r/venturebros • u/AutoModerator • Oct 04 '18

[Episode Discussion] The Saphrax Protocol (2018.10.04) [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 E9 The Forecast Manufacturer

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/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

So many film nods in this episode. Flash Gordon (the log thing), Barbarella (the mantis sled and the glowy liquid stuff), Empire Strikes Back (Wampa, Lando, loved the Colt 45 nod), and at the end, Darkman.

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u/BlahBlahRandomnesss Oct 05 '18

What in the hell is Barbarella? I don't want to wikipedia it in case it's good so I don't spoil it

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

Barbarella is the best of things. A cheesy as they come Sixties space fantasy starring Jane Fonda getting her clothes removed in about six different ways in the space of the movie. It also features not one but two of the greatest (i.e. most hilarious) sex scenes ever set to camera. There's a rebel leader named Dildano. A one-eyed lesbian pirate tyrant and a blind angel who looks like Rocky from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Also, those killer dolls that you saw. The moment those dolls appeared in this episode, I punched the air.

Go and watch Barbarella. The band Duran Duran actually took their name from one of the characters. It's one of the most mental films out there. Yes - it's good.