#Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay

[latibulater]

The Venture Bros Rewatch Notes: the terrible secret of turtle bay

The art style is just different enough to be really weird yet interesting to watch

I honestly hadn't finished this episode till today bc I couldn't get over how bad the writing was for the opening scene in japan

Doc pops pills ALL the time it's practically a conversation closer for him

The intro to Brock being framed like how Dr. Girlfriend is framed in the yard sale episode: as sultry sex appeal - whoever drew that had an understanding. Also his tiny little jean shorts? Jesus

Brock really just not giving a shit and not caring what Doc is telling him is so funny. And between the mummy and the gator just how easy is it to

I love his little green shirt I think it's cute. Also the way this show is SO OLD the lines honestly look a little glitchy

I seriously don't understand how the Monarch can afford all the henchmen and the cocoon and everything like ik they say he had the fitzcarraldo trust fund but how much fucking money was in there? a hundred million in 80s money?

Between the U Ray and removing all of Scamps skin....which......BARF..... Doc seems to be, not smarter, but actually accomplishing things? he doesn't seem as adrift and like he can't finish anything

Billy Pete and Richard are all at the UN why are Billy and Pete there besides to look gay

The comic book 60s batman affect of brock punching people is hilarious and so old school

I loved the gag of the henchmen in the fake meteor getting trapped and dying on the lawn. Honestly the Monarch was so funny he shot the cabbie, the cop, and when he was out of darts he responded totally normal like to the homeless man. And his wings getting stuck in the train was so funny

The sex worker honestly was hilarious she was so nice and the scene at the end between her and brock is actually really charming

The ninja ceo being a technology fetishist is hilarious

INCREDIBLY racist episode overall somehow it has a gift in being able to pack the most offense into a single line, so even though the racism only is blatant a few times it does set the tone for the whole show. Makes me remember how in the butterglider episode brock is leading black pirates in chains. And the fact that the episode right after this is the one in Mexico? Like, hammer and publick reeeeally went hard on using racist tropes as comedy in the beginning huh

[ladyofdecember]

Rusty pops some pills because Brock won't come look at his invention 😮😱😐

[jupitermelichios]

I'm feeling the need to be a hater but in a harmless and ultimately meaningless way, so join me around this barrell and lets shoot some motherfucking fish

Disclaimer: I am not telling you you can't enjoy these movies, or judging your taste if you loved them. This is literally just me being a hater about movies that happen to bug me personally for various reasons.

*of these random 10 11 movies I personally really hated

** obligatory disclaimer that I did not pay to watch this movie, JKR did not make a single penny out of my morbid fascination with cinematic trainwrecks

(despite what this list suggests, I watch a lot of movies that aren't cgi-heavy blockbusters, but having a specific interest in movie adaptations of comic books means I watch a lot of really terrible cgi-heavy blockbusters)

Anti-propoganda below the cut

Spawn: this movie hurts to look it. One of the single most visually unpleasant experiences of my life, and I'm including recovering from major surgery in that.

Batman v Superman: the entire plot hinges on people believing Superman shot a man to death with a gun. A less significant but unavoidable plot point involves Lex Luthor giving someone a jar of his own piss as a death threat. Compared to that, the Martha thing barely registers as stupid.

Cats: is it as bad as the viral reviews claimed? Sadly no. Did I almost strain a muscle trying not to laugh too loudly at how terrible it was when I saw it in the cinema? Absolutely.

Fantastic Beasts: none of the FB movies could reasonably be described as good, but the third one really lends credence to the JKR black mould poisoning theory.

The King's Man: they very clearly ran out of filming time/locations due to covid, and then for some reason instead of shelving what cannot have been a particularly expensive production, they decided to edit together what little footage they had and release it as one of the most fascinatingly incoherent movies of the last decade.

Last Airbender: the very rare movie that actually is as bad as the negative hype, this may have the worst use of cgi superpowers in all of cinema.

Fant4stic: if you don't have depression, but want to know what it feels like, watch this movie. That utter emptiness you're now feeling? That's what depression feel like. You don't feel bad, necessarily. You just feel nothing.

