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"What Color Is Your Cleansuit?" Discussion

Hello, all! It's that time once more. Here is the place to discuss everything about the hour-long season premiere of Venture Bros. season 5, "What Color Is Your Cleansuit?" Speak your mind, talk conspiracy theories or just quote the episode. The only rule is to treat fellow discussers with the respect you'd want to be treated with. Also for those who haven't seen the episode yet, unless you don't care about spoilers read at your own risk! Enjoy the episode! Also sorry for posting this slightly late! It'll be more on time next week! Don't forget to rate the episode on the capsule page after you watch it. Enjoy!

This week's Shirt Club shirts have also been revealed: Palaemon Project and HankCo. Also there's still time to subscribe if you want all of the shirts, plus the subscriber exclusive.

The episode is also up on YouTube! Adult Swim put it up in full HD, even. I don't know how long it will hang around, but it's there in all its glory.
Whew, sorry for being like 15 minutes late with this! Go Team Venture!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:16am
Loving the Monarch-Gary relationship so far. Also, Billy getting an arch....all kinds of awesome. Is Billy a big deal now that he is 'immortalized'? I hope so.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:30am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Ok, so much has happened, and it is so great! Before I forget, totally called the Monstroso reveal. Love Doc's Dr. No suit. Finally got answers about Billy's arch (who I believe was the guy from Quizboys) and Hatred's boobs. Can't wait to see where these mutations are going. Also, seems like most of the guests are in this ep.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:30am
THIS EPISODE IS FUCKING INSANE.

I LOVE IT.
Also, I realized a bit on that I got Colonel Manstrong and General Triester confused. I guess he's gone for good. :(

Anyway, the jumps in time make me wonder if the halloween episode isn't the only one occurring between moments. There are certain moments that suggest a lot has happened behind the scenes.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:46am
Indeed! Watching the rebroadcast since I was absent for the beginning!

This is awesome!!

"I thought I told you to BLEEP off?"
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Jun. 3, 2013, 3:14am
Wow! Hit it out of the park. Phenomenal . . . all the way to Urbaniak/Venture "chirp!"
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Jun. 3, 2013, 3:59am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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So that's who it was. I knew the Titmouse chirp was different but I couldn't tell who it was.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 5:56pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Oh, every thing falls into place. The beetle guy, all of it. Still, not sure about a few things. Like, how is prom one month before Halloween? Who's St. Cloud's #2? How much geekier can the refs get?
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:43am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Well, that's answers to two.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:49am
And for that matter, when the hell does 'Shallow Gravy' take place now?!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:52am
I would say after this episode but Dean doesn't have Black hair then, so I'm clueless
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:57am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Most likely way past this, when Dean's over the goth thing and Gary's more sure of what he is.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:05am
Yeah but then there's the stuff with Doc knowing that Dermott is his son in this episode
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:10am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Yeah, that's true. Maybe a couple days after prom.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:00am
  • by beb
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Trust Doc & Jackson to get the timeline right. As I can see it we start the day after PROM, skip ahead a few days to when Hatred and Dean are recruiting at State U, days (weeks) later Doc gives his big speech, then we jump over Halloween and plow into winter as they story comes to a head. This could be as late as February.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:05pm
  • by Bonzo the Fifth
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Well, keep in mind that JJ called Doc the morning after Prom to tell him about the three month deadline, so the whole thing takes place between fall and winter of that year, I suspect late September to just before Christmas.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 3:48pm
  • by Bhaakon
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It's a homeschool pom though, not a regular prom. There's no guarantee that it's in June, as the learning beds don't follow a fall-spring school year.

Actually, since Operation: PROM takes place after the boys' summer internships, it seems likely that it's supposed to be towards late August/early September, in which case the timeline for college starting and Halloween coming before the delivery deadline works out reasonably well.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 6:37pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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True enough. And with little to no understanding of outside schooling, it probably doesn't make a big difference to the boys when it is. Glad to have the timeline worked out finally.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 8:33pm
  • by beb
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Just rewatched the ep on Your Tube and it's made clear that this is a 90 day sequence, ending in winter so, yeah it had to start in September or October. mea culpa.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 10:29pm
The question is: does Shallow Gravy take place anywhere at all? I mean, it's a fake documentary... It isn't necessarily canon.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 5:53pm
The actual amount of time that passes durring the Shallow Gravy special is pretty small, so it could have conceivably taken place between when JJ calls Doc and when everyone is meeting in the kitchen.

So basically: Operation PROM -> First couple minutes of "Cleansuit" -> Shallow Gravy -> Next couple minutes of "Cleansuit" -> Halloween Special -> all the rest of "Cleansuit"

Which is bonkers, but awesome.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 7:01pm
And really, only the parts with Dean need to take place then. All the rest of the interviews could have been done whenever.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 7:01pm
Also Doc realizing Dermott is his son, I guess. He seemed to know in the Halloween episode.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 11:28pm
That could also happen whenever, as long as it's before Halloween. The idea is that the Shallow Gravy thing actually took place over the course of a couple weeks (or possibly months), which makes sense given that it was a bunch of cut up interviews. The only discrepancy that needed to occur in a weird place is Dean's new look.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 11:30am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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I figure the Dean stuff came before prom. They probably were already making the video, and when they got the prom gig, it was the perfect 'making it' moment- something to give it an arc.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 9:45pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Sheila with the antidote! Yeah!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:54am
Booyah! She tracks down the antidote and responds to Dr. Venture's 'mutant army' the ethical way (not the Monarch way). I love it!

