Saturday, March 29, 2008

Frisky Dingo - Season 2



The second season picks up pretty much right where the first ended, and continues the strange, winding storyline that it's become known for. My memory of the first half isn't great since they broke it into two halves, the first of which aired a while ago, but it featured a funny arc about Killface and Xander running for President. Xander fits the role of idiot conservative perfectly, and it culminated in a plane crash cliffhanger, leaving fans waiting for more. The first block also brought Wendell into the limelight, one of the funniest characters on the show. He starts off working for Killface but branches out and becomes very important to the outcome of the season.

There's a lot of running around and betrayal in the second half, but the central focus is on Xander's ex-girlfriend, who has since transformed into a monster and become pregnant with a mutant child. There's plenty of violence and laughs, and several characters get killed off. The finale includes lots of great moments and action movie clichés, culminating in yet another scene at the Annihilatrix site, with yet another cliffhanger twist. Sometimes the show seems like it's trying to be too clever instead of just silly fun like the rest of Adult Swim's programming, but it's always enjoyable.

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