[S7E28] The Best Is Yet To Come [WORK]
Emotions run high as the team prepares for their final Nationals competition as The Irreplaceables; with four solos, the girls go head-to-head to see who can come out on top; the mothers and the girls contemplate what their future holds.[1]
[S7E28] The Best Is Yet to Come
Synopsis: "In the Season 7 finale, Cheryl adds an old rival to the team. Kalani suffers an injury, putting her solo and the group routine in jeopardy; and pressure brings Camryn to her breaking point. Then, the team prepare for their final Nationals competition as the Irreplaceables. With four solos, the girls go head-to-head to see who can come out on top as the National title winner."
Michael misses his chance to meet a celebrity like O'Brien as he confuses a random woman with American comedian Tina Fey. When the camera crew tells Michael about O'Brien, the disappointment on his face says it all as he whines about the "fake Tina Fey." O'Brien would later drop by the Scranton branch when he hosts the 2006 Emmy Awards and not-so-subtly develops a crush on Pam Beesley(Jenna Fischer).
In one of The Office's best cold opens, Jim pulls yet another prank on Dwight when he gets Netflix film Always Be My Maybe star Randall Park on board to be his "actor friend," Steve. In Season 9, Episode 3 ("Andy's Ancestry"), Steve stands in for Jim when the prankster is in a dentist appointment, tricking Dwight into thinking that Jim has had for the whole eight seasons been Asian.
Before Dwight's wedding with Angela, Jim pulls his best prank ever when he announces his decision to step down from being Dwight's best man, much to the latter's horror. Dwight's panic subsides before escalating into sheer happiness when it is revealed that Jim has asked Michael to take over as Dwight's best man. After two seasons of absence, delighted fans are again treated with Michael's signature that's-what-she-said joke in this poignant final episode.
Part 2 is also flawed, but has incredible moments between one of the best two-character dynamics of the year, Dipper and Mabel. I think just like Part 1 it will go down as a classic despite its flaws.
Animation makes up 13 of the 25 entries on this list, and while this mostly reveals my viewing habits this year (I had to watch almost entirely animation once this podcast began), it also shows how strong of a year animation had. Even without Avatar: The Last Airbender or The Legend of Korra anchoring it in critical quality, animation is thriving. There are multiple high critical quality animated shows airing now, including the best show on television, Steven Universe.
Now in its 7th season, Adventure Time is an establishment. It has been on the air for five years now, and while quite a long time for a show of its kind, it is only slightly longer than other shows such as Gravity Falls. However, unlike any other show in the realm of children-oriented animation in America, Adventure Time has an incredibly expansive mythology and has spawned countless talented people in the field. It now functions as a version of The Simpsons for non-comedy adult oriented animation.
When the two reach Death Mountain, they come with large mirror shields so they can avoid the Hermit's gaze. Sprinting up the mountain and reaching the top, Finn and Jake smash through the wall eager to fight the Hermit, though all they find is the remains sitting in the middle of a rat infested room. Disappointed that they did not get a chance to fight the Hermit, the two look around for the mystical object. Jake finds a snow globe placed next to the hermit, and he assumes that the souvenir is the fabled object. After the two attempt to make a wish with it, the snow globe breaks and the two become unsettled due to the object as well as the depressing atmosphere. When Jake tries to get them to leave the rat infested, junk food garbage littered place, Finn asks him to wait as he wanted the hermit's cool shades. When he takes them off, the shades reveal starry colored eyes. When the eyes attach themselves to him in a flash of light, Finn falls unconscious in the confusion.
After the light fades, Finn finds himself sleeping in bed with a worried Jake by his side. Jake excitedly tells him that he made him noodle soup for when he feels better. Finn, grateful for Jake's concern and generosity, tells him that he's the "bestest big brother ever." Immediately after, Jake turns into a taller humanoid version of himself wearing a varsity jacket. Before they can discuss what just happened, BMO comes up and asks Finn if he wants to do anything. Grateful for BMO, Finn tells the robot that they are "[his] little angel." Immediately after that, BMO turns into a humanoid with wings and a halo, and gleefully flies out of the room.
