History Recap / TheVentureBrosS5E7BotSeeksBot

** Shoreleave refers to Vendata as ''[[Film/BicentennialMan Bicentennial]] [[Literature/BicentennialMan Man]]''.

* WhamShot: The stinger has the Sovereign asking another person to join the Council of Thirteen (replacing Vendata who is rendered inactive by Brock earlier in the episode), but the camera angle does not show their identity. Then we see it's Dr. Mrs. The Monarch. Then we see the Revenge Society is spying on her from inside a dilapidated house (which we later learn belonged to the Monarch's family). ''[[RuleOfThree Then]]'' we see Henry Killinger walk out of the kitchen with popcorn.

Meanwhile, at the Council of 13, the Council welcomes its newest member Dr. Phineas Phage. Despite Sovereign forbidding any official celebrations, Don Hell invites the Councilmembers to an unofficial party at his club, which caters exclusively to supervillains. Vendata declines to attend, having arranged a date with "Galacticon" at Chairman Wao's Chow House, earning him some razzing from the other members before they depart for Don Hell's.

At Chairman Wao's, Brock briefs Robot Ghost one last time before his "date" with Vendata, but Robot Ghost is...distracted by his new fingers and does not seem to understand the risk he is actually taking. Nevertheless, OSI sends him on his way. The date goes awkwardly, with the two emotionless robots having...about as engaging a conversation as [[ShapedLikeItself a pair of emotionless robots]]. Still, Vendata, seeking a more lively scene, invites "Galacticon" to Don Hell's, which Robot Ghost naively accepts, much to Brock's chagrin as he tries to discourage him.

Brock, disguised as "Yeti Mummy" and Shore Leave as the "Sri Lankan Devil Bird" (though he can't remember the former villain's name), manage to get into the club, unaware that Rusty has followed them. Shore Leave takes up a post at the bar, while Brock goes to seek out Robot Ghost, intending to inform Ghost of the missions abortion and extract him. Brock locates Robot Ghost, but Vendata, who briefly got up to go talk with his fellow councilmembers, sees the two conversing, and is led to believe that "Galacticon" is ditching him for "Yeti Mummy." Up on the surface, Billy and Rusty arrive, in their own "costumes", but are unable to find a door until the bouncer confronts them for snooping around; he initially seems to assume that Rusty and Billy are the entertainment, which the latter play along with to get access.

Vendata enters the bathroom, seeking out Galacticon--and finds Ghost Robot and Brock halfway-dressed. Before he can confront "Galacticon" on this apparent case of infidelity, Brock dispatches him with a swift kick, knocking the cyborg out cold...er...colder. At the bar, Shore Leave's disguise is nearly blown by the Flying Squid, who was apparently a good friend of the late, real Sri Lankan Devil Bird. Thankfully, the situation is defused by Brock...now wearing Vendata's getup, while Robot Ghost is in the Yeti Mummy getup. Just as they prepare to leave, Don Hell takes the stage with tonight's "entertainment": Dr. Venture and Billy Quizboy, tied to a wheel of tortures and about to be raffled off to one lucky villain to execute the two for their intrusion. Against Shore Leave's advice, Brock resolves to rescue the doctor, despite, you know, being in a club filled with those who would like nothing more than to kill the lot of them in a million different painful ways. Elsewhere, the Flying Squid gets to a payphone and makes a call, informing the person on the other end of the events, and saying they have to get down there, ''now.''

On the stage, as everyone gets their raffle token, Shore Leave covertly climbs on top of the giant disco ball and begins cutting through the cable suspending it. Don spins the Wheel of Tortures with Venture and Billy attached; around and around it goes, eventually landing on: [[AcidPool Acid Dip]]. Brock...uh..."wins" the raffle, but finds himself between a rock and a proverbial hard place: Saving Rusty would surely blow his cover, exposing the both of them to the wrath of an entire nightclub full of enemies with no discernable way out, but letting Rusty die, let alone killing the man itself, to maintain his disguise just isn't an option. Thankfully, a resolution presents itself before he has to make that choice. In walks a thoroughly '''enraged''' Monarch, having been tipped off by Flying Squid. Arriving with him is his wife Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, wielding one of the most powerful weapons in the Guild arsenal: The GOCI rulebook.

Brock leaves with Ghost Robot and Shore Leave, confident that someone like the Monarch couldn't possibly harm Rusty seriously. For his part, the Monarch is confident in his victory, believing he finally has Rusty right where he-

TheStinger has Sovereign, in "acknowledgement of [their] expertise and extensive history of service" to the Guild, invites someone to join the Council of 13. The camera cuts to show the "someone" [[WhamShot is Dr. Mrs. The Monarch]], who requests a day to think about it and talk it over with her husband. Observing the proceedings on television is the Revenge Society, accompanied by Dr. Killinger, who offers them some popcorn.

* AntagonistInMourning: A disconsolate Captain Sunshine hurls himself onto Clue Clown's coffin during the burial.

** OSI's civilian informant for their HoneyTrap is Ghost Robot, previously seen in [[Recap/TheVentureBrosS4E11AnyWhichWayButZeus Any Which Way But Zeus]].

** Brick Frog can be seen when Brock and Shore Leave enter the club. Other previously-introduced villains like Curse can be seen in the crowd.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Downplayed. While nobody on the Council can stand Vendata's mechanical bluntness, they still seem supportive, if still teasing, of him finally trying to reach out and have some form of social contact, and are even sympathetic and supportive when it appears Vendata's date has ditched him.

** Shore Leave refers to Vendata as ''[[Film/BicentennialMan Bicentennial]] [[Literature/BicentennialMan Man]]''.

* VillainousRescue: Downplayed in that Brock was about to rescue Rusty and Billy himself, but they were surrounded by so many bad guys that things still could have gotten ugly fast. Instead, the Monarch and Dr. Mrs. The Monarch arrive and recite Guild law that states that, because Monarch is Dr. Venture's primary archnemesis and this torture of him was happening without the Monarch's approval or consent, the other villains have to let him (and by extension, Billy) go.
* WhamShot: The stinger has The Sovereign asking another person to join the Council of Thirteen (replacing Vendata who is rendered inactive by Brock earlier in the episode) but the camera angle does not show their identity. Then we see it's Dr. Mrs. The Monarch. Then we see the Revenge Society is spying on her from inside a dilapidated house (which we later learn belonged to the Monarch's family). ''[[RuleOfThree Then]]'' we see Henry Killinger walk out of the kitchen with popcorn.

* ADayInTheLimeLight: For the Council of 13.

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch quickly cites the rule that a villain may not attack another villain's arch nemesis without seeking the prior villain's approval. Phineas Phage attempts to retort that a VillainTeamUp against a specific target supersedes that single villain's arching rights, but Dr. Mrs. The Monarch retorts that in such a situation, the team-up must still offer the arch's assigned villain first dibs on the arch. Since neither this nor original consent was sought, Don Hell reluctantly calls the torture off, and Rusty and Billy are set free. As the party disperses, Vendata, now lacking his costume, confronts Brock...however, he is incoherent, babbling about his wife and a plane going down, before falling unconscious again in a heap.

At Chairman Wao's, Brock briefs Robot Ghost one last time before his "date" with Vendata, but Robot Ghost is...distracted by his new fingers and does not seem to understand the risk he is actually taking. Nevertheless, OSI sends him on his way. The date goes...awkwardly, with the two emotionless robots having...about as engaging a conversation as you'd expect from a pair of emotionless robots. Still, Vendata, seeking a more lively scene, invites "Galacticon" to Don Hell's, which Robot Ghost naively accepts, much to Brock's chagrin as he tries to discourage him.