Well, the Season 4 preview reveals that he's podcasting his life story, so we might get to hear some of that narration yet. Also he has a history of tell-all narratives. Remember that he's the one who penned Flight of the Monarch back in Season One.

'Course they're out one mechapillar already, so now the moppets need to share. Capt. Sunshine reduced it to a heaping pile of metal. You could see the Monarch kicking it with his foot after returning to the cocoon.

@TomWaits: Hrm… Wasn't there some branch of the Spiderman comics in which it was revealed that Peter Parker gave everyone in his life cancer? Capt. Sunshine's already Superman and Batman rolled into one… why not throw one more major superhero parody into the mix?

Conjectural Technologies
Any thoughts on Pete and Billy Quizboy? I'm curious where they got that $10 million dollars. Some sort of malpractice scam? I noticed they were wearing neck braces when Doc called… braces that Billy promptly ripped off after hearing he needed money.

I'm sure that will return in a future episode. Otherwise the whole phone call was just an excuse to hear the word "strrrratospherrre" spoken in a pirate accent. (Tho that IS a pretty good reason in and of itself…)

Hatred's growing on me — his comment about his balls being like silly putty, complete with Popeye tracings was pretty funny — but I wish he would stop making the boys wear matching "speed suits." I miss Dean's Buddy Holly-style duds. (Hank's neckerchief is also a sad loss, it's somewhat mediated by the addition of…

@Uyematsu: Seriously, what other show offers its viewers not one but two plots that involve of a fey servile manservant grooming a teenager for some inappropriate man-boy love-style action? (The first being Dean's ritual preparation as Baron Underbite's child bride by two catty eunuchs)

The life of a Henchman is pretty short lived. If some rival maniac superhero or homicidal bodyguard doesn't off them, The Monarch's likely to pump poison in their veins at the first sign of a serious skin peel. 21 and 24 were probably his "best men" simply for surviving so long.

I'd like to see some sort of Odd Couple-style episode featuring White Noise and The Intangible Fancy. They're like an ethereal version of Felix and Oscar!

Somebody's Aunt
So can we add Capt. Sunshine to the list of men who look like old lesbians?

I liked Sheila's half-tan.

Well Hank must've still remembered his "encounter" with Sgt.. Hatred at the end of season two. That's the whole reason he dressed up as Russian Guyovich for the Monach's wedding. Remember him asking "You're not gonna bad touch me again, are you?" when he sat next to him and Princess Tinyfeet?

Are these guys the first bonafide superheros in the series? Most of the characters and villains fall under the category of casualties from superscientific accidents (Baron Underbite, Phantom Limb, Humanguloid, White Noise) and/or freaks of nature (Billy Quizboy, Dr. Dugone, Jonas Jr.) But Capt. Sunshine and that…

I am digging Dr. Mrs. The Monarch's new-found scientific prowess. First we leans knows kung-fu, now the science! By far the most capable villain in the Ventureverse.

Its a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Flying One-Man Pride Parade!
Of course the Batman references were the most overt, but I also loved the Margo Kidder-inspired flight over the city with Hank, the "Solarium of Solitude," and the journalistic alter-ego, all obvious references to Superman.

Minni Mouse, actually. You know that Sally Draper, taking after female cartoon mice like a little lesbian.

I'd watch it!

@Steffs: 1. I also noticed that change in his face. It's like his jaw was collapsing. Whatever Jon Hamm did there, he looked like a completely different person. 2. I was less worried about Susan barging in and ruing his last chance with Betty than his running out the door to start a new life with her. Viewers got the…

Anyone else feel a palatable sense of relief when the camera finally cut away from Don weeping for the commercial? One second more and it world have felt melodramatic, one second less and it wouldn't have been so emotionally raw. That's a difficult balance, and one you almost never see achieved on television.

He sort of admitted his role in his brother's death when he offered to help Susan Ferrel's brother… but, no, I don't think he's ever said it in so many words before.