Gen Manhower I should have left stat.

SHIELD also had an ESP division - another parallel between OSI and SHIELD.

The premon’s messages are cryptic like the messages from Manic 8-Ball in “Love Bheits”

DEAN: Yeah, only now he doesn't die when he jumps off the roof. - there should be a note here to the effect that, yes, Hank died from jumping off a roof while playing Batman, but how would Dean, who presumably died at the same time, know? The boys don’t remember any of their other deaths. The question of what happens when only one of the boys died gives resonance to a question Hank made in the first season - that Brock had given a lot of thought to how to painlessly kill them. Perhaps he has had to.

“Grendel” - besides the ancient poem, are there other references to Grendel?
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Jul. 7, 2013, 2:43pm
  • by Poor Decision
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Did anyone else notice that the Siberian Husky has heterochromia? Wild guess, the "talented shaftshifter" a.k.a. the sovereign, can't change his eye color(s).
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Jul. 7, 2013, 3:27pm
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I just noticed Monstroso's height in the prison line photo, maybe the wrestler theory about him could be true.
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Jul. 7, 2013, 11:02pm
  • by Ghobbi
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What is that theory? I've never come across it.
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Jul. 8, 2013, 12:20pm
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