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Session 8 - Waltz For Venus
Highlight to see *SPOILERS*
Okay, with that out of the way I can talk about this session unfettered. One of the best stand-alone episodes, which is saying something, as pretty much all of them are stand-alone. If you hadn't guessed, this one is based mostly on Venus, where spores from the indigenous plant species can cause potentially fatal illness in people who are allergic to them. There is a cure, but it's extremely rare and therefore impossibly expensive. One guess who gets mixed up in the plot to smuggle some. Come on, to be fair he was just trying to make a living... Memorable bits include Spike's high-helium-content-Venusian-air voice, Rocco's totally failed attempt at pickpocketing Spike, Rocco going all fanboy at Spike's martial arts-- Actually, Rocco is a really memorable character. He is just trying to find a cure for his sister, by any means necessary, and he's kind of a lovable goofball on top of this (there's that RANGE I mentioned last time), which is a winning character in my book any day. So it's that much more jaw-dropping when *literally interrupting the background track, he gets shot dead*. Pretty damn well-executed, seeing as it happens right when everything seems to be wrapping up nicely (which of course caused me to be immediately suspicious, but no less shocked). All in all very creative, thoughtful, clever, and awesome, as always! Sorry this post was as short as it was, I has lots of school work.
Next time, my favorite character enters the scene in "Jamming With Edward"...
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