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Ziiro · « **Reply #180 on:** September 13, 2010, 01:44:06 PM »

After watching last night's episode, I don't know how I feel about the series anymore. I think it has it's funny moments, but it really seems to me that it's lost it's charm somewhere along the way. I'm not sure if I can point to a specific time, but it just doesn't seem to blow me away like it used to.

Mothra · « **Reply #181 on:** September 13, 2010, 03:46:09 PM »

Last night's was a weird one. It's like they were trying to be out-there and crazy without really having anything to show. I mean Monarch's entire sub-plot was just there. It didn't go anywhere or come to a head, it was just... something that happened.

I was surprised to see the 21 subplot wrap up so fast too! That was just OVER not two minutes in!

I got one good solid laugh out of Hunter's Cavity Creep comment, and for the rest was vaguely entertained. I'm not sure what to make of it but to say it had too many plotlines going on with no point to any of them. It was kind of a filler episode I guess.

Catloaf · « **Reply #182 on:** September 13, 2010, 07:24:45 PM »

I liked the brains getting a glitchy from too many memory wipes and the "so that's what happened to the 7s..." bit.

Thad · « **Reply #183 on:** September 13, 2010, 09:04:58 PM »

Yeah, it was a getting-back-into-the-groove ep. Not great but perfectly adequate.

Brentai · « **Reply #184 on:** September 13, 2010, 11:22:40 PM »

I actually watched this show for the first time between the half-season ender and this, so I got to view it from beginning to present with a fresh set of eyes. It really seems like the entire run of the series has been an intentional gradual drift away from what originally defined each of the characters. The boys get less stupid, the doc gets less amoral, Brock gets less violent, The Monarch gets... somewhat less pathetic, etc.

It makes for good character growth but in a comedy show about horrible people I'm not entirely sure you WANT character growth. Still, if this episode disappointed you, it's probably because almost everybody had some sort of a backslide, except maybe Quizboy and White.

Niku · « **Reply #185 on:** September 21, 2010, 08:12:47 AM »

I kinda loved this one a lot. But Professor Impossible not being Colbert is still a hard, hard pill to swallow.

A² · « **Reply #186 on:** September 21, 2010, 12:27:31 PM »

Quote from: Brentai on September 13, 2010, 11:22:40 PM

I actually watched this show for the first time between the half-season ender and this, so I got to view it from beginning to present with a fresh set of eyes. It really seems like the entire run of the series has been an intentional gradual drift away from what originally defined each of the characters. The boys get less stupid, the doc gets less amoral, Brock gets less violent, The Monarch gets... somewhat less pathetic, etc.

It makes for good character growth but in a comedy show about horrible people I'm not entirely sure you WANT character growth. Still, if this episode disappointed you, it's probably because almost everybody had some sort of a backslide, except maybe Quizboy and White.

Well, the guys at Astrobase (I forget their names) said that the one overarching theme they want is 'failure', so I'm expecting a soul-crushingly depressing finale where it shows that despite all this growth, nothing's changed/they're worse off/something along those lines

Thad · « **Reply #187 on:** September 21, 2010, 08:17:28 PM »

Quote from: Niku on September 21, 2010, 08:12:47 AM

I kinda loved this one a lot. But Professor Impossible not being Colbert is still a hard, hard pill to swallow.

Agreed, but Hader's not bad.

Not huge on laughs but a good growth episode -- funny seeing Hank more mature even as he goes back to his old look. And I was expecting him to clash with Brock due to the time he's spent alone, but instead we really got the most touching, sympathetic moment of connection the two of them have ever had. Something's changed -- he's still got the same aspirations he's always had, but suddenly they seem down-to-earth and attainable instead of just childish fantasy.

Envy · « **Reply #188 on:** October 03, 2010, 07:58:36 PM »

Wow, that was absolutely the weirdest it has ever gotten.

jsnlxndrlv · « **Reply #189 on:** October 03, 2010, 08:07:26 PM »

Yyyyyyeah, that went to kind of a strange place. Good for Hank, though! And Julie and I laughed more at the preview for next week's episode than we did at anything this time around, with the possible exception of Al's line about the speech impediment.

