Clone wars: "Good Copy, Bad Copy"
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akinoameThe Forever Knights are under siege and terrified. Something dangerous and pissed is relentlessly attacking them, and they don't think they can fight it. Just as they get in the refuge of their castle, that something smashes through the raised drawbridge--an unusually angry and violent Humongousaur, who's effortlessly swatting away the Knights and demanding answers. He finally throws one against the wall, and the captive Knight asks why he's asking such a bizarre question since he should know the answer. But Humongousaur reverts to Ben and keeps asking: "Where is Ben Tennyson?"
Kevin and Gwen, meanwhile, are worriedly trying to find an MIA Ben. Kevin's been hearing Ben's name pop up in a lot of alien reports, and they need to figure out just what's going on. They reach the Forever Knights' castle, and it's in flames--and Gwen spots Jetray flying away from the scene of the crime. There's also a witness--an injured Knight who insists Ben did this, and that he's been attacking their castles and a DNAlien hive. And without provocation! Since this behavior is so out-of-character for Ben, Gwen and Kevin decide to confront him at home, where he's with Julie, studying for his physics test and eating chili fries. Ben swears he has no idea what they're talking about and that he's been studying all night because he's failing the class. But unfortunately, his alibi is far from ironclad--Julie can't vouch for him; she only just got there. However, Kevin believes him, pointing out that if Ben was lying, his left eye would be twitching. They throw around some theories, including sleep-fighting as a weird Omnitrix side-effect, but Ben insists he can't think without more food, since Julie just ate all his fries.
Ben walks into the local Burger Shack, utterly disgusted with the human experience in general. And yet, despite his hatred, he's enjoying such things as chili fries, and that's beginning to disturb him. The cook shrugs and just hands over an order of chili fries.
Five seconds later, Ben walks up to the cook, his attitude much different and much more in-character, and asks for an order of chili fries. The cook warns him about eating double orders, to which Ben raises an eyebrow, takes his order, and heads out to meet his friends.
Ben walks out, having finished the fries and again, disgusted with himself. Before Gwen or Kevin can get him, he morphs to Big Chill and flies off, and they chase after him.
Ben walks out, having just gotten his fries, and sees Kevin and Gwen driving away without him. To catch up, he morphs to Big Chill and chases after them.
By the time Gwen and Kevin catch up to Big Chill, he's attacking the Forever Knights, but they outnumber him. They help him fight off the Knights, but they are disturbed at his strange behavior. He changes back, and Gwen suggests they go home, but something happens before they can: Big Chill II lands, asking why they left without him. Immediately, all of them are brain-broken about the sudden twin.
The first Ben introduces himself as Albedo of the Galvan, stuck in Ben's form because his Omnitrix is synched to the original, and the original has Ben's DNA as the default setting. He also insists that he built the Omnitrix and that he needs it back, ending Ben's hero career. But Ben's skeptical--his Omnitrix was supposed to be the only one in the universe, and it was built by Azmuth of the Galvan (Secret of the Omnitrix). Albedo says that Azmuth lied and that the Omnitrix is severely flawed, leading to catastrophic failure--to which Ben responds, "Not lately." Albedo maintains that he needs it, that if it remains in Ben's hands, it will rip a hole in space and time and tear the universe apart. Kevin, however, spots the contradiction in the story: why does Albedo want the Omnitrix? To save the universe or fix the flaw? Ben also asks how to remove the Omnitrix, since Albedo would know if he built it. Shaken, Albedo tries to bullshit his way out of it, but Ben spots the eye-twitch Kevin pointed out in him earlier. Albedo decides it's time to try and do it the hard way, and he attacks. After a brief fight, he escapes, and the Alien Force takes chase.
They track him down to a computer store (or warehouse?), where civilians are running for their lives. When Gwen loses Albedo's mana signature, they're forced to split up. Inevitably, due to Ben's reluctance to deal with Kevin drawing an X on his face, the twins get mixed up--Albedo manages to fool them, and just as Ben warns them to watch out, Albedo blasts them with packing foam, sticking them to the wall and keeping Kevin from absorbing anything. It's up to Ben to fight Albedo alone, and an epic battle breaks out, with both of them shifting forms to try and outdo the other. Unfortunately, Albedo has one advantage over Ben--the intellect of a Galvan--and he is sure to force Ben to keep shifting forms, no matter how much it puts him at a disadvantage. Eventually, Ben's Omnitrix fails, and Albedo decides he doesn't need to use his to finish Ben off. They aim punches at each other, but it brings their Omnitrixes into proximity with one another, and they stick from a bio-energy feedback. The feedback has some other side-effects as well, inverting Albedo's coloring: all green is red, all black is white, all white is black, leaving him as a white-haired, red-eyed teen.
