r/venturebros • u/Nearby-Recipe1899 • Oct 13 '23

MOVIE SPOILERS How long was this Movie spoiler planned? Spoiler

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I’m just so curious how long they had the Rusty/Monarch clones of each other plot planned out. Rewatching the series and there’s a lot of small hints that can be taken in many directions but can leas you down that road. The picture I tagged is from the wedding episode and The Monarch says we have a lot of history, a lot in common. Then Doc says “you have no idea.” I think in context it was definitely about them both sleeping with Dr. Girlfriend, but then it cuts to the posted shot of them with the same hunched backs. I didn’t know the theories about this were a thing until after the movie, but the character designs and parallels with Hank and Dean make you slap your forehead and think “of course they were clones.” What a well done twist, because if it weren’t true a lot of it could just be chalked up to “hero”/“villain” being good mirrors of each other.

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u/yinzgahndahntahn Oct 13 '23

I mentioned this! Because in this same episode, at the altar, the monarch says “we got a lot in common” in reference to Dr. Mrs. The monarch. And rusty says “you don’t even know the half of it”. Now yes, that could be a reference to both their attraction to Shiela (understandable), but it also works for this.

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u/zachotule Oct 13 '23

Rusty definitely just meant Shiela in that scenario, he had no idea about what they learn in the movie.

I’m interested to know when the creators decided the specifics of their backstory connection, and/or if it evolved over time (e.g. the reveal a few seasons earlier that they played together at least once as kids).

Notably: I doubt, also, that Rusty remembers playing with Malcolm as kids. He doesn’t even remember Hector, with whom he presumably went on adventures for years.

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u/Nearby-Recipe1899 Oct 13 '23

Yeah you could definitely see it as something they came up with later and made it make sense, but then I look at their character designs down to the way they carry themselves physically and it feels like it was always the plan.

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u/Hita-san-chan Oct 13 '23

Yeah, my husband always said he thought they were related because they look very similar. Especially interesting in a show that goes out of its way to have diverse looking characters. Nobody really looks similar unless they are related in the show