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Why do I keep doing things I know I will regret!?!?
The season two premiere of the-show-that-shall-not-be-named was leaked a few weeks ago and I couldn't help reading the spoilers someone posted at the ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
scooby_doo comm I moderate (and then skimming the video when it surfaced on YouTube). Most people who saw the episode like it but...it made even LESS sense than last season (if that's even possible). I didn't want to vent my spleen all over the comm since I'm one of the mods and I don't want to give the impression that I'm trying to shame people who like Mystery Incorporated; so I'm gonna vent here instead. That way all of you who are also morbidly curious can bypass the pain of actually watching this train wreck. You're welcome.
Basic episode summary/review
The new Crystal Cove mayor (a woman named Janet) is dealing with a psychotic clown who is terrorizing the city (and by "terrorizing", I mean setting off bombs left and right!). Just as she's wondering what the f**k she got herself into, a "mysterious figure" comes in and tells her that the only way she can fix this is by reuniting the scattered members of Mystery Incorporated. The mysterious figure gives her an envelope with information on everyone's whereabouts and then slinks away. Mayor Janet finds Scooby at an Animal Farm that resembles the George Orwell novel of the same name (complete with a crazy farmer who isn't afraid to use his shotgun to keep Scooby in line O_O). Unfortunately, Scooby ends up escaping, conveniently runs into Mayor Janet, and gets into her car before the farmer can reenact the end of Old Yeller with him. Scooby delivers a long monologue (and hearing him recite LONG stretches of dialogue just sounds wrong) about how he just wants to find his friends and she agrees to help him do it.
They find Shaggy at military school (with a buzzcut!) and Scooby breaks him out by stealing a tank and driving it through the barracks wall! And, before you ask, no one is ever punished for that stunt. 'Cause, y'know, the US Military is totally casual about security issues like that.
After that, they find out that Not-Fred has turned into a vagrant hobo (complete with disheveled clothes and a Grizzly Adams beard & haircut combo). And when Mayor Janet tracks him down, he is going door to door randomly asking people "are you my mommy/daddy?". I'm not kidding.
At first, he refuses to go with them because he wants to continue visiting every house in America until he runs into his bio-parents. But then Shaggy mentions that Fred would be the first person to ever trap an overweight psycho clown; and that is enough to convince Fred to return to Crystal Cove. So, basically, they bring him around by appealing to his creepy trap fetish. Because the thought of that entire city (and his two gal pals who still live there) being in constant danger wasn't enough incentive.
....yep, Fred is still "Rain Man" in this universe. And, in my opinion, making him this stupid just doesn't jive with the uber-serious tone this show wants us to swallow. Hell, the Pup Named Scooby Doo version of Fred was a more realistic and fleshed out interpretation of the character. And that show was actively TRYING to make Fred an arrogant dumbass!
Also, oddly enough, MI-Fred hasn't changed his name despite the fact that he now knows that he was named after his kidnapper. I'd like to think he did it out of courtesy for his friends who are used to calling him "Fred". But he had no intention of going back with them and helping them out until he was lured with the promise of making a clown trap so....what the hell?
Oh, after that scene we cut to Fred, Shaggy, and Scooby driving around in the Mystery Machine with no explanation of how they got it. We never saw Mayor Janet transport it to them and I doubt the Military School let Shaggy keep it on the base; so I guess Fred has been living in it since the finale....
...sorry. Couldn't resist making that joke! XD
Anyhoo, once they get to town, the "Crybaby Clown" attacks them. And, I gotta admit, the ONE thing this show does well is make monsters and chase sequences that are genuinely good. The Clown is frightening (his appearance reminds me of the Pierriot Clown from Cowboy Bebop) and is voiced by Mark Hamill. Casting Hamill for a "spooky violent clown" role may seem like cliche fan pandering; but he makes the voice just different enough that you're not distracted by hearing the Joker's voice coming out of a different character.
...*sigh* OK, now that I'm done praising the lone flower in this field of manure, back to the rant....
When Fred runs out to get the clown, Shaggy crawls under the dashboard and assumes the fetal position while Scooby makes a quip about how military school didn't do him any good (I guess he's picking up the "bitchy snarker" slack until they find Velma). So Shaggy is now completely useless and pathetic despite the fact that he's dealt with much worse on other cases.
