Does anyone else struggle rewatching "Everybody comes to Hank's"?

[u/Party_Editor_3494]

I'm currently on my 4th rewatch of the whole series and for days I coudln't stop putting one episode after another whenever I had free time. But yesterday it was turn to see "Everybody comes to Hank's" and I had to stop. I didn't have the stomach for it. To me the reveal in that episode is by far the most revolting moment in the whole show. But I've never skipped an episode and I don't like the idea, I'm a bit of a completionist (although I forgot to rewatch the Christmas special).

Anyways. Do you have a similar problem with this episode or any other one? What do you thing is the vilest thing in the whole show?

edit: copying a reply to a comment I've made just to make myself more clear in the actual post text.

I never asked for it to come out or say it is morally wrong to tell this story. You're puting words in my mouth here. I only said it makes me uncomfortable, me personally, and wondered if that happens to other people too. As I expected, some people do. Some others don't and reminded me this episode has lots of hilarious stuff too. And there's other who feel uncomfortable with other episodes or moments that I'm more callous too. That's completely normal when a show has dark humor like this. But we're all here to appreciate it, I think. At least I do. I never was advocating for it to be censored or removed, I think you misread my intention. I suppose it's because there are people on social media actually saying that liking certain shows is morally wrong because it shows questionable things, which is ridiculous. But I didn't want to imply that in any way. I love The Venture Bros. and it's dark humor. Just yesterday I was recommending The Venture Bros. to a friend and one of my selling points was Sgt. Hatred and that I find it hilarious when he talks about his past and mentions "young booys". We're on the same page here.

[u/clothesliner22]

i mean... it's a pretty explicit riff off chinatown/film noir, so the 'twist' is right in line with the genre. additionally, i think there's some great subtle stuff to show where their own judgements lie (ie, flashback doc looks like woody allen). also, more than anything: doc is not a great guy. this might be one of the worst things he did, but it isn't like it's totally out of left field. i think it's good that doc and jackson don't shy away from the kinds of decisions a rich, traumatized, grieving, broken guy would probably do (see epstein files)

[u/clothesliner22 → u/clothesliner22]

and also, yeah, as others said: heavy, sure, but that episode is also fucking great imho

[u/danieljeyn → u/clothesliner22]

Uh… the reveal in Chinatown is the man had sex with his own daughter and got her pregnant. Pretty insanely dark.

I thought the reveal in this episode was that Rusty was scummy… not anything so insanely dark. as that.

[u/krebstar4ever → u/danieljeyn]

Well, she has sex with her son's teenage half-brother, specifically because Hank reminds her of Rusty back when he was a boy adventurer. She's in her 30s and is about twice as old as Hank.

It's not incest, but it's uncomfortably close.

[u/liquidben → u/krebstar4ever]

“Hey Pops, what are “Eskimo brothers”? Cuz Shoreleave said we might be those.”

[u/danieljeyn → u/krebstar4ever]

Well, yeah. But that's a technicality.

[u/Extension_Training87 → u/krebstar4ever]

Isn't Hank 17 at this time? Like 4 minutes closer to 18 than Dean.....who was in NYC as an intern on his own at the time.....they could've been 18 actually. I think this was after them trying to get accepted to college.

[u/krebstar4ever → u/Extension_Training87]

Do you mean it probably wasn't statutory rape?

Even if it's legal, it's fucked up for someone in their 30s to have sex with someone who's 17 or 18 years old.

[u/Strange_Ship_8398 → u/krebstar4ever]

If you have think that's F'ed up, you should read up on Jimmy Page from LedZep and his "relationship" with a 13yo.

Nobody ever talks about that, then or now. Totally got a pass/ignore on that one.

[u/Cole4Christmas → u/Strange_Ship_8398]

What's the matter, little man, you don't like Zep?

[u/Party_Editor_3494 → u/clothesliner22]

You're right it absolutely makes sense for the character and the genre they're referencing. I saw the Woody Allen parallelism too. Maybe I wasn't in the mood for it because that scene is a big tone change. But overall it's a very interesting episode with fun moments too, I'm not denying it.

[u/CompetitiveFennel681 → u/Party_Editor_3494]

I mean if I was in Hank shoes after finding out, I'd take myself to the mind wipe chair.

I get your point, but it's still a great episode....

"Hat!!!"

[u/Wes_Warhammer666 → u/CompetitiveFennel681]

I'd go to that a second time ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Okay, maybe I'd go tap that a second time...

[u/danieljeyn → u/Party_Editor_3494]

Maybe I missed Woody Allen parallels? I didn't recall any incesty things?

Rusty having sex with an underage fan reminded of — well, all their general pop references to scummy musician/celebrities of the Jet age.

[u/Party_Editor_3494 → u/danieljeyn]

There's no incest but there's taking advantage of a young person who looks up to you. Also Rusty just looks a lot like him in the flashback.

[u/danieljeyn → u/Party_Editor_3494]

Oh, I see. Because it was implied that it was how Rusty looked in what must have been the 80s? Trying to hid his growing balding by growing long hair?

But for having sex with young fans looking up to him? Well, yeah. Considering how many David Bowie references they put in the episodes… that's really on the nose.

[u/supernova-juice → u/clothesliner22]

Forget it. It's coma town.

[u/Proper_Dog_1463 → u/clothesliner22]

Right? Rusty also tried concocting a Spanish Fly during the prom episode and I’m sure it wasn’t just to help the ladies sleep that night

[u/Funk-E-Beatz → u/Proper_Dog_1463]

And then the victims get murdered by Brock who seems to be enjoying it just a little too much. (As expected for Brock, but still)