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Eframepilot · Post by **Eframepilot** » 2008-06-28 08:03am

Pretty good episode. Especially good episode for Dean. The Adult Swim website was stalling in the middle; fortunately, the missing clips were listed on their boards: http://boards.adultswim.com/adultswim/b ... 085#M28085 .

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » 2008-06-28 10:24am

That was pretty refreshing break from the recent string of GCI-oriented episodes.

Ohma · Post by **Ohma** » 2008-06-28 04:26pm

Woah, do they usually put them up this early?

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » 2008-06-28 04:28pm

Every Friday night at 6 PM eastern.

Ohma · Post by **Ohma** » 2008-06-28 04:34pm

Eh, well too bad about that frozen bit. Good thing it probably won't have that when the ep airs tomorrow. (even so, I'm hooked just by the first seven or so minutes...he he "killing blackulas with a sword is cool, but you know what else is cool? safety!")

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2008-06-29 10:53pm

I thought it was a very amusing episode, and finally some good scenes with Brock and the boys. The Johnny Quest breakdown and emergency cloning were priceless.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2008-06-30 03:13pm

I agree that this episode was a nice break from the Guild-centric focus of the last couple of episodes. Things I liked:

* Rusty: "I left Neverland and married Wendy; what do you think happened?"

* The Muderous Moppets: I love that they've been getting increased screen-time this season.

* Johnny Quest alumni: Dr. Zin's cameo and his posing with Hatred had me laughing my ass off.

And of course, it looks like another wild card has been introduced in the season arc: Dermott. Any thoughts on the identity of the mother? Possibly Myra Brandish?

Grasscutter · Post by **Grasscutter** » 2008-06-30 09:29pm

JME2 wrote:And of course, it looks like another wild card has been introduced in the season arc: Dermott. Any thoughts on the identity of the mother? Possibly Myra Brandish?

I don't think so, but only because I think the implied father is Brock. Brock definitely had a harder time dealing with Dermott's crap, thus making it much more likely from a plot-foil standpoint that Dermott is his kid.

Ryushikaze · Post by **Ryushikaze** » 2008-07-01 05:06pm

Grasscutter wrote:
JME2 wrote:And of course, it looks like another wild card has been introduced in the season arc: Dermott. Any thoughts on the identity of the mother? Possibly Myra Brandish?
I don't think so, but only because I think the implied father is Brock. Brock definitely had a harder time dealing with Dermott's crap, thus making it much more likely from a plot-foil standpoint that Dermott is his kid.

I'd say it was Leslie from the college episode, but then I think there's too long of a gap between then and the 'present' for it to be the case.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2008-07-01 05:13pm

Nice episode, and a good change from flashbacks and Guild stuff. The Monarch, as ever, steals whatever scene he's in, but I especially loved seeing Dean for more than ten seconds and with him dishing out some violence to boot.

Dermott still seems like Myra's offspring to me. I just got that impression from the meeting in the car, rather than the kid's attitude.

Setzer · Post by **Setzer** » 2008-07-01 09:17pm

He seems way too normal to be Myra's son. He got his ass kicked by Dean, for fuck's sake. Would anyone with an interest in fighting and weapons be such a pushover if they were raised by a former OSI operative? She'd definitely want to introduce the boys to their new brother.

And not one mention of Dr. Mrs. The Monarch's new costume? For shame.

Balrog · Post by **Balrog** » 2008-07-01 09:57pm

Setzer wrote: And not one mention of Dr. Mrs. The Monarch's new costume? For shame.

The Murderous Moppets seemed to like it...

And yeah, getting your ass kicked by Dean (as nice as it was) does not speak highly of the punk being one of Myra's spawn.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2008-07-02 03:26am

For the sake of continuity, I'm willing to bet Dermott's mom is Leslie from the college episode, as stated above. If it was Myra, she'd have done something batshit crazy.

However, I don't think we are going to see much of Dermott. That seems like a one bit thing.

Eframepilot · Post by **Eframepilot** » 2008-07-02 07:24am

Dermott's mom had dark hair in the last shot of her and Dermott in the car, so both Leslie and Myra should be excluded by that. I don't think that she has appeared before.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2008-07-02 10:35am

Gil Hamilton wrote:However, I don't think we are going to see much of Dermott. That seems like a one bit thing.

I don't know. The main arc of this season seems to be the brewing war between Monarch and Hatred over Venture, but it's possible that Dermott and his mother may be either a seperate plot or wild cards in this conflict.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2008-07-02 11:04am

Setzer wrote:He seems way too normal to be Myra's son. He got his ass kicked by Dean, for fuck's sake. Would anyone with an interest in fighting and weapons be such a pushover if they were raised by a former OSI operative?

It depends on how much she babied him. He came off exactly as 99% of all the blowhards I knew in highschool like him. The ones who wore military gear, constantly bragged about how tough they were and how much "badass" shit they'd done. So seeing him get his ass kicked like that wasn't at all surprising.

Setzer · Post by **Setzer** » 2008-07-02 03:41pm

Also, I think this summer camp scheme is the only moneymaking idea Dr Venture's ever had that doesn't revolve around his father's company in some way. Admittedly, he's still relying on his past glories in the present, but it's a step forward, isn't it?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2008-07-02 04:05pm

No. The E-den is not exactly a good way of raking in cash when it means disembowelled kids. It reminds me of something DHARMA would have made and left forgotten on the island in Lost.

Ohma · Post by **Ohma** » 2008-07-02 04:20pm

What are you talking about? That kid was just fine.

Also, in a hilarious/weird/very awkward twist, Hank could turn out to be Dermott's dad. (

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Setzer · Post by **Setzer** » 2008-07-02 04:35pm

I mainly meant the idea for the day camp. At least he's trying to move out of his father's shadow.

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