The Venture Bros: Twenty Years to Midnight
It’s been two weeks since a fresh episode of The Venture Bros. Two viciously agonizing, heinously miserable, adverb adjective weeks. However, “Twenty Years to Midnight” made the wait completely worthwhile. The amount of action was a nice surprise, a true throwback to the show’s original roots: a take-off of the 60’s cheesy, mystery-adventure cartoons. All these amazing elements have caused me some inner conflict. See, in my last VB post, I said that “Escape to the House of Mummies Part II” had become my favorite… Well, now I don’t know how to feel. My heart is now painfully torn between a Doc Hammer script and a Jackson Publick script! Ohh, “Twenty Years” is truly worthy contender for my love. The guest appearance by Stephen Colbert didn’t hurt, either.
Okay, so we saw a weird robot/alien thing touch down near the Venture compound, sneaking around and peeking through windows. I originally thought he was sent from The Guild of Calamitous Intent (judging by the colors), but, since they weren’t mentioned in the episode, I guess not. Meanwhile, Brock was cleaning around the house and found a box of some of Doc Venture’s old stuff. Inside, Doc found cameras and tapes that his father had purchased for him back in the day. On one of the tapes, Jonas Venture explained that he had created an extremely powerful machine. However, some radio transmissions across space and time told him that the machine was too advanced for mankind at that point and needed to be dismantled, pieces hidden all around the globe, before it fell into the wrong hands. Fun Fact: As demonstrated in the flashback, “The Floor Is Lava” is the best/most inexpensive childhood game ever. Anyway, the transmissions said the machine would also one day save mankind. Jonas explained to Doc that on May 4th of Doc’s 44th year, at exactly at midnight, the machine must be activated to prevent disaster. Realizing that May 4th loomed just 16 hours away, Team Venture needed to retrieve find all the pieces as soon as possible.
After the Ventures took some notes from the video, the giant robot/alien thing approached them. Doc’s surprised cry of “Ladysmith Black Mambazo!” was hilarious. The robot/alien thing informed them, in grainy audio through the speaker in his chest, that he was The Grand Galactic Inquisitor, on Earth to study the behavior of humans. The Ventures happened to be his chosen sample family, but The Inquisitor didn’t want his 12-foot high, massive presence to disturb their regular goings-on (”IGNORE ME!”). Reluctantly, the Ventures let him tag along on the X-1. They flew to Spider Skull Island to pick up the first piece of the machine and the X-2 boat, currently under the possession of Jonas Jr. While Doc showed the tape to Jonas Jr., Brock and the boys attempted to take the boat. There, they found the pirate guy from last season’s “Ghosts of the Sargasso”. Apparently, Jonas, Jr. hired him to captain the X-2. Neat. After Jonas Jr. got the full story, he took charge and instructed everyone to break into three teams to quickly find the remaining three pieces of the machine (Doc and Brock on the X-1, Jonas Jr. and the captain on the X-2, and Hank and Dean on the X-X-1). As the boat and two planes took off, a bright Venture logo spun on the screen. It was such a perfect action-cartoon moment! The recurring spinny logo really added to the episode’s action-y feel.
Jonas Jr. and the captain scuba’d to an underwater location. There, they encountered a drugged up guy with a moustache and a gun. Although they didn’t call him “Mr. Quest” until the very end, I could tell it was Jonny straight away. Really fucking hilarious. He had a ripped-up shirt, a rubber tube around his bicep, a teardrop tattoo, and was voiced by Home Movies’ Brendon Small. Jonas Jr. tried to explain that Jonas had left an important piece of the machine with Dr. Quest, but Jonny almost lost control at the mention of his father. The captain persuaded Jonny to drop the gun after he explained that Jonas Jr. was a doctor and could write prescriptions for anything. Jonny finally collapsed and helplessly cried, “I’m in real pain.” I didn’t really get what happened after that… The next we saw Jonas Jr., he was back on the X-2 and already had his piece of the machine. The captain said, “Ohh, quit your sour-pussin’. You got what you needed.” So… Was Jonas Jr. just seriously against throwing around prescriptions? Or did they shoot Jonny and put him out of his misery? Or… what? Hm.
The boys, on the other hand, didn’t have as much conflict. In fact, they found the piece’s protector, Colonel Gentleman (y’know, the Sean Connery guy from last season’s “Past Tense”), dead in his home, with nothing but a cane and a diary full of pointless lists (”Good Names For An Imaginary Friend”, “Hollywood Actresses That Need A Smack In The Mouth”). As Dean (or “Sherlock Homo”, as Hank called him) looked through the diary, Hank accidentally cracked open the top of the cane and revealed the hidden piece inside.
