Honestly, this was better than the last ep and I thought it did a great job blending in the jokes with the tea ceremony. It got a lot of mileage out of "Drying out with tea." #UruseiYatsura

Well, Cherry summons other spirits to stop the snake...only he didn't think beyond that, so now everybody's trapped with these spirits into the night. #UruseiYatsura

Yup, as far as design goes...Mendo's Dad is proto-Soun Tendo!
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With everybody doing two things, Jack and Shit, Cherry says it's his turn to unleash his powers and...

He wants dinner if he wins.

Fair's fair, he's putting his life on the line. #UruseiYatsura

"A PARALIZER WON'T WORK ON A DRUNKEN BODY!" ...why? #UruseiYatsura

Lum brings up a good point, Ataru started the push with that booze snack...which makes me wonder if the idiot thought he'd make a deal with the snake for Sakura's body.

...I know that wasn't the reason but given it's Ataru, my head canon makes all the sense... #UruseiYatsura

Eventually, she goes for ALL the booze, including what looks like an endless Sake Barrel...of course, this was a plan by Cherry to lure the spirit's guard...except...yeah, that was REAL booze in there, and needed to push it over the edge. #UruseiYatsura

Of course, the booze dudes have mugs the size of wine bottles, so Sakura chugs it like a frat boy on rush week. #UruseiYatsura

Ya wanna take a guess what happens if you're on your FIFTH Coffee Wine? #UruseiYatsura

For those that have NOT taken sixth grade science, booze is a depressant, caffeine is a stimulant. One lowers the heart rate and alters your mood to where your common sense says do the stupid thing. The other speeds it up and makes you think "I have energy to do stupid things." #UruseiYatsura

Also the fall atmosphere REALLY lends well to this episode (considering we're in September)!
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"...we even have coffee wine." I said this before when they did coffee beer my first year at UNI, I'll say it again here and now...

HOW DOES THAT WORK!? If you drink as much of that stuff as you would with either alone, I promise you, your heart palpitations will hate you for it. #UruseiYatsura

Then...Ryuu's dad shows up...for some reason...turns out the men had their own outdoor ceremony...and because it's all dudes, it's all booze. #UruseiYatsura

So, the good news is as long as Sakura drinks regular tea during the outdoor ceremony, the spirit will dry out.

It doesn't take long until Onsen Mark shows up...and his breath reeks of the 5 beers he had on the way... #UruseiYatsura

Yes, I am drinking during this episode. So this is fitting.
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Um...Sakura does not seem to have the best luck with snakes!
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"you don't understand the relationship Mendou and I have."

He's turned into a woman twice, you tried to bang him twice. I think we get it. #UruseiYatsura

So, here's the rule: Sakura has to literally dry out the snake in her belly so it'll leave her system. Any booze and it stays in longer and keeps tempting her to drink.

This is when a couple of regular day drinkers with booze flavored candy show up and she yoinks the candy. #UruseiYatsura

So, turns out Sakura is under influence from the Snake spirit...meaning she's now a day drinker.

*WHACK*

Though not that pathetic, seeing as she was able to kick Ataru. #UruseiYatsura

I would be VERY scared if you put Sakura, Luffy, Goku and Toriko at the same dinner table!
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