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by Mrs. Monarch
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My vote goes for best episode this season, definitely a 10!

In completely unrelated business, I just felt I had to share this with you guys because I know you will appreciate it. Awesome Doctor Girlfriend parody cover of Rolling Stone:

http://fiendfolio.blogspot.com/2008/07/doctor-girlfriend.html

Jul. 8, 2008, 2:01am

by Creepy Crooner
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I'm glad there are still people out there that watch this show because of how hysterical it is and don't try to read way too much into it
This episode WAS a 10 out of 10. The Buddy system was a little bit better in my opinion (but then, I'm a sucker for Doc's scripts) but these two have been the funniest and most instantly classic episodes so far. My rankings so far would go something like this...

1. The Buddy System (10/10)
2. Dr. Quymn (10/10)
3. Home is where the Hate Is (10/10)
4. The doctor is Sin (9/10)
5. Shadowman 9 (9/10)
6. Invisible Hand of Fate (8/10)

Jul. 8, 2008, 4:40am

by WorstServedCold
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My personal ranking of the episodes so far would be

1. Dr. Quym
2. The Invisible Hand of Fate
3. The Doctor is Sin
4. Shadowman 9
5. Home is where the Hate is
6. The Buddy System

So far a stellar season.

Also, I find it interesting that a scene involving teenagers trying to have sex is offensive but an epileptic woman getting beaten with a chair doesn't warrent a mention.

Jul. 8, 2008, 5:36pm

by Phil
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Wow...it's funny how different our rankings are.

1) The Invisible Hand of Fate (10/10)
2) Shadowman 9 (9/10)
3) The Buddy System (8.5/10)
4) The Doctor is Sin (8/10)
5) Home is Where the Hate Is (7/10)
6) Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman (4/10)

I'm being intentionally stingy with the rankings, by the way. You could easily argue me up to a solid 10 for my top three.

Jul. 8, 2008, 5:51pm

by The Mighty Monarch
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I, too, am really surprised how much variability there is in the rankings.

1. The Buddy System (10/10)
2. The Invisible Hand of Fate (9.5/10)
3. Shadowman 9 (9/10)
4. The Doctor Is Sin (9/10)
5. Dr. Quymn (8/10)
6. Home Is Where the Hate Is (7.5/10)

Admittedly, "The Buddy System" is basically an expanded "Tag Sale! You're It!" but that was one of my favorite episodes of season 1.

Jul. 8, 2008, 7:18pm

by Creepy Crooner
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I am also quite surprised by the extreme difference in our rankings. I guess it just speaks to the fact that all of us obsessive fans watch the show for slightly different reasons. I agree that The Buddy System is a total throwback to Tag Sale (with a completely different context now that we know so much more about all the characters) but that kind of episode is my personal favorite. I love the story-based stuff but I tend to be a bigger fan of the straight comedy episodes (especially when the comedy is derived from seemingly mundane situations). I also (somewhat obviously) like the darker material and I think sometimes we forget how dark the show actually is. The characters (despite of, or more accurately BECAUSE of their many flaws) are likable and the show has a comfortable feel to it, but most of the comedy in the show is powered by perversion, cruelty and yes, failure - all very real and very relatable human characteristics. There is an obvious underlying sadness to the show and the people that populate it, and it's a tribute to Jackson and Doc's skills for mining this sadness for unrelenting laughs successfully. I just think that sometimes we become so comfortable with the Ventures and their world we forget that it's a cartoonishly ugly place.

p.s. Every Which Way But Loose fucking rules. Best Clint Eastwood movie of all time... easy.

Jul. 8, 2008, 10:30pm

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