'Toon Reviews 19: OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Season 1 Episode 11: You Get Me

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You Get Me

As many of these reviews will show, Enid is by far the more interesting of K.O.’s co-workers.  Her flaws are much more relatable and tolerable.  Her bored expressions, sarcasm, and clearly wanting to be left alone when dealing with difficult, impatient customers feel so common to workers in customer service.  However, through her relationship with K.O., she’s much more comfortable to break from her annoyed and uncaring state. This makes sense since K.O. is very likable and friendly who can allow anyone’s good side to shine. 

This cartoon’s opening scene of Enid happily performing a stunt with K.O. as she begrudgingly helps annoying customers greatly demonstrates this idea.  While most customers are unmoved by Enid’s deadpan attitude, one customer, a wizard called Wally the White, comes to the counter with long anecdotes about things Enid is clearly not interested in.  Because Enid brushes off his nonsense and ignores him, Wally gets upset and berates her.  Although Enid does ignore Wally, this is a case where the deviant one is more sympathetic.  It’s not right to ignore, but Wally was more inconsiderate that he didn't do anything that required Enid's attention, and he acts like what Enid did was a horrible crime which it isn’t.  Plus, considering his simple pathetic design, he doesn’t seem like he’s worth anyone’s time although K.O., sensitive and caring as ever, is affected by his words making him strive to get Enid to prove that she’s friendlier than Wally lets on. 

Both Wally’s persona and K.O.’s desire to get Enid take an interesting turn the next day when K.O. arrives to the shocking sight of Enid turned to stone.  The very idea of being turned to stone is frightening alone, although here, this occurrence is taken more lightly than normal.  At times it’s taken a little too lightly with K.O. being the only one to notice what’s happened to Enid while others say she’s completely normal despite something clearly off about her skin tone.  There are even more cartoons to show how dense the cast can be for the purpose of a plot just so you know. 

Even if it is through contrived means, it is still effective that K.O. being the only one to see what’s wrong with Enid suggests he truly does see the good in others that most people can’t.  That alone is one of the biggest signs of him being one of the most endearing main protagonists, and one of the biggest supports to him becoming a great hero. It grows even more in a heartwarming scene where K.O. laments about not getting Enid enough to turn her back to normal. 

As for Wally, this situation brings an interesting idea that even those who seem pathetic can turn out to be very dangerous. It’s revealed that he turned Enid to stone, and when his spell wares off, he swiftly does it again intending to take her home to work a permanent spell on her.  This leads to an entertaining chase of K.O. running after Wally who carries stone Enid away while quickly finding a way around the spells cast on him.  Although he ultimately needs help himself, it turns out to be enough for Enid to turn back to normal under her own power and tell off Wally for being so petty.  The wizard still may think badly of Enid, but the ending is satisfying enough with her being impressed that K.O. at least understands her true self. 

It leaves an interesting impression celebrating how in depth characters can be when given the proper care and made better by creative elements and genuine chemistry.

A

The Ranking

1. I Am Dendy
2. You Get Me
3. Let’s Be Heroes
4. You’re Everybody’s Sidekick
5. Jethro’s All Yours
6. My Dad Can Beat up Your Dad
7. Let’s Be Friends
8. We Messed Up
9. Sibling Rivalry
10. Do You Have Any More in the Back?
11. You’re Level 100

The next OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode features genuine development for Rad, but is held back by an even bigger display of denseness when everyone thinks K.O. is Rad all because of a nametag.

Next time on MC Toon Reviews from Star vs the Forces of Evil it's a review on "Goblin Dogs" and "By the Book."

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