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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
Villain Cay
Alternate name for Epstein Island
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.
wait i've just described ordinary (if incredibly well done) character development
If anyone is a victim of "Villain Decay" in the Venture Bros its Brock Sampson. The Swedish Murder Machine is practically a teddy bear by the final arc.
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:
Don't forget the movie between seasons Uhh... 4 and 5 I think? I didn't know it existed and was very confused.
Isn't there just the one movie, which is the series finale? Unless you're talking about one of the holiday specials.
Found it, it's the 2015 special between seasons 5 and 6 and has a bunch of plot stuff.
Also goddamn the Monarch is one of the best-written villains of all time.
My brother recommended Venture Bros. to me since I like the recent Harley Quinn series. I need to start watching it sometime.
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.
I haven't even watched the full thing but only caught episodes here and there and can tell it's top tier just based on those. I need to give it a real watch so I can appreciate how it all comes together.
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.
And then you have real life, where… well… shit
Supposedly harmless asshole to fascist cult leader is actually pretty common. Hitler's rise was similar.
I didn't realise that "Venture Bros" was a TV series and thought you were talking about Silicon Valley tech bros and venture capitalists and was like "sounds about right".
Only to rivals, though. His plots against Rusty stayed pretty slapstick and harmless. They even worked together in a late season.
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.
"YOU ABANDONED MY HATRED!"
The one thing missing from my life is being able to scream like the monarch
I had the season 5 torture scene in my head, where rusty is entirely unaffected by every torment while being held captive.
https://youtu.be/ihJc4OjBdWY