Puppet History Not-Lore V
Keeping up with the Not-Lore of the show.
Okay, it’s been about a week, I think it’s time to talk about the finale. There will be spoilers, you’ve been warned. Let’s crack in!
The episode opens up and this is what we hear. Shane asking if everybody is ready, which is not something we usually hear at the beginning of these things. And that’s why I think this isn’t Shane addressing the crew. It’s the Genie addressing Ryan, Asmodeus and the Devil, asking if they’re ready to enact their plan.
The Watcher logo pops up, and for a brief moment, we get one last glitch of Asmodeus. Which I thought was pretty cool. Nice editing.
I just want to take a moment to appreciate that this will be the last time Ryan participates in the Seadogs bit. I mean, he was only doing it to further gain the Professor’s trust, but it was fun while it lasted.
At some point, the gang makes a joke about the filing system in Hell, and Ryan says he think it’s a lot more organized today. Not that he’s ever seen it... of course, he has seen it. And that’s probably where he, Genie, Satan and Asmodeus laid down the details of their plan. In the Devil’s office.
And here’s our Puppet Pop-In. By this screenshot it looks like the Propeller is shooting lasers from his mouth, but he and the rest of the puppets are actually being hit with a beam shot by the Genie. Notice the purple glow. And based on what happened to the Molasses Horse last episode we can infer that this means they are no longer puppets.
Looking for a moral to the story? Maybe take some of your own damn advice, Bergara.
As the stage is being set for the musical bit, Ryan says this... I love Sara’s face.
Then for the musical bit this episode we got this beautiful song by Asmodeus himself. Gotta say, this was the best payoff for those weird glitches we could have gotten.
During the song, Asmodeus says this line, implying he’ll take any job to possess anyone. Further foreshadowing the later events of this episode.
Just as the winner is about to be announced, the Jelly Telly comes back on, and the Genie is on screen. In the background the party can be seen, confirming that he was there. I’m just gonna say it... not a good look for Shane.
Asmodeus comes back and possess the Professor. Effectively making him unwish his wish of being a time traveler and causing him to wish to be sent back to dinosaur times.
Can you imagine? Hiring a guy to do a little song for your history show, and he ends up betraying you? Sucks.
Well, the Genie fulfills this wish, and this is the last Ryan and Sara see of the Professor.
Once that’s done, the Devil comes out and thanks Ryan for doing his part. I mean, we’ve long suspected Ryan had a part to play in all of this, but after seeing exactly what happened... it really sucks. And all for a stupid little trophy.
And even though he got his prize, Ryan still seems genuinely concerned about the Professor. I wonder if his time pretending to be the Professor’s friend this season has actually gotten him to care about the little guy.
Well, that’s too bad for him, because as soon as we fade to black, the screen comes back on and we see the Professor falling into the mouth of a t-rex. Something I notice though, his satchel does not fall in. It presumably lands on the ground somewhere...
But it doesn’t matter, because the Professor is canonically dead... but hey! At least he got his picture on WikiFeet!
I mean, we honestly should have seen this climatic ending coming given this was a line the Professor said in episode 3. I believe this was the same episode we learned the the jellybeans are his life force, too. But I guess hindsight is always 20/20.
This has been... a Hell of a season (heh. Hell. Get it?). And even more of a Hell of an episode (again, get it?). Um... I’m currently in denial that the Professor is going to, you know, stay dead. But uh, I hope he doesn’t. And Ryan has a lot to make up for right now. That’s all I’ve got to say.
I hope you enjoyed this series. Don’t expect me to do it again.