Anyhoo, when Fred is cornered by the clown, the mysterious figure from before saves him. When the mysterious figure makes a sarcastic barb about his disheveled appearance, he immediately recognizes that it's Velma and gives her an uncharacteristic (for this version of Fred) bear hug. After that, Shaggy and Scooby come around the corner and, upon seeing Velma, they give her hugs, too. And she makes a quip about how she wishes Shaggy was that affectionate back when they were dating. Because G-D FORBID MI-Velma goes more than 10 minutes without whining about her crappy love life and her ill-fated romance with a man who has a creepy, quasi-sexual co-dependence with his insane dog!!!!
The show then cuts to the four of them sitting on the roof of the Mystery Machine while parked on a cliff overlooking the city. From above, Crystal Cove kinda resembles Palestine (ie plumes of smoke and explosions going off everywhere). She tells them that the city has been chaotic since they left and that, while she understood why they'd be angry at her for keeping secrets from them and generally being a pain in the ass, she was still hurt that they left her behind (technically, they didn't. But MI-Velma is a moron, so there's no point in ranting about that). Fred assures her that it wasn't personal and then suggests finding Daphne so they can have the whole gang together again. Velma reluctantly tells him that Daphne still doesn't talk to her and that she moved on and got a new boyfriend. Fred is hurt (I guess he expected her to wait around for him despite the fact that he broke off their engagement and skipped town without telling her where he was going), but he insists on seeing her anyway.
Cut to a fancy restaurant. We see Daphne on a date with an actor named "Baylor Hotner" who is famous for playing a were-turtle in a series of movies called "Dusk". That's right, this show's writers STILL have the audacity to mock Twilight despite the fact that Stephanie Meyer is much better at writing romance than they are (or, more specifically, at least she doesn't butcher beloved American icons when she writes her shlocky romance novels). So, yeah, MI-Daphne still can't feel complete without a man on her arm (surprise surprise!)
Fred spies on the date from the restaurant window. And when Daphne steps out of the restaurant, she thinks he's a random homeless man and hands him a protein bar from her purse (which I can't deny was kinda funny). Fred is bummed that she didn't even recognize him under all the layers of tangled hair and dirt.
After that, they try visiting Daphne's house. Daphne's dad (who actually does recognize Fred under the Grizzly Adams fuzz) is furious to see him and threatens to call the cops to drag him away; but Daphne comes out and tells him she can handle it. Not-Taylor-Lautner assumes that the gang are fans of his and pulls Velma and Shaggy aside to give them autographs. While this is going on, Fred tries to convince Daphne to re-join the team and tells her he doesn't mind if she stays with Not-Taylor-Lautner if only they can all be a team again. Surprisingly, Daphne shows some backbone and tells them all to go fuck themselves and let her move on with her life.
I want to be happy at Daphne's display of backbone. But I have a feeling that this season will just repeat what it did in the Wild Brood episode and characterize Daphne as a manipulative bimbo who uses men and messes with their feelings in order to suit whatever her current whims happen to be that day. Besides, we all KNOW that her new boyfriend will put on a monster suit at some point because they're gonna have to give her a reason to dump the hot celebrity and run back to Fred.
Anyhoo, after Daphne gives them the boot, Mayor Janet takes them to a press conference. Everyone (including Shaggy and Velma's parents!) are supportive of the gang reuniting because they're desperate to get rid of the Crybaby Clown and the sheriff has thus far failed to do it.
Speaking of Sheriff Stone, he's still bummed abouthis boyfriend Mayor Jones being gone and he's in denial about Mayor Janet being the one in charge. So he totally disrespects Mayor Janet's authority at every turn and, when the Clown strikes the press conference and demands a bunch of money or else he'll blow up more buildings, the Sheriff starts passing around a hat to get donations.
Which brings me to yet another one of this show's plot holes...why the f**k doesn't the new mayor fire the incompetent asshole Sheriff and/or bring in the National Guard to combat the violent terrorist!? Unlike Mayor Jones, she's characterized as being competent and genuinely concerned with making Crystal Cove a better place. And, unlike Mayor Jones, she's not dating or having sex with the Sheriff. So why is she keeping him around when he sucks at his job AND openly disrespects her authority and her ability to run the city?
Normally, it's silly to try to criticize the logic (or lack thereof) of a Scooby Doo plot. But, as I said before, this show makes a BIG deal about how angsty, dark, dramatic, and "real" it's characters and plot lines are compared to the goofy/cartoony/episodic nature of all the other Scooby shows. The creators and the defenders of this show point to the "complex" ongoing plot line as the thing that makes this show the special snowflake of the Scooby Doo franchise. So when you can't watch an episode without tripping on plot holes left and right, it's a big freakin' deal!!
