All the snark I saved up just……….
Well, I'll say this. I'm glad it ended for Richard that way. His character ended right before he got ruined by "let's write a guy with no chance of a happy ending into a fairy tale."
That being said…..

………………………..(breathes heavily)

It was her Nicki Minaj "Monster" verse: a small flash of brilliance in a slog of mediocrity.

Even the staunchest of feminists would let you have that one.

Oh, welp, my mistake, carry on.

I don't know the nature of his humor, but isn't he a single straight guy?

(moves seat)

My, but that place sure does love it's "one man sketch comedy" shows about single straight guys and their unique universally interesting perspectives on the world. The turnover for those shows is higher than Wal-Mart employment rotations during double-shift holiday seasons.

(gets sad)

(Patsy looks on, interested)

Later, you burst into tears when the pencil's lead accidentally broke off in a math class.

The cheerleader leaned back, one nostril curled. "Sorry, here's your pencil back," she muttered, her eyes darting shiftily. She placed it carefully on the desk and walked away forever.

And a closet full of Monty Python quotes t-shirts.
DON'T LIE.

For some reason, the theme that shows up whenever the Shire is mentioned popped into my head.

Be honest: how much has concerted effort to recite all of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" at a young age emotionally and socially crippled you as a high schooler? How many of us reacted to every offhand comment from a cool kid with a blurted out "She turned me into a newt!"? Because I'm guessing a lot of us.

As a thin person, I still do enjoy my weekly post-ballet Cheetos.

I'm laughing at the image of some guy wiping Cheeto dust on his sweatshirt, turning to his lady, and going "Ehn??" while pointing his still-orange thumbs at himself.

They have a supbar Rifftrax.

Spoiler for the third book.

Plus, Japan and America having completely different cultures, and thus the participants' actions being viewed within context of their upbringings, concepts of shame, warfare tactics, etc.
Also, HG has 100% less "I am glad you killed me…because you know, I always had a crush on you."