Just as everyone manages to get free, Azmuth arrives, and he is pissed. Albedo had been his assistant and built a bad copy of the Omnitrix out of pride, contrary to Azmuth's warnings. Albedo maintains that Ben wasn't worthy of the Omnitrix, and Azmuth maintains that Albedo was far less worthy--the universe was in danger, only because Albedo was trying to separate the Omnitrix from Ben. Albedo had hoped that the Omnitrix would restore his original form, but Azmuth decided that he'd have to deal with the consequences of his actions: he removes the control from Albedo's Omnitrix, completely disabling it and trapping him in human form, then sends him to prison. To Ben, Azmuth explains that he'll have to be on his own from here on out: he and others believe that Ben's the only one worthy of the Omnitrix, so he believes it's better that Ben figure things out on his own. He leaves with a Dumbledore-ish parting warning that there are difficult trials ahead for Ben and that he must be ready.
Things settle down from there on out. Julie aces the physics exam, and despite fighting all night, Ben manages to get a C+. Gwen apologizes for being so suspicious, and Kevin apologizes for assuming Ben was kicking butt. Everyone has a happy ending...
...Except for Albedo, who's sulking in prison and craving chili fries.
If Kevin was Ben's Evil Counterpart/Evil Twin in the original, Albedo provides a more permanent example of the double-trope in the new series. His hubris is his defining feature, motivating him to take the Omnitrix from Ben at all costs, no matter who gets in his way. Of course, as is the way of pride, it leads to his fall: Believing Ben to be unworthy of the Omnitrix and not heeding Azmuth's warnings, he builds his own Omnitrix. When it synchs to the original, so too is he, losing his original form. Following on his initial belief, he attacks Ben's enemies, searching for him and finally trying to take it from him. The original--both the human and the Omnitrix--prove to be superior in the end, and Albedo is forced to live with the consequences of his pride. As Azmuth says, he's trapped in a prison of his own creation, and even Albedo thinks being stuck as a human is punishment enough. His attitude causes him to be amoral to the degree that he apparently kills several Forever Knights without breaking a sweat, and he was willing to kill Ben as well just to obtain the Omnitrix. He considers humans to be completely inferior--similar to the Highbreed's beliefs, as seen in "Alone Together"--and he complains endlessly about empathically picking up on Ben's behavior: "I am stuck in a sticky, sweaty, noisy, hungry, hairy, smelly teenage human body, constantly craving chili fries and scratching myself in places I suspect are inappropriate!" It's to the point that you'd almost think the Highbreed would say he was being harsh on humans. So ultimately, Azmuth's insistence that Albedo proved himself to be the lesser being is the worst insult he could ever give him.
Just like in "Kevin's Big Score," trust is a major theme in this episode. Only this time, the issue lies with Ben. He's bothered by how much Gwen and Kevin suspected him and refused to believe that Albedo's behavior was so out-of-character for him that it couldn't possibly be him. Gwen tries to justify her suspicions at first, insisting that if they hadn't dragged Ben out here like this, Albedo would have been free to wreak havoc. But it rings hollow and fails to convince Ben. At the very end, she finally does apologize when he provides the proof of his alibi: a passing grade in physics, his worst subject. Kevin actually gives him a little more benefit of the doubt, but he believes Ben's doing this non compos mentis--he's not convinced Ben's consciously doing this, but he certainly believes Ben's guilty in body if not in mind.
Ultimately, the most positive example of trust ironically comes from the single least trusting character in the original series: Azmuth. When we last saw him in Secret of the Omnitrix, he's happily a hermit, not caring that the universe was about to be destroyed. Hell, he thought it would be better that way. When everyone began to blame him for creating the Omnitrix, he eagerly shifted the blame, saying that Ben and Vilgax were no different for corrupting its true purpose by using it as a weapon. However, Ben managed to impress him with his insistence on fighting Vilgax even as just a ten-year-old human, and he repaired the Omnitrix. Now, five years later, his trust in Ben has increased exponentially. His ability to pick assistants still sucks (Myaxx was sick of his lack of recognition and ended up in prison for stealing his work, and Albedo gets a similar fate). While admonishing Ben for changing forms so much in a single battle, warning that he'll break the Omnitrix, he also assures him that he understands why he was forced to do so. He affirms his faith in Ben, admitting that even he couldn't imagine the good he's used the Omnitrix for and because of that, Ben's the only one he trusts with the watch--and he admits that he's not the only one who feels that way.
