Opinion on show Prof. Membrane VS movie Prof. Membrane?
Of course! This will contain spoilers, just to warn ya! Also, thanks for this ask! I’ve been meaning to say somethin’ like this. @ everyone else, if you want me to “rate” a certain character, please let me know!
He can be a jerk(and kinda cruel), petty(he straight-up said “Fine! If you’re not going to take this seriously, no infinite power for you!” and,,, kept his word), and not all that good of a father. He’s absent from his home and children often due to him trying to improve the world through SCIENCE!, which means said kids end up being left to their own devices at home. He does love them, though, and does still keep contact with them via advanced technology.
Rewatching the series has had me laughing a LOT whenever he’s not calling Dib crazy and insane(poor Feebly. I feel you, bro). Like, he’s so exaggerated and his interactions with the people around him can have me chuckling quite a bit. There was this one scene where he said something like “Curses aren’t real, son.” before proceeding to go Up and yell in a possessed manner for less than 2 second before sitting back down.
His laugh is so good. It’s over-the-top and sometimes really contagious(at least for me). I was watching the show yesterday and he was spending time with Gaz. His response to her telling him that Dib was suffering (by cleaning a toilet with his head in that one Pig Dimension) was great and went something like: “HAHAHAHAHA! You are the funny child.”
He’s a DILF, too, but looks like he’d be pretty bony. I’d still snuggle the hay outta him tho. Also, his hair being sentient scares me but also makes me laugh. I wonder if it works like Pinkie Pie’s and/or Lion’s manes...
[I’ll give my opinions for who I like better between the 2 at the end!]
Once again, a sometimes cruel sometimes jerk, but this time he’s Present in his kids’ lives(but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still mean to his son). He has some comedic times (he can say some “crAaAzY stUUuuff”), but I’ve noticed more and more that he’s... still... not a good dad. Like... Sheesh. In both cases, I’ve seen quite a bit of favoritism related to Gaz, but in ETF it’s more subtle(?? I need to watch it again).
He flip-flops a lot in his parental “skills”; one moment he’s doubting/gaslighting the hell out of his son, the next he’s “proud” of him, and then, oh wait you won’t believe it’s not butter!! He basically takes it all back by calling his son crazy again! He may be a DILF(imo, but not a very good dad...), but I still wanna kick him right in his kneecaps and brick his “funny bone”s(sorry if that’s a bit much. I just... hate when parents aren’t good to their children :/).
His new design is pleasant to my eyes, and I think his robot arms are the shiz, but that might make snuggling him be a little bit uncomfy. Unless they’re somehow soft? His flesh body looks soft, though, like a pillow, so gentle hugs and snuggles are acceptable.
His favourite child is still Gaz, which I can tell by the fact that she is treated nowhere the same as Dib. Once again, keep the bricks away from me and restrain my limbs. Anyway, I don’t think I’ve said my point enough/clearly: I HATE how he treats Dib like he’s irrational and doesn’t know what he’s talking about. I hate that he gaslights him. I hate that he remains willfully ignorant about the things his son tries to show/share with him. I just really hate him in that whole aspect.
Like, I get not enjoying the same things as your kids(I don’t have kids, but I do have siblings and I’m the eldest, plus I do have friends that don’t always share my same interests), but completely brushing them off as if they’re stupid? That’s just sick. I’m not just speaking from my “daddy issues” standpoint; I’m also talking from a general point of worry and care.
Dadness + Personality Comparison: Both Membranes aren’t very good dads, but I personally think that Movie Membrane might be almost worse than Show Membrane- at least, in regard to the way he treats Dib. Yes, Show Membrane did do wrong, but since he was more absent he didn’t have all the time that Movie Membrane did to constantly make his son feel lesser than.
Show Membrane and Movie Membrane both love their kids, but they’re both cruel to their respective sons in their own ways. Both aren’t verbally kind always(the gaslighting, calling their respective sons “crazy” several times, etc), and Show Membrane even said he knew Dib would end up in the mental ward of his lab eventually(o o f that one really hurt when he said that). Now that I think about it, they’re both just... not good people. Not to say they don’t have redeeming qualities! But man oh man...
It did a hurted on me real bad when, as stated previously, Movie Membrane gave his praises to his son only to yank it away by going right back to his favourite passtime: gaslighting his only son. Ugh... It makes me feel like the times he’s being a “good” dad are disingenuine.
Humor Comparison: Both Membranes amuse me during their comedic times, but I think that they’re on their own Levels Of Funny. I say this because Show Membrane had his obliviousness/willful ignorance, scientific mindset, random outbursts, and pettiness drive the type of humor he presented- plus, sometimes I think I may have laughed at unintentionally funny parts.
Movie Membrane’s humorous moments were meant to be funny(but I do think I also laughed at unintentionally funny parts in this case too). Movie Membrane felt more... idk, watered down? in his humor, since I think the movie was not only to attract old fans but rather to also attract newer fans(feel free to correct me if I’m wrong!)- which means the jokes would need to also apply to/amuse a larger audience. Which is great that more fans would join the fandom, but having the humor be not quite as “sharp”(as in, kind-of off-putting, maybe sharp-tongued??) would probably make the people who watch the show afterwards quite... idk. I can’t speak for all others.
Design Comparison: I like both designs a lot! They work for the respective medias they reside in, with the sharper corners/features of Show Membrane(which, you may know, has “sharper” style) and the softer and more round features of Movie Membrane also works for the films “softer” style.
As stated pryviously, I think that if Movie Membrane doesn’t hug too hard then cuddling with him wouldn’t be (too?) painful. And despite the frame of Show Membrane, he could potentially be snuggleable, too.
Which One I Like More: I don’t know which I like more, since they both have kind of intense(?) pros and cons, but if I had to choose... I think Movie Membrane. Even though he’s unkind to his son, he is around more to actually intertact with his children. But idk, they’re both not very nice people(which is the point, I think?)