Transformers: none of the bayformers movies are good, but Last Knight is the only one which just straight up doesn't make sense. It's like someone took the strawman 'terrible soulless entirely CGI blockbuster' movie people use in tumblr arguments about hollywood, and decided to actually make it.

Black Adam: I feel bad about how terrible this film is, because it was a genuine passion project, and it has a great cast, but it also has the worst colour-grading and some of the worst editting I've ever seen. If a group of untallented first year film students got trapped in purgatory with dwayne johnson, pierce brosnan, and manual editting equipment from the 1930s, and had to make a superhero film in order to escape, this is the film they'd make.

TMNT: this film just makes me irrationally angry. It feels like a bad youtube skit about 'what if michael bay made an animated kids movie' but it's real and it cost $150 million

Flash: this was going to be a 10 option poll, but then I remembered this movie includes CGI christopher reeve, against the express wishes of christopher reeve, and WB went ahead and released it after Ezra Miller was arrested for kidnapping, and then it had the gall to also be a terrible film in almost every way.

[iztarshi]

How much I've watched of various tmnt media (that I know about) (and that I am not forgetting currently) (with sometimes negative opinions attached)

Mirage - none at all, I'm really not sure it's my thing, although I am curious about the orginal personalities

87 - have watched it all, loved it including Red Sky, and am currently watching it again

90s movie - lots of fun has one of the best Aprils. There are two sequels I think and I should watch them (although I'm a little annoyed they exist because Shredder's death from the first movie should have been permanent for the humour value)

The Next Mutation - no, although I probably wouldn't hate it. It sounds very silly but I can do silly

Turtle Tunes - I watched some of it. It's terrible, but it's also funny in a kind of embarrassing way. Leonardo's rowboat amused me unreasonably

03 - probably the best plotted/best worldbuilding. I watched up through season four and then made the mistake of watching Turtles Forever so I've been holding off on season five until I'm no longer mad at the cast because I enjoy it and don't want to watch it in a bad mood

07 movie - this should have been so much better than it was, great Raph vs Leo fight though. That was iconic

12 - I watched all of it, despite not liking it as much as 03

IDW - I gave up part way through the secret history of the foot clan. Like 12 it really really wants me to care about Splinter's tragic backstory and like 12 I did not. I keep hearing things about it that sound like it gets good later but I've forgotten what was going on and I don't want to reread the bits I've already slogged through

Bay Movies - I have not watched them but I kind of want to find out if they're that bad

Rise - loved it! I've watched it three times I think, maybe more for some episodes, but it's a lot shorter than 87

Mutant Mayhem - I thought it was good but didn't enjoy it. Unsure whether I want to watch the follow up series

[starlightshadowsworld]

Its like 2am and a just hada crazy thought

What if the Oroko Casey reveal happens often Casey's bio father com3s back to New York, and before shredder finds out Casey's and his bio father bump into each other. At first Arnold doesn't recognize him but casey does, and runs to the turtles lair out of fear or shame or something, cause the guy that beat you and left you for dead is back. Anyways he runs to the lair were karia is hanging out, she's already benn revealed as splinters daughter and all that, and she see him panicking and stuff. So she runs over check on him. She asks him what's wrong as does the rest of the boys, a little confused on why Karia cares so much about jones, and he responds with "He's back" or whatever and they push farther and he says "my bio dad's back" or whatever. Now the boys don't know why that's an issue, but Karia does. So she says "we must tell father immediately" or whatever. And the boys think she's going to tell splinter, but she grades casey and runs out the lair. Even more confused the fallow her. All the way to The Shredder's lair. Were the reveal happens. Now Arnold being back is just a plot devise and is taken care of immediately. But do you see my vision on this? Its such a cool idea right? Kinda fucked up but cool nun the less

Sorry for any Grammer or spelling mistakes. It 2am for me and my brain ain't functioning and I've been relying on auto correct and the bar on top of the phone keyboard to write this.

~🧿 anon

First off don't worry about any spelling or grammar.