But while he comes off sounding like a Dumbledore figure, he is hesitant to take up the role of mentor. Just as he had five years ago, he won't answer Ben's questions about the Omnitrix, but this time, he insists that it's better if Ben figures it out for himself. All in all, it makes it sound like Ben is an experiment and Azmuth is hesitant to influence him one way or another. From an outside standpoint, it now makes sense why Grandpa Max was killed off in "Max Out" and why Magisters Labrid and Gilhil didn't stay long (the first being killed off in "Ben 10 Returns" and the second leaving in the end of the episode he was introduced in, "Darkstar Rising")--Ben can't be influenced by any mentor. Like Harry Potter in Deathly Hallows, he must become an adult through his battles, and the only aid he can have at his side are his peers, his friends.
I never, ever want to hear another fan complain that Alien Force disregards the original canon. The inclusion of Azmuth and his explanation of how he's come to believe Ben deserves the Omnitrix certainly ties it to the original. Furthermore, season two manages a good balance between seriousness and silliness. Ben is no longer as super-serious as he had been in the first season, and he and especially Albedo provide comic relief in this episode. However, this season is also much darker than the first. After seeing things get progressively darker from "Darkstar Rising" to "Alone Together," things certainly don't brighten up in this Clone War. Albedo values life even less than Darkstar had--Darkstar at least kept those he'd defeated alive, mostly because he needed to continually drain their energy. Albedo freezes two Forever Knights solid, and eventually, the Fridge Logic sets in that they're dead. It's also questionable how many survivors of the attacks on the Forever Knights' castles and the DNAlien hive there are, or even if the Knight Gwen and Kevin questioned in the beginning of the episode died or if he just fell unconscious. It's also being a lot more liberal with reference to death. I had been surprised hearing Ben say the word "kill" in "Alone Together," and here, Albedo says that the bio-energy feedback would be stopped if only one of them died, to which Ben answers, "Don't tempt me!" Occasionally, they go back to the old standby of "destroy" rather than "kill," but ultimately, it looks like the censors are being much more lenient about the Never Say Die trope.
Artistically, it's also a little more mature. New CGI effects were added to Gwen's divining and to Ben's (and Albedo's) morphing flashes, instead of both being just a solid color. Furthermore, we see that Goop's body is also acidic, as Ben melts several boxes while attacking Albedo.
Alien Force is produced by some of the people behind Batman Beyond (Glen Murakami) and Static Shock (Dwayne McDuffie), so inevitably, parallels will be drawn. This episode shows Ben dealing with the same consequences of part-time superheroing Terry McGinnis and Virgil Hawkins face: balancing school and saving the world. However, in a subversion of the trope, Ben has far more stability in his home life, and it appears to be because Julie is in the know. While Terry had Max and Virgil had Richie, they both had to struggle with keeping their girlfriends out of the loop. Ben doesn't, so Julie understands that he'll have to put other priorities over her. She also manages to keep him grounded in his civilian identity by helping him with homework, but at the same time, she's able to contribute to his superhero life too. She points out that just because Gwen and Kevin saw Jetray fleeing the crime scene, it doesn't necessarily mean that Ben was there; there could be any number of explanations, each one just as likely as Ben actually doing it.
And finally, I am constantly amused by the lack of attention people in Bellwood pay to the weird stuff around them. The cook at the Burger Shack barely blinks at Ben's apparent second appearance, only saying that he should be careful about how much he eats and then getting annoyed when Ben's confused and asking if he's going to pay. He doesn't think it's weird at all when Albedo complains about being human. Furthermore, Ben's able to get through within about a minute without ever once seeing Albedo. In Race Against Time, the motto on the sign welcoming people to Bellwood praised its normalcy. Now, I'm starting to think they should change their motto to "Weird stuff happens here. You get used to it."
"Good Copy, Bad Copy" was written by Joseph Kuhr (story) and Matt Wayne (script). Yuri Lowenthal played Albedo in human form and Dee Bradley Baker provided the voices of Albedo's alien forms. Jeff Bennett played Azmuth (original voice actor Robert David Hall did not reprise the role for whatever reason, despite providing incidental voices in this episode).