Well, after that, Fred sets up a trap in an abandoned building. His trap plan requires 5 people. And when Velma questions this, he says he's sure that Daphne will have a change of heart and show up just in time to assist them in catching the clown. She tries to convince him to alter the plan just in case; but the clown shows up, the trap fails because Daphne doesn't show up, and the block of abandoned buildings explode (and the debris damages surrounding areas). Velma laments that, if the town didn't hate them before, they sure will now.
After they escape the blast, Fred reveals that his trap knowledge seems to have left him. And Velma says that she's felt "off" ever since the team broke up and has failed to figure out anything about the clown despite weeks of investigation. And Shaggy and Scooby say they're pretty much the same as always.
....so, basically, this show is implying that these characters are all so hopelessly co-dependent on each other that they lose their mental faculties and natural talents when split up? REALLY!? I guess the friendships in this show are just as dysfunctional as the romantic relationships.
The episode ends with Shaggy and Velma trying to cheer Fred up and say "we're still a team even if it's just four of us". He replies that they can't be a team without Daphne and, since she's never coming back, they can never be a real team again.
Gee whiz! Watching these characters mope about their love lives and their emotional problems is WAY more fun than watching them have a good time and be happy! How the hell did the franchise survive before the characters were changed into mentally disturbed jackasses!?
Random list of WTFs
--Scooby's talking: One of the MANY bizarre things about Mystery Incorporated is how much they have Scooby talk. This show likes to have him speak full sentences instead of the combination of pidgin "Ringlish" and pantomime that he uses in most other incarnations. Scooby has always been humanized to some degree. But in this show he comes across like amentally/sexually disturbed human stuck in a dog's body; which REALLY clashes with the serious, melodramatic tone that the show is going for.
Also, it kills me to say this, but....Frank Welker's Scooby voice isn't that great. The man may be a voice acting god, but he is no Don Messick. It never bothered me before because Welker sounds alright when Scooby's "dialogue" only consists of short sentences and Welker sounds perfect when he's doing animal noises (like barks and growls) because that's his forte. But in this episode, Scooby recited LONG MONOLOGUES of exposition and held anexposition dump conversation with a new character who had no trouble understanding him and didn't see anything weird about conversing with a dog the same way she would a human.
Now, that kind of campyness wouldn't be too out of place in a silly incarnation like Pup or 13 Ghosts (though it would still be weird). But Mystery Incorporated wants us to take it seriously and view it as the "edgy/adult Scooby Show". And it's hard to do that when Scooby Doo is prattling on and on about how miserable his life has been lately and constantly delivering snark bombs.
--That whole "we're nothing without each other" plot twist:
I'm not sure if there's going to be some sort of super-natural explanation for the gangs collective brain fart or not. But, either way, it's a stupid twist. The idea that one person being gone throws off everyone just doesn't make sense. ESPECIALLY when it's Daphne of all people (whose primary contribution to the team was getting captured, looking hot, and humping Fred's leg).
So, yeah, my hate is still totally justified. I may lurk in the episode talkbacks for LOLs; but I can't imagine watching more of this show without throwing something at the screen.
scooby_doo comm I moderate (and then skimming the video when it surfaced on YouTube). Most people who saw the episode like it but...it made even LESS sense than last season (if that's even possible). I didn't want to vent my spleen all over the comm since I'm one of the mods and I don't want to give the impression that I'm trying to shame people who like Mystery Incorporated; so I'm gonna vent here instead. That way all of you who are also morbidly curious can bypass the pain of actually watching this train wreck. You're welcome.Basic episode summary/review
The new Crystal Cove mayor (a woman named Janet) is dealing with a psychotic clown who is terrorizing the city (and by "terrorizing", I mean setting off bombs left and right!). Just as she's wondering what the f**k she got herself into, a "mysterious figure" comes in and tells her that the only way she can fix this is by reuniting the scattered members of Mystery Incorporated. The mysterious figure gives her an envelope with information on everyone's whereabouts and then slinks away. Mayor Janet finds Scooby at an Animal Farm that resembles the George Orwell novel of the same name (complete with a crazy farmer who isn't afraid to use his shotgun to keep Scooby in line O_O). Unfortunately, Scooby ends up escaping, conveniently runs into Mayor Janet, and gets into her car before the farmer can reenact the end of Old Yeller with him. Scooby delivers a long monologue (and hearing him recite LONG stretches of dialogue just sounds wrong) about how he just wants to find his friends and she agrees to help him do it.