It's all good, if I ever can't tell what something says I'll just ask.

It's all good.

Second of all.

Holy shit that's amazing, and fits so well into this AU like fuck man someone's been taking notes.

Arnold coming back isn't something I thought of but damn its good.

Especially because we know he left New York a free man.

Casey was only a kid when his dad left him for dead.

But he would recognise the man anywhere.

And suddenly he's not Oroku Casey, the guy who beat his father's best men in combat without even trying.

He's a kid.

He's scared.

His legs carry him to the nearest safe spot: the lair.

The turtles don't notice him at first as their dealing with Karai.

But she does.

Any teasing, joking or other banter dies the second she sees him.

Casey looks terrible.

His whole body is shaking, he's not holding himself tall and confident like usual but hugging himself, slouching.

Trying to make himself look smaller.

"He's back... He's back.."

He's talking barely louder than a whisper but it echos around them.

Karai is their at his side instantly, assessing him for injuries and taking his shaking hands in hers.

"He's back..."

Her grip on him tightens.

She never forgot the sight of Shredder carrying Casey's small broken body into their home.

How he'd flinch at every sound and hide under his blanket in the med bay.

The way the only man he trusted around him was his rescuer.

She remembers how Shredder took her aside and explained his condition.

How he was family now.

Despite being months older than her, Karai fell into the role of protective sister very well.

She gained his trust.

She sat at his side while he recovered, teaching him Japanese and holding his hand.

Karai could kill for Casey.

... And it seemed she would.

They leave the lair.

Hand in hand.

Karai knows she probably should've made a lie up or something to keep Casey's identity a secret.

While she never cared for her biological family, he had made friends in them.

Knowing who he was would surely destroy those bonds.

But it didn't matter when he was crumbling.

No facade was worth not being able to hug and comfort her brother.

She would deal with the consequences later.

"We're going to father, now."

Watching Casey break down in Shredders arms was deja vu all over again.

He had always been clingy.

Always been touch starved and overly affectionate.

And it only made him look smaller being held in his father's arms as he rocked him like a child.

Shredders eyes were impossibly soft, no doubt rembering all those times like Karai was.

But their was steel in them.

Rage.

Anger.

That someone was hurting his son.

"He won't get near you, he won't even breathe near you."

He promised.

He meant it.

Karai meant it too.

Casey shook his head, gripping his dad's cloak like a safety blanket and let out a shuddering sob.

Karai squeezed his shoulder and left, for ninjas the turtles made themselves very visible.

She wouldn't allow them to hurt Casey.

Casey...sweet, dumbass, hurting Casey who trembled at her touch and hated himself for showing weakness but was in the only place he felt safe to do so.

Casey who was crying, who would cry, cry and cry until his body couldn't handle it and drift off.

And Karai would sit at his side with their father and coax him out.

If that fucker set him behind she would kill him.

She would set the world on fire if it would make him smile.

Their father felt the same.

Love your vision.

Though I'd definitely have Casey end up having to confront his bio dad, say Karai or the turtles get hurt and he jumps in.

That and Karai dealing with the turtles and telling them if they try to hurt him she'll kill them and they believe her.

... And ask her to lead the way to this Mr Jones.

[awanderingmuse-fandom]

Book 1: Intertwined Destinies

Chapter 1

Fandom: Avatar the Last Air Bender

Summary: Music night washes over Iroh. The crew’s attention  on each other means no one notices  their allegedly ill prince slipping over the side of the Wani and onto the dock. 

Zuko, as The Blue Spirit, is leaving to meet another White Lotus Bud agent to exchange information on the Earth Armies for similar details on Fire Nation troops. 

The White Lotus Buds are more successful than Iroh expected. Sometimes he thinks the war would end in days if they left the operatives in charge. 

The White Lotus Buds were inspired by Zuko himself. It wasn't difficult to connect The Blue Spirit’s earlier escapades with Zuko. Not once one realized there were connections to make.