Kevin and Gwen, meanwhile, are worriedly trying to find an MIA Ben. Kevin's been hearing Ben's name pop up in a lot of alien reports, and they need to figure out just what's going on. They reach the Forever Knights' castle, and it's in flames--and Gwen spots Jetray flying away from the scene of the crime. There's also a witness--an injured Knight who insists Ben did this, and that he's been attacking their castles and a DNAlien hive. And without provocation! Since this behavior is so out-of-character for Ben, Gwen and Kevin decide to confront him at home, where he's with Julie, studying for his physics test and eating chili fries. Ben swears he has no idea what they're talking about and that he's been studying all night because he's failing the class. But unfortunately, his alibi is far from ironclad--Julie can't vouch for him; she only just got there. However, Kevin believes him, pointing out that if Ben was lying, his left eye would be twitching. They throw around some theories, including sleep-fighting as a weird Omnitrix side-effect, but Ben insists he can't think without more food, since Julie just ate all his fries.
Ben walks into the local Burger Shack, utterly disgusted with the human experience in general. And yet, despite his hatred, he's enjoying such things as chili fries, and that's beginning to disturb him. The cook shrugs and just hands over an order of chili fries.
Five seconds later, Ben walks up to the cook, his attitude much different and much more in-character, and asks for an order of chili fries. The cook warns him about eating double orders, to which Ben raises an eyebrow, takes his order, and heads out to meet his friends.
Ben walks out, having finished the fries and again, disgusted with himself. Before Gwen or Kevin can get him, he morphs to Big Chill and flies off, and they chase after him.
Ben walks out, having just gotten his fries, and sees Kevin and Gwen driving away without him. To catch up, he morphs to Big Chill and chases after them.
By the time Gwen and Kevin catch up to Big Chill, he's attacking the Forever Knights, but they outnumber him. They help him fight off the Knights, but they are disturbed at his strange behavior. He changes back, and Gwen suggests they go home, but something happens before they can: Big Chill II lands, asking why they left without him. Immediately, all of them are brain-broken about the sudden twin.
The first Ben introduces himself as Albedo of the Galvan, stuck in Ben's form because his Omnitrix is synched to the original, and the original has Ben's DNA as the default setting. He also insists that he built the Omnitrix and that he needs it back, ending Ben's hero career. But Ben's skeptical--his Omnitrix was supposed to be the only one in the universe, and it was built by Azmuth of the Galvan (Secret of the Omnitrix). Albedo says that Azmuth lied and that the Omnitrix is severely flawed, leading to catastrophic failure--to which Ben responds, "Not lately." Albedo maintains that he needs it, that if it remains in Ben's hands, it will rip a hole in space and time and tear the universe apart. Kevin, however, spots the contradiction in the story: why does Albedo want the Omnitrix? To save the universe or fix the flaw? Ben also asks how to remove the Omnitrix, since Albedo would know if he built it. Shaken, Albedo tries to bullshit his way out of it, but Ben spots the eye-twitch Kevin pointed out in him earlier. Albedo decides it's time to try and do it the hard way, and he attacks. After a brief fight, he escapes, and the Alien Force takes chase.
They track him down to a computer store (or warehouse?), where civilians are running for their lives. When Gwen loses Albedo's mana signature, they're forced to split up. Inevitably, due to Ben's reluctance to deal with Kevin drawing an X on his face, the twins get mixed up--Albedo manages to fool them, and just as Ben warns them to watch out, Albedo blasts them with packing foam, sticking them to the wall and keeping Kevin from absorbing anything. It's up to Ben to fight Albedo alone, and an epic battle breaks out, with both of them shifting forms to try and outdo the other. Unfortunately, Albedo has one advantage over Ben--the intellect of a Galvan--and he is sure to force Ben to keep shifting forms, no matter how much it puts him at a disadvantage. Eventually, Ben's Omnitrix fails, and Albedo decides he doesn't need to use his to finish Ben off. They aim punches at each other, but it brings their Omnitrixes into proximity with one another, and they stick from a bio-energy feedback. The feedback has some other side-effects as well, inverting Albedo's coloring: all green is red, all black is white, all white is black, leaving him as a white-haired, red-eyed teen.
