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Episode #05: Assassins

I love it when titles have double meanings.

Because not only are our heroes acting as assassins towards the latest squad of Skrugg, but the Skrugg send their own specialized assassins in turn.

While the sphere problem isn't going to be solved anytime soon, the Professor has managed to cook up some other ways to fight the Skrugg. And adding to how this show doesn't take itself too seriously, one way is the power of rock 'n' roll.

It's a silly thing on its face; Adding the Skrugg's' amplifier device to an electric guitar, but not only does it add a layer of fun to everything that's been going on in this show, it also helps sell the ingenuity that the Professor has. He was able to determine so much about how the Skrugg operate in such a short time!

This also allows Psy to take a more active roll in everything, rather than simply be a distraction or solely moral support for Joey. For a guy with a broken leg, he sure is pulling alot of weight in the fight against these alien bugs. Heck, he's even the one who thinks up the hit-and-run tactics that the team uses during the episode's' climax. And it would've worked if not for one stipulation.

One of the big things that anyone who's seen Heroman remembers is how exactly this episode ends. Wherein it's revealed that Will and Nick have been converted into Skrugg, and Will is more than happy to use his newfound status as an experiment to take on and try to show up Joey and Heroman. Not only is the reveal a big one, but the lead up to it is handled great too, with a well choreographed fight and inclusion of Lina at the end of the episode.

The entire situation not only provides a great hook for the next episode(Heroman in general is very smartly serialized), but continues to showcase the big parts of these characters without feeling like too much all at once. The dynamic of everyone involved just shifted a significant deal, and it'll speak miles of everyone's' character with how they end up processing and handling the situation in the end. In whatever case, the fight with the Skrugg isn't going to be in any ways linear.

"Fight" is the theme that plays during the, well, fight at the episode's' climax, and once again, it's a song that sets the mood of the scene it's in perfectly. The feeling of combating a very oppressive force, given how much of an advantage that Skrugg Will seems to have over our heroes, is very much showcased in this song.