This summer instead of doing a Summer TV preview I figured let’s do a Summer TV Review as the shows come out. Last night brought the first new show of the season as The Venture Brothers returned to the air and did so in a genre defining manner.
Now in season 3, the Adult Swim gem continues to grow its warped mythology and cast of characters. Last night’s premiere followed the formula of its season 2 premiere by focusing on anybody but the title characters while introducing more info on the past of others. Specifically it was a villain-centric episode as the Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend spent the episode at the mercy of the Guild of Calamitous Intent. My partner’s sighs of boredom indicated this was a poor jumping on point for new viewers but for long time fans like myself it had everything Venture fans have grown to love as it mixed ridiculous story with ridiculous humor. While the episode lacked the utter brilliance of last season’s premiere it still had plenty of gut busters especially of the Markie Post variety. The episode also strongly featured our favorite henchmen which always makes the geek in me smile.
I’m quite sure next week things will begin to return to normal or as normal as the show ever gets but last night certainly assured fans that despite the year and a half lay off the show hasn’t missed a beat.
Sundays 10:30pm CST., Cartoon Network, Premiered June 1st
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