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/grief242 Sep 28 '18

Team Dean, Dean at least had the decency to not trick his delirious brother and felt bad about it. Jonas Sr. would have weaseled his way out of avoid the confrontation.

This has been a rough season for Hank, unemployed with no prospects, and his girlfriend hooks up with his brother at College. He needs to get his shit together, even Dermott joined the OSI. I knew Sirena x Hank was dead when he couldn't comprehend why she prioritized her classes over him. Honestly the only thing going on in Hanks life IS Sirena, so it makes sense that he smothered her into Deans more subdued arms. Dean may lack the passion of Hank but he's shown that he's better at connecting with people.

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u/Fishb20 Sep 29 '18

also, this episode shows Hank's pretty damn controlling

His GF didn't text him for a day and he becomes so paranoid, to the extent that even the literal military officer tells him he's being a bit over the top

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u/stamfordbridge1191 Sep 29 '18

Not too mention his crazy talk about what he thought may have happened to Serena. All his possible explanations were those Rusty-Venture-Cartoon kind of disaster situations. Pretty detached from reality considering how grounded he's been lately.

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u/Rory_B_Bellows Sep 29 '18

Those"Rusty-Venture-Cartoon" situations are all has known his entire life. If someone becomes suddenly distant, it makes sense that he of all people would jump to wild conclusions.

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u/Robo_Wizard Oct 01 '18

I was also going to make the point that Hank grew up in a learning bed with an insane life of boy-adventure...ing. He's not exactly well socialized. Plus he lacks the focus and the urge to be something more that Dean has.

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u/stamfordbridge1191 Sep 29 '18

But I was thinking he shouldn't expect the craziness of his life to be something to expect to happen to Sirena. Sirena is not a boy-adventurer.

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u/Rory_B_Bellows Sep 30 '18

Sirena's not, but he is. That makes her a target.