This episode stinks of success...
9.8
"Superb"
Despite the missing title card at the beginning, 'Sweet Stench Of Success' was an episode I felt had nothing much else left out from it either.
It begins with the usual gang of imaginary friends crowded around the large television, as a truly hilarious Eduardo stars on the local news's 'Friday's Friend'. Naturally, Bloo sees Eduardo's TV appereance, and naturally, Bloo gets jealous, and makes an appearence on 'Friday's Friend' himself, and despite having Mac, acts as a sick and homeless imaginary friend, in need of adoption.
And then the friends watch hi, clearly gobsmacked, when he makes the remark to them back home. 'I bet a movie director will come to our door any minute: that would lead to a dramatic adventure!' The statement was fully correct, as the episode follows with drama and hilarity as promised.
Kip Snip comes to the door seconds later, and gives Bloo a so-called 'acting contract', before leaving to do some acting, and getting into his car, which is behind the limo Bloo was suspecting. He then acts on commericials for deodrant, taking the name Deo-this makes a certain imaginary friend (Deoder Ann) angry-and the anger from Mac, Wilt, Frankie, Coco and Eduardo is swept away.
After a days work, Bloo prepares to go home, but Kip Snip tells him otherwise, and he is forced to sleep in a cage. Meanwhile, whilst Bloo is told that he can't see Mac, Mac thinks that Bloo doesn't want to see him, and as he describes it, 'he saw nothing'.
What follows is a heartbreaking scene as Bloo and Mac look out of the window on a starry night, and have flashbacks of Bloo pushing Mac to the ground, and a warming scene of them putting ketchup on a sandwich incredibly slowly. And before they know it, the message 'I miss you' is written in the stars, followed by 'That was weird'.
The next day is 'Deo's Variety Hour', and Mac is reluctant to watch with his refreshed anger with Bloo. Bloo decides to call for help, and sings songs such as 'Kip Snip won't let me go', the 'Somebody Save Me' magic show, and a very funny 'Doctor, Doctor' joke time, where Bloo and the Doctor perform a small ritual dance after every punchline.
And then comes the tapdance, which Mac hears, and discovers is morse code, translating to 'Help me, help me, help me, Mac.' The four of them-Coco, Eduardo, Mac and Wilt-quickly get to the variety hour show backstage, and blend in with the backing singers, who are dressed as toiletry products.
As Bloo sings-and rather terrible singing, it is-another song, around a sink based set, a fight between the backing singers and his friends takes place. Sure enough, the friends win in the end, and save Bloo, when Kip Snip is arrested for 'false advertisinmg.' Not anything about trapping Bloo in a cage, and denying him of food.
False advertising. A little bit of a plot hole, considering they say he'll be in jail for life. That's right, for false advertising.
Then Eduardo sings a couple of lines about potatoes, and it ends, the credits the little routine of the doctor's dancing. My personal favourite credits.
This episode shows a bond between Mac and Bloo, and more emotion then other episodes. It's more of a complex and detailed story, and filled with some great scenes-my favourite being Bloo's sitcom: 'What's The Big Deo?'. My favourite episode to date definatley, which is good, considering that I didn't think much good better 'Mac Daddy'.
Two words to describe this episode: a success.
-SuperDupin