For the final piece of the puzzle, Doc and Brock (and The Inquisitor) flew to New York. On the ride over, Doc had another weird umbilical cord dream (this one showed how he felt inferior to his tiny brother).
Doc: I thought I was done with those crappy dreams –
The Inquisitor: THAT WAS A WEIRD ONE.
Doc: Great. You can read my mind –
The Inquisitor: IGNORE MEEEE! … YES, I CAN.
Doc and Brock arrived at NY’s Impossible Industries, where Venture Industries HQ once stood. Professor Impossible (from last season’s “Ice Station Impossible”; voiced by the glorious Stephen Colbert) was inside, arguing with his wife, Sally. She felt that he was spending too much time with science rather than their child, Rocket (we found out Sally was pregnant after the credits of “Ice Station Impossible”). Of course, Professor wasn’t a particularly sensitive father… or husband, for that matter. And little did he know, Doc had called Sally to meet him on the subway and help him sneak into the building. I really liked the small detail that was thrown in the background of their secret rendezvous… If you listen closely, you can hear a hobo giving one of those “seriously, throw some change in my Dixie Cup” speeches. Anyway, Sally was clearly still hopelessly devoted to Doc, so she happily obliged, thinking that she’d get to run off with him (ha, fat chance). Meanwhile, Ned the Human Callous took Rocket to the park, where Hank and Dean were waiting. Somehow, Impossible agents tracked down Ned and captured him and the boys (leaving Rocket to crawl around… alone). Back in the building, Professor caught Sally sneaking Doc and Brock inside, so he tied up (um… “laser-tied”?) everyone, including Jonas Jr. and the captain. Professor then did his little villain-thing and revealed that he had long-known about the hidden piece in his HQ. As he assembled the machine and tried dealing with a panicked Sally (she realized Rocket was missing and was pissed that Professor didn’t really give a shit), Jonas Jr. secretly contacted H.E.L.P.eR to punch some codes and free everyone. Fun Fact: You can always tell it’s a Jackson Publick script if H.E.L.P.eR actually does something helpful. H.E.L.P.eR quickly scrambled out of the X-1, leaving The Inquisitor to loudly excuse himself (to no one) as he also stepped off the jet. Outside, he found Rocket and, after being cooed at for a while, shouted, “IGNORE ME!” Holy crap, I’m going to be quoting/yelling that all summer.
After H.E.L.P.eR worked his magic and disengaged the laser-ties, Brock and Jonas Jr. leaped into action and stretched out Professor Impossible’s face, drilling his flesh into the walls. Professor fought back by expanding his body until he pushed everyone and everything (but himself and the machine, which Professor grabbed just in time) out the windows. After everyone scrambled to hold on to Professor’s stretchy torso, they were plummeted into the NY underground and were almost hit by a subway car. With some quick thinking, Brock tied Professor’s leg to the car and instructed everyone to climb up and away to the surface for safety. The subway car sped off and, after reaching its stretch-limit, Professor’s leg broke off the bar it was tied to and snapped all the way back up to knock Professor unconscious, causing him to drop the machine. Oh, man. It was such. A. Cool. Moment. It was very different from what I was used to seeing on the show, but in a good way. Another Fun Fact: You can always tell it’s a Jackson Publick script if there are relatively action-packed scenes (apparently, Doc Hammer’s not too good at that kind of thing).
The machine fell right in front of the gang, unbroken, exactly as Brock’s watch struck midnight. Seconds later, The Inquisitor pulled up in a cab, with Rocket in hand. The Inquisitor announced that the moment of Judgment was upon them (and, of course, when the cabbie asked for the fare, The Inquisitor responded with — scream it with me — “IGNORE ME!”). Suddenly, a bright light burst from the machine and Jonas Venture stepped out. He smiled, pulled out a laser-gun, shot The Inquisitor in the head, and turned to leave. Doc was thoroughly shocked but refused to let his father go again. In tears, he begged to know why he was left alone for twenty years. Awww. “Oh, Rusty. You are never alone. Those stars — well, okay, you can’t see them right now ’cause we’re in the city — but those stars… They’re always watching us!” Well, that touching moment wasn’t enough. Doc and Jonas Jr. begged for him to stay. Then, Jonas made an interesting revelation… Okay, I thought this was the funniest damn moment in the entire episode. I laughed so loudly that I almost woke up my sister sleeping in the other room. And then I watched it, like, ten more times. Seriously.
