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That's what makes Rusty so awesome. He's an understandable, forgivable, even likable douche. You kind of want to comfort him, but like from a distance with hands mounted on poles, so you don't get all sticky.
 
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I thought they were shooting bullets out of their bodies.

I thought they threw a knife out of their back.
 
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I know. My heart SANG when I saw "The Venture Brothers will be back!" during the credits. Such a great episode!
 
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I love that one of the creators looks just like Pete White. (Doc Hammer)

Epic TV

I need the sound-track to that episode. It was the sound-track of my misspent disco youth...
 
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I think Rusty is one of the most interesting characters in any show I have ever seen. He clearly has some very messed up morals ("Brock, I need dead people!"), and often comes across as a coward, but on the other hand he has occasionally stepped up and done the right thing (choosing not to go with Dr Killinger) and has more backbone than people give him credit for (like in telling the other child adventurers that they are loosers , or in the multiple times he has gotten severely injured and it hasn't bothered him that much.) The injuries are telling. He's lost on eye, been pinned to a wall with crossbow bolts, I think he had an arm torn off at one point. The things that he takes with what seems to be no more than mild irritation are telling.

Most of his issues seem to root from being an only child, and an only child of a brilliant scientist but terrible father. I don't think any one of us would have grown up even remotely normal in those circumstances. Being forced to kill a man before puberty, for instance. Or the fact that Jonas was Rusty's therapist.

Looking on the history of things that were done, I think its safe to say that Jonas was definitely the more evil person. He was responsible for the deaths of a lot of people due to his degligence.
 
AshburnerX

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I think the only thing that really makes Rusty better than his father is the simple fact that he's actually learned from his experiences. Jonas didn't really seem to be bothered by any of his failures (Like leaving all those kids in sub-tunnels without even going back in to clean out the bodies) and would simply move on from a failed project, including his son. But Rusty... he learned ALL too well.

- He made clones of his sons because he KNEW the kind of lives they were going to have to live because of their heritage. Sure, he eventually realized that it probably wasn't the healthiest thing to have around, but it's clear he DID care enough about them to not want to lose them. It's no surprise that one of the few sciences Rusty actually excelled in was the Genetics he would use to protect his sons.
- He hardened them to the things that ruined his childhood. To Rusty, shooting guys in the head and nearly getting killed were the tragedies that ruined his life. To his sons, they are simply a fact of life and something that, while it may bother them, is something they've accepted.
- He made DAMN SURE that they knew the rules of the Guild of Calamitous Intent, if not by letter than at least the jist of it. Considering many of the rules came about specifically BECAUSE of Rusty (like Rusty's Law) , this isn't surprising.

Rusty may be a deranged asshole, but at least he knows how to plan. Even if he doesn't know what a Rusty Venture is...

Also, Trianna is dating a Twilight Douchebag? Ugh...
 
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The ending after the credits was priceless.
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Yeah, that was my opinion too. Especially the look that Triana's Mom gave Outrider as she slowly drank her booze. It makes it pretty clear that things aren't going well over in the Outrider's house and gives me hope we'll finally get a Triana centric episode that shows how she was manipulated by the Master into leaving.
 
IronBrig4

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I like how Henchman 21 has developed. His best line was "That was excellent! Oh my God. I've never worked with guys who can actually do stuff. That was so sweet. So sweet."
 
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Yes, Rusty is an interesting character. The kind of moral gray that mainstream tv usually shuns. Well except for anti-heroes. Rusty (and Brock) is almost an anti-villain.
 
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Doc Hammer does look exactly like Pete White, and Jackson Publick looks exactly like a full-sized Billy Quizboy. I guess they wrote themselves into the show.
 
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Doc Hammer does look exactly like Pete White, and Jackson Publick looks exactly like a full-sized Billy Quizboy. I guess they wrote themselves into the show.
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They've done that more than once. Basically every duo (Hank and Dean, Billy and Pete, 21 and 24, the Lepidiatrists) were created because they found they write better when they have each other to play off of.
 
Shawn

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Based just on that after credit scene I'm crossing my fingers that we will see a change from Dean next season. It's nice to see that Hank is actually getting somewhat a bit less socially retarded, but Dean still has a long way to go. I'm hoping that in true Venture Bros style they will do something fun with it.
My prediction: Dean starts down the road of being a villain, which will inevitably lead to him and Hank clashing.
 
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I thought we saw some nice growth from Dean over this season. Hank kind of got last season (though I kind of hated the reversion to ascot-hank, but I get where they were going).
 
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