Just as everyone manages to get free, Azmuth arrives, and he is pissed. Albedo had been his assistant and built a bad copy of the Omnitrix out of pride, contrary to Azmuth's warnings. Albedo maintains that Ben wasn't worthy of the Omnitrix, and Azmuth maintains that Albedo was far less worthy--the universe was in danger, only because Albedo was trying to separate the Omnitrix from Ben. Albedo had hoped that the Omnitrix would restore his original form, but Azmuth decided that he'd have to deal with the consequences of his actions: he removes the control from Albedo's Omnitrix, completely disabling it and trapping him in human form, then sends him to prison. To Ben, Azmuth explains that he'll have to be on his own from here on out: he and others believe that Ben's the only one worthy of the Omnitrix, so he believes it's better that Ben figure things out on his own. He leaves with a Dumbledore-ish parting warning that there are difficult trials ahead for Ben and that he must be ready.
Things settle down from there on out. Julie aces the physics exam, and despite fighting all night, Ben manages to get a C+. Gwen apologizes for being so suspicious, and Kevin apologizes for assuming Ben was kicking butt. Everyone has a happy ending...
...Except for Albedo, who's sulking in prison and craving chili fries.
If Kevin was Ben's Evil Counterpart/Evil Twin in the original, Albedo provides a more permanent example of the double-trope in the new series. His hubris is his defining feature, motivating him to take the Omnitrix from Ben at all costs, no matter who gets in his way. Of course, as is the way of pride, it leads to his fall: Believing Ben to be unworthy of the Omnitrix and not heeding Azmuth's warnings, he builds his own Omnitrix. When it synchs to the original, so too is he, losing his original form. Following on his initial belief, he attacks Ben's enemies, searching for him and finally trying to take it from him. The original--both the human and the Omnitrix--prove to be superior in the end, and Albedo is forced to live with the consequences of his pride. As Azmuth says, he's trapped in a prison of his own creation, and even Albedo thinks being stuck as a human is punishment enough. His attitude causes him to be amoral to the degree that he apparently kills several Forever Knights without breaking a sweat, and he was willing to kill Ben as well just to obtain the Omnitrix. He considers humans to be completely inferior--similar to the Highbreed's beliefs, as seen in "Alone Together"--and he complains endlessly about empathically picking up on Ben's behavior: "I am stuck in a sticky, sweaty, noisy, hungry, hairy, smelly teenage human body, constantly craving chili fries and scratching myself in places I suspect are inappropriate!" It's to the point that you'd almost think the Highbreed would say he was being harsh on humans. So ultimately, Azmuth's insistence that Albedo proved himself to be the lesser being is the worst insult he could ever give him.
Just like in "Kevin's Big Score," trust is a major theme in this episode. Only this time, the issue lies with Ben. He's bothered by how much Gwen and Kevin suspected him and refused to believe that Albedo's behavior was so out-of-character for him that it couldn't possibly be him. Gwen tries to justify her suspicions at first, insisting that if they hadn't dragged Ben out here like this, Albedo would have been free to wreak havoc. But it rings hollow and fails to convince Ben. At the very end, she finally does apologize when he provides the proof of his alibi: a passing grade in physics, his worst subject. Kevin actually gives him a little more benefit of the doubt, but he believes Ben's doing this non compos mentis--he's not convinced Ben's consciously doing this, but he certainly believes Ben's guilty in body if not in mind.
Ultimately, the most positive example of trust ironically comes from the single least trusting character in the original series: Azmuth. When we last saw him in Secret of the Omnitrix, he's happily a hermit, not caring that the universe was about to be destroyed. Hell, he thought it would be better that way. When everyone began to blame him for creating the Omnitrix, he eagerly shifted the blame, saying that Ben and Vilgax were no different for corrupting its true purpose by using it as a weapon. However, Ben managed to impress him with his insistence on fighting Vilgax even as just a ten-year-old human, and he repaired the Omnitrix. Now, five years later, his trust in Ben has increased exponentially. His ability to pick assistants still sucks (Myaxx was sick of his lack of recognition and ended up in prison for stealing his work, and Albedo gets a similar fate). While admonishing Ben for changing forms so much in a single battle, warning that he'll break the Omnitrix, he also assures him that he understands why he was forced to do so. He affirms his faith in Ben, admitting that even he couldn't imagine the good he's used the Omnitrix for and because of that, Ben's the only one he trusts with the watch--and he admits that he's not the only one who feels that way.
