Unfortunately, they can’t escape quickly enough and Gaz needs to reunite with this unwelcome face from her past. By the way, Jo Jo Cracko is a supremely unusual character. He’s an incredibly vulgar, violent individual, but his voice is so swallowed and high-pitched that it’s unclear if you should scream or laugh at him.

The final twist in all of this is that Jo Jo is actually intimidated by how jealous and clingy Gaz is and their relationship is actually the opposite of how she’s billed it. This is a little predictable and it feels like the episode only holds off on the Jo Jo reveal for so long so it can have this ending that undercuts his power. That being said, it’s refreshing to see that Gaz and Jo Jo’s relationship brokeboth of them in different ways.

They’re both the weak, scared ones here. Gaz might be described as the crazy one, but Jo jo is definitely more worried to see her than she is to see him. The final minutes make this much more about Gaz’ relationship and turn her lewdy holocards into an afterthought. Jo Jo can’t wait to get rid of them—in fact he even tried to give them back to her—and what’s really important here is the emotional catharsis that’s gained.

It’s also a small detail, but it’s nice to see the show visit a different planet or galaxy in each episode. It’s an effective way to get to show off different art styles and hint at the larger culture and universe of this series. It’s a fun, easy way to flesh all of this out and it’s just nice to see the show continue that trend instead of having every team come to them. For instance, this episode’s location, Ulsa Guerin, takes place on a very classical, Roman décor, which gives a fresh look to the chaos in this episode.

“Honor! Money! Swords! Dongs!” is a very busy episode, but it has a strong message and a heavy string of action that keeps it moving. While there’s plenty of chaos that happens in this installment, it still very much functions as a astute character study in the series’ three main characters. Gaz, Ace, and Babyball have never been better defined than in this episode and while all of the Leptons are great, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to get these three out on their own adventures more often. With another episode of Ballmastrzkeeping its action off of the courts, the series only continues to prove its versatility and potential.