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It’s the one I enjoy most because my favorite thing this show occasionally does is transition away from being a comedy/horror/sci-fi/action hybrid by leaning more heavily into one of those genres and I like it best when it becomes a straight-up horror movie like it does here. I guess I just don’t love the stuff surrounding Gaz in the Gaz-centric episodes and prefer it when she plays an integral role in a Dib and/or Zim plot.Ī key aspect of Gaz’s personality is she’s a highly-skilled gamer, so “Game Slave 2” feels like the quintessential Gaz episode. She’s a breath of fresh air from the show’s usual protagonists (well, really, the entire Zim universe) because instead of being a moronic failure, she’s actually competent and able to get what she wants. I recognize Zim fans love her and I agree she’s great. I’m not sure why I don’t like Gaz episodes more. And Zim’s giant house/robot dog hybrid galloping about, wreaking havoc in the streets feels like an iconic moment for the series. There are some brilliant bits though, like Gir singing along with the elevator music playing in the house elevator. Mostly, this one just has a great concept in having Gir’s brain accidentally swapped with the Zim’s house’s brain, but the plot is too simplistic overall. Or, in an episode like this, which is about Gir-the show’s primary source of inane, obnoxious loudness-increasing in volume and growing in obnoxious power, the show throws itself headlong into the abyss. Invader Zim is a noisy, abrasive show, always teetering on the precipice of total annoyance.
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Re-watching this one, I decided it wasn’t as great as I remembered.