Our second episode is titled "Can an Evil Genius Crash on your Couch for a Few Days?" which is quite the mouthful. Unfortunately. this episode is as painfully filler as you can imagine. This was written by Doug Lieblich, the same guy who did the teleplay for the previous episode. I don't watch a lot of television so I'm not sure if this is a thing or not, but yes. The episodes are written by different people. I doubt they even talk to each other or watch previous episodes when writing the new ones. Well, let's see how this totally not overused episode setup goes down.
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Is Tails' couch... Suspended? Is it part couch, part porch swing? I want one. |
The episode begins at Sonic's house... Or Tails' house... Okay, I'll be honest, I don't know which lives where. In this episode we'll see that Knuckles, Amy, and Sticks live elsewhere. But in this episode and onwards, I have a hard time telling if Sonic and Tails are roommates or live in their own houses. If this house belongs to only one of them, then why are both of them sleeping on couches? Mobians have beds, right? Right?
However, the sound of a pounding on the door wakes Sonic (eventually) from his slumber in the middle of the night. Who could it be? What could possibly be so important that it couldn't wait for a sensible hour of the following day?
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Hey, hi, umm... Sorry about the plane? |
Okay, I know we're a little early, but I need to give a brief lesson on proper writing. Cause and effect, consequential actions and reactions, these are important aspects to writing a good story. Eggman wants to crash at Sonic's (or Tails') place for a few nights due to his evil lair being destroyed.
WHY would Sonic ever allow this, knowing that Eggman tried to murder Tails twice in cold blood in the previous episode? He almost pulled it off the first time! Remember my theory about Sonic and Eggman being bitter neighbors? Keep that in mind throughout this episode.
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So, why do mobians build their doors big enough for humans anyway? |
So, attempted murder and destruction of private property aside, Sonic just... Agrees. He even trusts Eggman's word about not hurting him or Tails in their sleep. The guy is supposed to be a ruthless conqueror, and you are inviting him to your home in a
TRENCH.
COAT. He even brings Orbot and Cubot along, who could have hidden weapons installed in their bodies! But Sonic just lets it all slide. Surely a man who lied in the previous episode won't be up to anything dastardly now. What could possibly happen?
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When you see what they see, you'll agree with Sticks. |
The following day, we get an establishing shot of the area which doesn't look that bad, really. However, the group stops by to visit, promptly reacting with common sense towards Eggman's presence. What is odd is that the picture you are seeing kind of displays what is wrong with this scenario. I am well aware of there being no continuity, and yet I still find myself yelling at Sonic that Eggman is frickin'
EVIL and even ignoring what happened before, he should still know better!
Common!
Sense! But to be fair, this does lead into one of the few chuckle-worthy moments in the episode.
Eggman considers his own pajamas, despite the pink coloring, to be evil pajamas. Why is that, you might ask? Well...
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Bet you weren't expecting a photo of Eggman's pajama bottom on a blog like this, huh? |
Because they have a "trap door" on the back. The sad thing is I don't know whether to chuckle at the joke, or chuckle at the fact they consider this guy a real threat to the world.
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Inventor. Technician. Engineer. And chef, apparently. |
So the team obviously demands to know why Eggman is there, but Sonic informs them that Tails said he could stay-wait. Tails said he could...
Tails said Eggman could stay?! Sonic was the one who agreed to it! Was he so tired that he mixed up a conversation for an out-of-body experience?! Focus, writer! Focus! In the natural flow of nemesis-turned-roommate formulas, Eggman makes some pretty unreasonable demands regarding food, which Sticks rightfully claims is all an evil plot of some sort. Honestly, she makes a very sound point and is only ignored because of her primary character trait; overactive paranoia.
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You know what time it is? It's breakfast o'clock. Scram. |
Amy believes the group would be no better than Eggman if they kicked him out, and Tails figures Eggman may not be so bad after all. He just immediately jumps to this conclusion after having Eggman over for, for all the viewing audience is aware, six or seven hours. Somehow, Eggman asking for help makes him worth trusting right away. Well. Let's see how it goes. Brace yourselves.
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When you can't tell his "I'm so happy" smile from his "I just ate your goldfish" smile, you don't invite him for a sleepover. |
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So do all mobians sleep with their accessories on? Wouldn't they get sweaty
or nasty after a while? Seriously, Tails is even wearing his goggles! Why?! |
Naturally, everything goes awry. Eggman is always initiating pillow fights, dirtying the house and messing with Tails' concentration as a result. He fills the fridge with locked containers of food much to Sticks' annoyance... But she doesn't live there, so why should she care...? And of course, Eggman is a very loud snorer. But I will admit the evil sleep laughing was kinda funny to discover. I wonder if all evil geniuses have that same issue. The following day Sonic and Tails discuss the issues with Amy, who replies that they simply have a communication problem... Leading to an actually funny reply from Tails.
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"Communication problem? He whacked me with a pillow. Hard. I'm dizzy, and I have serious short-term memory loss." |
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"..." |
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"And I have serious short-term memory loss." |
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This is a very bizarre angle for anyone who focuses on their noses...