They find Shaggy at military school (with a buzzcut!) and Scooby breaks him out by stealing a tank and driving it through the barracks wall! And, before you ask, no one is ever punished for that stunt. 'Cause, y'know, the US Military is totally casual about security issues like that.
After that, they find out that Not-Fred has turned into a vagrant hobo (complete with disheveled clothes and a Grizzly Adams beard & haircut combo). And when Mayor Janet tracks him down, he is going door to door randomly asking people "are you my mommy/daddy?". I'm not kidding.
At first, he refuses to go with them because he wants to continue visiting every house in America until he runs into his bio-parents. But then Shaggy mentions that Fred would be the first person to ever trap an overweight psycho clown; and that is enough to convince Fred to return to Crystal Cove. So, basically, they bring him around by appealing to his creepy trap fetish. Because the thought of that entire city (and his two gal pals who still live there) being in constant danger wasn't enough incentive.
....yep, Fred is still "Rain Man" in this universe. And, in my opinion, making him this stupid just doesn't jive with the uber-serious tone this show wants us to swallow. Hell, the Pup Named Scooby Doo version of Fred was a more realistic and fleshed out interpretation of the character. And that show was actively TRYING to make Fred an arrogant dumbass!
Also, oddly enough, MI-Fred hasn't changed his name despite the fact that he now knows that he was named after his kidnapper. I'd like to think he did it out of courtesy for his friends who are used to calling him "Fred". But he had no intention of going back with them and helping them out until he was lured with the promise of making a clown trap so....what the hell?
Oh, after that scene we cut to Fred, Shaggy, and Scooby driving around in the Mystery Machine with no explanation of how they got it. We never saw Mayor Janet transport it to them and I doubt the Military School let Shaggy keep it on the base; so I guess Fred has been living in it since the finale....
...sorry. Couldn't resist making that joke! XD
Anyhoo, once they get to town, the "Crybaby Clown" attacks them. And, I gotta admit, the ONE thing this show does well is make monsters and chase sequences that are genuinely good. The Clown is frightening (his appearance reminds me of the Pierriot Clown from Cowboy Bebop) and is voiced by Mark Hamill. Casting Hamill for a "spooky violent clown" role may seem like cliche fan pandering; but he makes the voice just different enough that you're not distracted by hearing the Joker's voice coming out of a different character.
...*sigh* OK, now that I'm done praising the lone flower in this field of manure, back to the rant....
When Fred runs out to get the clown, Shaggy crawls under the dashboard and assumes the fetal position while Scooby makes a quip about how military school didn't do him any good (I guess he's picking up the "bitchy snarker" slack until they find Velma). So Shaggy is now completely useless and pathetic despite the fact that he's dealt with much worse on other cases.
Anyhoo, when Fred is cornered by the clown, the mysterious figure from before saves him. When the mysterious figure makes a sarcastic barb about his disheveled appearance, he immediately recognizes that it's Velma and gives her an uncharacteristic (for this version of Fred) bear hug. After that, Shaggy and Scooby come around the corner and, upon seeing Velma, they give her hugs, too. And she makes a quip about how she wishes Shaggy was that affectionate back when they were dating. Because G-D FORBID MI-Velma goes more than 10 minutes without whining about her crappy love life and her ill-fated romance with a man who has a creepy, quasi-sexual co-dependence with his insane dog!!!!
The show then cuts to the four of them sitting on the roof of the Mystery Machine while parked on a cliff overlooking the city. From above, Crystal Cove kinda resembles Palestine (ie plumes of smoke and explosions going off everywhere). She tells them that the city has been chaotic since they left and that, while she understood why they'd be angry at her for keeping secrets from them and generally being a pain in the ass, she was still hurt that they left her behind (technically, they didn't. But MI-Velma is a moron, so there's no point in ranting about that). Fred assures her that it wasn't personal and then suggests finding Daphne so they can have the whole gang together again. Velma reluctantly tells him that Daphne still doesn't talk to her and that she moved on and got a new boyfriend. Fred is hurt (I guess he expected her to wait around for him despite the fact that he broke off their engagement and skipped town without telling her where he was going), but he insists on seeing her anyway.