Jonas Venture: Ohh… Alright. Look. I’m not really your father, okay? I’m an alien that was sent here to this appointed time to kill that guy ’cause he would have destroyed all life as you know it.
Jonas Jr. and Doc: What?!
“Jonas”: I took the form of your dad because I figured it’d be easier to accept. I didn’t want to stress you out. End of the world, life on other planets, blah blah blah.
Doc: Why… you… son of a bitch! Do you know what you just put me through?! What the fuck were you thinking?! What kind of fucked up planet are you from where you think showing up as my dead fucking father is supposed to make me feel any better?!
“Jonas”: Okay, take it easy –
Doc: You prick!
“Jonas”: Look, I just saved your entire planet –
Doc: PRICK!
“Jonas”: Alright, fine! You wanna see?! Here! [”Jonas” starts to rip open his face; we only see everyone’s looks of horror and a bright light from “Jonas”’s direction] There! That would have been better?! If I had shown up like that out of nowhere?! Look at you. You practically crapped your pants! [points at Ned] Except him. He crapped his pants!
Way to poke fun at Contact. Hell yes. Ahem, anyway. Totally pissed off, “Jonas” walked through the machine and the entire thing disappeared in a flash. Everyone but Doc seemed pretty pleased that they had just saved the world (and finally got The Inquisitor to shut up). Hank and Dean finished up by shouting, “Go Team Venture!” and high-fiving each other. What? High-five? No “V”-shape finger-tip connecting thingy? Weird. And it wasn’t even a normal high-five. It was one of those wonky full-arm ones where the elbows are touching.
After the credits, Jonas Jr. and Sally flirted as Professor helplessly continued to flap in the wind, like a flag, high in the NY air.
Why wait? Get Venture Bros. commentary now!
Once again proving that I will listen to any nonsense Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer spit, I fought crippling 3AM sleepiness just to get through this commentary (hidden under the “Extras” buttons) for the latest Venture Bros. episode, “The Buddy System”. That’s right, no need to wait for the Season Three DVD to come out, because you can learn about Doc and Jackson’s thoughts on above ground pools right now. Best of all, it’s video, so we feel the full impact of their wildly off-topic conversations and also get to admire how these two look more like rock stars than the minds behind Metalocalypse. Compared to their DVD commentaries, though, they managed to offer quite a bit of episode-specific information.
I don’t know what foolishness AdultSwim.com pulled while uploading this episode, but it’s very wonky. Don’t worry if you hear clicking noises throughout the entire first segment and lose a chunk of time between the tram ride and the gorilla encounter, because it’s the site’s fault. Watching the video commentary with the actual episode isn’t integral anyway. Just sit back and let Doc and Jackson ramble for twenty minutes, sharing back-to-back gems of awesomeness, such as:
- An in-depth exploration of off-limits nemeses, like kids in wheelchairs.
- Their impressions of Dana Snyder.
- This fun fact! Did you know the pictures faintly scrolling in the background during the intro are actually Doc and Jackson’s childhood photos? I mean, not photos of them together as kids. That would be crazy.
- Another fun fact! Sgt. Hatred was based on a real guy that Doc and Jackson saw at a Starbucks. He was a guy with a military buzzcut, looking at some sort of barely legal, foot fetish porn on his laptop. This was shared in the Season Two DVD commentary, but it’s still funny. And scary.
- And I almost woke up the entire block from laughing at this exchange, branched from an explanation of the Order of the Triad’s safety performance:
Doc: Burning nuns! Black, white, and red. Burning nuns…
Jackson: Super-heated burning death nuns!
Doc: The smell of holy nuns… charred! Jesus wept that day. Nuns, burning!
Jackson: The tears of children were not enough to extinguish the super-flame.
If you loved it — and everyone knows you did — be sure to pick up both the Season One and Season Two DVDs, because this is the way they do commentary. Heck, it’s the way all commentaries should be done.
[via James Urbaniak’s Voucher Ankles]
The Venture Bros: Home Is Where The Hate Is - VIDEO
Wow! An episode with absolutely no flashbacks or crazy hallucinations. That’s a change. However, this was definitely the slowest episode out of the four that have aired, and I feel like we are missing something. Don’t get me wrong. I have loved just about everything from this season, but it seems like we should be a bit further at this point. Only now do we see the direction for the rest of the season and who our major players are going to be. It’s been two hours of set up. When are we getting the punchline?
