Second attempt at this, since tumblr ate my last attempt at the post… The first one was better :(

So, I’m kinda, maybe a little wee itsy bitsy bit obsessed with the Venture Bros… It has to be one of the best shows I’ve seen in ages. I’ve seen the series at least three times through in its entirety. Needless to say, I fucking love it! So, at the end of Season 4.5, I was wondering where Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick were taking this intricately woven story of theirs.

Though the current Season ran a little too fast and was a little too short (causing it to lack the slow unfolding details that get the viewer so emotionally invested in the characters’ story) the plot and BIG reveals totally made up for it.

I’ve always speculated that Dr. Venture and the Monarch were some how related. FINALLY, the infamous picture posted above may confirm this theory. Originally, I thought during Dr. Jonas Venture Sr.’s swinging days, he may have fathered an illegitimate child, inheriting the Venture fortune, but living in resentment in the shadows. Explaining the Monarch’s wealth and hatred. After the unveiling of the photo it all starts to make sense… They’re cousins, not half siblings!

If you look at the woman standing beside Dr. Venture in the photo, taking into consideration her appearance (red hair) and her demeanor (both are laughing heartily in a similar fashion), it leads me to believe they are fraternal twins. Especially since that runs in the Venture family (Jonas Jr & Rusty and Hank & Dean). The photo is not the only appearance of the Monarch’s parents this season. In the Spanikopita episode, we see the same couple on the boat with the Venture crew headed to a wedding.

You can also see Rusty and the Monarch’s aka Malcolm’s similarities in their appearance and personality. Both are red headed, clumsy, sharply featured, brilliant and bumbling characters who straddle the line between good and evil.

Now, one has to wonder what happened to the Monarch’s parents? I believe that there is some truth to the Monarch’s story of his parents meeting their end in an accident. Though the details may have been blurred in his young traumatized mind.



In the second to last episode, Bot Seeks Bot, we encounter Vendata, formerly Venturion, a cyborg built by Jonas Venture in the mid 70s. Now, it’s unclear what may have transpired to have lead Vendata to join the Council of Thirteen (my bf speculates that due a lab accident Dr. Venture turns evil and becomes the Sovereign having Vendata join him in the Guild). Near the end if the episode, after he’s stripped of his armor by Brock, crawling and scrambling, his circuits frayed, he exclaims “the plane is going down” and asks for his wife.

These bits of information lead me to believe that after the accident, Dr. Venture attempted to save the Monarch’s father the only way he could, using SCIENCE! It also leads me to wonder, was the cloning technology developed in order to resurrect Jonas’ sister? The Monarch’s hate of the Venture family may stem a subconscious knowledge that Jonas’ fame may have lead to his parents’ demise.

So, now, one has to wonder… What secrets will be relieved in the Monarch’s childhood home? Why hasn’t he asked Rusty about the photo, or sought answers on his own? Is Jonas still alive? Is he the Sovereign? Is Vendata on the Council in order to protect the Monarch? Also, WHO THE FUCK IS HANK AND DEAN’S MOTHER?

And most importantly… WHEN IS THE NEXT SEASON STARTING?!

PS: More Goth Dean and Angsty Hank need to happen