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Apr 30, 2018 15:36
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SlothfulCobra posted:How did Billy become a doctor anyways? He was just really smart and self taught. Then the investors gave him an actual degree and license (i think) when he put King Gorilla's heart into Monstroso.
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Apr 30, 2018 15:42
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SlothfulCobra posted:How did Billy become a doctor anyways? Monstroso arranged it in exchange for Billy performing a heart transplant operation on him. The episode is http://teamventure.org/vbwiki/The_Silent_Partners . Looking at the episode synopsis, it says that the doctor who asked about Billy's background information is a Dr. Odinson...is that actually stated in the episode? If so, it sounds like a reference to Thor's original alter ego on Earth Dr. Donald Blake. ...which, in turn, would be another super deep cut comic book reference from the Jackson and Doc.
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Apr 30, 2018 15:43
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Billy's kind of a funny case given he was taken for a child prodigy (and basically kidnapped by Pete) but struggled when put into a university environment that wasn't based on just memorised trivia, then there's a bit of a gap between that and being the Venture family's resident doctor, basically. (and iirc, Pete White is a pretty good computer scientist, at least in being well beyond the surprisingly tech-illiterate adult cast, but doesn't seem to keep in practice. Hell, the pirate captain is more useful at the software company than he is) I figure there was a lot of offscreen misadventures and opportunities to learn by trial and error on various unfortunate subjects. He was already skilled enough to pass as a doctor at a prestigious hospital until they started checking his credentials, though we haven't heard much of whether he actually made use of the forged degree and license Monstroso gave him. (Presuming SPHINX let him keep it, hard to tell with that lot) Billy and Pete didn't really tag along much with Rusty's escapades with only a few exceptions, right? (Spanikopita!) They do at least qualify as a protagonist duo in presumably the Level 1 rank of the Guild heirarchy, but otherwise they seem to mostly get involved in shenanigans in and around the Venture compound (and now VenTech) which, to be fair, is quite a lot.
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Apr 30, 2018 15:50
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Billy's kind of a funny case given he was taken for a child prodigy (and basically kidnapped by Pete) but struggled when put into a university environment that wasn't based on just memorised trivia, then there's a bit of a gap between that and being the Venture family's resident doctor, basically. (and iirc, Pete White is a pretty good computer scientist, at least in being well beyond the surprisingly tech-illiterate adult cast, but doesn't seem to keep in practice. Hell, the pirate captain is more useful at the software company than he is) I figure there was a lot of offscreen misadventures and opportunities to learn by trial and error on various unfortunate subjects. He was already skilled enough to pass as a doctor at a prestigious hospital until they started checking his credentials, though we haven't heard much of whether he actually made use of the forged degree and license Monstroso gave him. (Presuming SPHINX let him keep it, hard to tell with that lot) The Doc pretty much just calls Pete/Billy when he is in over his head and wants some help that he doesn't have to pay.
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Apr 30, 2018 16:38
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Billy's kind of a funny case given he was taken for a child prodigy (and basically kidnapped by Pete) but struggled when put into a university environment that wasn't based on just memorised trivia, then there's a bit of a gap between that and being the Venture family's resident doctor, basically. (and iirc, Pete White is a pretty good computer scientist, at least in being well beyond the surprisingly tech-illiterate adult cast, but doesn't seem to keep in practice. Hell, the pirate captain is more useful at the software company than he is) I figure there was a lot of offscreen misadventures and opportunities to learn by trial and error on various unfortunate subjects. He was already skilled enough to pass as a doctor at a prestigious hospital until they started checking his credentials, though we haven't heard much of whether he actually made use of the forged degree and license Monstroso gave him. (Presuming SPHINX let him keep it, hard to tell with that lot) They're best friends.
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Apr 30, 2018 16:40
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You love that headboard!
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Apr 30, 2018 16:57
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Oily garbage bag.
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Apr 30, 2018 19:08
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I MISUNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION
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Apr 30, 2018 19:52
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Dustbuster with corner attachment.
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Apr 30, 2018 20:34
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That... sounds dangerous.
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Apr 30, 2018 21:26
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Milo and POTUS posted:They're best friends. Yeah. "Friends." "FRIENDS."
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May 1, 2018 01:19
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MizPiz posted:Yeah. "Friends." "FRIENDS." I still can’t tell if they’re being coy about being a couple or what. I just watched last season again and there’s a lot of pussyfooting around. Either that or i don’t get nuance at all anymore.
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May 1, 2018 01:29
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TK-42-1 posted:I still can’t tell if they’re being coy about being a couple or what. I just watched last season again and there’s a lot of pussyfooting around. Either that or i don’t get nuance at all anymore. as far as I can tell they're a couple just not a gay couple. you know, like jay and silent bob
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May 1, 2018 01:34
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That’s the read I got. That they’re just platonic life partners and people around them just assume. But I figured I was also probably missing something because i’m an idiot.
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May 1, 2018 01:57
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TK-42-1 posted:That’s the read I got. That they’re just platonic life partners and people around them just assume. But I figured I was also probably missing something because i’m an idiot. No, that's pretty explicitly it. We've seen Billy express an interest in women and I believe we've seen Pete trying to hit on Dr. Mrs. the Monarch. They're just really close friends/bromance/whatever you want to call non-sexual/romantic male love. But Billy's mom just kind of assumes and he doesn't care to correct her. I think what's more interesting is despite her age and otherwise conservative seeming values (rock music is the devil!) Ms. Whelan seems entirely supportive and accepting of Billy's (presumed) homosexuality.