Iroh does not know when the sneaking began, though he has his suspicions. Ten year old princes don’t go missing for days on end easily. And there's the  ambiguity surrounding  Azulon’s death and Ursa’s sudden flight. When it started doesn’t truly matter when Zuko will not speak of it.

Shaking off his wandering curiosity, Iroh lets himself be drawn into the singing of an old sea shanty. It helps keep an old man awake, which he will need if he wants to be alert for his nephew’s return later that night.

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Violence, Strong Language, References to Child Abuse, Aftermath of Genocide, War

Characters: Zuko, Katara, Blue Spirit, Painted Lady,Sokka, Aang, Toph, Suki, Iroh, Kanna, Bumi, Ty Lee, Azula, Jet, Paku, Haru, Tyro, The Boulder, Smeller Bee, Jeong Jeong, Teo, Yue, Yugoda, The Wani Crew, Hei Bai, Arnook, Lieutenant Jee, Other Cast, Original Characters, Zhao

Pairings: Zutara, Taang, maybe Tyzula, maybe Sukka

Other Tags:  Cannon Divergent, Cannon Re-Write, Zuko Joins the Gaang Early, Zuko is in the White Lotus, Nearly everyone is in the White Lotus,  There’s like 80 Percent More Lotus Members in this, You get to be a Lotus Member and You get to be a Lotus Member, Spirit Shenanigans, Identity Shenanigans, Spies, Ninjas, Secret Organization actually effecting change for once, Mentions of Jet/Katara, Kanna loves her grandkids, Ozai’s Terrible Parenting, Azula Redemption, You can take the General out of the war…, Zuko is an Awkward Turtle Duck, Protective Katara, Toph Beifong is a Menace, Sokka is the real MVP, Aang is Trying y’all, Jet being an Asshole, Aged-Up Characters, Enemies to Lovers, Love Square - Kinda, No Beta We Die Like Jet, Multiple POV

Chapter Preview

Sokka stomps his feet against the  iron deck of the abandoned Fire Nation ship beneath him and pulls the arctic fox-bear skin lower over his face. Until recently he’d thought the mask-hood combo Gran Gran had insisted he keep was ridiculous. He might technically be a White Lotus Bud, but much like being a man of the tribe, it was in name only. Despite his eighteen years he’d never even been ice dodging. 

Then he’d received word from Gran Gran that he’d be meeting with another operative, The Blue Spirit himself. To say that Sokka was excited was to put it mildly. The Blue Spirit was a legend in their organization. The top operative the White Lotus had to offer. And Sokka was going to meet him tonight! Though his excitement had waned in the last  three hours and several degrees.

[supersecretventureblog]

The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay - Screenshots

[tvrundownusa]

tvrundown USA 2024.08.10

Saturday, August 10th:

(streaming shows): Mammals (AMC+), Romance in the House (netflix, Korean rom-com series premiere), The Fable (hulu)

(streaming movies): "Robbin" (TUBI, heist thriller, ~2hrs)

(original made-for-TV movies): "My Dreams of You" (HALL, 2hrs), "God's Country Song" (GAFam, 2hrs), "Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall" (LIFE, 2hrs++), "Call Me Miss Cleo" (LIFE, documentary special)

(other highlights): Johnson (BounceTV), Dinner and a Movie (TBS, "Thor: Ragnarok" from 2017), Mammals (BBCAm, ~83mins)

(latenight "Toonami" [adultswim]): Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (season 3 opener "Swordsmith Village" arc), Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (#3.01 contd), One Piece (#17.051), Naruto Shippuden (#22.18), Dragon Ball Z Kai (#1.20), Ninja Kamuai (#1.09 dub), My Hero Academia (#6.01 reair), The Venture Bros. (2003 pilot ep "The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay") [episode titles at ToonamiNews]

[pierreism]

This should be terribly sad. What would on any other day be sacred ground - this monastery that birthed century defining masterpieces - is exposed to the bones for commercial re-consumption, like some whale display in a museum. What once was a hidden kingdom is now nothing more than prime real estate; the halcyon days of high art have evaporated in the sterile light of Zillow listing photography. The air of 'greatness' has vacated the premises. One parting irony: the video package is soundtracked to innocuous, elevator muzak renditions of Follies.