Loved the Klingon and Quenya language references. Pretty much the only almost-fully developed fake languages ever created.

I also loving Frisky Dingo on as a followup to VB. Also in my top 3 of best [as] shows ever.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:02am
Anti-flies and Butter-dotes!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:39am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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And next week's Johnny Quest-style! Awesome!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:57am
All I'm gonna say is: PERFECT EPISODE!
Favorite things = Dean and Gary
P.s. Hope The Monarch finds a way to go on without him (Gary) (21)
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:03am
The Outrider: I think I need to speak to your dad...
Dean: I thought I said to go f*@k yourself...

Best...ever
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:55am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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New Dean cusses!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:05am
I actually laughed out loud at this
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:10am
  • by beb
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The way the Monarch refuses to acknowledge that 21 has quit leaves the door open for 21 to return to the Cocoon, which I expect will happen by season's end. Leave Gary with an abandoned SPHINX will only lead to boredom on Gary's part.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:08pm
I think it'll sooner cause some changes in Monarch's behavior/way of life. Apparently Gary is rather OK with his new "job" and I think we can expect more action for him in later episodes. But The Monarch is visibly uneasy. Will this make him accept that 21 can be his friend? Or that he doesn't need to hate everyone?
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Jun. 3, 2013, 3:51pm
  • by Bonzo the Fifth
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Either that or we're beginning an arc indicating a transition toward Hatred being transitioned away from body-guarding in preparations for Gary to take on the role of Venture bodyguard. Gotta admit, he did a fine job here.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 3:53pm
Now that you mention it, he was awfully quick to quit once he had Princess Tinyfeet back.

Maybe rightfully so. This episode was rough on the poor fella.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 11:16pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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He definitely still has a lot of issues to work out. Hopefully he can find some sort of peace, or at least an assignment that works for him.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 9:47pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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OK, rambling but great episode. Even if it hadn't been a while, still great. Lots answered, lots left to tell. Can't wait.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:03am
Hatred's name is Courtney. Best reveal of the season, calling it now. Lol. Not really, but hilarious nonetheless. So much to digest here, truly incredible as always.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:05am
That and the whole "eat the pennies" scene made me cry laughing!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:11am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Bet St. Cloud's been eating a lot of pennies. Or at least obsessing over those 100 pennies that stood between him and victory.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:12am
I lost it at eat the pennies, frigging hilarious!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:33am
EAT THE PENNIES!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:53am
I couldn't have picked a funnier name for Hatred!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:34am
  • by beb
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Don't forget that John Wayne's real name was Marion.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 10:31pm
  • by PokeNirvash
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Hank Hill: "Hey, you take that back!"
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Jun. 4, 2013, 9:45pm
Bonus: The mechanical monarchs (they were tiny robots right?) that administered the anti-mutation treatment probably also got Dean, which would cure the clone mutations The Master mentioned in "The Better Man" (if those really existed, which I'm betting they did). Poor Hank didn't get the same treatment; his children will be horribly disfigured.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:33am
I don't think it works that way. Two different sources of mutations... And also I think the Master was exaggerating.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:00pm
I agree to disagree on how the anti-mutation works. Gene errors/changes occur extremely often and are later corrected before expression (almost all of the time). The cause of the sequence change should not have any affect on the correction procedure. Although in the real world, previous expression would not disappear along with the changes in DNA, THAT is something that only super-science can achieve! And super-science is the only thing that could cause consistent physiological mutations caused by radiation.

I'm not sure if The Master was exaggerating or not, either way Dean should be clean now!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 3:15pm
Well, that is why I was thinking it can't be the same thing. If Dean had messed up genetic code from all the cloning, that's one thing, but you can't just change someone's DNA and expect that a new pair of hands will grow overnight. As you say, it's "super-science", so I think it's distinct from the cloning errors.

Man, now that's a dorky discussion we're having.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 3:47pm
  • by beb
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It's fair to say that "The Master" is the prince of liars. After all Hank and Dean have been only cloned once yet The Master says Dean has been clones lots of times. He's just lying to force Triana into becoming a witch.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 5:27pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Yeah, it's more for the effect than the actual truth. They've been clone many times, but from the source material, not from cloned material.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 5:59pm
Agreed. However we don't really know how clone slugs work. We know from "Perchance to Dean" that the same DNA does not mean expression of the DNA is always working correctly. While in clone-slug-form they may be more susceptible to mutagens, hydrolysis, errors, recombination, etc. And, if true, would explain why older clones are a 'gene septic tank'.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 7:57pm
  • by beb
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No. They were cloned once and multiple copies were made. They were never cloned a second (or third time). When one pair died another set was decanted but it was an exactly double of the first. And Dean's DNA can't be screwed up because his father would have noticed during the cloning and corrected that.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 10:37pm
PLUS Ben mentioned in the Halloween special that Dean is 100% normal and healthy, aside from I think a possible future eye problem. He's a miracle according to Ben.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 4:48pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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He missed the testicular torsion though. Still, all the cloning was done at the same time, so you're right that he would have noticed any major genetic flaws in all the clones.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 9:52pm
  • by beb
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Remember Rusty saying he could (or should) have fixed that in the prototype?
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Jun. 11, 2013, 10:54am
Just going to repost what I said down yonder at the AV Club:

I don't think I, or any of us expected for this to be as great as it was. I don't know if it's because I've been waiting two and a half years for this, but I think this may just be the series' best episode yet. It seems like it was the first one to actually manage to master the balancing act of pathos and humor Season 4 attempted to do with mixed results. And the reveal that Girly mag scientist was the quizboy who called out Billy in 'The Invisible Hand of Fate'? Brilliant.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:35am
That's not necessarily the same person
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:38am
His name was Augustus St. Cloud, so... yes.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:44am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Yeah, he explicitly said he was.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:47am
  • by Cheb Ghobbi (it won't let me log in)
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He said he'd lost to Billy on a rigged gameshow. Lots of other contestants lost to Billy before the rigging was revealed. They're not the same character and looking nothing like each other.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 6:12pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Well, Billy was only made to cheat once. He seemed genuinely surprised in Invisible Hand Of Fate that his answer had been changed. He'd gotten by on his own skills before then. And people can look different when they grow up, especially if they're rich and can afford plastic surgery.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 9:59pm
  • by Bill
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This was my interpretation, as well. Billy was only made to cheat once, but Todd's discovery would have destroyed Billy's credibility. The other contestants who had lost to Billy would wrongly conclude that he had been fed answers. St. Cloud would have been one of those earlier contestants.

The boy next to Billy in "Invisible Hand of Fate"--the one who calls Billy on his incorrect answer--is named Todd and looks nothing like St. Cloud. He also sounds nothing like St. Cloud (here I'm not talking about pitch, which would've changed with age, but rather about his verbal affectations). I don't think we're meant to conclude that they're the same person.
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Jun. 5, 2013, 12:29am
Apologies, you're right- someone pointed it out his name was actually Todd. That humble pie is looking pretty good right now.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:56am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Well, might not be his real name. Or Todd could be a middle name. The resemblance is uncanny though ...
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:07am
  • by Dingleburg
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Todd is blonde...

Though, St. Cloud's hair is confirmed as being wigs (Pe Wei is seen brushing one of at least 20!)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq3abPnEEGE
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Jun. 3, 2013, 7:23pm
Hey, for anyone that missed the premiere and doesn't wanna wait til 3 AM. Adult Swim posted the full premiere on YouTube! Enjoy the shit out of it!!!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:43am
  • by Arglebargle IV
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Many thanks.

I was concerned that articles in Slate and The Atlantic might be harbingers of leaping Selachii; but that was good.

I don't think the 94 Theses will be translatable. 38:27 Although a third or more of the words are written in Tengwar, or a plausible facsimilie, there is a real lack of the diacritics needed for actual words.

Would be happy to be proven wrong.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 3:13am
Should we be concerned that there will be people who will eventually purchase the DVD in order to try to translate all of that?
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:03am
Palaemon green is people! lol If you haven't watched Soylent Green, youtube it
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:44am
I thought it was "Student Green".
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Jun. 3, 2013, 9:04am
You know what I think you're right
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:01pm
On an unrelated note, who else was super pumped that James Urbaniak is sporting the new shirt club shirt!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:48am
omg I NEED a Hank Co. shirt, that's happening
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:52am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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And Jackson in the HankCo shirt!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:07am
Hank reppin Hank Co, I wouldn't have it any other way!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:15am
  • by Captain V Bro.
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Well.. that was certainly an insane episode.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:08am
  • by BillyQuizBoy- MEGO MANIAC.
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I love that St. Cloud and Billy are enemies over a 99 cent MEGO!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:09am
  • by BillyQuizBoy - MegoManiac.
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And the quiz show obviously.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:11am
  • by Jake
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Whelp, i'm using my real name this time around, and i'm happy for both the shows return and such a great episode. Hopefully dean's love interest will return again (Wish I could remember her name) as she seems like the sorta anncilary character jackson and doc might discard (While they use minor characters beauitfully for the most part, some like Kim tend to get discarded if they can't do anything else with them). I also love billy getting an arch nemesis, Gary working for... well what's left of spynx anyway, and an overall amazing start to the season
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:11am
SPHYNX!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:01am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Well, she's voiced by Kate McKinnon, so there's a good chance. Speaking of, hope we get more Nikki. It's great to see Hank having a relationship, even if she's got a weird Venture fetish.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:04am
I like how Hank does not remember--then there was that reference in the end to his watch to Dean. Nikki remembers as does her mom!

This is looking like a REALLY good season.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:08am
  • by Jake
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I watched it again. It's Talia. But yeah that's a good point. And now the boys are getting even further apart, Dean could use a supporting character of his own.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 10:43am
  • by Bonzo the Fifth
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Indeed. I know the show is about failure and all that, but you can see Hank starting to break out of that cycle in the last couple of seasons. With this episode particularly, Dean is walking a similar but separate path. As the character who has likely been shat upon more than any other core character, I'd say its time to let him win one for a change and actually get the girl, so to speak. It certainly seems like she was tailored by Jackson and Doc as a near perfect complement to Dean, it'd be a shame to waste the potential on just one episode. Though given that this happens over several months, with several eps occurring in the meantime, it'll likely be at least halfway through the season before we know anything that happened AFTER this episode.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:12pm
Yeah, but she's TOO perfect. She just comes to him and immediately makes those sexy eyes and then a few days later they're telling each other about their mutations... It's so easy. Where's the challenge? Do you really think Doc & Jackson are going to give Dean such an easy win just because he arguably deserves it? When for the past 4 seasons they had the ongoing "romance" between him and Triana and even that didn't lead anywhere?