Of course, I couldn't resist using it for the review. |
So Amy sets up a roommate meeting, intending to clear any bad blood between Sonic, Tails, and Eggman. Only in Sonic Boom would this context ever happen, I'm fairly certain. That said, Sonic is less than caring with his words, and outright tells Eggman to leave because no one likes him. Eggman suddenly breaks down, agreeing that he is a terrible roommate. Upon Amy's request, Sonic gives Eggman a second chance to redeem himself and shape up, leading to a reverse montage of Eggman suddenly being overly nice and helpful around the house all day... Of course, even this goes wrong.
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Any game that involves a kazoo must be diabolical. Fact. |
Eggman is playful and helpful all day long... And late into the night, it seems. He just never stops, even when Sonic asks for some sleep. When the blue hero tries to leave (Wait, so he DOESN'T live there? I'm getting confused, series!) Eggman stops him, insisting they hang out even longer watching late night comedy shows. Sure enough, neither Sonic nor Tails get any sleep at all. The following day the two of them are a mess, and Sticks once again states that--
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It is as though Amy is reliving all of her upskirt moments at the same time... |
Why thank you, animators. We now know that Sticks goes commando under her skirt. Did no one seriously pay attention to this?! You guys have to do this frame by frame, don't you?! Was this slipped in intentionally, or did no one care?! Okay, yes, it is extremely quick, only two or three frames long. But apparently they are unaware of people actually noticing these details and documenting them! Jessica from
Who Framed Roger Rabbit went through this in a certain scene and people noticed it back then, so... Agh, nevermind. Sticks is anti underwear, everyone. Now you know. Whether you wanted to or not.
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Well blow me down! Its showdown o'clock, losers! |
But it turns out Sticks was right all along about Eggman just plotting to attack the group when they were exhausted and unable to fight back, like pretty much everyone knew from the start of this. This is Obliterator Bot, a behemoth of a machine that can systematically take anything apart with ease. This is a pretty powerful, threatening foe just by the looks alone. So naturally, we'll see the teamwork of Knuckles, Amy, and Sticks bring it down, right? Maybe show us what the rest of the team can do since the top two are out of commission?
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One has to wonder what the tiny wheels on the feet are for. |
Nope. Instead, the robot mishears commands due to a faulty something-or-other and instead marches off to destroy Eggman's island fortress. Eggman pleads with Sonic to help him on the grounds that if his fortress is destroyed, they really
will be stuck living together until it gets rebuilt. So this inspires Sonic and the gang to work with Eggman to stop Obliterator Bot, resulting in some bothersome padding. The only way to stop this robot is with two kill switches located on either side of the fortress. Sonic and Tails work on the switches with Eggman while the rest stall the robot to the best of their ability.
Of course, we still don't get to see any teamwork from Knuckles, Amy, and Sticks. Instead, our attention is primarily diverted to Sonic and Tails being too tired to actually power down the two switches simultaneously. So all we get from the other three is our first true standalone joke from our newest companion, Sticks The Badger. Let's see how it goes.
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"I knew you were coming... But you will never obliterate Sticks!" |
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"Because Sticks is unobliterble... Unelip... Unoblitery... " |
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"..." |
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"You can't kill me." |
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Wow, the game's tediousness even translated into the show. |
Well... That was kinda funny. Anyway, Eggman has a hard time powering down Obliterator Bot due to Sonic and Tails being unable to stay awake long enough to power down their respective sides. Out of time and greatly frustrated, Eggman promptly whips out that gloriously evil kazoo and blows as hard as he can, waking the two heroes and enabling them to power down the robot... Which suddenly leads into Sonic zooming over to it and slamming it in the head with a sheet of metal, screaming "pillow fight". Weren't you falling asleep every three steps earlier? How are you suddenly awake enough to run around with a heavy sheet of metal, and strong enough to behead a giant robot with it?
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Welp. Looks like its vacation o'clock, boyos. |
Obliterator Bot is defeated, the day is saved, and much to Eggman's annoyance, the lair couldn't be saved. It blows apart just as he celebrates, thus leaving him asking the team to once more let him in as a roommate until the fortress is rebuilt. For real this time. Sonic promptly runs him back to his island and dumps him there in record time, which should have been this entire episode in a nutshell!
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Behold, the continuity balloon! Once Amy pops it, everything that just transpired will be totally forgotten!
Just in time for Episode 3, in fact. Isn't this so much fun? |
This episode is generally a wasted effort, as opposed to the previous one that at least had the purpose of introducing the characters. The jokes are weak, only offering a chuckle at most aside from once or twice. Amy has suddenly become a bit of a know-it-all, making her both amusing and annoying in this case. We once more know nothing about Knuckles. We don't even know if he is strong due to taking no action aside from some dialogue. For all we know, those arms could just be for show!
Sticks finally had her debut in this episode, and sadly, she is hit or miss. Her voice doesn't quite fit with her character, and while she wouldn't be fully integrated into society yet considering her obvious jungle-based designed, I don't see why she was made into a total paranoid wreck. She even yells at her own shadow for following her around. I don't know, maybe she'll grow on me over time.
With episode two drawn to a close, we have been introduced to the full team of five. Kind of. Still want to see where this show is headed? Then prepare to learn more about these furry heroes than you ever wanted in the psychological endeavor that is episode three, "Translate This".