Review: Red vs Blue “Sword Loser”

Reap what you sow.

Overview:

Huggins proposes an alternative course to the pantheon.

Our Take:

Huggins, as nervous and flighty as she may be, does have an ounce of diplomacy in her. She correctly manages to figure out that the main cast is too chaotic to not be taken somewhat seriously, and pleads her cause. Since the Pantheon can’t harm the cast directly, the smartest decision to take would be to attempt a negotiation. Huggins theorizes that if physical combat isn’t an option, perhaps the gods can convince the main cast to abandon their quest somehow, or at least become nonviolent against the gods. This doesn’t go over well with King Atlas.

King Atlas is also shown to not be completely perfect and supreme: he is very much a god, and his pantheon is similar to the Greek pantheon. Unlike supreme and perfect beings, they share the same flaws as humans. They are not completely incomprehensible, but rather merely all-powerful beings that share the same emotional spectrum. King Atlas isn’t happy at the idea of having to deal with mortals on an equal ground is something he’s not happy about, at all. He has to be convinced by his wife to do so and remains reluctant throughout the entire meeting. However, he still manages to accomplish his goal.

Tucker also finally gets told off by Sis after being nigh insufferable for the majority of the season. Sis calls into question Tucker’s selfishness and points out that it’s entirely the result of his low self-confidence. He’s still upset about Sis not wanting to have sex with him, despite her being a very sexually open person. As Sis rightfully points out, she has no interest in or business in having sex with someone who will only use her as a prop for their own confidence. She may have believed in Tucker once, but now that he’s proven to be nothing but selfish, she wants no part of him.

In the end, Tucker is left to reap the consequences of his actions: he is no longer ‘special’, with Grif having the same special sword that he does, and he isn’t sexually charged. He’s just an overcompensating guy throwing a tantrum– and now he has to deal with it. Considering this has been building up for quite some time now, I hope they actually keep this as a consequence. Tucker is amusing, but his journey’s getting stale. He needs to have some more development to match the rest of the cast, as he is still the weakest and dullest portion by far. Sis seems vapid but she has plenty of self-awareness and self-respect, and Tucker needs to catch up on some of that.

Altogether, a funny episode, one of the highlights of the season thus far.