So I basically just watched Gon and Killua guest on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW.
If there’s any human interaction that can have a defined winner or loser, you
can be sure Togashi’s had many thoughts about how it’d benefit
from a shot of shonen kickass. At this point, I suppose it’s only a matter of
time before I see him jack up… say… real estate contract negotiations.
That’s really all I’ve got to say about the first episode in this set. An
entire episode about haggling? I’m still blinking in disbelief after watching
that.
Anyway, it’d be repetitive to comment - - once again - - about how
the repercussions of Gon and Killua ‘stalking’ the Phantom Troupe get so tense
because the characters are so young. That’s M.O. of the whole series. I get
that, now. Instead, I’ll bring a video I recently wasted time watching…
Surely, some of you lunatics have seen HOME ALONE. But have you seen the
“Honest Action” clip which enumerates how many times the Wet Bandits would’ve logically
perished due to all those brutal, brutal pranks? Seeing that brings me back to
an age when THREE NINJAS seemed like the greatest movie ever. The notion of
Rocky, Colt and Tum-Tum vanquishing adult thugs with a comically-timed
groinshot - - or Kevin McAlister repelling a home invasion - - is as
preposterous as Gon, Killua and Kurapika being able to murder all these
grown-up killers.
But that’s the point. Wish fulfillment. Kids wanting to beat
up their authority figures.
They key difference here, of course, is that Phantom Troupe actually
makes good on their threats to torture Gon, and Kurapika actually
gets his bloody revenge on Uyogin. It just tickles my black heart because,
unlike HOME ALONE and THREE NINJAS, HUNTER X HUNTER does actually go there. It's just set-up-and-punch-line. Now, what's the next punchline?
Well, the show keeps repeating that one clip of Kurapika just matter-of-factly burying Uyogin in
some rocks while his comrades seek vengeance for his death. The Phantom Troupe
might as well be the villainous supergroup version of the Wet Bandits... so it's all inevitability leading to Gon and Killua killing them in the most
brutal ways possible, right?
Watch "Very × Sharp × Eye” and "Pursuit
× And × Analysis" and "Ally × And × Sword" and decide for
yourself, then read my comments on the previous episode.
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 | Tom Pinchuk’s a writer and personality with a large number of comics, videos and features like this to his credit. Visit his website - - tompinchuk.com - - and follow his Twitter: @tompinchuk |
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