The notoriously reclusive Sondheim spent decades here secreted away, safe from prying eyes. But now we can hyperfixate on every lived-in detail of his home life. Shall we look? Let's look. Ooh is that a vintage board game from the 1800s hanging over the mantle? Was he really using his 1991 'Best Song' Oscar as a doorstop!? cc: Madonna. He has an entire bookshelf dedicated to himself? Slay. Benoit Blanc's terrace was ~totally~ inspired by Sondheim's patio. Giant Elizabeth Taylor detail in the entertainment room? Smart. I bet one of those bookcases hides the secret passageway to his se-[REDACTED]

[archingdrventure]

The Venture Bros PILOT: The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay, February 16, 2003

“Ma Venture didn’t raise no fools.” “ We don’t have a mom, Hank.”

[foxsketch6543]

"Was that really necessary?"

Well well welly well well, what do we have here? Another scene redraw from the pilot I see?? 👁👄👁

[hankventures]

unpopular opinion: i really like season one! i know a lot of people dont because the animation was cruder and the characters and plot werent developed very well yet and the humor hadnt hit its stride but idk i just think its an entertaining season! maybe bc its not as lore heavy and more just Fun

[ladyofdecember]

So does Brock always wake up Rusty by slapping him? 😅 Guess he gets way too high off those pills and just passes out

[circleturk]

Guess who’s watching Venture Bros all over from the very very beginning (Look at little proto-Monarch in the pilot 😂)

[multiversecarnavep]

10 Reasons To Love Pokémon

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Dr. Mrs. The MonarchThe Venture Bros. characterFirst appearance

"The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay"Last appearance

"The Saphrax Protocol"

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch (real name: Sheila, born 1969 or 1970) is the secondary antagonist of The Venture Bros. She was the professional sexy partner of her supervillain husband, The Monarch, and is now his boss since joining the Council of 13. Throughout the first two seasons she was known as Dr. Girlfriend, but she is now referred to as Dr. Mrs. The Monarch.

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Dr. Mrs. The Monarch is voiced by Doc Hammer, though she was voiced by Jackson Publick in her first appearance, "The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay", albeit as a cameo.

Background

As a young woman, Sheila attended State University and was a student of Professor Fantomas. She has a doctorate in an unnamed field, and appears proficient in mechanics and general sciences, as evidenced by her having built the Monarch's first pair of functional wings, his ill-conceived "sunshine gun", and several tracking devices used for her own purposes.

Sheila later became the super-villain known as Lady Au Pair before serving as the second-in-command to many different super-villains over the years under several names. She soon went on to work for Phantom Limb under the name Queen Etherea, at which point she first met the Monarch. After falling in love with the Monarch, she abandoned working for Phantom Limb and went on to serve as the Monarch's second-in-command, Dr. Girlfriend.

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch with her husband, the MonarchAt the start of the series, Dr. Girlfriend’s relationship with the Monarch had begun to suffer due to his vendetta against the Venture family. In hopes of trying to bridge the gap between the two sides, she convinces the Monarch to reach out to Hank and Dean Venture as a friend when Monarch confides that Dr. Venture emotionally neglects his children. Despite her efforts, the Monarch continues his vendetta against the Ventures throughout the first season, until their breakup in "The Trial of the Monarch".

In season 2, Doctor Girlfriend had gone back to working with her former lover Phantom Limb, going by Queen Etherea again. However, Phantom Limb's pompousness grated on her and she reunited with The Monarch, whom she married in "Showdown At Cremation Creek".

In the Season 3, she and her husband move into Phantom Limb's former home in the local villain community of Malice.

In the Season 4, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch continues to aid her husband. During this time she forms a friendship with Henchman 21 which leads to a kiss between them in "Assisted Suicide". It turns out in "Operation P.R.O.M." that the kiss meant nothing to her, which was a contributing factor to 21 officially breaking away from them.