No, I would rather suspect the return of Triana some time in the future, when Dean's more mature, or a new girl. This one was just a one-time character, to torment Dean with him being so close and then losing it, and then losing most memories about it.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 6:12pm
  • by Bagel
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It was at least a few weeks later. They met in early fall, but their talk in the house didn't happen until after Halloween. Considering she was working and living in part of Dean's backyard, that's plenty of time to get to know each other.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 9:23pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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I wonder what Dean's line in the Halloween special about how he should have never trusted her was about then. Mysteries abound ...
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Jun. 4, 2013, 10:02pm
  • by Bill
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"[S]he's TOO perfect. She just comes to him and immediately makes those sexy eyes . . . ."

Agreed. I'm not sure we won't see more of her, though. Her name is Talia. I can't believe that's a mere coincidence. I look for some sort of revelation about her family history
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Jun. 4, 2013, 12:31am
When I saw her in her first scene, I thought: "she's not gonna stick; she's totally gonna be either a villain in disguise, or like, a mentally retarded person or something, some kind of Arrested Development-like thing". Turned out to become a mutant, so I was kind of right. I doubt she'll show up again and hope she won't, not a very great character.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:08pm
  • by beb
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Her name is Thalia. And it looks like she has a boyfriend already. I was hopinh for something a little more permanent for Dean but that's seems not to be.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:14pm
  • by Jake
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Really I didn't feel she was all bad, just underdeveloped. there is something there between her and dean, he did tell her a rather huge secret from the looks of it. Hopefully it goes somewhere, but I'm doubting it will.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:01pm
  • by Bonzo the Fifth
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I can see underdeveloped (hard to avoid given how much else was packed in here). It would be interesting if we saw more tidbits over the course of the next several episodes that might flesh her out more. But her look and general attitude did seem like a good relative match for Dean, so maybe they'll go down this path a bit. Or not. Either way, I trust Jackson and Doc to make the right decision. :-)
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:16pm
  • by Pete
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The best part of the whole Thalia-Dean thing was when they first met on campus, Dean got hit by the Disc, then had that "hallucination" of sorts about a relationship with Thalia, and throughout the dream he kept having his genitals touched through his pants. Hilarious, understated animation.
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Jun. 8, 2013, 10:44am
  • by Captain V Bro.
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"And the reveal that Girly mag scientist was the quizboy who called out Billy in 'The Invisible Hand of Fate'? Brilliant."

Exactly, I shit my pants at that reveal!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:13am
Who is the rightful heir to the iron throne?!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:19am
Indeed, why does Dean seem to know he's a clone already? I thought the Halloween episode came later... I'm a bit puzzled
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:42am
I guess this IS after Halloween. Dean says it is.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:44am
According to the [as] bumps, as well as what previously seemed like a joke in an interview with Publick, the Halloween episode took place during the first commercial break, and the flow of the episode seems to back that up.
It's pretty weird, I'm gunna be honest. I wonder what other episodes took place during this one...
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Jun. 3, 2013, 3:00am
Great . . . I assumed it ALL took place after the Halloween episode . . . and Doc V simply was not to choosy with what he slept with.

Hopefully AS will repeat it this week.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:06am
Well, best i can tell, it takes place over the coarse of 3 or 4 months and future episodes are also going to be taking place within that time frame.
So, we may see some of this same story in the background of future episodes???
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Jun. 3, 2013, 6:24pm
There's a fourth Venture Brother on the way!

Who will then be promptly eaten, because Praying Mantises.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 11:32pm
Unless I am totally confused--or missed something--the episode opens at day break--after the midnight blow up on the Venture Compound. So this takes place like a few hours after the Halloween episode--Night Rider brings back Dean, Hank was at Dermontt . . . and we can only wonder about what happened with Nikki! . . . and apparently Dr. Venture really did not care who he went to bed with.

Now did things happen in the 6-odd hours in between? Sure, why not?
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:31am
I think you're confused. Dean was at Triana's/Night Rider's house in the Operation P.R.O.M., not the Halloween special. This episode starts right after the ending of season 4.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:11pm
  • by beb
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AAnd proms are traditionally in June so we have a lot happening between the start of this episode and the first commercial break.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:16pm
Oh! My bad! I am mixing up the Halloween special--which not be on DVD--with Operation PROM! Which is, as you say, the end of Season 4.

*Walks Home in Shame*
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Jun. 3, 2013, 8:42pm
  • by Handdrake
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IIRC, Doc and Jackson said there was gonna be a lot of Billy and Pete this season right? I could barely stand them and the obnoxious amount of screen time they ate up the last two go arounds. So I think I'm checking out for this season.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 2:57am
You will be missed . . . not.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:09am
You're excused. Now go take a push! ;)
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Jun. 3, 2013, 10:03am
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Where did I even come up with that word?!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 6:02pm
It's foul.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 6:13pm
Can't we just use "movement?"
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Jun. 3, 2013, 8:43pm
You could have gone with blast a duke!
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Jun. 4, 2013, 6:29pm
Or let's not forget "take a Count Duku".
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Jun. 4, 2013, 9:01pm
That's an awful lot of minuses... But to be honest, I agree with you. For me they worked better as kind of guest characters; loved them in that role. Since season 3 there is too much of them.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:12pm
  • by Bill
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I second (or third, I guess) the thought that Billy and Pete are being over-utilized. In the early seasons, their appearances were welcome--and generally hilarious--surprises. Now, their novelty has worn off.

Still, I grew up in an era when practically every episode of every TV show involved a character (1) in black sweats; (2) wearing a black "bandit hat"; and (3) sneaking around in the bad guy's home/lair. So I could live with the Billy/Pete storyline, here.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:31pm
Your frisbee golf just became violent.