Well, at least we got a bit of eye candy. Jackson Publick said this episode is “probably the most beautifully animated episode of The Venture Bros. ever.” I must admit, I was pretty impressed by moments as simple as The Monarch peering through stained glass.
Okay, let’s break this down. The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend (because “Dr. Mrs. The Monarch” is too much of a pain to type) have finalized their move-in to Phantom Limb’s Frank Lloyd Wright house. The Monarch burned all of Phantom Limb’s stuff, allowing for the second The Secret reference and millionth “Man-” villain joke of the season. He also felt weird about with living in a cozy gated community and a super-villain-filled town called Malice. I’d be worried too, as living in such a place would probably make me want to dance like a little English boy every day.
In an attempt to keep their work and personal lives separate, they have made the Henchmen live on their own in the Cocoon. However, Kevin and Tim-Tom have been complaining about bullying and The Monarch agrees to let them live in the house. Obviously, the Murderous Moppets are the ones doing the actual bullying, but it seems like they’re very manipulative as well. At the end of the season premiere, they stabbed #24 after the Gatorade attack, leaving him stuck in the sick bay. Despite their Shadowmen history, The Monarch still doesn’t quite know who #24 is.
#21: You think you could sign this, boss? It’s for #24. He got knifed by the Moppets.
The Monarch: Which one is #24, again?
#21: What? You’re kidding, right? Let me give you a hint… You know how every time you talk to me, there’s usually another guy next me? That’s #24.
The Monarch: Right, right, right. The one who sounds like Ray Romano. I like him.
Over on the Venture compound, Sgt. Hatred paid a visit to his newest Guild-assigned arch-enemy, Dr. Venture. The first time we saw Sgt. Hatred, he was sucking on the toes of his wife, Princess Tinyfeet, so I was worried we were going to be facing a lot more of that business in the compound. Instead, Hatred seemed polite and eager to show Brock and Dr. Venture that he knows the Guild guidelines and wants to play fairly. The best part of this was when Hatred suddenly pulled out a gun and shot Dr. Venture in the stomach as a joke. Sensitive to Dr. Venture’s frail nature, he immediately ordered his henchmen to go “full Nerf.” By the way, Hatred is not voiced by Brendon Small, but Jackson Publick because he will be playing a greater role this season.
In an attempt to distract himself, The Monarch flipped through the Guild facebook to find a new goodie to arch. We quickly saw a picture of Dr. Tara Quymn in the book. No information on her yet, but there’s an upcoming episode called “Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman,” so she’s probably important. Perhaps she’s The Monarch’s new Guild-assigned enemy? The Monarch’s peace was interrupted by the Venture family accidentally coming to his door while looking for Sgt. Hatred’s meet-and-greet party. Missing the old days of hatin’ on Venture, he decided to stop by as well.
Sgt. Hatred’s place was packed with super-villains, including Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Nightmare-coat, who is actually much scarier up close. We were also reminded of Sgt. Hatred’s old pedo-tendencies when he spotted Hank and Dean in his house. The Monarch volunteered to send the beautiful minors to the Cocoon for the henchmen to babysit, just to have Dr. Venture unattached. While Dr. Venture awkwardly wandered around a party full of baddies and attempted to hit on Dr. Girlfriend (meow), Sgt. Hatred showed The Monarch around his home, which includes a weapons den with a big-ass Confederate flag. The Monarch swiped an explosive chip. Sneaky, sneaky. More stealing from Hatred.
Hank and #21 had some fun after leaving hapless #24 with Dean, going all Patch Adams in the sick bay. When #24 talked about his dad dating his ex-girlfriend, I desperately wanted him to say something about “under the shirt, over the bra with new mom,” which is a quote from the DVD commentary that still haunts me to this day. #21 took Hank to the house to show him the Moppets and, after a few jokes about Nell, they were caught snooping and bolted. Were Tim-Tom and Kevin planning on gassing the Monarch and the Henchmen or Dr. Girlfriend as well? I feel like they have a weird attachment to their mommy-figure Dr. Girlfriend, but they could also be using her as just an in to the Monarch situation. Perhaps they’re sick of number two-ing for a number two. Anyway, the Moppets grabbed their knives to chase down #21 and Hank, who they thought was #24. A crazy Pacman-like chase sent #21, #24, Hank and Dean into Sgt. Hatred’s hedge maze, where the Henchmen shed their costumes to get rid off the embedded tracking devices. Hank and Dean decided to go streaking too, but at least we didn’t have to see them naked. I liked how Hank’s kerchief was actually attached to his shirt and not a separate accessory. How very cartoon-y.
