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9 thoughts on “558 – Cotton Clad Calamity”

  1. Raznaak

    Yup, he’s a bastard XD

  2. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Are those pajamas available in XXXL in the gift shop?

  3. Otaku

    It’s been a while, so let me ask: Did we get a reason for him to WANT Susie dead? Not to backseat, but if we didn’t, I’m worried were about to move into “Stupid Evil” territory. Now, stupid happens, don’t get me wrong. It’s not bad storytelling for that to be the case here.

    You’ve just done a good job NOT having that be a driving factor, so the “Kill off the stars of my successful reality TV show.” seems shortsighted, otherwise. Oh, I guess I could be mistaken about the in-story reality TV show’s success. Like, if the company behind them is losing money, or they think a change in management at the ranch would make the whole thing more popular/profitable, then I can see the above scenario happening as well.

    I REALLY think I’m just forgetting something important, but that I don’t have time to deep dive to remind me of, hence the comment. >_<

    1. Deoxy

      It certainly has been stretched out over quite a while, but there have definitely been hints from quite near the beginning that whoever is running the reality TV show definitely wants her dead.

      But I certainly don’t recall any reason why.

      1. Clint

        Yeah it’s fair to not remember since it’s been a hot minute (many, many minutes) but if you feel like a refresher the most relevant bits would be the beginning of Episode 8 and the end of Episode 15. We haven’t explicitly spelled out exactly what The Exec means by his “side hustle” or who was on the other end of that phone call, though.

        I’m hoping that when the whole thing is eventually available it will make sense, or at least enough sense to have hung this narrative on.

        1. Otaku

          Thanks for the replies, Deoxy and Clint. Yeah, I’d totally forgotten about those things. Good to know!

  4. Evervigilant

    Seems about time for the two people who aren’t there to make a surprise entrance as the ace Susie didn’t even know she had.

  5. Scarsdale

    There’s still 3-5 people on her side that might be planning something. This guy is a megalomaniac with a god complex, so letting him think he’s the sharpest tool in the shed sets him up for a fall. Everything depends on those cameras, and I suspect their little stop over by the charging coffins had something to do with her actual plan, not the one the a-hole thinks it is.

  6. lyra

    Really enjoyed the opening of Zombie Ranch. I like the combination of the western setting with the zombie concept, it gives the story a really distinctive atmosphere. I’m a freelance illustrator and animator, and I’d be interested in seeing how some of these scenes could translate into motion, especially as a short animated teaser or character scene.

    If you’re ever interested in something like that, you can reach me here:

    IG: eve_verse_
    Email: [contact.lilaclines@gmail.com](mailto:contact.lilaclines@gmail.com)
    Discord: Lyralilac_

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558 – Cotton Clad Calamity
Posted on August 26, 2026 by Dawn

What would you call this? Armchair assassination? Merk-from-home?

Well, Suzie ain't dead (or undead) quite yet, so we'll just have to see if his gloating is justifiable.

Thanksgiving binges…

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Clint

It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the States, which also goes by the perhaps less controversial moniker of Turkey Day because yeah, celebrating the Native Americans and Pilgrims coming together a few hundred years ago has some problematic overtones considering what’s gone down between then and now. This is a case where it’s likely for the best to just embrace the modern pop culture view of the holiday as a time for getting together with family and friends and bingeing, both in a food and a media sense.

Even before the rise of Netflix, this was a time for television marathons, whether that came in the form of several concurrent games of (American) football, or episodes of The Twilight Zone, or perhaps most near and dear to the nerdy hearts of Dawn and myself, MST3k.

Which isn’t to say services like Netflix haven’t changed up the game even more, since hey, the traditional four-day weekend is a pretty opportune time to catch up on Stranger Things 2, or The Punisher, or even older show blocks that you never finished or even started. There is a fine-tuned degree of control to such bingeing that the old ways of just tuning in to an ongoing marathon cannot match, though such must ideally be balanced against the food comas or semi-comas many of us will be slipping into. Too much thinkin’ goes against the grain of just wanting to hibernate on the couch or easy chair.

But still, especially given the timing, I’m tempted to give Godless a go. At the time this blog publishes (or shortly thereafter) the episode dump of its premiere season should be live and it’s been a while since I’ve properly immersed myself in a Western. The scuttlebutt on this one so far sounds promising and the gimmick of a frontier town literally “unmanned” by a terrible mining accident, leaving the womenfolk in non-traditional roles as they deal with outsiders, has me intrigued. I’m betting there’ll be a Suzie-esque sort in the bunch. Perhaps more than one. Dare I hope for a Rosa?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMUiRYoc76A

In any case, if you’re living in one of the many nations out there for which this week has no particular significance then you’ll have a tougher decision to make on the use of your time. You also may be able to go out shopping without fear of dying, since Black Friday for me is another wonderful reason to just wrap up in blankets and stay the hell home. Alas, we do have to emerge long enough to drop off and pick up Dawn’s art pieces from LosCon — though perhaps not so alas if enough of them sell. We’re not exhibiting, but be sure to check them out in the Art Show if you happen to be there!