Sorry . . . rewatching it. AS put it on t3h Youtube--for how long I do not know. Here be the linkypoo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug3NUpBmw_g

Looks awesome on my HUGE HD TV HA!HA!HA! FEAR ME!!

Anyways, I think this is one of their best episodes. Hated waiting so long but they clearly put the time into it.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:42am
LOVED. IT.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 10:56am
  • by BENJI
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SO many years!, So many months!, So many days!, FINALLY !!!!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 10:59am
  • by Fumificated Pharoa-Hemi Ankyroid
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NOMAD getting some love, would put it up there with Galactic Grand Inquisitor for having the best one liners on tv ever. Anyone else digging the Morlock dinner bell reference? H. G. Wells & H. Harrison's Soylent Green mashup, delish.
Gawd, those awesome machine backgrounds, long shots of the compound!

One complaint, although St. Cloud is like every music/comic purist I know, he sounds like Hank using his 'guy in the know' voice. Small complaint to an absolute fun ride.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:19pm
Awesome episode. But I will actually disagree with many of you here -- I didn't think it was one of the best. It looked great, animation was fantastic (best yet), the music was phenomenal, the action scenes towards the end were pretty great, but it definitely lacked in the humor department. Although I can live with that and actually wouldn't mind seeing like, a full-length Venture Bros. action movie with elements of comedy.

Also the other thing I didn't quite like was that all the voices sounded even more alike than usual. That is sometimes The Monarch sounded like Hatred or Billy sounded too much like 21.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:20pm
Well, i thought it was hilarious.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 6:21pm
I'm loving the drama and character development of the newer episodes, but I miss the silly fun of older ones. I'm rewatching Love Bheits right now and this dialog about the best costume contest -- THAT is hilarious. "Last year it was Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and... the Bat." "The night is mine."
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Jun. 3, 2013, 6:49pm
  • by Bill
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Maybe I'm alone in this, but I was pumped to see the return of Doc's hovercraft (or "floating platform," as they called it in this episode). I love the design and have always thought it was squandered on a throw-away scene in "The Doctor Is Sin."

I also liked that Doc and Jackson returned to the E-Den, but was somewhat disappointed with the scenes that took place there.

Maybe the guys will continue to utilize interesting props and locations from previous seasons. I'm a sucker for that stuff.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:19pm
Apparently murderous cults are just what happens in the E-Den. There's no stopping it.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 11:34pm
  • by Carrie
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I this is my favorite ep. so far. I like how Billy and Pete are coming into their own for this season. Sure people like to see them as guest now and then but their thriving as characters in this middle season. Besides, there'll be plenty of other characters to share the spotlight in this season. Glad this episode explains why Hatred has tits.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 3:54pm
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Sort of. Even though it wasn't reversed with everyone else's mutation. Which only leads to more questions!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 4:28pm
  • by zip
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Was that Henchman Zero at the command console of the Monarch's cocoon? It sure sounded like him, sort of looked like him too.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 5:17pm
  • by beb
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All of the henchman look like 24, except for 21.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 5:38pm
  • by Cheb Ghobbi (it won't let me log in)
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Not so - Henchmen 1 (aka Zero), 86 and 87 all have different designs, as does the bartender in the Cocoon.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 6:00pm
  • by Scarlett
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Wow, the Monarch was an ass in this one. I thought he wasn't Dr. Girlfriend's boss anymore but her partner? She seems to be walking on eggshells with the 21 thing, and he's back to treating her the way he did before they got married. Their relationship seems to be off to a bad start this season.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 5:59pm
  • by Anthropomorphic Cow Named Stan
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I think the Monarch is in for a big life transition this season. With everyone else moving on with their lives, the Monarch is kinda left alone to make an adjustment.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 6:56pm
  • by Captain V Bro.
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Yeah, she seems to get he's really sad and taking it out on her over losing his ONLY friend, and a henchman to boot; that's why the Monarch realizes Dr Mrs. is all the friend he needs in the last beat.

21 had to lose his best friend, and so did the monarch.. in losing 21, oh the irony.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 7:54pm
Agreed and with Captain V Bro as well. This is a whole "faux breakup" where a guy has a break up--this is generally a "Guy Thing" [Tm.--Ed.]--but cannot admit it, does not want to admit it to his friends who politely shift their feet and try not to hurt him further, because they KNOW. "She's away . . ."

"Yes, she is Carl. Sure."

Anyways, it will be interesting to see what Gary/21 does with SPHINX.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 8:53pm
  • by BENJI
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Does anyone else feel a little spoiled by a whole hour of venture Bros? I'm a little sad that next weeks ep is only going to be the regular 30 minutes.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 6:53pm
Yeah, I feel the same way. I wonder if there's any way they'll use the 10 episode order for next season, and use it for 5 mega hour episodes? Sure, we'd be getting less total episodes, but the same amount of hours. If they're all as good as PROM and Cleansuit, I think I'd be okay with it.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 4:55pm
  • by beb
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No. I didn't feel like that show really justified its length. The half-hour length forces Doc and Jackson to compress a lot of business into an episode, whiic is why they are so often epic, but 'Cleansuit' seemed flaccid. PROM had a lot of business going on, enough to fill the hour length. Cearsuit, not so much.
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Jun. 6, 2013, 12:47pm
  • by BillyQuizBoytheMegoManiac.
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BQB - " ST. CLLOOOUUDD!!!!"

Anyway, this new villian is truly a fresh breeze for the Venture Bros.