Cut to a fancy restaurant. We see Daphne on a date with an actor named "Baylor Hotner" who is famous for playing a were-turtle in a series of movies called "Dusk". That's right, this show's writers STILL have the audacity to mock Twilight despite the fact that Stephanie Meyer is much better at writing romance than they are (or, more specifically, at least she doesn't butcher beloved American icons when she writes her shlocky romance novels). So, yeah, MI-Daphne still can't feel complete without a man on her arm (surprise surprise!)
Fred spies on the date from the restaurant window. And when Daphne steps out of the restaurant, she thinks he's a random homeless man and hands him a protein bar from her purse (which I can't deny was kinda funny). Fred is bummed that she didn't even recognize him under all the layers of tangled hair and dirt.
After that, they try visiting Daphne's house. Daphne's dad (who actually does recognize Fred under the Grizzly Adams fuzz) is furious to see him and threatens to call the cops to drag him away; but Daphne comes out and tells him she can handle it. Not-Taylor-Lautner assumes that the gang are fans of his and pulls Velma and Shaggy aside to give them autographs. While this is going on, Fred tries to convince Daphne to re-join the team and tells her he doesn't mind if she stays with Not-Taylor-Lautner if only they can all be a team again. Surprisingly, Daphne shows some backbone and tells them all to go fuck themselves and let her move on with her life.
I want to be happy at Daphne's display of backbone. But I have a feeling that this season will just repeat what it did in the Wild Brood episode and characterize Daphne as a manipulative bimbo who uses men and messes with their feelings in order to suit whatever her current whims happen to be that day. Besides, we all KNOW that her new boyfriend will put on a monster suit at some point because they're gonna have to give her a reason to dump the hot celebrity and run back to Fred.
Anyhoo, after Daphne gives them the boot, Mayor Janet takes them to a press conference. Everyone (including Shaggy and Velma's parents!) are supportive of the gang reuniting because they're desperate to get rid of the Crybaby Clown and the sheriff has thus far failed to do it.
Speaking of Sheriff Stone, he's still bummed about
Which brings me to yet another one of this show's plot holes...why the f**k doesn't the new mayor fire the incompetent asshole Sheriff and/or bring in the National Guard to combat the violent terrorist!? Unlike Mayor Jones, she's characterized as being competent and genuinely concerned with making Crystal Cove a better place. And, unlike Mayor Jones, she's not dating or having sex with the Sheriff. So why is she keeping him around when he sucks at his job AND openly disrespects her authority and her ability to run the city?
Normally, it's silly to try to criticize the logic (or lack thereof) of a Scooby Doo plot. But, as I said before, this show makes a BIG deal about how angsty, dark, dramatic, and "real" it's characters and plot lines are compared to the goofy/cartoony/episodic nature of all the other Scooby shows. The creators and the defenders of this show point to the "complex" ongoing plot line as the thing that makes this show the special snowflake of the Scooby Doo franchise. So when you can't watch an episode without tripping on plot holes left and right, it's a big freakin' deal!!
Well, after that, Fred sets up a trap in an abandoned building. His trap plan requires 5 people. And when Velma questions this, he says he's sure that Daphne will have a change of heart and show up just in time to assist them in catching the clown. She tries to convince him to alter the plan just in case; but the clown shows up, the trap fails because Daphne doesn't show up, and the block of abandoned buildings explode (and the debris damages surrounding areas). Velma laments that, if the town didn't hate them before, they sure will now.
After they escape the blast, Fred reveals that his trap knowledge seems to have left him. And Velma says that she's felt "off" ever since the team broke up and has failed to figure out anything about the clown despite weeks of investigation. And Shaggy and Scooby say they're pretty much the same as always.
....so, basically, this show is implying that these characters are all so hopelessly co-dependent on each other that they lose their mental faculties and natural talents when split up? REALLY!? I guess the friendships in this show are just as dysfunctional as the romantic relationships.
The episode ends with Shaggy and Velma trying to cheer Fred up and say "we're still a team even if it's just four of us". He replies that they can't be a team without Daphne and, since she's never coming back, they can never be a real team again.
Gee whiz! Watching these characters mope about their love lives and their emotional problems is WAY more fun than watching them have a good time and be happy! How the hell did the franchise survive before the characters were changed into mentally disturbed jackasses!?
