Without a Hitch - New Episode Discussion.

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Permalink Reply by Veridiann on October 13, 2009 at 5:41pm

Thing is,she stabbed him AFTER he started cutting her free.
Either she was paying no attention at all or the creators had an Asspull moment just to get it so the characters would die because they couldn't end it otherwise.

UnrealCanine said:

She thought he wanted to murder her the instant she saw him. Now he has a blade, why assume any different?

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Permalink Reply by A Thousand Visions Blurred on October 13, 2009 at 5:49pm

Veridiann said:

But I still just don't get WHY Flaky stabbed him.She did it AFTER he started cutting her free. "Oh god! He's running after me with a sharp blade! Oh wait,he's just cutting me free from this twisted mess of a wreck.Oh well,I already picked up the shard of glass,might as well use it anyway."

Well, the paranoia/panic of the crash could've still engulfed Flaky's mind. Some people can say and do some really crazy things at the face of adversity. Also, some people just don't think straight when they're panicking. And maybe Flaky thought Flippy was going to free her just to kill her...

Also, the writers have to SHOW us that Flippy only wanted to help. The HTF's can't talk, so the only way to fully show us that Flippy's only intention was to help is to give Flippy a delayed stabbing. And it's all in good humor, too IMO. I think you're just taking this too seriously, it's a CARTOON, it doesn't need to make sense anyway. :P

And again, some people go totally loco when they're in a panic. I think Flaky of all characters would respond to the shock of a car crash (and her/his own nightly paranoia) in a pretty out-of-control fashion.

Besides, that's like saying, "How could the airbag go off with just a tiny tap? That's physically impossible! The airbag would've gone off DURING the car crash, not if the car was TAPPED!" HTF was never meant to be taken seriously, and that includes stabbing Flippy even if you already knew he was going to save you. It's so totally ridiculous, you might as well laugh. :3

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Permalink Reply by Bralef on October 13, 2009 at 5:50pm

Ah, that airbag gag was classic.

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Permalink Reply by Veridiann on October 13, 2009 at 5:56pm

@Living HTF
I guess you're right.I just always liked Flaky because she seemed the most reasonable and caring of the characters,and it just seems a bit off for me.
The episode was still fun to watch,and the fakeouts were fun,I just personally didn't care for the "What the hell, hero" moment.

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Permalink Reply by A Thousand Visions Blurred on October 13, 2009 at 6:00pm

Veridiann:
LOL I can still see why you'd get put off by that scene. Flaky isn't one to stab someone in the eye, so I can still see where you're coming from. But in such a situation I'd personally say it makes sense (and because I think it's funny). :3

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Permalink Reply by Robbie on October 13, 2009 at 6:02pm

The Living HTF said:

Veridiann:
LOL I can still see why you'd get put off by that scene. Flaky isn't one to stab someone in the eye, but in such a situation I'd personally say it makes sense.

Agreed

Panic can betray or help people sometimes, on this one, well, didn't help pretty much, lol.
If a murderer (Or, what you think IS a murderer) Is about to kill you, you'll try to survive, no matter in what way

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Permalink Reply by Cordell Richmond on October 13, 2009 at 7:58pm

This episode was surprisingly ironic in many ways. On how the intention of how we would think Flippy was gonna kill Flaky made that seem EXTREMELY obvious. So the creators just changed that in order to surprised us. And surprised us they did. All and all this episode was great to look at. :) I kinda jumped when the lighting struck. lol. Kept me at the edge of my seat.

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Permalink Reply by Shaby on October 13, 2009 at 8:38pm

Hahaha! xD I loved it! :3 Very fun, indeed. Good Idea! ;)

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Permalink Reply by DeftFunk on October 13, 2009 at 9:12pm

Veridiann Said:

But I still just don't get WHY Flaky stabbed him. "Oh god! He's running after me with a sharp blade! Oh wait,he's just cutting me free from this twisted mess of a wreck.Oh well,I already picked up the shard of glass,might as well use it anyway."

I strongly believe that Flaky's irrational fear of homicidal hitchhikers prevented her from noticing that Flippy was only trying to free her from her safety belt, just like it delayed her from noticing Flippy fixing her tires (and that's not a quick process so she had to be screaming for a while), and from noticing Flippy trying to warn her of the telephone pole. And even if she did notice, Flippy could've only just been getting through the belt first to get to her, or perhaps sharpening his blade on the belt, or maybe planning to use the belt as a weapon maybe to choke her (such an unorthodox method would fit well with her other fantasies). Knowing Flaky, all of those thoughts could easily have been going through her mind and the only things she could've done were escape (which she couldn't because she was trapped and panic can make one forget the simple things such as undoing a safety belt) or fight back, which she did. Even afterwards, she didn't seem remorseful for hurting Flippy so she most likely still perceived him as a killer. Personally, I think she was well within character.

But anyway, man that was an awesome episode. They totally took it in a direction I did not expect. I can see why they chose Flaky and Flippy. And that MadWorld-esque color scheme.... well I don't know. Perhaps it would've been better in color. Black and White works well though. I also happened to notice a few minor animation mistakes.

That makes me curious. Hypothetically, if you had a car and a license and were of age and all that jazz, and were alone, driving down the street in the middle of the night....no, let's make it daytime. Would you stop to pick up.....oh say for example....

This guy?

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Permalink Reply by Bralef on October 13, 2009 at 9:15pm

Can't say I would, Defty.

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Permalink Reply by A Thousand Visions Blurred on October 13, 2009 at 9:52pm

Fun Facts: David Winn (Lumpy's voice actor) was credited as an animator. I never knew he was an animator...

Also, this episode was animated at Ghostbot (as you can see in the credits). Ghostbot animated the Ka-Pow! episodes and a few others. I'd recognize that Ka-Pow! Blood anywhere.

I posted a short bloggie. Wanna see it? :3
Go here, then. Just don't pick up any hitchhikers on your way there.

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Permalink Reply by Insert Trolling Here on October 13, 2009 at 10:14pm

I noticed the Ka-Pow blood,right when I saw it :D

The Living HTF said:

Fun Facts: David Winn (Lumpy's voice actor) was credited as an animator. I never knew he was an animator...

Also, this episode was animated at Ghostbot (as you can see in the credits). Ghostbot animated the Ka-Pow! episodes and a few others. I'd recognize that Ka-Pow! Blood anywhere.

I posted a short bloggie. Wanna see it? :3
Go here, then. Just don't pick up any hitchhikers on your way there.

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