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Villain Decay (lemmy.world)
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[–] 80 points 1 year ago (22 children)

and then you have the venture bros, where the monarch starts off as goofy and ineffectual but becomes more menacing as the series goes on and the stakes get higher

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They did fucking stellar work with the character growth. I normally hate the "you need to give it a couple seasons" kind of thing, but Venture Bros did so well to have a moment where you feel the tone start to change, and somehow, the goofier start ends up working in the shows favor.

    I will never look at a Homies the same way again.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    That's three times Venture Bros have come up for me this week, guess that means its time for another re-watch. :logs into Nightreign as The Bat:

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Don't forget the movie between seasons Uhh... 4 and 5 I think? I didn't know it existed and was very confused.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Also goddamn the Monarch is one of the best-written villains of all time.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    My brother recommended Venture Bros. to me since I like the recent Harley Quinn series. I need to start watching it sometime.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Oh, its easily one of my top 10 all time TV shows, personally. It's smartly written from start to finish. Absolutely worth your time.

    Upon a moment more thought, I'd reckon it may sit as high as #3 or 4. It's damn near perfect.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    As mentioned elsewhere, the first season or two is kinda rough animation-wise, but it's truly a masterpiece. If you're an 80s/90s kid, it's even better because they lampoon a lot from that era, specifically (but abstractly) Johnny quest.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Only to rivals, though. His plots against Rusty stayed pretty slapstick and harmless. They even worked together in a late season.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    between the death's head panoply, the butter glider, and the scarionette cannon? i'd definitely say he upped his game from the dreaded candiru and the deadly cloud of deception slash diversion.

    beyond that, going from threatening bodily harm to financial ruin was definitely a glow-up in my opinion.

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