Back at the party, The Monarch planted the explosive chip on Dr. Venture after some crappy party games (Dr. Girlfriend didn’t know who Jackie O was and… Chairman Wow, I see you!). We also learned the secret of Dr. Girlfriend’s voice in the most anti-climactic way possible. She smokes. That’s it. She has a smoker’s voice because she’s been smoking since, like, ’89. Frustrated by her secret, The Monarch took a soak in the hot tub with Sgt. Hatred. Beautifully tying up all the throwaway references to the Henchmen stealing parts from Sgt. Hatred’s machines, we learn that Sgt. Hatred has not been ignorant to the goings-on. He revealed his plan to treat Dr. Venture like a king to make The Monarch’s life torture, killing him without actually touching him. The Monarch, showing off his strategically placed censor box, then told Sgt. Hatred about the chip he had planted. His joy was short-lived though, as Dr. Venture stopped by to join them in the hot tub, just as the chip was about to go off. Good thing Sgt. Hatred hasn’t perfected his technology, because it didn’t go off. Still, this was the most naked episode ending ever.
It looks like the Monarch has yet another obstacle to get through to kill Venture. There’s Brock, the Guild, Sgt. Hatred and, most importantly, Dr. Girlfriend. Will he break her heart to fulfill his inexplicable desire to get rid of Dr. Venture? Also, when are we going to see Dean finally snap? During his short heart-to-heart with #24 at the end, he mentioned another crazy dream about his dad as a penis-stealing spider. An insane mental breakdown seems almost inevitable at this point.
Shirt of the Week: Sergeant Hatred. A part of me wanted it to be based on Sgt. Hatred’s lettered abdomen, as just “ATRED” going down the shirt. But this is cool too, I guess.
The Venture Bros: Home Is Where The Hate Is - VIDEO
Wow! An episode with absolutely no flashbacks or crazy hallucinations. That’s a change. However, this was definitely the slowest episode out of the four that have aired, and I feel like we are missing something. Don’t get me wrong. I have loved just about everything from this season, but it seems like we should be a bit further at this point. Only now do we see the direction for the rest of the season and who our major players are going to be. It’s been two hours of set up. When are we getting the punchline?
Well, at least we got a bit of eye candy. Jackson Publick said this episode is “probably the most beautifully animated episode of The Venture Bros. ever.” I must admit, I was pretty impressed by moments as simple as The Monarch peering through stained glass.
Okay, let’s break this down. The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend (because “Dr. Mrs. The Monarch” is too much of a pain to type) have finalized their move-in to Phantom Limb’s Frank Lloyd Wright house. The Monarch burned all of Phantom Limb’s stuff, allowing for the second The Secret reference and millionth “Man-” villain joke of the season. He also felt weird about with living in a cozy gated community and a super-villain-filled town called Malice. I’d be worried too, as living in such a place would probably make me want to dance like a little English boy every day.
In an attempt to keep their work and personal lives separate, they have made the Henchmen live on their own in the Cocoon. However, Kevin and Tim-Tom have been complaining about bullying and The Monarch agrees to let them live in the house. Obviously, the Murderous Moppets are the ones doing the actual bullying, but it seems like they’re very manipulative as well. At the end of the season premiere, they stabbed #24 after the Gatorade attack, leaving him stuck in the sick bay. Despite their Shadowmen history, The Monarch still doesn’t quite know who #24 is.
#21: You think you could sign this, boss? It’s for #24. He got knifed by the Moppets.
The Monarch: Which one is #24, again?
#21: What? You’re kidding, right? Let me give you a hint… You know how every time you talk to me, there’s usually another guy next me? That’s #24.
The Monarch: Right, right, right. The one who sounds like Ray Romano. I like him.
