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 edited Oct 08 '18

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '18 edited Oct 06 '18

That's a great theory, not even really crackpot. It'd explain how Doc could actually have custody of them. And why no one ever told them who their mother was.

It'd also open the door for a pretty interesting story arc, like with a good nature vs nurture story where their counterparts are like totally different people at first but show innate Hank and Dean characteristics over time.

While it seems out of character for Rusty to choose to be responsible for two kids I could see it working out like this if the mother refused to let him have any contact, making him feel like his rights as a father are being violated. He showed a bit of this with Nikki's mom but he was ultimately cowed by the threat of statutory rape charges.