In the season 5 finale, she, her husband and their sole henchman 21 (who returned to their ranks) move into the Monarch's old family home in New Jersey because Sergeant Hatred accidentally destroyed the Cocoon and their house in Malice. She is later offered a position as a member of The Council of 13, which she accepts. In "All This and Gargantua-2", The Sovereign arranges the deaths of most of the council when they refuse to participate in his plans to attack the space station Gargantua 2. She is one of the few survivors of this attack, and confronts the Sovereign in his home and asks him not to destroy Gargantua-2 because her husband is there. The Sovereign begins a self-destruct sequence at his lair, where Dr. Mrs. The Monarch is restrained and unable to free herself, but Watch and Ward arrive in time to launch the built-in escape pod (always installed right after a self-destruction button), and they escape to Meteor Majeure (saving The Monarch and 21 on the way) where Dr. Henry Killinger announces his plans to create a new council.

During Season 6, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch becomes a part of the new The Council of 13, which plans to reshape The Guild of Calamitous Intent which had suffered as a result of the previous leader's actions. During this time, she meets the villain Wide Wale, to whom she offers a position on the council and who demands that The Guild give all arching rights to Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture to him. Later on, she and the council are forced to deal with a vigilante who takes on the identity of the famous superhero (who may have been a bad guy) The Blue Morpho, who was, unbeknownst to her, her father-in-law). She and The Council later (incorrectly) believe that the new Blue Morpho is secretly Dr. Venture when in fact he is really The Monarch.

Later on, when a villain named The Wandering Spider arching Venture goes missing she and the other council members spot Dr. Venture dressed up like the Blue Morpho, which confirms their suspicions. At Wide Wale's urging, she is given a sniper rifle to shoot Venture to avenge their fallen comrades. At first, she hesitates, but finally takes the shot. However, because the Blue Morpho's jacket has a bulletproof lining, Venture survives. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch checks her phone and finds two messages: one from Wandering Spider telling her that The Blue Morpho is holding him hostage and the other from her husband torturing his new arch, Dr. Heinie, both of which occurred while they were observing (and shooting) Dr. Venture. When it seems clear that Venture was not The Blue Morpho, she reprimands the Council for pushing her to perform a pointless act of violence.

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch and her colleagues then form a truce with the OSI, and set up a trap for The Blue Morpho in which some of the OSI and villains disguise themselves as the Ventures to fight against Dr. Venture's current nemesis Red Death. When The Blue Morpho doesn't show up, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch leaves. Furious that the vigilante didn't appear, she resolves to track down and kill the man herself.

Her vow to track down and slay the Blue Morpho ultimately comes to naught, for Henchman 21 eventually divulges to her that the Monarch is the true killer and was being held by Wide Wale before asking for her help. She enlists Red Death's help (in return for a promise of a Guild Council seat without killing her husband) to break into Dummy Corp and find the location of Douglas Ong, aka Dr, Dugong, Wide Wale's brother. Dr. Dugong, was hiding under OSI protection because his brother Wide Wale was a supervillain. Dugong is reunited with Wale, who believed his brother dead at the Monarch's hands, and the Monarch escapes murder. Furthermore, the original Blue Morpho, Vendata, resurfaces and is slain in an entirely unrelated incident. Following his death, the original Blue Morpho is blamed for all the Guild villain murders, and the Monarch is freed of any suspicion. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch learns that the original Blue Morpho's was the Monarch's father.

In "The Inamorata Consequence", Dr. Mrs. The Monarch and some other Guild representatives meet with the OSI at the Treaty of Tolerance Summit II to renew the agreement on organized aggression. During the negotiations, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch maintains a somewhat more civil disposition than most of the Guild or OSI emissaries there, but when negotiations break down into squabbling she too is sucked in. It is Dr. Venture of all people who shames both sides into coming back to the table and signing the new treaty. After the summit ends, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch learns of Guild Stranger S-464's secret tryst with Agent Kimberly McManus. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch correctly recognizes Fictel's comment of S-464 having "peepee" on his belt as in not urine but "P.P.", as in the marks of the Peril Partnership. S-464 was now uncovered as a mole.

