Boxman Crashes
With Season 2’s many changes and creative concepts brought to life, it’s sometimes easy to forget that Lord Boxman has gone off on his own. Luckily, the show isn’t above him enough to just forget about him, and this cartoon is dedicated to what he’s gotten up to now that he’s no longer in charge of Boxmore. That is to say, while he hasn’t been in charge of Boxmore for the time.
Another big thing about the cartoon is how beneficial it is to developing Professor Venomous. To recap from Season 1, he was always the villain Lord Boxman seemed the most interested in and highly revered among that class. Despite all of Lord Boxman’s eccentricities, he kept ending up supporting him in the end by investing in Boxmore and giving Lord Boxman a chip for a one-of-a-kind robot. I must admit that it was hard for me to think highly of these moments before, but many parts of this season, and especially the next, give them much needed weight.
For one thing, the premise of this cartoon looks into what Professor Venomous does on a regular basis. He’s constantly forming evil schemes and tries to get money by intimidating local congresswomen while fairly negotiating with other fellow villains. There’s also an established role of a father figure to his assistant Fink, who gets many standout comedic moments. This is all a very interesting look at a villain’s daily life, but the big idea to get from these scenes is how tiring it all is for Professor Venomous. By chance, he finds Lord Boxman in his trashcan who claims that he has no place to go after getting removed from Boxmore. Without a look at him since this season’s second cartoon, it can easily be assumed that Lord Boxman’s been living in trashcans for all this time which is just sad.
He convinces Professor Venomous to let him stay with him and Fink, but the arrangements soon make Professor Venomous even more stressed. The cartoon puts Lord Boxman in the role of an annoying houseguest by making his hosts eat his cooking, making messes, and finally destroying Professor Venomous’ entire lab. Each time he engages in such an eccentric behavior, Professor Venomous is quick to respond with enraged frustration. To say nothing about how an edgy brat like Fink is quick to berate Lord Boxman.
Somehow though, Lord Boxman gets them both on board with much-needed excitement. In a way and destructive as he was, it becomes clear that Lord Boxman was at least trying to be a grateful and respectable guest in the home. He’s constructed a present for Fink, an entire dirt bike made from random junk. The three of them set off to attack Lakewood Plaza Turbo by allowing Fink to drive around and cause as much destruction as she wants. She certainly goes all out, setting fire and carnage to the parking lot. In all the fast-paced action, K.O., Rad, and Enid manage to find a way to stop her, bringing her destructive ride to a grand finish.
Despite this outcome, all three villains are
satisfied with the excitement, and Professor Venomous does something about constantly
putting up with Lord Boxman. He plans to
buy back Boxmore, put Lord Boxman back in charge, and moves in with him to help
run the company properly. It could have
been clearer that this happens in real time and I wish Darrell had more of a
say in this, but this is still an impressive status quo revert with a
noticeable change. It’s a meaningful
result of a comedic take on annoying houseguest plots that offer welcome
development for certain characters.
A
Season 2
Rankings
1. Your World is an Illusion
2. T.K.O.’s House
3. Final Exams
4. CarolQuest
5. Dendy’s Power
6. Lord Cowboy Darrell
7. Bittersweet Rivals
8. Red Action to the Future
9. My Fair Carol
10. Are You Ready for Some Megafootball?!
11. Boxman Crashes
12. Wisdom Strength and Charisma
13. Mystery Sleepover
14. Point to the Plaza
15. Special Delivery
16. Seasons Change
17. The So-Bad-Ical
18. Plaza Film Festival
19. Let’s Watch the Boxmore Show
20. Be a Team
21. Soda Genie
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode featuring a crossover with some of the biggest Cartoon Network shows of the time.
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