I can't wait to get the MEGO of St. Cloud now.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 7:56pm
  • by Timothy
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I found another R&R for the episode on a Simpsons fansite site:

http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?101156-Rate-and-Review-The-Venture-Bros-Season-5-Premiere-quot-What-Color-is-Your-Cleansuit-quot

Nice to hear other animated fanboys liked it as well.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 8:04pm
  • by Fin Tuned Philtrum
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Liked that Dr. Z almost blew the flying fuckup mite away on that old scratchy film. The cylon crotch grab too Ha. All hate the Ewok Den right? That was pretty horrible. Shivers.

Looking forward to Brickfrog background shot & the wacky races creepmobile or whatever. Very curious.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 9:31pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Yeah, he'd failed him for the last time!
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Jun. 4, 2013, 10:07pm
Is that the Ark of the covenant St coud;s handing over to the guild? Vincent van goch's sun flowers? Expensive membership...And yet cash was king when it came to Ward and Watch....
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Jun. 3, 2013, 9:39pm
Love Dr V's Dr. no helmet.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 9:54pm
The TARDIS?
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Jun. 3, 2013, 9:59pm
  • by beb
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Trivia

It would appear that St. Cloud has the Ark of the Covenant - real or movie prop. Also the boy's hover bike. But what's the deal with the chairs? Chippendale chairs? is this a Tick reference?

I've seen those model of computers in Venture's lab. They use 8 inch floppy disks. But what make and model are they?

When Watch and Ward show St. Cloud a selection of scientists to arch, who is the one and only one they show. Memory suggests Dr. Quyrm but I can't read the legend under the picture.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 10:22pm
The left page says "Dr. Dugong". The right page has a picture and says "Dr. Tara Quymn".
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Jun. 4, 2013, 8:22am
  • by kijunshi
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And... another thousand word comment coming right up!

Overall - Awesome, gets better every time I rewatch it. I will admit it felt a bit fast-paced the first time through. Since it's both the beginning and the end of the season, I guess I can even look forward to the next season too?

I freely admit I didn't get half of the sci-fi references made in this show until I looked them up. My nerdiness is insufficient to the task...

The art in this is SO COOL. That first warm-up of the machine or whatever? SO COOL!!!

Dean's crush on the girl (Talia?) was kind of adorable. I expected it to either go farther or not quite so far somehow... he got a legitimate make-out, but I'm pretty sure that's all? Not that he's ready, even now - he pretty clearly doesn't have any concept of sex beyond "pretty" "kissing" and "touch a boob". Oh, and "maybe a pretty girl will touch me where I touch myself" (that was hilarious! agree with above comment, the robot made the joke.) He also still has a good deal of shame mixed in with the raging hormones - he couldn't even look directly at her when he thought she was undressing. A good, if rather sad, connection to his own dad's "needless shame"...

I have to comment that Dean in the completely ridiculous "Indian" competition was almost certainly in the best shape of his life. Quite a contrast to the pudge he was starting to sprout in Season 4. Wonder if there's a reason for that?

In non-relationship development: Burning the learning bed was awesome, I was hoping for that for half of last season. Boy Detective bit it - Did Mr. Reachy survive?! And he has the same room now that the clone had in Season 4... that's pretty legit dark tbh.

He and Hank nodding to each other as they go to their separate rooms was both completely accurate and strangely melancholy - nothing will ever be the same again.

And how about Hank!! He was awesome here, painting his room rad colors, running Hank Co like a boss (can we doubt that his future is in business any more at this point??) and managing to stay out of trouble somehow. Actually I credit that more to...

Dermott - still around, seemingly in a hell of a lot more danger than usual. We didn't see a ton of him, because he was keeping his head low this entire episode. There was a power shift somewhere over the season - he is definitely second-place to Hank in every scene. Bet we'll go into that at some point! Though to Dermott's credit (I can't believe I wrote that) I think he has significantly more survival instincts than, well, Hank, and possibly Dean too. I think he's the only brother who inherited any of Rusty's survival sense.

NIkki is kind of a creepy creeper mccreepersson in this, frankly. I don't begrudge Hank his conquest or whatever, but I seriously hope he doesn't ever sleep with her again.

Billy and Pete getting an arch was best thing. Best! St. Cloud's outfit is the most hilariously lame thing I've ever seen, I love him just for that alone. And the pennies joke, Eat the pennies!

21 getting left in the dust by OSI was kind of sad... but he seems to be used to being sh!t on, yet another legacy of the Monarch no doubt. When he finally steps up to try to fix the mess of the episode, he is truly awesome! I hope he really becomes a leader of men - one one side or the other - before the end of the series...

Monarch is pretty much a gag character in this episode, but his "Your'e my best friend!" realization towards his wife at the end of the episode was genuinely heart-warming. Hopefully he'll, uh, treat her a little bit better next season? I admit it's the first time I've really "got" their relationship on anything other than intellectual terms *ducks*

Dr Girlfriend kicked major ass, of course. She's the one who actually solved the problem! And she did it... with an actual practical usage of the butterfly theme! Come to think of it, isn't she always the one who solves the real problems?

Who have I left out? Uh, Hatred, Courtney Hatred. I'm sure that name explains all his issues. And the boobs seemed to have been growing throughout the episode? I still believe they were brought on by meds, I will believe unless told otherwise.

Rusty is Rusty. He'll be the one thing at the end of VB that never changes.