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May 1, 2018 02:56
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RoboChrist 9000 posted:No, that's pretty explicitly it. We've seen Billy express an interest in women and I believe we've seen Pete trying to hit on Dr. Mrs. the Monarch. bisexuality exists Like, I'm not shipping or arguing for any interpretation of Billy and Pete's relationship, but bisexuality exists.
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May 1, 2018 03:01
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The cute moment was how Pete gets mad at first at Billy for telling his mom they were partners and when they meet Billy's mom, she says something along the lines of and you must be the handsome boyfriend and Pete looks at Billy.. you told her I"m handsome?
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May 1, 2018 03:03
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DoctorWhat posted:bisexuality exists Oh, yeah, no, totally. And, I mean, the show even has bisexual characters. But all the characters on the show that misinterpret their relationship seem to accuse them of being gay, not of being bi.
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May 1, 2018 03:07
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I think it's one of those things that also doesn't really matter, in the sense that it actually changes nothing.
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May 1, 2018 03:18
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It's funnier if they're straight, so I like that one.
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May 1, 2018 03:29
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Shindragon posted:The cute moment was how Pete gets mad at first at Billy for telling his mom they were partners and when they meet Billy's mom, she says something along the lines of and you must be the handsome boyfriend and Pete looks at Billy.. you told her I"m handsome? This scene is why they are straight.
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May 1, 2018 04:03
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It is strongly implied Billy's mom is Triple Threat, she's been hanging with Team Venture since the old days and knows Colonel Gentleman, I think she'd by used to it. Also Broadway.
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May 1, 2018 06:05
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I love any time Col Gentlemen says "Rodney!"
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May 1, 2018 09:31
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Ghost Leviathan posted:It is strongly implied Billy's mom is Triple Threat, she's been hanging with Team Venture since the old days and knows Colonel Gentleman, I think she'd by used to it. Also Broadway. It's not implied. She is Triple Threat. That's not news at all.
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May 1, 2018 13:16
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Eat the pennies, Quizboy
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May 1, 2018 13:25
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Sockser posted:Eat the pennies, Quizboy Easily my favorite non-phantom-limb-arch line of the whole show
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May 1, 2018 13:44
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Mr. Nice! posted:It's not implied. She is Triple Threat. That's not news at all. I don't think it's actually been stated out loud, though of course it's obvious.
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May 1, 2018 13:45
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Ghost Leviathan posted:I don't think it's actually been stated out loud, though of course it's obvious. Yeah they do when she fights alongside old team venture then tries to lie to Billy about it by saying that she was a dancer in gargantua 2. Also whatever flashback where action man and col. gentleman have their love interests pop out they acknowledge it's rose.
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May 1, 2018 13:51
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“go all animal on her and show her my filth” is such a good line
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May 1, 2018 14:33
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My favorite action man bit is they kept orpheus’ prediction from season one.
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May 1, 2018 15:09
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Mr. Nice! posted:My favorite action man bit is they kept orpheus’ prediction from season one. Funny that since Orpheus never specified WHO would die from the stroke it gave them an out from killing off Action Man while avoiding having to ignore it completely
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May 1, 2018 15:15
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drrockso20 posted:Funny that since Orpheus never specified WHO would die from the stroke it gave them an out from killing off Action Man while avoiding having to ignore it completely https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kXiVSYmC0g&t=69s Looks pretty specific to Action man?
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May 1, 2018 15:57
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Pick posted:I think it's one of those things that also doesn't really matter, in the sense that it actually changes nothing. it's funnier if they sleep in the same bed not because of any sexual or romantic reason, but because they're manchildren who spend their irregular earnings on collectible toys and gimmick robots and they are forced to cohabitate out of a combination of poverty and mutual dependence (back when they lived in a trailer in the desert, and not in venture's skyscraper) although didn't brock pretty much scare the dickens out of pete into taking care of billy after the OSI was done with him?
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May 1, 2018 20:11
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Pretty much, yeah. Pete's basically been a substitute parental figure or maybe big brother for Billy all these years. Plus they have Pete keep an eye on Billy for whenever he starts to remember how bad the OSI screwed him over.
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May 1, 2018 23:40
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One of those little moments you don't think about is how many people's death sentence got signed when OSI learned that the memory wipe device is really only temporary.
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May 2, 2018 00:15
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reignofevil posted:One of those little moments you don't think about is how many people's death sentence got signed when OSI learned that the memory wipe device is really only temporary. Looking at the potter's field in Rusty's backyard I don't think it's that many more then the usual game between the Guild and OSI. And it's probably not that many people honestly because the improved memory wipe is quite effective on Hank and Dean. And Shoreleave too!
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May 2, 2018 00:27
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OGS-Remix posted:Looking at the potter's field in Rusty's backyard I don't think it's that many more then the usual game between the Guild and OSI. And it's probably not that many people honestly because the improved memory wipe is quite effective on Hank and Dean. And Shoreleave too! Time will tell.
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May 2, 2018 00:39
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reignofevil posted:One of those little moments you don't think about is how many people's death sentence got signed when OSI learned that the memory wipe device is really only temporary. When did they find out it was temporary? If you're talking about Billy's flashback, it's important to remember that when his memory was wiped, the technology was new and he was one of the early guinea pigs. And, he hurt his head, which is what led to the flashback because of the Rule Of Head Injuries And Memory Interactions. I don't think anyone else's memories have spontaneously come back.
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May 2, 2018 03:09
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tarlibone posted:When did they find out it was temporary? He didn't get his memory back from hitting his head, it was his robotic hand which was the memory storage for the video he was getting through his cyber-eye which was sucked out from that experiment that went wrong.
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