Random list of WTFs
--Scooby's talking: One of the MANY bizarre things about Mystery Incorporated is how much they have Scooby talk. This show likes to have him speak full sentences instead of the combination of pidgin "Ringlish" and pantomime that he uses in most other incarnations. Scooby has always been humanized to some degree. But in this show he comes across like a
Also, it kills me to say this, but....Frank Welker's Scooby voice isn't that great. The man may be a voice acting god, but he is no Don Messick. It never bothered me before because Welker sounds alright when Scooby's "dialogue" only consists of short sentences and Welker sounds perfect when he's doing animal noises (like barks and growls) because that's his forte. But in this episode, Scooby recited LONG MONOLOGUES of exposition and held an
Now, that kind of campyness wouldn't be too out of place in a silly incarnation like Pup or 13 Ghosts (though it would still be weird). But Mystery Incorporated wants us to take it seriously and view it as the "edgy/adult Scooby Show". And it's hard to do that when Scooby Doo is prattling on and on about how miserable his life has been lately and constantly delivering snark bombs.
--That whole "we're nothing without each other" plot twist:
I'm not sure if there's going to be some sort of super-natural explanation for the gangs collective brain fart or not. But, either way, it's a stupid twist. The idea that one person being gone throws off everyone just doesn't make sense. ESPECIALLY when it's Daphne of all people (whose primary contribution to the team was getting captured, looking hot, and humping Fred's leg).
So, yeah, my hate is still totally justified. I may lurk in the episode talkbacks for LOLs; but I can't imagine watching more of this show without throwing something at the screen.
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The show piled on the gay subtext when The Sheriff and The Mayor were on screen together in season one (heck, they danced together while under a love spell!). So, while they never came right out and said they were an item, it was VERY heavily implied by the show creators.
Furthermore, the appropriate term to describe Mayor Jones would be asexual; he is not interested in any gender, and displayed too much detachment.
Being emotionally detached and not dating during the show's time-frame does not automatically mean the character is asexual. By that logic, anyone who is not in a committed relationship and/or doesn't have an active sex life is, ipso facto, asexual.
Sheriff Stone was was the ex-mayor's fanboy, but he did not show signs of homosexuality. He found the Obliteratrix hot and is dating Mayor Nettles, no?
He seems to have a thing for mayors. Maybe he's Mayor-sexual. LOL
Please, get your facts straight before talking.
You're using the word "facts" to describe the sexual orientation of fictional characters. That is just silly.
Neither of us are "right" here. We're just speculating based on our personal opinions.
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Heavily implied? Mayor Jones' behavior never implied homosexuality, but I'm more willing to believe that Stone could have been a "mayor-sexual". Regardless, Mr. Cervone stated that they were just friends, and Stone was but a fanboy who wanted to be a mayor himself. As for Jones, Cervone said that he's a heterosexual. However, asexual is what describes him the best right now. He is incapable of romantic love and due to being obsessed with the treasure for over twenty years.
Finally, the times we saw Jones and the sheriff toghether involved business, including the Tikitub scenes. If they had truly been a secret couple, the signs would have been there as they are with Mayor Nettles. Ergo, there was no gay romance.
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Look, I'm not the type of person who resorts to denying a character's obvious sexuality anymore; for example, Edward Richtofen of COD's Zombies is defenitely a homosexual. Eddy's dialogue/mannerisms proved it. Seriously, shoving up his finger up a guy's anus for the laughs and reffering to a rod as "stiff" is what I'd call heavily implied, but that was not the case with Mayor Jones himself. If he really were a homosexual, it would have been touched upon. This is the show that allowed the Gus guy (Getting Past the Crap Radar example here, for he's an expy of a certain character) from the Phantom episode to call Jones "Mayor Handsome" in front of everybody and hinted that there must have been some sort of "thing" going on between Velma and Marcie. The truth of the matter is, I can accept a lesbian Marcie. And a bisexual Velma? Why not! That's what a secret homosexual relationship is, not the Sheriff and Mayor Jones' friendship.
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The way I see it, a show should stand on it's own and the viewer should not have to follow the creator's twitter feed in order to know what is canon and what is not. Many people (myself included) don't enjoy twitter. And even if I did use twitter, why would I follow Cervone when I am clearly not a fan of his work?
Look, I'm not the type of person who resorts to denying a character's obvious sexuality anymore
Uh, good for you, I guess?