NSFW tags for load warning, not due to anything (really) bad here:
NSFW!
Snake at the start of the season:
Flames inconsistent at stretches from looking really good, to really bad:
It is almost like the Flames were climbing up the wrong tree, and decided to just launch themselves off to get to another tree.
Maybe the Flames had to digest a new system, digest the "Wideman effect" and deal with it, etc. Seems like they have done that. Now the snake can climb a bit easier.
