Spanakopita ! Doc Venture gets one of his few second of stark , simple joy as he fall to the Greek island that kidnap him as a nipper … at least until Augustus St. Cloud break by to make everyone pitiable in a delicious , savory pastry of a Venture Bros. episode .
Doc Venture , companion by Sgt Hatred , Billy and Pete , heads to the Grecian islet of Spanakos for the festival of Spanakopita , which he discovered after wash up on the island as a young boy . Rusty is funnily happy , which is more than enough of a hint that something weird is going on — although he is less enthused when Augustus St. Cloud show up , having steal his elbow room and with plans to steal the Spanakopita crown . Obviously , a jerky wager for the X-1 is the only possible result for Doc .
The festival includes competitions such as a goat discharge , pumice - sculpture , and dive for sponge , all of which Rusty is blithely — almost innocently — into . The suspicious Sgt . Hatred call in Brock , who is as enthuse by Spanakopita as Doc is , and distinguish hat to just let it go . Of naturally , that ’s exactly the wrong way to get Hatred ( or anybody , really ) to let it go , and he begins investigating .
This is when the episode drive genuinely brilliant , as Billy Quizboy has a dream that involves himself as Perseus , Pete as a Pegasus , Jonas Sr . as Zeus , St. Cloud as the Kraken , and in effect of all Rusty as the head of the Medusa in a Clash of the Titans homage that would have been brilliant even if Rusty and St. Cloud were n’t in some kind of 3D , stop - motion animation themselves . It ’s one of the most impressive set pieces Venture Bros. has ever done , without a doubt . It also inspire Billy and Pete to break onto St. Cloud ’s ship to baffle his plans , although Pi Wai , the clown from FX and a couple of sleep dart triggered by the golden matinee idol from Raiders of the Lost Ark preclude this .
Meanwhile , Hatred has discovered the horrible truth about Spanakopita : After a bunch of Greeks unexpectedly kidnapped young Rusty while stealing from all the plentiful white masses serve Jackie O. ’s wedding , they seek to ransom him ; as usual , Jonas Sr . could not be reach out . finally Rusty got so said that the kindly Greeks told him he was there for a wonderful fete call Spanakoptia . Once Jonas picked up Rusty , they thought it was over … until Rusty came back in his 20s to celebrate to event , and he ’s been coming back ever since . Rusty ’s well-chosen , the villager get a net ton of money , and Hatred realizes it ’s best to let Spanakopita be Spanakopita .
Meanwhile , St. Cloud has draw up Billy and Pete to the ground as the son begins to rise ; only the well timed interposition of Bubo and Pi Wai — thanks to The Albino Code , which preclude him from letting a fellow albino snuff it in a sun - related death . Billy carries the slightly on - ardour Pete to safety , somehow has St. Cloud ’s drachmas which signify he come through , a sullen announces he ’s “ bought ” Spanakopita , and the felicitous Greeks break he ’s really just grease one’s palms a lot of the delicious Greek pastry dough . All ’s well that ends well , as long as Billy , Pete , and Hatred never have to issue forth back again .
Assorted Musings :
• I never stop being astounded by what a frightful father Jonas Sr . is . Although on his list of intellect for abandon his son , Jackie O. ’s marriage ceremony is among his less dire .
• If you front close at Doc in front of the slideshow filmdom you could recite his waist is as transparent as the rest of him .
• I get laid that Hank is still break the Countess ’ military strength suit , but I marvel if it ’s a circular laugh or something that will continue to stick around …
• Doc Venture ’s frightening cocktail of the week : “ red-hot Mummy ” and “ Slim Jim Fizz . ” I do n’t know which sound more horrible .
• Of naturally Pete White does n’t need to go to sunny Greece . “ What , do I have to spell it out for you mass ? I’M AN ALBINO . ”
• Augustus St. Cloud is back , and he has a Bubo from Clash of the Titans ! ( “ The Bubo . ” )
• First Spankopita tradition : The carrying of the bind and gag Doc Venture ! Perhaps something is go on .
• St. Cloud owns Gert Frobe ’s outfit from Goldfinger . He is officially The Venture Bros. ’ not bad character , the ultimate mop up of everything Venture Bros. has been building too . A persona that uses his obsession with dada civilization . His need to hoard and his nerdery for evil .
• And St. Cloud ’s rare Asiatic albino is also a ninja , because of course he is . And he ’s key Pi Wai ? Outstanding .
• logical argument of the night , from Brock : “ Why you callin ’ me , valet . ”
• Since this show is all about father issues , experience Brock ’s outlawed Greek children was more distressful than funny for me .
• Doc Venture must be gratified to have such a large censored circle .
• St. Cloud have ab airbrushed onto him for his 300 - expressive style Spartan costume . Seriously , I could not love him more .
• It ’s a automaton L. Ron Hubbard ! frankly , I ’m weirdly gratified to know that Jonas Sr . abandoned Rusty to oppose a villain as opposed to one of his harebrained sex party . This sentence .
• “ Where is Boy Cyclops and the Ghost Man ? ”
• How about that “ On the next Venture Bros. ” clip , eh ? Madness !
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