In The Bellicose Proxy, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, with Watch and Ward's assistance, interrogates S-464 and gains his assistance as a double agent in return for helping him regain the love of McManus. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch engineers their meeting by secretly providing a level 6 ray gun to a level 1 arching, which would engender both the Guild and the OSI to intercede. When S-464 and Dr. Mrs. The Monarch encounter McManus, the latter shows only disdain and contempt for them. She expresses that she hates S-464 for his association with the Peril Partnership, calling them scum. When Dr. Mrs. The Monarch attempts to intercede, McManus's disrespect causes Dr. Mrs. The Monarch to fly off the handle even in the face of a peaceful resolution. the Monarch and Henchman 21, who had been mentoring Augustus St. Cloud during the arching encounter, intercede and break up the fight. They apologize to both McManus and S-464 before leaving them to settle their differences. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch thanks her husband for saving her life, but the Monarch says he only saved her career as she would have taken down McManus.

In "The Terminus Mandate", the conflict with the Peril Partnership seems to be coming to a head, but Dr. Mrs. The Monarch and Red Death meet with Blind Rage to discuss a peace agreement. Blind Rage loutishly demands that kickbacks formerly paid by Wide Wale be resumed, but Dr. Mrs. The Monarch only promises she will speak about it with the Guild. The Guild Council votes and ultimately agrees (though Red Death would secretly later scuttle the agreement by attacking Blind Rage and tying him to railroad tracks. After the vote to pay off the Partnership is concluded, the task of what to do about the Council's inability to fully restore itself is brought up. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch cites the Guild Charter which allows the Council to be reformed as the Guild's governing body. However, this development would require the Council members to retire from active supervillainy and become full-time Council members. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch breaks the news to the Monarch, and he reacts tempestuously before leaving for the Monarch Cave in a huff. Henchman 21 attempts to console her by saying that the Monarch isn't the type to do anything rash, but the effort is largely unhelpful.

Before their retirement, each Councilperson is given a final arching assignment to their worst foe, and Dr. Mrs. The Monarch is set up with her old nemesis Novia. For this encounter with her rival, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch assumes her old guise of Lady Au Pair and enlists the help of 21, whom dons a Moppet costume. Despite Sheila's hesitation upon sight of Novia, 21 approaches Novia, and the encounter commences. However, it is a heartfelt and emotional one as Novia and Lady Au Pair embrace. On the way home from the encounter, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch expresses doubts to 21 about the future of her partnership with the Monarch. At 21's behest, she cuts off his ponytail as a symbol of the change he's undergone in the past year. In addition, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch presents 21 with Novia's wallet, commenting that their encounter was an arching.

When the Guild Council reconvenes, most of the present members (Wide Wale a notable exception) accept supervillainy retirement to retain their seats. But when the question is posed to Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, she hesitates. "The Terminus Mandate" ends before she gives an answer.

Later episodes seem to confirm her decision to retain her Council seat at the cost of her supervillain career. In "the Forecast Manufacturer", she is seen in Guild uniform with Dr. Z giving the Monarch and Henchman 21 orders to infiltrate the headquarters of the Creep and ultimately assassinate him. In "The Saphrax Protocol", Dr. Mrs. The Monarch participates as one of the Guild Council in the Monarch's Tenning ceremony. The Monarch at one point comments the Guild has taken away the ability to work with his wife in villainy, although they seem to still be close, judging by how Dr. Mrs. The Monarch comments how proud she is of him, calling him "sweetie".

[weirdmageddon]

💀 In-depth guide thread for people who want to get into The Venture Bros. 💀

a lot of people have shown interest in the The Venture Bros. since i’ve started posting about it and because the series is funny and engaging as all hell i want them to get the best possible experience. this will include the background/what it is about, content warnings, the episode order to follow, and where you can watch it. this can also be a guide just for anyone curious.

💀 1) What is The Venture Bros.?

