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Let's review each episode of the TV show The Venture Bros, the greatest adult animated series ever made!
Transcript:
The Lepidopterists follows immediately after Tears of A Sea Cow, to the point I don't know why it wasn't aired sequentially. A desperate Monarch finally gets A Venture to arch, as his cocoon descends on Jonas Junior's island. But the supergenius is a little new to the whole heroes and villains game and needs guidance from the OSI on how this game is supposed to be played. Only to be told, hey, just vaporize the psycho. This episode has the tightest pacing we've seen in the show so far. Almost being told in real time as we see Monarch arching the OTHER Venture. Only to realize this Venture Brother is much more armed and competent and a lot less familiar with the theatricality of nemeses in this world. Meaning Monarch soon finds his lair and everyone in it dangerously close to destruction, while Jonas is warned that if he destroys them out of nowhere, he'll become the archrival of every out of work villain they have. So most of the episode boils down to both sides trying to figure out how to get themselves out of this mess. Yeah, it's another dialog-heavy episode, where things get surprisingly technical, so I apologize if I miss or misunderstand a plot point. Ultimately, Jonas isn't into the whole rivals thing, having no desire to play along and just wanting to squash Monarch like the bug he is. And when he's finally contacted by Brock and the OSI, who consider themselves in charge of the heroes as much as the Guild regulates the villains, they tell him that, because of the Monarch's infractions, he can go ahead and kill him, but, as per guild guidelines, he has to make a show of it or risk guild retaliation. Meanwhile, Monarch and Doctor Girlfriend learn from the guild manual that if they survive this fight, that somehow means Rusty will become Monarch's main archrival again. So for most of the runtime, Jonas is trying to come up with a showy enough way to take down Monarch once and for all, while Monarch sends his henchmen to implement the Dark S7 maneuver. Which is where most of the episode's comedy comes from, as Henchmen 21 and 24 are paired up with the never before seen Henchman One to accomplish the goal. Despite the former two having never even heard of it, or anything the much more competent One demonstrates on their mission. Which is also exactly what keeps them alive. Yeah, the episode gets delightfully meta, as 21 and 24 are fully aware the reason they're still alive is BECAUSE they're screw-ups! That anyone who has ever tried to be competent in the show, especially under Monarch's employ, has died a grisly death, even mentioning Speedy from the first season. So most of their screentime has them being as involved as little as possible with the mission, while continually remarking that Henchman One is going to die any second now, much to his annoyance. Where, what a shock, they complete their mission, and One is horribly murdered right after. Yeah, I don't think I'm spoiling anything saying that. I also like the allusion to giant robot series, where the OTHER Team Venture lead by Jonas form a combining fighter robot to horribly damage Monarch's floating lair. With Sally's mentally challenged cousin Ned being tucked away in a ineffective limb to keep him safe, and their personalities somewhat changing to reflect the reference, their dialog becoming more bubbly and stilted like the actors are trying to copy the bad dubbing of early anime. And how unhelpful the Guild representatives are to Jonas trying to contact the OSI got a laugh. Though not so much the OSI representatives, who try to joke while also being very straightforward, and it's a bit that's too played out for my taste. But probably the biggest laugh is its jabs at political correctness, where Jonas lectures how hurtful Monarch is by calling them retards and thick skinned, especially with Ned as part of the crew, where Monarch responds he's the villain, he's not going to use soft language around them! And Jonas is also corrected when he tries to find out who represents the good guys, instead told to refer to them as protagonists. It's cheap, but it's funny. And it's another episode I'm not going to give away the ending of, especially since I'm not entirely sure what happens. Yeah, this one was a little confusing, but I enjoyed it enough, and will probably watch it a couple more times, if just to figure out what's going on. Oh, and the pirate captain is revealed to be a junkie. ...Yeah, just something they've decided to share with us.
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Let's review each episode of the TV show The Venture Bros, the greatest adult animated series ever made!
Transcript:
The Lepidopterists follows immediately after Tears of A Sea Cow, to the point I don't know why it wasn't aired sequentially. A desperate Monarch finally gets A Venture to arch, as his cocoon descends on Jonas Junior's island. But the supergenius is a little new to the whole heroes and villains game and needs guidance from the OSI on how this game is supposed to be played. Only to be told, hey, just vaporize the psycho. This episode has the tightest pacing we've seen in the show so far. Almost being told in real time as we see Monarch arching the OTHER Venture. Only to realize this Venture Brother is much more armed and competent and a lot less familiar with the theatricality of nemeses in this world. Meaning Monarch soon finds his lair and everyone in it dangerously close to destruction, while Jonas is warned that if he destroys them out of nowhere, he'll become the archrival of every out of work villain they have. So most of the episode boils down to both sides trying to figure out how to get themselves out of this mess. Yeah, it's another dialog-heavy episode, where things get surprisingly technical, so I apologize if I miss or misunderstand a plot point. Ultimately, Jonas isn't into the whole rivals thing, having no desire to play along and just wanting to squash Monarch like the bug he is. And when he's finally contacted by Brock and the OSI, who consider themselves in charge of the heroes as much as the Guild regulates the villains, they tell him that, because of the Monarch's infractions, he can go ahead and kill him, but, as per guild guidelines, he has to make a show of it or risk guild retaliation. Meanwhile, Monarch and Doctor Girlfriend learn from the guild manual that if they survive this fight, that somehow means Rusty will become Monarch's main archrival again. So for most of the runtime, Jonas is trying to come up with a showy enough way to take down Monarch once and for all, while Monarch sends his henchmen to implement the Dark S7 maneuver. Which is where most of the episode's comedy comes from, as Henchmen 21 and 24 are paired up with the never before seen Henchman One to accomplish the goal. Despite the former two having never even heard of it, or anything the much more competent One demonstrates on their mission. Which is also exactly what keeps them alive. Yeah, the episode gets delightfully meta, as 21 and 24 are fully aware the reason they're still alive is BECAUSE they're screw-ups! That anyone who has ever tried to be competent in the show, especially under Monarch's employ, has died a grisly death, even mentioning Speedy from the first season. So most of their screentime has them being as involved as little as possible with the mission, while continually remarking that Henchman One is going to die any second now, much to his annoyance. Where, what a shock, they complete their mission, and One is horribly murdered right after. Yeah, I don't think I'm spoiling anything saying that. I also like the allusion to giant robot series, where the OTHER Team Venture lead by Jonas form a combining fighter robot to horribly damage Monarch's floating lair. With Sally's mentally challenged cousin Ned being tucked away in a ineffective limb to keep him safe, and their personalities somewhat changing to reflect the reference, their dialog becoming more bubbly and stilted like the actors are trying to copy the bad dubbing of early anime. And how unhelpful the Guild representatives are to Jonas trying to contact the OSI got a laugh. Though not so much the OSI representatives, who try to joke while also being very straightforward, and it's a bit that's too played out for my taste. But probably the biggest laugh is its jabs at political correctness, where Jonas lectures how hurtful Monarch is by calling them retards and thick skinned, especially with Ned as part of the crew, where Monarch responds he's the villain, he's not going to use soft language around them! And Jonas is also corrected when he tries to find out who represents the good guys, instead told to refer to them as protagonists. It's cheap, but it's funny. And it's another episode I'm not going to give away the ending of, especially since I'm not entirely sure what happens. Yeah, this one was a little confusing, but I enjoyed it enough, and will probably watch it a couple more times, if just to figure out what's going on. Oh, and the pirate captain is revealed to be a junkie. ...Yeah, just something they've decided to share with us.