When the two eat breakfast, Jake deduces that Finn's eyes cause him to change people into what he sees them as. When Shelby crawls out to greet Finn, he magically produces clean cut hair, glasses, and a knitted sweater. Jake's surprise at Finn's "bookish nerd" perception of Shelby causes Finn to become distressed, but he is interrupted by an emergency call from Princess Bubblegum. Before they leave, Jake gives Finn the hermit's old shades in order to stop him from transforming other people until he can control his eyes.
Some time later, Jake returns to the hermit's hut and finds Finn inside. Finn tells Jake to leave, saying that he might transform him into a microwave, as well. Jake then tells Finn that Neptr turned into a microwave because that is only one part of how Finn sees him, and that perhaps Finn's new eyes are unable to account for more complex things like what people really mean to Finn. Finn tells Jake that he's wise, turning him into a wizened old man. Jake sighs and convinces Finn to come back to the treehouse, saying that he's got a plan.
Another note about the audio - during the recording of this sermon at Ebenezer UMC, my then-3 year-old son (Isaac) was running around the sanctuary doing what 3 year-old children do. So when you hear odd noises in the recording, it was probably Isaac playing with something. I have always believed in kids expressing themselves in the worship space. \"Suffer the little children to come to me,\" Christ said, \"For to such is the kingdom of God.\" If you have children in your worship that you think are \"disruptive,\" try looking at them as God does.
In Psalm 91 we see a beautiful picture of God's protection over us, in the image of a mother bird who spreads her wings over her chicks to keep them from harm. We see strength coupled with tenderness - the strength of the mother bird against danger, and the tenderness under her wings. We think of God's protection for us in the same way. But thinking that God will never let anything bad happen to those who trust him completely comes with inherent danger. First, when trouble does come, we think either that God does not keep his promises, or we think that somehow we did not have enough faith. But what Psalm 91 promises is not temporal safety in this life, but eternal protection for our very souls in God's abundant love.
The Shepherd's Psalm is one of the best-known and most-memorized passages of scripture apart from the Lord's Prayer, and like the Lord's Prayer, we mostly know it from the King James Version. We also primarily know it as a prayer from funerals, and for when we are in imminent ang grave danger. The risk in expositing such a well-known passage of scripture is the potential to miss something. Today as we examine the 23rd Psalm, we find that the nature of God and His relationship with us is revealed inthe picture of a shepherd watching over his flock. David, the shepherd King of Israel, knew more about being a shepherd than most of us, and the picture he paints of God as our shepherd is one where God provides for us, guides us, and protects us from eternal dangers. In this crisis of the coronavirus outbreak, it is well worsh our time to give this Psalm a second look.
As we come to Romans chapter 5 we are faced with a harsh reality, that before we came to Christ we were at war with God. Jesus said those who are not for me are against me. There are no passive spectators in the war between God and the world of darkness and sin. Yet what is demonstrated in His grace is the infinite height, depth, and breadth of God's love - that while we were still sinners, while we were actively opposed to God and warring with Him, Christ died for us, for the ungodly. That is a remarkable statement, and it is one of my favorite verses in all of scripture (Romans 5:8). It fully encapsulates the reality of the good news, that we are sinners in need of God's grace, and that He supplies all that we need.
As Christians, we are called to be light in a world of darkness. In Paul's letter to the church in Ephesus, he encourages the believers there to be light, so that those in darkness will come to the light of God in Christ. Now, we can't perfectly be light all the time, but with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, increasingly we become more and more Christlike. And that is what it means to be Christian - the word means \"little Christ,\" and from the beginning it has been understood by believers and pagans alike that we are to live our lives as Christ's representation in the world.
The Shepherd's Psalm is one of the best-known and most-memorized passages of scripture apart from the Lord's Prayer, and like the Lord's Prayer, we mostly know it from the King James Version. We also primarily know it as a prayer from funerals, and for when we are in imminent ang grave danger. The risk in expositing such a well-known passage of scripture is the potential to miss something. Today as we examine the 23rd P...
As Christians, we are called to be light in a world of darkness. In Paul's letter to the church in Ephesus, he encourages the believers there to be light, so that those in darkness will come to the light of God in Christ. Now, we can't perfectly be light all the time, but with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, increasingly we become more and more Christlike. And that is what it means to be Christian - the word means... 041b061a72