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- by Kevin!
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Good ep over all. Criticism:
Are we so far into the series that we're making a big deal of out of callbacks and references to obscure characters? It's kind of a fun, Arrested Development-y place to go for the fans, but it can make a show really hard to get into for new people.
Dr. Venture is becoming a little bit too much of a dick. He's not going to be any fun if all he does is whine and bitch about things, with occasional interludes for his dead dad. And as fun as he is as a failed scientist, he used to show the occasional success, as messed up as they were. Basically he needs to be a little more interesting to me. Even Brock seemed to be getting tired of him.
Are we so far into the series that we're making a big deal of out of callbacks and references to obscure characters? It's kind of a fun, Arrested Development-y place to go for the fans, but it can make a show really hard to get into for new people.
Dr. Venture is becoming a little bit too much of a dick. He's not going to be any fun if all he does is whine and bitch about things, with occasional interludes for his dead dad. And as fun as he is as a failed scientist, he used to show the occasional success, as messed up as they were. Basically he needs to be a little more interesting to me. Even Brock seemed to be getting tired of him.
- by Reynolds
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I definitely love the callbacks. It would be a shame to get rid of them, and I think the show can stand well enough on its own. Anyone who's likely to stumble across it should be able to enjoy it regardless of not catching everything.
That said, it's by far my favorite episode of the new season thus far. By FAR. The Grand Galactic Inquisitor was genius. I think it's high time we got:
A. Grand Galactic Inquisitor "IGNORE ME!!!!" t-shirts, and
B. A line of action figures.
I do seriously lament the demise of Colonel Gentleman. That's the one thing that has me scratching my head: why the f- would you kill off such a great character (particularly when his demise really didn't need to happen in order to advance the plot...all it did was set up a chance to read through his diary...which could've been done when he was away on a trip or something). All I'm saying is, what a shame to kill off such a great character. Maybe he will be revived somehow.
That said, it's by far my favorite episode of the new season thus far. By FAR. The Grand Galactic Inquisitor was genius. I think it's high time we got:
A. Grand Galactic Inquisitor "IGNORE ME!!!!" t-shirts, and
B. A line of action figures.
I do seriously lament the demise of Colonel Gentleman. That's the one thing that has me scratching my head: why the f- would you kill off such a great character (particularly when his demise really didn't need to happen in order to advance the plot...all it did was set up a chance to read through his diary...which could've been done when he was away on a trip or something). All I'm saying is, what a shame to kill off such a great character. Maybe he will be revived somehow.
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