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genuinely wild to me when I go to someone's house and we watch TV or listen to music or something and there are ads. I haven't seen an ad in my home since 2005. what do you mean you haven't set up multiple layers of digital infrastructure to banish corporate messaging to oblivion before it manifests? listen, this is important. this is the 21st century version of carving sigils on the wall to deny entry to demons or wearing bells to ward off the Unseelie. come on give me your router admin password and I'll show you how to cast a protective spell of Get Thee Tae Fuck, Capital

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Well that's unsettling.

Hi there.

It'd be cool if they went into fights like this more often, especially once Gwen got her magic. Horse archer? Nah, sorceress riding an alien dog.

Well, until the Omnitrix runs out, anyway.

Are these things filled with digestive enzymes? If so, some of them might not be like. alive. anymore.

Actually, it seems dry in there. They might be alright.

They're big amoeba guys. Neat.

'They found the ship' it's right fucking there! Out in the open!

Also, marinating? In smoke? Okay, sure.

"Whatever you are, you just made a terrible mistake. Us limax's live for the heat!"

Is Heatblast's species rare? These guys don't seem to recognize him. Or is it the fact that Ben can hit a button and turn into one? Is the Omnitrix a secret technology?

Also, we got a name for these guys! The limax. Hopefully I actually spelled this one right, lol.

Thankfully, these underground tunnels have convenient infrastructure.

I'm pretty sure Ben killed those guys. Love to see a cartoon kid with a kill count.

"We should put them all back in their condos so they'll think they never left!"

I mean, I guess some of them would buy that. Not many, but some.

The sole limax survivor is gonna be picking off Vera's neighbors completely unimpeded, aren't they?

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Breaking and entering is fun for the whole family!

The atmosphere is actually kinda eerie, the house completely empty while Max and the kids look for whatever is going on.

And then... nothing. There's a missing rug that the neighbor had been transporting, Max tells the kids to go to bed and plans a morning walk. That's it. I feel like I missed something.

And now Vera is a slime person. Probably should have had someone keep an eye out.

Gwen accidentally spills coffee and water on the floor, causing slime Vera to freak out and tip off Ben as to what happened.

I like this shot.

The aliens are planning on eating all the old folk, however I've gotta ask - how are kids too chewy? Specifically when compared to older folks, I always thought it was the opposite.

Is this a hive mind situation? These two seem aware that Ben and Gwen are to be taken out despite that decision being made literally a second ago...

Cell phones. They probably called. I'm an idiot.

I think I once had a nightmare about my grandma like this.

I feel like if the slime folks weren't making nonsensical choices, Ben and Gwen would have been screwed this episode.

They've got strength, can grow and survive being smashed to a paste, and there's more of them. Still, the kids kind of have to win for the show to work.

Honestly kind of surprised he didn't disobey earlier.

Did Wildmutt get bigger?

He literally shrank from a second ago. Can Wildmutt change sizes? I don't remember that being in his powerset.

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What a beautiful face

Ghostfreak scared the shit out of me as a kid! I did not like the idea of Ben's aliens being alive in there.

It's nice to see kids having fun, scaring the ever loving shit out of their family.

Ngl, I would be intolerable if I had Ghostfreak's abilities.

I imagine a golf cart just driving itself down the road would be confusing regardless of whether you're an ordinary person or an alien body double/controlled puppet.

Lil thief.

Grab your pie and run, boy.

Excellent, we have our weakness. Also, I guess I'm watching Signs now.

Definitely slime people.

Ben,' weirder by the minute' is underselling it a bit, don't you think?

Wait, did his pants grow too? Are the pants also slime? Is... is everyone naked?

...

...

Or perhaps, just maybe, I might be overthinking it.

Ideal time for the Omnitrix to run out, really. Hey, what's stopping slime-guy from stretching his arm out to grab Ben here?

Yeah dude, just do that with your arms and you've got him.

Or I guess do it now. Could have caught him a lot earlier though...

Ben smashes a club through slime guys arm, causing slime guy to jump on the cart and finally try to grab Ben directly. He still fails. How exactly did you guys take over a town?

Also... you guys know you can turn off the sprinklers, right? It's not actually that difficult.

Max and Gwen seem a little more upset that Ben hurt Aunt Vera's feelings, though Max does agree to check things out.

Gwen: You know, ever since you got that watch, you've been a magnet for the weird.

Ben: You're right!

lol.

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"Just watch your cheeks. Vera's a pincher."

heh

I never liked this trope - older relatives are allowed to cause pain and discomfort to children. I get it's mild, but it still annoys me.

"Why do old people's houses always smell like somebody's cooking socks or something?

Well, based on what's being served for dinner...

Max: Vera, this is delicious! Now, what are the brown chunks in the mold?

Vera: Pork chops! And the white parts are cauliflower.

Is that... safe? Genuinely, is that going to get someone sick or something?

At least we know weird taste in food runs in the Tennyson family.

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"It's been years since I've seen Max and the kids. I'm not sure I'll even recognize them!"

Definitely Max's sister, who apparently moved to the middle of nowhere to 'get away from it all.' I'm thinking there's some kind of Tennyson family drama.

I didn't think that meets FDA standards.

Did Vera's neighbor just get eaten?

They're either being possessed or replaced, and my money is on replaced. That, or this guy is gonna be in a world of hurt once he's back in control.

Looks like the heat is gonna be a major player in the episode - either the slime is destroyed through heat (bad planning on the slimes part, though it may not be sentient), or it thrives in warm, bright places.

Skrungly ass face.

Yeah, some older folks are like that. Best thing you can do is ignore them and move on 😔

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Max, you've gotta start picking safer routes. If Ben didn't have the Omnitrix, y'all'dve been fucked.

I don't like you. Stop looking at him like that.

"What do you have that's non fat with less than three percent sugar?"

Okay. In this specific case, Gwen, you are definitely the weird one.

Would it not have been easier to wait until the witnesses leave? Perhaps even at night? You two are terrible criminals.

I think this is the first time we've seen Upgrade, who by all rights should be Ben's most overpowered alien so long as any kind of tech is available.

He was ready for this fight.

Well, perhaps not.

"We're heading off to see your Aunt Vera for the weekend."

Ben doesn't seem too fond of his aunt Vera. Since he specifically mentions her as old I'm assuming she's Max's sister, though I guess she could be be his daughter.

I like his face.

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XLR8 is how Ben’s speed alien’s name is spelt.

Thanks, I'll fix that!

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And a lovely family portrait to end off the episode!

Honestly, it's a fun one. Not entirely sure I actually watched this episode as a kid, as I didn't remember the monster in the slightest. Glad I got the chance now.

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Dude ain't dead, of course.

Stupid, but not dead.

Mostly because of Ben, though. Melville is lucky Ben made friends with Momma Monster or he'd be fish food.

Though he isn't above exacting a bit of justice.

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Lol

It's a good thing those eggs are so sturdy, they could have popped several times during this fight.

Kind of like that, actually.

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Lol get fucked dude

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Aw hell yeah

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"He travels around the world poaching rare animals, then crates them up and sells them to private collectors."

Guy should definitely want Ben then.

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Melville calls Shaw trash and throws him overboard, Ben manages to get him out of the water, and then-

They would have torn straight through that thing.

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I'm actually a little surprised Melville wants to kill Stinkfly. You'd think a guy who steals lake monster eggs would at least try to capture the other weird monsters popping up around the lake. Maybe he only works with aquatic creatures?