Created by Christopher "Jackson Publick" McCulloch and Doc Hammer, The Venture Bros. is an adult animated sitcom that has been broadcast on Adult Swim since 2004 and is currently their longest-running original series to date. What initially started as a largely Jonny Quest/Space Age boy adventurer-inspired satire eventually grew into something entirely new and unique.

The show largely follows the Venture family: twins Dean and Hank, their pathetic daddy-issue riddled super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, their brutal but protective bodyguard/secret agent Brock Samson, and the involvement of this family with their supervillain arch-nemesis The Monarch and his squad of butterfly-themed goons. My succinct description here really doesn't do the show justice though.

It's a situational, action, adventure, sci-fi comedy that largely rags on how incompetent, pathetic, or unfortunate many of the characters and situations are in this show. This show is heavy in pop-culture references, largely Gen X ones (70s/80s/90s music and TV/movies). It’s scored by JG Thirwell of the 80s one-man post-punk/industrial band Foetus; seeing how deep their music references in the show can get, it's no wonder the creators chose him. The Venture Bros. is in 4:3 aspect ratio for Seasons 1-2, and turns to 16:9 from Season 3 onwards.

💀 2) Content Warnings

The show itself is great but it can't go without saying that as an Adult Swim show from 2004 there are some things to be aware of before jumping in. It has questionable, outdated humor in earlier seasons but it gets much better later on (observe......), so try to pull through! This list probably isn’t complete and there’s almost definitely stuff I forgot, but it’s a start so you can know what to expect. Most of these (with exception to the frequent ones) are gone or at least far less frequent after seasons 2 or 3.

Frequent depictions of: - Violence - Injury detail - Bad language

Occasional depictions of: - Uncensored nudity in some releases - CSA mentions - Homophobic stereotypes - Racial stereotypes

Rare depictions of: - Bestiality mentions - Incest mentions - Transphobic remarks - Hallucinations

💀 3) Watch Order

There are important specials in the series that can be overlooked due to the odd ways in which they were released. To get the best experience out of The Venture Bros., it's recommended to follow this order.

If you can’t see the images or you use a screen reader, here’s a transcription:

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- DO NOT watch The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay before Season 1; you'll get the wrong idea of the whole show. After Season 1, watch it at any time. - A Very Venture Christmas can be skipped, but can also be watched anywhere during or after Season 1. - From the Ladle to the Grave: The Story of Shallow Gravy can be watched in between Seasons 4 and 5. - A Very Venture Halloween can be watched before, during or after What Color Is Your Cleansuit?. Despite being a special, it is an important episode you don’t want to skip. - All This and Gargantua-2 is an hour-long special that should be watched directly after Season 5 and basically treated as the Season 5 finale. A lot of people miss it because it’s placed weirdly, but it’s an essential episode. After watching it, watch the Special Epilogue available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDRIMO7AL8U.

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Listings with numbers either/or can be watched in any order. The pilot (“The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay!”) is recommended at least after Season 1 because it is non-canonical and has several differences from the main show that could give new viewers the wrong impression about it.

1) Season 1 episodes 2) “A Very Venture Christmas” 3/4) Season 2 episodes 3/4) “The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay!” (Pilot) 5) Season 3 episodes 6) Season 4 episodes 7) “From The Ladle To The Grave: The Shallow Gravy Story” 8/9) “A Very Venture Halloween” 8/9) “What Color Is Your Cleansuit?” (S5E1) 10) Season 5 episodes (S5E2–S5E8) 11) “All This and Gargantua-2” 12) “The Venture Bros. Special Epilogue” 13) Season 6 episodes 14) Season 7 episodes

💀 3) Where to Watch

If you're in a country where you can legally support the show, please do! Living in the US, you can legally stream the full series from: - Hulu And you can rent/buy from: - Amazon Prime - Google Play - iTunes - YouTube

If you're in a country where these options are not accessible, most cartoon streaming sites have it available, though censorship may vary with different video sources like Adult Swim TV rip vs Blu-Ray DVD rip. You can also sail the high seas if you know what I mean.

Enjoy!