Spoilers Below

Although the first few skits of Episode 6 were pretty lousy, and I began to get worried that this episode would be a dud, the episode took a positive turn about 2 ½ minutes in. The first laughs came from the Scooby Doo gag, and the Metal Gear Solid one, for some odd reason.

I also enjoyed the slow-mo, dramatic, prison beating reaction. And the hostage situation.

I’ll also mention the clip with Luigi going all Alderaan on a planet by accident, and the commercial for Driver: Road Rage (“Give us your money!”) The Sanity Not Included guys seem to be quite adept at producing fake commercials, with one genuinely funny ad almost every episode.

The Aleks & Dex segment wasn’t especially worthwhile, so that’s a bit of a drag, but seeing them shwasty-face drunk was good for at least a couple laughs.

I am also still disappointed in the SNI crew for their continuing use of homophobic slurs. It’s not that those words can’t be used at all (Arby n the Chief pulls it off well in a satirical way) it’s the timing of the use. Generally Sanity uses them as throw away insults; so not in situations that actually use the words’ meaning in any way, but just as a generic insult. If you’re going to use a generic insult, use a different one instead, or better yet: come up with an insult that’s actually creative.

Still, this was an entertaining and well-written show, with a lot of jokes crammed into a short installment. Even with some misses, the successful laughs blew everything away.

 

(8/10)