I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this episode, especially considering that the entire plot was an instant giveaway, but the humor, the idea, and the odd bit of K/R attention really gave it a good feel.moreless
8.0
"Great"
Well, the first episode has come and gone, and, even though the enigmatically mixed up airing order has me a bit miffed, I still find myself captivated by this new season, right down to the redone opening theme (something I forgot to comment on in my 'Ill Suited' review, so I'll state now that I love the new footage). Anyway, like I said, this episode went a long way in view of the total lack of a surprise ending. Anyone with access to a Kim Possible-related website, or with more than three individual brain cells could've put together that 'Camille Leon' sounded surprisingly like a certain camouflaging reptile that (in other cartoon series) has also been a famous alias for shape-shifting foesChameleon, I mean, not Camille. I haven't heard too many foes by that name before. However, this fact was easy to ignore when it became obvious, even to the good guys, that Camille had something to do with the celebrity robberies, and that it gave them an excuse to whale on her less than charming personality. 'Don't you know who I am?'
'Lady, the question is: Do you know who you are?'
I won't delve too far into the Camille plot, since the last two paragraphs have pretty much covered that, so I'll delve into the B-plot:
Jim and Tim Possible. As High School Freshmen.
In Kim and Ron's High School. 'NOOOOOOOO!'
(NOTE: This seems a lot scarier if you actually have younger brothers that age, and I do, so I was scared)
For any of you who don't know, more than just the Tweebs' height and clothes have changed this season, as their former voice actor, 19 year-old Shaun Fleming, has been replaced now by 13 year old Spencer Fox (currently most famous for playing Dash from 'The Incredibles'). With this change has come a certain extent of a snotty attitude on both of the boys' parts, however, I must admit that I like the change, and hey, kid brothers are supposed to be snotty, right? Now Kim finds that she not only has to put up with the Tweebs at school, where they tend to dispense a little too much info pertaining to their big sister, but on her missions as well (or at least this mission), as they volunteer their 'services' in finding this episode's baddie, which includes figuring Camille's whole motive and back-story out before Kim's even considered her a suspect. I had never heard of Ashley Tisdale before this, as I've never been a big fan of Disney sitcoms, but I quickly came to like her voice; she pulled off the shallow, stuck-up, Rich Daddy's girl very well, though I guess the 'Daddy's girl' part should be retracted if he decided to disinherit hercan't imagine why. Surprisingly, I came to like Camille's character; maybe because the rich girls in cartoons are usually just background and B-characters, and this accelerated those same sort of characters into a moderately effective villainess. But then again, maybe I just find her appealing for some reason, I don't know. It actually might've been a bit more suspenseful if Camille actually hadn't been behind the crimes and her name and activities had just been a bunch of red herring clues, but then, it would've meant sacrificing a perfectly interesting villain, so-No! No, nothing. Forget I said anything
So overall, it was a good episode with a see-through plot, but in can hardly be held against the episode because you realize that it didn't need a thick plot to be enjoyable. It just needed some sibling rivalries, some K/R enthusiasm, a spoiled shape-shifting heiress and a joke involving snouts as a mystery meat ingredient.
But just one question, about Rufus and Debutante:
Can you imagine the children? Seriously?moreless