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I finished Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, and even though I know I really, really shouldn't, I. . . liked it? And I can't figure out why. I'm not usually into offensive humour and gore. Perhaps it's because it was all so over the top in Todd &TBOPE?
A small sample of Todd's wacky Evil plots of the week:
* Every guy at school wakes up gay after a gay kid wishes that everyone would know what it's like to be him. There are blowjobs in the school showers. Todd and his BFF/sidekick make-out. The original gay kid gets torn limb from limb for being magically turned straight.
* A fat girl wishes to be thin. Her discarded monster fat infects the girls at school, including Jenny. We learn that Todd has a fat phobia. Fat-now-thin girl gets deep fried while trying to stop her evil fat. Jimmy, the janitor/mentor figure, infects his date with mutant fat without her knowledge or consent--fat chicks are all about pleasing the guys, you know.
* Incestuous lesbian twins. Incestuous lesbian clones. Emotional trauma turns Jenny into a lesbian.
* A bully is humiliated when it's revealed that he has a tiny penis ("all I'm asking for is the respect I didn't give you.") The Book gives him a giant, talking, evil mutant penis. Todd and the giant, talking, evil mutant penis fight.
* The Book impregnates a girl. She gives birth to a giant, evil, mutant baby. Giant, evil, mutant baby hugs people to death, and squashes it's mommy after falling down the stairs. D'aww.
The romance is (almost) all one-sided and obnoxious. Todd is into Jenny, who thinks he's a creepy loser. And he is. He gets to know her better throughout the series, but his primary interest in Jenny is her looks. I think we're supposed to recognize that Todd is a jerk, but I also suspect that Jenny will eventually warm up to him. 'Cause that's how TV-land always works. In turn, Hannah (nerd; note the interest in science, the frumpy clothes, and the overly large glasses) is interested in Todd. He alternately ignores and acts disgusted by her. I was ridiculously proud of her when she "broke up" with Todd midway through the season.
I think it may be how genre-aware the characters are that appeals to me. "Trouble always finds us. Why don't we cut out the running, and wait for it to come to us?" and "Whenever those two run out of class, trouble follows. I'll be locking myself in the teacher's lounge. I'll see. . . some of you next time."
And I'm sorry, but giant, talking, evil penis. I will never get over that.
You can watch Todd and the Book of Pure Evil online through Space's website (possibly only in Canada? IDK).
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I finished Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, and even though I know I really, really shouldn't, I. . . liked it? And I can't figure out why. I'm not usually into offensive humour and gore. Perhaps it's because it was all so over the top in Todd &TBOPE?
A small sample of Todd's wacky Evil plots of the week:
* Every guy at school wakes up gay after a gay kid wishes that everyone would know what it's like to be him. There are blowjobs in the school showers. Todd and his BFF/sidekick make-out. The original gay kid gets torn limb from limb for being magically turned straight.
* A fat girl wishes to be thin. Her discarded monster fat infects the girls at school, including Jenny. We learn that Todd has a fat phobia. Fat-now-thin girl gets deep fried while trying to stop her evil fat. Jimmy, the janitor/mentor figure, infects his date with mutant fat without her knowledge or consent--fat chicks are all about pleasing the guys, you know.
* Incestuous lesbian twins. Incestuous lesbian clones. Emotional trauma turns Jenny into a lesbian.
* A bully is humiliated when it's revealed that he has a tiny penis ("all I'm asking for is the respect I didn't give you.") The Book gives him a giant, talking, evil mutant penis. Todd and the giant, talking, evil mutant penis fight.
* The Book impregnates a girl. She gives birth to a giant, evil, mutant baby. Giant, evil, mutant baby hugs people to death, and squashes it's mommy after falling down the stairs. D'aww.
The romance is (almost) all one-sided and obnoxious. Todd is into Jenny, who thinks he's a creepy loser. And he is. He gets to know her better throughout the series, but his primary interest in Jenny is her looks. I think we're supposed to recognize that Todd is a jerk, but I also suspect that Jenny will eventually warm up to him. 'Cause that's how TV-land always works. In turn, Hannah (nerd; note the interest in science, the frumpy clothes, and the overly large glasses) is interested in Todd. He alternately ignores and acts disgusted by her. I was ridiculously proud of her when she "broke up" with Todd midway through the season.
I think it may be how genre-aware the characters are that appeals to me. "Trouble always finds us. Why don't we cut out the running, and wait for it to come to us?" and "Whenever those two run out of class, trouble follows. I'll be locking myself in the teacher's lounge. I'll see. . . some of you next time."
And I'm sorry, but giant, talking, evil penis. I will never get over that.
You can watch Todd and the Book of Pure Evil online through Space's website (possibly only in Canada? IDK).
This entry was originally posted on Dreamwidth |