Ziiro · « **Reply #190 on:** October 03, 2010, 10:58:30 PM »

Uhhhhhh.

Wow.

Well, they at least have me watching for two more episodes. That's for damn sure.

Thad · « **Reply #191 on:** October 04, 2010, 05:55:42 PM »

Starting with last week's:

I think one of the immensely clever things about the show is that they can stick one of the most important themes in the series into a C-story. Really the Zeus ep was largely disposable (but fun!) but the most important bit was Rusty's admission that Hank is the boy who's really the most like him.

I mean, damn, that opens up so much. Off the top of my head, that hypothetically makes Dean the Jonas Junior in the equation -- except that he doesn't want anything to do with super-science either. (Looking forward to next week's ep to see where he IS going!) And of course showing a little compassion and vulnerability to Dr. V goes a long way -- even if he would never admit his feelings to Hank's face, and continues to insult and belittle him. Oh and hey, hello again self-loathing, there.

On the other hand, Rusty's wrong about one thing: Hank is not the cynic that he is; in his own way, he's as cheerfully naive as Dean.

Anyhow I gotta run but damn I'm just bursting with thoughts and damned if this isn't the smartest show on American TV.

Envy · « **Reply #192 on:** October 10, 2010, 08:00:49 PM »

Well that was a few good jokes. A interesting ending too. Although I'm wondering how thats going to play out if it ever comes up in the future.

Saturn · « **Reply #193 on:** November 21, 2010, 09:30:02 PM »

Welp, confirmed for another season

also the finale was amazing

jsnlxndrlv · « **Reply #194 on:** November 21, 2010, 09:35:05 PM »

No kidding. I really want to stay up and watch it again at 3:30.

Saturn · « **Reply #195 on:** November 22, 2010, 01:14:40 AM »

[spoiler]i think Cocktease was lying about the whores, why would she need to threaten the one Brock was gonna give an Action Johnny? this also throws her "death" into question[/spoiler]

jsnlxndrlv · « **Reply #196 on:** November 22, 2010, 01:21:48 AM »

[spoiler]What's that old saw from comics enthusiasts? "No body = not dead"? Yeah.[/spoiler]

Niku · « **Reply #197 on:** November 22, 2010, 08:12:48 AM »

[spoiler]On the one hand, yeah, no body no death. On the other, I think the fact that we haven't seen Cocktease and the Black Hearts at all since their founding is indicative that they don't really have much of a place or plan in the greater scheme of things these days, so it made more sense to lay Brock and Mol to rest.[/spoiler]

I've been saying it for a while, but I really hope season five will be the last. This season has been great, and I want them to go out with a plan while they're still hitting the high notes. This episode was a pretty high note.

Edit: Nice catch from an AV Club commenter: Sergeant Hatred is [spoiler]now Sergeant VD[/spoiler]

TA · « **Reply #198 on:** November 22, 2010, 01:36:11 PM »

Y'know, [spoiler]just because Brock's watch said 12:00 doesn't mean the whores' watches said 12:00. Molotov could very easily have been telling the truth, and Rusty's spanish fly simply fucked it all up.[/spoiler]

Or it doesn't really matter.

Zach · « **Reply #199 on:** November 23, 2010, 02:19:19 PM »

[spoiler]If Brock's being Action Johnny'd by a Blackheart, she's not at the prom causing mayhem -- and possibly being seduced. Until proven otherwise, my personal canon is that the escorts were Blackhearts. It ties into the "Rusty's only effective when doing terrible things" thread. [/spoiler]

[spoiler]FIX IT![/spoiler]

Edit: Jackson answered this one pretty quickly: [spoiler]"Let's further remember that these were not innocent sex workers, but heartless mercenaries paid to murder everyone in the room for money, in order to spring a known felon from custody."[/spoiler] Link.

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