But while he comes off sounding like a Dumbledore figure, he is hesitant to take up the role of mentor. Just as he had five years ago, he won't answer Ben's questions about the Omnitrix, but this time, he insists that it's better if Ben figures it out for himself. All in all, it makes it sound like Ben is an experiment and Azmuth is hesitant to influence him one way or another. From an outside standpoint, it now makes sense why Grandpa Max was killed off in "Max Out" and why Magisters Labrid and Gilhil didn't stay long (the first being killed off in "Ben 10 Returns" and the second leaving in the end of the episode he was introduced in, "Darkstar Rising")--Ben can't be influenced by any mentor. Like Harry Potter in Deathly Hallows, he must become an adult through his battles, and the only aid he can have at his side are his peers, his friends.
I never, ever want to hear another fan complain that Alien Force disregards the original canon. The inclusion of Azmuth and his explanation of how he's come to believe Ben deserves the Omnitrix certainly ties it to the original. Furthermore, season two manages a good balance between seriousness and silliness. Ben is no longer as super-serious as he had been in the first season, and he and especially Albedo provide comic relief in this episode. However, this season is also much darker than the first. After seeing things get progressively darker from "Darkstar Rising" to "Alone Together," things certainly don't brighten up in this Clone War. Albedo values life even less than Darkstar had--Darkstar at least kept those he'd defeated alive, mostly because he needed to continually drain their energy. Albedo freezes two Forever Knights solid, and eventually, the Fridge Logic sets in that they're dead. It's also questionable how many survivors of the attacks on the Forever Knights' castles and the DNAlien hive there are, or even if the Knight Gwen and Kevin questioned in the beginning of the episode died or if he just fell unconscious. It's also being a lot more liberal with reference to death. I had been surprised hearing Ben say the word "kill" in "Alone Together," and here, Albedo says that the bio-energy feedback would be stopped if only one of them died, to which Ben answers, "Don't tempt me!" Occasionally, they go back to the old standby of "destroy" rather than "kill," but ultimately, it looks like the censors are being much more lenient about the Never Say Die trope.
Artistically, it's also a little more mature. New CGI effects were added to Gwen's divining and to Ben's (and Albedo's) morphing flashes, instead of both being just a solid color. Furthermore, we see that Goop's body is also acidic, as Ben melts several boxes while attacking Albedo.
Alien Force is produced by some of the people behind Batman Beyond (Glen Murakami) and Static Shock (Dwayne McDuffie), so inevitably, parallels will be drawn. This episode shows Ben dealing with the same consequences of part-time superheroing Terry McGinnis and Virgil Hawkins face: balancing school and saving the world. However, in a subversion of the trope, Ben has far more stability in his home life, and it appears to be because Julie is in the know. While Terry had Max and Virgil had Richie, they both had to struggle with keeping their girlfriends out of the loop. Ben doesn't, so Julie understands that he'll have to put other priorities over her. She also manages to keep him grounded in his civilian identity by helping him with homework, but at the same time, she's able to contribute to his superhero life too. She points out that just because Gwen and Kevin saw Jetray fleeing the crime scene, it doesn't necessarily mean that Ben was there; there could be any number of explanations, each one just as likely as Ben actually doing it.
And finally, I am constantly amused by the lack of attention people in Bellwood pay to the weird stuff around them. The cook at the Burger Shack barely blinks at Ben's apparent second appearance, only saying that he should be careful about how much he eats and then getting annoyed when Ben's confused and asking if he's going to pay. He doesn't think it's weird at all when Albedo complains about being human. Furthermore, Ben's able to get through within about a minute without ever once seeing Albedo. In Race Against Time, the motto on the sign welcoming people to Bellwood praised its normalcy. Now, I'm starting to think they should change their motto to "Weird stuff happens here. You get used to it."
"Good Copy, Bad Copy" was written by Joseph Kuhr (story) and Matt Wayne (script). Yuri Lowenthal played Albedo in human form and Dee Bradley Baker provided the voices of Albedo's alien forms. Jeff Bennett played Azmuth (original voice actor Robert David Hall did not reprise the role for whatever reason, despite providing incidental voices in this episode).
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Date: 2008-11-01 07:15 pm (UTC)Meh, just an uninformed opinion anyway.
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Date: 2008-11-01 08:39 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-09-09 10:53 pm (UTC)(LOL) That needs to be a bumper sticker, on the back of a shirt or SOMETHING, since it rings true for everything regarding the planet in someway or another! XD