This episode is great! Some of the events here that feel quite contrived, but in the end we see some incredible character work, and increased maturity out of everyone, which isn't something we always see. Well done!
Just heart-wrenching...really tough situation for Ash -- and Gary, and Avocato!
Forgiveness...it's one of those CBT Skillz that, uh, allow us to pass a camel through the eye of a needle -- or, allow US to pass through the eye of a needle -- something seemingly impossible. [Not my words, I learned it from K. Bradford Brown, Roy Whitten, Sue Oldham and other trainers of, "The Life Training Weekend," a.k.a., "More to Life," which was built on the work of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT later morphed into Cognitive Behavior Therapy -- still the gold standard of talk therapy)].
I'll, hopefully, always remember the, "Process," they taught, which during the pacing explained forgiveness isn't condoning what the other person did, it's taking a stand against allowing the resentment to poison our soul (because holding resentment has pay-offs and costs, costs to our relationships, our health...that's why they called it, "The Cost Process," and we all had to practice it, experience it. Definitely helps cleanse the soul, or one layer of the onion.
I love this cartoon. I love that part about how Ash was able to find a friend, a real dance partner and say good-bye afterwards. I don't understand the other comment about it being gay -- pretty sure her friend wasn't male or female, and that Ash asked if they could look like a boy, but...whatever you prefer -- pretty sure my interpretation's not THE right one.
“Thank you for teaching me you can be a great warrior without being a killer.”
they had to have a gay moment, they just have to, what a crap !!
Great moment between Gary and Avocato
Review by Paladin5150BlockedParent2021-05-10T06:41:16Z
IDK why I was getting some "much more intelligent Dory" vibes from Evra, but, the character is interesting, and, I'm curious if she is an actual alien, or a projection of Ash's subconscious, as she worked out her misdirected anger issues with Gary. I WAS leaning toward the latter, but, at the end of the encounter, back toward the former, and, I now think she's a new, shapeshifting character, that would be a nice addition to the crew, that is, if she isn't a Trojan planted by Invictus, as postulated elsewhere online.
Good on Mooncake for giving Fox a proper send-off into the lights, rather than just letting him drift around "Accursed Space" for eternity. The principle of "leaving no one behind", possibly keeping him on ice, until they find a way home, and taking him with them came to mind, except for the whole Invictus possession thing, and of course giving the crew closure.
No real easy way out of Avocato's (and now Gary's) dilemma with Lil Cato. Kind of like telling a kid who didn't know, and hadn't asked that, "you're adopted". but made much worse cuz, uh, "I killed you birth parents". I'm just glad they didn't decide to have Lil Cato "overhear" the revelation, because that would probably be a bit too much for everyone to deal with right now. Nothing like a good Mano y Gato beatdown to give both parties some clarity, and the realization of what the real concern actually should be.
Glad they had a way to contact Triborg and Son, even if they are off having fun, fighting their revolution..
On to the next episode.....