Okay, enough, I loved the episode, and they managed to fit in every single damn Star Wars reference in this one episode they couldn't get to in the previous 4 seasons. Kudos, and can't wait until next week!!
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Jun. 3, 2013, 11:42pm
  • by Descriptor
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I dunno, even Rusty has grown very slightly. I mean, he actually completed a project and had a staff! He did horribly as a boss, but it's honestly more than we've seen him do in years. Heck, he's even fixing up the compound.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 11:44am
  • by kijunshi
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You have a point there...I wonder if this is a high water mark for him, or a sign of things to come?
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Jun. 5, 2013, 11:47pm
  • by twoninjastapedtogether
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Holy Crap, Multiverse alert! Dethklok poster in Nicki's bedroom, :53 seconds in!!!!
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Jun. 4, 2013, 12:42am
  • by twoninjastapedtogether
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I mean Dermott's bedroom.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 12:43am
Yeah, it was in the Shallow Gravy special too.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 10:25am
  • by RetroWarbird
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2.5 year wait actually had me forgetting this, although Season 1 going up on NetFlix spurred the memories and desires for more VB adventures in me. Best cartoon running. I was extra-pleased to discover that the Halloween special I'd completely blanked on already existed to - two-fer!

Yeah, it was great fun. I can see some seeds for some real hilarious installments. I thought Monarch ending the episode tripping out and thinking of his wife as his best friend might close the book on his wanting 21 back, actually. Not that they won't bump into each other and god knows what else will go down.

Minimal Brock is always ... not a letdown, but a Cocktease. Ditto Shore Leave, actually. "Th.P.H.I.N.X.!"

I really like how when he goes almost super-villain levels of reprehensible, Rusty lucks out and accomplishes things (how much of it comes down to Sheila being the only competent human being around other than Brock, I dunno). The actual build-up for a J.J. adventure on orbital Gargantua-2 would be an absolutely ideal place for the Revenger's Squad or whatever, Phantom Limb, Impossible and Unterbheit, to show up and wreak havoc upon - lots of scores to settle up there.

And Dean's inner monologue is great. Been there buddy ... so glad real-live girls can't hear my thoughts. (As was that continual fantasy where she ... and robots ... kept reaching for his junk.)
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Jun. 4, 2013, 12:45am
Wow, this episode was great, I hope more of that is on the way. Nice work and Go Team Venture!
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Jun. 4, 2013, 3:39am
  • by beb
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That's a weird symmetry between Hank and Dean now in that both of their most vital memory has been taken away from them. Hank voluntarily had his memory erased so as to not have to deal with the fact that he screwed his best friend's mother. And Dean's memory of Thalia was wiped out by his father's narcotics. When Hank tells Dean to check his watch it wasn't juist a call back to Everybody comes to Hanks" It's an acknowledge that something wonder has happened to each of them and they'll never know what.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 1:24pm
I actually wonder if their memories were actually wiped or if they were just loopy. The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend seemed to remember things and Hatred didn't seem to be high at all.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 1:53pm
  • by Captain V Bro.
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Hatred does indeed have boobs the entire episode.

The joke is he is just fat, and God hates him I guess... that's why the cure had no effect b/c he is just a fatty.

And then I think he should go bald next, and maybe lose a foot or something, that'd be funny.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 4:58pm
  • by Biff
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My one complaint is all the new episodes have mutants or zombies in them: the prom had fly mutants, Halloween had zombies, Cleansuit had mutants, and next weeks episode has animal hybrid human mutants.

Well, most people will see this as a good thing... but I would like more aliens and robots dammit... oh, well.... IGNORE ME!!!!!
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Jun. 4, 2013, 5:06pm
Hey there were at least four robots in this episode!
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Jun. 4, 2013, 5:12pm
  • by Biff
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I meant new bad robot killing machines that cause chaos as the music cues up.

"But where are my aliens... Al.... I need my aliens!"
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Jun. 4, 2013, 5:27pm
  • by Augustus St. Cloud
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You win this round Mike.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 5:29pm
Can Dr. Theopolis really be considered a "robot"? He has no locomotion of his own, or any sort of moving parts at all. This is from Wikipedia: "Theopolis, or Theo for short, was an intelligent computer who was part of Earth's Computer Council."

So, both Billy AND Augustus were wrong! Unless they ever referred to Theo as a robot on the show I suppose.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 7:58pm
I think a robot is considered anything that can act independently and think on its own? Though based on what I am reading about Nomad (having not seen the episode), there's nothing to indicate that it's also not also a robot. 'Robot' is a pretty vague term either way.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 8:23pm
I suppose so. Just look at the origin of word from R.U.R.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 8:53pm
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Well, technically Twiki, Dr. Theopolis and Nomad were props from TV shows and/or movies, so there's only two robots. Maybe just one actually, since I don't think the walking eye ever acted of its own accord.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 10:13pm
  • by Fumificated Pharoa-Hemi Ankyroid
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R.U.R.! Yes! Right here for first use of robots, free read:

http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/c/capek/karel/rur/frontmatter.html

