Got my physical copy just today!
I flipped on the commentary and it was so nice hearing Doc & Jackson shoot the breeze about this series again. Even when it’s the end, it won’t be the last time they’ll talk about it. They’ve made that very much clear.
Creators hashed out the odd fascination with Brick Frog (we didn’t get any Scare Bear for that matter) and it’s hilarious how dismissive they are of him. The best thing really was having Phantom Limb and all those guys be fanboys for a sec.
The scene with Brock & Red Death getting into it was something that made the rounds in general. It inflates Brock’s status as a warrior one last time, only Brock is honest enough to give Red Death some credit.
Red Death was more calm and comedic than usual. Think that was the right move. You can have another scene where he shows off a blood thirst...... or you can just say “fuck it. Let’s make him a horse.”
Bobbi St. Simone & Debbie St. Simone were both endearing new leads to explore. Both had an equal part in cleaning up two loose ends pivotal to the world of Venture Bros.
And to that point: Both did so subversively enough to where it fits with the ultimate picture and the very status quo of this series.
By the time you’re finally introduced to Bobbi, you really felt she was always there. In fact,
she was.Where as Rusty (and Jonas Venture Sr. before him) always dabbled into grey areas, Bobbi St. Simone is only upfront in telling both the boys, and the audience, that she’s not the shadowy figure we were looking for.
In spite of that, Bobbi retelling her grand story to Hank Venture was one of the most stellar narratives to ever be put out by this team.
Fitting her in with THE Force Majeure. To find out by Doc & Jackson that we could’ve got a whole Majeure season was gut-wrenching.
That was Bobbi’s story to tell.
Debra St. Simone in contrast to that was someone you thought would have the key between Rusty and the Monarch. Far from it. In this series all about villainy, she took on the ranks. And she did so by getting to the original female villain. The one we once knew long ago as
Dr. Girlfriend.
With all the threads to tie, what they’ve done with Mrs. Monarch felt distinguished.
Sheila’s been through hell. She’s had plenty of ups and downs with both the field she’s in, and her relationship with Monarch. In the end though, she’s loyal to both.
Dr. Mrs. Monarch really earned her place, and with how heavy the two main plot points to this finale were, I’m delighted they were able to reach this conclusion with her so gracefully.
For the bulk of the movie, Hank & Dean were the two characters I was really on the edge of my seat for. Arguably more so than the situation with Rusty and Monarch. At first, that is.
Going back to what I’ve seen with these boys for decades, it felt like this was the only true way.
From beginning to end, VB was committed to the boys not having a mom. As sad as it is, Rusty was forever so bitchy and feminine that I think I’ve always liked the idea of him channeling a mother.
And none of this will ever change how brave the boys are for all the shit that was inflicted upon them. For this movie, they did make Dean revert back to his wimpy qualities for comedy sake, but the point still stands.
The outcome of Rusty & Monarch’s results
messed me up. For hours, that was wrapped all over my mind. All I could say here at the time was dumb shit like “theory became reality.”
Lots of people called it. You already knew of the long-standing, undeniable parallels between the two.
And after twenty years of being entertained by this show, it’s officially set in stone that they’re the same person.
*With one having Baboon DNA
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There’s no way to ever look at Monarch the same after this. It’s incredible. It’s like EVERYTHING he’s ever done has a whole new meaning now.
I was rewatching “
Dia de los Dangerous” just awhile ago. It’s only very interesting now that the first episode involves Monarch wanting to become a dad for the kidnapped brothers. On count of how lousy Rusty was from the start.
It does a little more to humanize Monarch; but it’s a two-way street. The scene with him and Doc in the elevator together was golden. It was good for Rusty to really turn around and be like “well, fuck you too!”
You got the best type of closure with both pairs of the Venture clan.
The idea of them not breaking the cycle, but continuing on their feud, as it’s just what they do. That’s something to stick with you.
Really helps the heart of this show go round-and-round. Even after just being eulogized.
With how fucked up I already felt within those final minutes, the post-credits scene, and the last VB scene I’ll ever see for that matter... could not have hit the nail on the end any better.
H.E.L.P.eR’s festive chirping made it even more emotional. It was a wholesome way of taking you back to where it started.
It showed the creation of the Venture brothers. It showed you how Hammer & Publick’s love-child was born.
No matter how much Warner makes my skin crawl, nothing will take away from Venture Bros being a whole quarter life of a artistic accomplishment. You have many talented people to thank for that.
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