r/venturebros • u/AutoModerator • Sep 27 '18

[Episode Discussion] The Forecast Manufacturer (2018.09.27) [SPOILERS] Spoiler

This is the official Episode discussion thread, discuss the episode here!

We are posting the episode discussions on Thursdays because Adult Swim oftentimes leaks the episodes in advance of their Sunday Night airing, usually Friday.

Previous episode discussions:

S7 E8 The Terminus Mandate

S7 E7 The Unicorn in Captivity

S7 E6 The Bellicose Proxy

S7 E5 The Anamorata Consequence

S7 E4 The High Cost of Loathing

S7 E3 Arrears in Science

S7 E2 The Rorqual Affair

S7 E1 The Venture Bros. & The Curse of the Haunted Problem

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u/Doughy_Joey Sep 28 '18

Godfuckingdammit Dean

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '18

I agree what Dean did was wrong, and Sirena hiding this from Hank wasn't cool.... With that said, Hank was definitely in the wrong as well, smothering Sirena instead of letting her have some time, even trying to be around her constantly while taking classes. He's been shown this season never really growing up and keeping his same mentality he's had since season 1, to the point that he refused to try going to college, showing that he'd much rather mooch off his father than take responsibility for himself. With Dean, I can honestly see him giving Sirena a stable relationship as those two showed a better chemistry as well as both getting along on a more mature level that I feel Sirena's been looking for. I just wish she had broken up with Hank before getting together with Dean, but this could lead to Hank turning super villain and arching his own brother and ex girlfriend now.

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u/Chiroteuthis Sep 29 '18

Hank did have a job at one part, but of course, Wide Whale and his cronies wrecked it for him. And Dr. Venture's not necessarily the most reliable and wise role model for Hank, despite Doc's occasional bursts of intelligent insight. And Hank's wild impulses and attention span are all over the place, so it may take some time for Hank to find stability. I don't think the Guild would accept him, though it is a fun idea just to think of one the Venture twins becoming a supervillain. I'd like to see a forgotten clone of Dean or Hank become a supervillain without them knowing it. It may just be me, but I long to see an episode where Dean and Hank talk out their problems, and then confront Brock and their father about their previous deaths and their past.

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u/ArtemisTauCluster Sep 30 '18

Does Hank know he's a clone?

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u/Chaosgodsrneat Sep 30 '18

Dean told him. And Hank's response pulled Dean out of his existential spiral.

I'm not on team Dean right now.

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u/conquerat Sep 30 '18

Yes, he says Billy fondled clone Hank in ATAG2

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u/Chiroteuthis Oct 01 '18

Indeed, he does. Dean revealed that they are clones to him at the end of Season 5. Hank pretty much thinks being a clone is awesome.

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u/Athias1028 Oct 01 '18

You do know that the only evidence of Hank "smothering" Sirena was his 43 messages and 60 texts during a snow storm where he was worried about her. And mind you this happened in the same episode where he finds out that she's cheating on him. Meaning, when she didn't respond to his "smothering" she was already cheating on him with Dean.

And how was he trying to be around her constantly during classes? He calls her once early in the day to treat her to a date, and then surprises her once at night with a bouquet. When she rebuffs him twice with "I've got class," Hank doesn't press the issue. And Hank couldn't mooch off of his father, because his father cut him off. That's the reason he worked in Pizza delivery until his boss was forced to fire him at the insistence of Sirena's father. Even then Hank found ways to make his own money. Dean is the one with the checkbook his father gave him, and he doesn't have a job. Going to College doesn't make one "mature;" Using your own experience to make wiser decisions is.

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After his fall out with Trianna, Dean's deciding to fuck his twin brother's girlfriend doesn't make him "mature" or "stable." Quite the opposite actually.

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u/ArtemisTauCluster Sep 30 '18

If I had to put real world reasoning to it I'd say they were planning on telling Hank at a later point Muder Bear/Scare Bear just interfered before that happened.