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by Steph
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Absolute knockout episode! It's been great to see Jonas and his entourage take center stage over the last couple of episodes, and I loved how JJ's competence and sensibility are the very things that get him into trouble in this one when he can't quite accept the crazy rules of the arching system. The robot (Venturion? can't recall the name) did feel a bit out-of-nowhere, but the little touches like the Captain experiencing the G-forces of the arm, and the subtle callback to JJ's first appearance as he once again forms the head of a robot, made it work.
Count me in as another one who was getting worried that 21 and 24 actually were going to get themselves killed - but I guess they knew what they were talking about for once.

Aug. 2, 2008, 9:23am

by Tess
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That robot. I don't know. I thought it was a dumb joke in terms of just being a joke about how stupid shows like Power Rangers and the like can be.

But I thought the idea of Jonas Jr. Actually taking the time to BUILD that INCREDIBLY GAY robot was hilarious. It was like watching the "let's pretend we're successful" moment in Doctor is Sin, where I was having an almost UNRELATED laugh at the thought of Dr. Venture having to fix that moving side walk. As a character thing it worked really well. As a joke on Mecha Robot Team Shows, I thought it lacked a bit.

Aug. 2, 2008, 9:21pm

by Creepy Crooner
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Clearly Doc (and presumably Jackson) like the idea of goofy Volton-style robots (lest you forget Mecha Shiva from Hank and Dean's fake flashback in Trial of the Monarch). I actually like that the joke isn't about the robot itself or the shows it represents, but just about the fact that Jonas HAS overachieved and built a defense system that is way too powerful for his would-be antagonists to contend with.
The best touch in 21 and 24's story was when they walked across the museum floor without tripping the alarm, followed by 1 who trips the alarm right away and proclaims "ah, come on!"

Aug. 4, 2008, 10:47pm

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