Wouldn't it be great to have a book of who is who from this show? Doc mentioned he did a whole write up on Dr. Dugong. Sure there is something (sea) deep beyond the chemi-fusion, & love care line.
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Jun. 5, 2013, 12:01am
I believe the term 'robot' is being defined on how it was referenced on the television show or movie. I believe Twiki, Dr. Theopolis, HELPeR, and the Walking Eye were each called a robot at some point on their respective television shows, but Nomad was never called a robot on Star Trek. I believe the quizboys are allowing each universe to define what a 'robot' in in their world. I believe that is being quite particular on the meaning of a word in a question, but that's just how ruthless the quizboy world of quizing is!
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Jun. 6, 2013, 12:20am
Great. Now I'll have to get season 1 of Buck Rogers and watch every episode. And maybe that one where the Space Vampire seduces Col. Deering twice!
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Jun. 6, 2013, 6:01pm
Haven't had time to go through all the comments (Wow. It sure has gotten a lot more crowded her the last couple of seasons). Anywho, I just wanted to speculate that the Lee-Hun-Took was probably taken from Bruce Lee, Attila the Hun and Peregrin Took perhaps. Probably pretty obvious, but I just wanted to throw that out there.
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Jun. 4, 2013, 7:51pm
Best line, for me anyway: "You're a bum, Rock!"
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Jun. 4, 2013, 11:07pm
  • by Golem
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Am I the only one who sees a similarity between Thalia's design and Community's Alison Brie? Maybe that's why I'm immensely attracted to her. Uh.... nevermind.
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Jun. 5, 2013, 2:09pm
I think you ARE the only one. But I understand that Alison Brie crush.
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Jun. 5, 2013, 9:01pm
  • by Fumificated Pharoa-Hemi Ankyroid
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Anyone wanna take bets about this being next door, or close to, Venture Industries?

http://nsa.gov1.info/utah-data-center/
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Jun. 5, 2013, 10:56pm
  • by Bill
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Maybe. The Venture compound is clearly somewhere in the Southwest, and the building in the link is a fairly close match. I've always imagined the compound in California (the surrounding mountains look a lot like the Sierras, and the Ventures are apparently within driving distance of San Diego, San Francisco, and the Grand Canyon), but I suppose it could be in Utah.

Any thoughts on the whereabout of Spider-Skull Island?
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Jun. 6, 2013, 3:32am
  • by Fumificated Pharoa-Hemi Ankyroid
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Spider Skull might be near here:
http://scoobydoo.wikia.com/wiki/Skull_Island

Near....Cuba...(?)
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Jun. 8, 2013, 10:30am
Love the little "friendly warning" you get before you can proceed to the site.
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Jun. 8, 2013, 9:07pm
  • by Anthropomorphic Cow Named Stan
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So, was that Gilian Jacobs voicing Dean's wannabe Girlfriend?
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Jun. 6, 2013, 11:17am
  • by Captain V Bro.
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No, it was Kate, as per usual.
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Jun. 6, 2013, 11:54am
So it's been a few decades since I had Art History class. What was that painting that the Guild Strangers were carrying out of St. Cloud's pad right behind the Ark of the Covenant?
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Jun. 6, 2013, 6:04pm
  • by Bill
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It's one of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings of sunflowers. Van Gogh did quite a few, so I'm not sure how to distinguish St. Cloud's painting from the others. Maybe a more serious artist or collector could help.
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Jun. 12, 2013, 12:07pm
  • by Captain V Bro.
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Please tell me I'm not the only one who paused and read all of the Hank Co. food menu?

Corn Chip Mountain killed me!
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Jun. 6, 2013, 9:46pm
  • by Dean
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I really like that when the titmouse logo pops up at the last second they got cast memebers to record the "chirp" the titmouse makes.

The regular chirp always bugged me for some odd reason.
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Jun. 6, 2013, 9:48pm
  • by Fred
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RIP GREEN CLASS.
All those poor Toms.
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Jun. 8, 2013, 3:38am
  • by beb
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I was looking for some way to post notes to the capsule and couldn't find a way so I'll leave the notes where:

1. When The Monarch and DRGF return from the Prom the Monarch darts the cabbie instead of paying him. This is the second time he's done this. The first was in the Captain Sunshine ep.

2. Gorillas are vegetarians so why use meat to lure them out of the E-den? Ansd how does one have two infant gorillas when there's only one adult?

3. Dean's fantasy with Thalia ends with him dressed like Luke Starwalker fighting cylons but the classic SW poster does not have Leia touching Luke's leg. However there is a similar Conan cover by Frank Frazetta which has a young woman clinging to Conan's leg.

4. The out-of-phase intern I think refers back to The Philadelphia Experiment, a SF film about teleportation research in WWII that goes horribly wrong. Also the intern who's out-of-phase is the intern that disintegrated during the proof-of-concept scene.

5. When Thalia brings in Dean to fight Martin it was with the intent to stop the Second Age and world wide mutation, but by the time everyone is celebrating the Hun-Lee-Hook she's is all for the Second Age indicating that she's succumb to group-think.
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Jun. 11, 2013, 10:51am
  • by beb
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6. If Dr. Theopolis, who is a voice in a disk, is a robot, does that mean that Apple's Siri's also a robot?
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Jun. 12, 2013, 10:31am
  • by Bill
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"When The Monarch and DRGF return from the Prom the Monarch darts the cabbie instead of paying him."

I laughed my ass off at this. I love the idea that the Monarch avoids cab fare by darting the drivers.

"Gorillas are vegetarians so why use meat to lure them out of the E-den?"

The same thought occurred to me. One of the things I appreciate about Peter Jackson's "King Kong" is that the big gorilla eats trees in the way real gorillas eat bamboo. In the older versions, it was implied that Kong ate the humans offered to him by local villagers.

"[H]ow does one have two infant gorillas when there's only one adult?"

Maybe there were two and one (the female, apparently) died prior to the Ventures' first exploration of the E-den? That was my assumption, anyway.
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Jun. 12, 2013, 12:17pm
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So... I have now watched this 100 times and I feel funny.
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