Over on the Venture compound, Sgt. Hatred paid a visit to his newest Guild-assigned arch-enemy, Dr. Venture. The first time we saw Sgt. Hatred, he was sucking on the toes of his wife, Princess Tinyfeet, so I was worried we were going to be facing a lot more of that business in the compound. Instead, Hatred seemed polite and eager to show Brock and Dr. Venture that he knows the Guild guidelines and wants to play fairly. The best part of this was when Hatred suddenly pulled out a gun and shot Dr. Venture in the stomach as a joke. Sensitive to Dr. Venture’s frail nature, he immediately ordered his henchmen to go “full Nerf.” By the way, Hatred is not voiced by Brendon Small, but Jackson Publick because he will be playing a greater role this season.
In an attempt to distract himself, The Monarch flipped through the Guild facebook to find a new goodie to arch. We quickly saw a picture of Dr. Tara Quymn in the book. No information on her yet, but there’s an upcoming episode called “Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman,” so she’s probably important. Perhaps she’s The Monarch’s new Guild-assigned enemy? The Monarch’s peace was interrupted by the Venture family accidentally coming to his door while looking for Sgt. Hatred’s meet-and-greet party. Missing the old days of hatin’ on Venture, he decided to stop by as well.
Sgt. Hatred’s place was packed with super-villains, including Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Nightmare-coat, who is actually much scarier up close. We were also reminded of Sgt. Hatred’s old pedo-tendencies when he spotted Hank and Dean in his house. The Monarch volunteered to send the beautiful minors to the Cocoon for the henchmen to babysit, just to have Dr. Venture unattached. While Dr. Venture awkwardly wandered around a party full of baddies and attempted to hit on Dr. Girlfriend (meow), Sgt. Hatred showed The Monarch around his home, which includes a weapons den with a big-ass Confederate flag. The Monarch swiped an explosive chip. Sneaky, sneaky. More stealing from Hatred.
Hank and #21 had some fun after leaving hapless #24 with Dean, going all Patch Adams in the sick bay. When #24 talked about his dad dating his ex-girlfriend, I desperately wanted him to say something about “under the shirt, over the bra with new mom,” which is a quote from the DVD commentary that still haunts me to this day. #21 took Hank to the house to show him the Moppets and, after a few jokes about Nell, they were caught snooping and bolted. Were Tim-Tom and Kevin planning on gassing the Monarch and the Henchmen or Dr. Girlfriend as well? I feel like they have a weird attachment to their mommy-figure Dr. Girlfriend, but they could also be using her as just an in to the Monarch situation. Perhaps they’re sick of number two-ing for a number two. Anyway, the Moppets grabbed their knives to chase down #21 and Hank, who they thought was #24. A crazy Pacman-like chase sent #21, #24, Hank and Dean into Sgt. Hatred’s hedge maze, where the Henchmen shed their costumes to get rid off the embedded tracking devices. Hank and Dean decided to go streaking too, but at least we didn’t have to see them naked. I liked how Hank’s kerchief was actually attached to his shirt and not a separate accessory. How very cartoon-y.
Back at the party, The Monarch planted the explosive chip on Dr. Venture after some crappy party games (Dr. Girlfriend didn’t know who Jackie O was and… Chairman Wow, I see you!). We also learned the secret of Dr. Girlfriend’s voice in the most anti-climactic way possible. She smokes. That’s it. She has a smoker’s voice because she’s been smoking since, like, ’89. Frustrated by her secret, The Monarch took a soak in the hot tub with Sgt. Hatred. Beautifully tying up all the throwaway references to the Henchmen stealing parts from Sgt. Hatred’s machines, we learn that Sgt. Hatred has not been ignorant to the goings-on. He revealed his plan to treat Dr. Venture like a king to make The Monarch’s life torture, killing him without actually touching him. The Monarch, showing off his strategically placed censor box, then told Sgt. Hatred about the chip he had planted. His joy was short-lived though, as Dr. Venture stopped by to join them in the hot tub, just as the chip was about to go off. Good thing Sgt. Hatred hasn’t perfected his technology, because it didn’t go off. Still, this was the most naked episode ending ever.
It looks like the Monarch has yet another obstacle to get through to kill Venture. There’s Brock, the Guild, Sgt. Hatred and, most importantly, Dr. Girlfriend. Will he break her heart to fulfill his inexplicable desire to get rid of Dr. Venture? Also, when are we going to see Dean finally snap? During his short heart-to-heart with #24 at the end, he mentioned another crazy dream about his dad as a penis-stealing spider. An insane mental breakdown seems almost inevitable at this point.
Shirt of the Week: Sergeant Hatred. A part of me wanted it to be based on Sgt. Hatred’s lettered abdomen, as just “ATRED” going down the shirt. But this is cool too, I guess.