Well, onto "Look out for Launch"! One thing I feel I ought to explain before we really dive into this one...Akumaito is right, in more ways than one. I actually have OCD/Asberger's, so, he's right to say that I see things much more in point of fact. I don't seem to have it particularly bad, at least, in some cases, but if you see me taking things overly literally, or not quite "getting it" if you will, that's a likely explanation. Not to say that I'm an android or anything, in fact, I'm quite filled to the brim with emotion! It just...comes off in unusual ways sometimes.
So, with that said, I didn't think this episode wasn't quite as good as the last one. I mean, I LOVED this exchange between Goku and Krillin...
Wow, you can tell boys from girls just by looking? Awesome!
....Uh...yeah. You're kidding right? You can't tell?
Well sure I can, as long as I feel for their winkie!!
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I'm telling you right now, I'm a guy. Got that?
But other than that...this didn't quite do it for me, mainly because I felt like the progression of things was kind of...forced, for lack of a better word. I mean, Krillin and Goku see a woman being arrested by the police, assume that she's innocent for whatever reason...then the cops, for whatever reason, point their guns at the kids (which is a huge no-no if you know anything about using firearms) saying that they'll arrest them. Then Krillin chickens out, despite it later being shown that he can survive multiple gunshot wounds from Launch, Launch lives in fear of her other self, then of course, Launch spends the whole bar room fight making a point NOT to kill people...only to then turnaround and try to kill the gang, and presumably the cops. Of course, that last one is filler only it seems, but still.
Yeah, I know this probably isn't an episode where I'm supposed to think too hard about this stuff...but unfortunately, I have the SpoonyOne problem of almost never being able to turn my brain off. Even watching Avatar: The Last Airbender, I think "Ok, Sokka has to know that he's outmatched by all the benders...so why doesn't he ever get some armor from King Bumi, and line himself up with swords and stuff, instead of that stupid boomerang?". Even watching Pinnochio, I wonder "what the heck is wrong with pool? And why is Jiminy blaming Pinnochio for going to pleasure island, despite John and his goon literally
picking Pinnochio up by the arms and dragging him away when he
tried to walk off"?
Generally, as long as a show doesn't go too far with those sorts of breaks from reality, however, I'm generally ok. At most, I'll just sort of riff on the show while still enjoying it immensely, like with Gunsmoke. But when a
whole episode is structured around that sort of logic...well, then it sort of loses me. It's the same reason why I didn't last too long past the Arlong saga in One Piece, even with the FUNI dub...
It's my own personal weakness, I guess, but it's something that hangs around nonetheless. So when I say that I didn't enjoy this episode as much, I dunno whether that's cuz of the writing, or me just thinking about things way too hard.
Oh well, at least there was less perverted Roshi! And when it was there, it manifested itself in a more...clever way, I guess? Something about the sheer absurdity of Roshi going out of his way to set up not just ONE bunny costume, but three other ones (with two being SPECIFICALLY MADE for Krillin and Goku...
), then somehow convincing them all to put it on...that certainly got a chuckle out of me. I mean, not at first, but looking back on it...yeah, that WAS pretty funny, wasn't it?
EDIT: One more thing about the episode, and some of my half-remembered recollections. I remember really liking Goku and Krillin's interactions with each other, so that's one thing I'm looking forward to.
EDIT2: I guess, to add an addendum, this nitpicky-ness of mine doesn't apply to the visuals most of the time. I mean, I know Yugi growing a whole foot in Yu-Gi-Oh isn't meant to be taken literally, and is just there to signify a swap in bodies. I suspect that that's the same story with Launch (though maybe not). I mean, I'll still riff on it if it looks silly, but I won't mean anything by it. I just love telling jokes
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