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Thoughts on the Boondocks, Season 2 (Cartoon Network, Mondays at 1130 PM EST) - having now watched the first two episodes.
2.01 ...Or Die Trying
Does this remind me of college? Just a little. We did buy our tickets, but:
What does it say about me, a 30-year old guy, that I find myself identifying most with Grandad? Maybe I would have snuck in with Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes, but I did used to slip snacks (string cheese, sandwiches, etc...) into movies before. And I could probably sit and watch a movie like that and enjoy it regardless of how degrading or bad it would probably be.
What bits of the fake movie they've got, make for a great parody. (the scene with Mo'Nique and Special Agent Fity Cent...) It's not particularly new or revelatory for what Aaron McGruder's done before over the last ten years, but he's still consistently funny about it when he goes there.
I still don't feel comfortable with the Uncle Ruckus character. I know what McGruder is aiming for. Maybe it's the writing. Don't know.
In any case, Jazmine's character is still done well. I miss Old man Wuncler, though. Don't want to rely too much on him too much as personification of the corrupt system, but I think I like him more as an antagonist to Huey than Ruckus.
2.02 Tom, Sarah, and Usher
Tom undergoes a crisis when Sarah gets girlishly star-struck upon meeting Usher.
For such a self-contained episode, this one went to a really disturbing place. This one really shocked me. I know what Tom's character is, and is about, but I guess I don't like seeing him displayed as much of a punching bag here as he is. Watching Sarah when Usher upstages him... yeah, but the flashback montage of her seemingly so disinterested in her... oy. Not to mention his fate at the close. Aiyee!
It begs the question again of why she's with Tom. They could stand to give Sarah some more agency.
But then, it almost turns out like a David Chapelle “When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong” sketch. Clearly, Tom is not meant to be taking relationship advice from A Pimp Named Slickback.
All-in-all, a good start. Next two weeks ate "Thank You for Not Snitching" and "Stinkmeaner Strikes Back". We'll see if this keeps up or down.
2.01 ...Or Die Trying
Does this remind me of college? Just a little. We did buy our tickets, but:
- complain about ticket prices
- dress in heavy coats to sneak in food
- get into arguments with Movie Theater drones about 'the system'
- that one person freaking out over illict behavior when they weren't supposed to go in the first place
What does it say about me, a 30-year old guy, that I find myself identifying most with Grandad? Maybe I would have snuck in with Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes, but I did used to slip snacks (string cheese, sandwiches, etc...) into movies before. And I could probably sit and watch a movie like that and enjoy it regardless of how degrading or bad it would probably be.
What bits of the fake movie they've got, make for a great parody. (the scene with Mo'Nique and Special Agent Fity Cent...) It's not particularly new or revelatory for what Aaron McGruder's done before over the last ten years, but he's still consistently funny about it when he goes there.
I still don't feel comfortable with the Uncle Ruckus character. I know what McGruder is aiming for. Maybe it's the writing. Don't know.
In any case, Jazmine's character is still done well. I miss Old man Wuncler, though. Don't want to rely too much on him too much as personification of the corrupt system, but I think I like him more as an antagonist to Huey than Ruckus.
2.02 Tom, Sarah, and Usher
Tom undergoes a crisis when Sarah gets girlishly star-struck upon meeting Usher.
For such a self-contained episode, this one went to a really disturbing place. This one really shocked me. I know what Tom's character is, and is about, but I guess I don't like seeing him displayed as much of a punching bag here as he is. Watching Sarah when Usher upstages him... yeah, but the flashback montage of her seemingly so disinterested in her... oy. Not to mention his fate at the close. Aiyee!
It begs the question again of why she's with Tom. They could stand to give Sarah some more agency.
But then, it almost turns out like a David Chapelle “When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong” sketch. Clearly, Tom is not meant to be taking relationship advice from A Pimp Named Slickback.
All-in-all, a good start. Next two weeks ate "Thank You for Not Snitching" and "Stinkmeaner Strikes Back". We'll see if this keeps up or down.
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Holy crap, I loved Tom, Sarah, and Usher so much. I laughed so frickin' hard. "Do I have to call her bitch?" I really liked that Tom hit Usher -- not because I have Usher issues, but because A Pimp Named Slickback couldn't really make him abandon his character.
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And this:
Tom: I'm going to call a therapist.
Riley: Oh yeah, I guess that would have been obvious.
I just really didn't like watching Tom getting 'bitched' so hard.