Him Buys Blossom's Soul for a Dollar || Our Brand is Chaos (PPG 2016 Review)

[@queenypie4543]

The difference between this episode and the spongebob one where krabs sells Spongebob's soul for 62 cents is that, in addition to Krabs being remorseful, he is also consistently been shown as a caricature of a penny-pinching cheapskate; it is 100% believable he would sell someone's soul, even for measly pocket change. The resolution is both heartwarming AND hilarious, showing how you can have a genuine moment and still be funny. Meanwhile, PPG2016 wants to promote sisterhood and characterization continuity, but the girls have the consistency of Him's chaos dimension and their sisterhood is even more flimsy than Mr Krabs' Ethics. Also it isn't funny, but that goes without saying at this point.

[@Puki9117]

"Characterization continuity" is the last thing I relate to the PPG reeboot

[@Next0gen0]

they fell? They Fell!? ...this show has just given up at this point. I don't think it ever really started.

[@rhondahoward8025]

For real! What in the actual fuck? The only way they could get injured from "falling" is if they were _slammed_ into the ground, not dropping from gravity itself. Because they can *fly!*

[@iniquitouslemon5975]

Easy fix have them fly to the end have the guy who was at the end say they cheated and their bob sled would be in the snow, the cashier would be counting money and have them lose the bob sled AND the conpetition

[@theearthkingdom7537]

The fact that HIMs Echo effect in his voice was missing throughout the entire episode is really annoying. At first I didn’t notice but as soon as I did it Was all I could hear or couldn’t hear for that matter. The echo effect in his voice is part of his character and it feels super wrong with it not being there And what makes it worse is that throughout almost every other appearance of HIM in the reboot the echo effect was there

[@cosmicspacething3474]

I think Him should’ve just said the “for the most important thing in the world to you” and Bubbles/Buttercup not realizing it’s their sister eagerly sign the contract not knowing that it was a person and not a thing they owned.

[@alejandracervantes7837]

Not only Him is being down played as his evil self, but making a boring version of your pretty face is going to hell. That scene from spongebob was better than that. Cause spongebob wouldn't shut up to the flying dutchman and he just returned him.

[@icecreamhero2375]

There is another scene in Spongebob where Mr. Krabs sold his soul to the flying dutchman so he could talk to money. The Dutchman tried to take Krabs' soul then he grabbed an iou. Then a bunch of other ghost said he sold his soul to us too and told him to go to the back of the line. *Dutchman:* Spongebob you too *Spongebob:* He was 5 bucks short on pay day.

[@alejandracervantes7837]

@@icecreamhero2375 that part was funny. 😺

[@kierahenley2335]

I was thinking of that SpongeBob episode when I read the title of this video.

[@yes8032]

This was just soo selfish of them the original one atleast cares about their sisters this reboot has no emotion at all

[@seankim8908]

True that!

[@isaacvazquez627]

Yeah, selling their sister's soul is the kind of thing one might expect from Ed, Edd and Eddy.

[@rhondahoward8025]

@@isaacvazquez627 Sarah at least would kinda deserve it!

[@0nly.mally1]

💯

[@0nly.mally1]

@@isaacvazquez627 no not really

[@nekonomicon2983]

I get that it's suppose to be funny that Buttercup and Bubbles to sell the soul of their sister for 1 dollar to get the Bob sled but it really makes them beyond unlikable. And honestly it would be more in character for them to steal the bob sled.

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Can't Him just offer them a Supermegabobsleight for the Soul of Bubbles wich is better then their current lame ass woodsleights the professor made from them? Makes more sense then using Money as the Middleman and is far more believable then that the professor couldn't have bought those for the girls from the getgo

[@shala6541]

Good review, although I'm surprised you didn't talk about the biggest flaw of this episode. If Blossom's soul is owned by Him, then how does Blossom have any agency in his world? How is she able to do anything that is against the guy and his realm? We saw in Electric Buttercup that he had total control over the girls and they could do nothing against Him. We even saw Him give them the same voice effect to them that he used to have. So there shouldn't be any way for Blossom to even make her business in the chaotic world. I know, lose continuity, but there isn't enough weight put on the fact that Him owns Blossom's soul. She's just trapped in that world and that's about it. Come on, that's lazy. Especially, since it's the main conflict.

[@SpaghettiGod34]

You actually make a good point

[@dxpower4283]

Honestly with the premise given. I would've had Blossom earn him's trust and then manipulate Him into getting revenge against her sisters for selling her soul to him for a dollar. Maybe have the whole bobsled event be a trap in which if they lost the race they would've lost the bobsled they bought with that dollar. Him goes along with the plan because it's an extra juicy bit of misery. Yet blossom sneaks into the contract that if she wins she would reclaim her soul back from him. Then in the end when blossom beats her sisters in the race and reclaim her soul back from him. Her sisters lament on how bad they messed up, and as a bit of revenge Blossom sells the bobsled and gets all the money they spent. Which the other girls agree is fair.

[@ThingsLiamCaresAbout]

@@dxpower4283 And that's actually a way to tie the bobsled race (the supposed B plot) into the episode without it just being a vehicle for dumb jokes.

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Blossom was made in a lab from non biological material. Does she even have a soul? The Powerpuff Girls do have a different body build then “regular“ humans in this universe so can they even go to hell?

[@Yoshinator]

Yeah, that's a good point, didn't even think about that. It seems like owning her soul just means she can't leave.

[@sherifflasso]

I admit, i did a little nose exhale when Bubbles said, "I like the red ink" and Him said, "yeah....ink." I liked that joke.

[@acmeanvil3022]

4:26 Bubbles: I like the red ink. HIM: Uh... yeah. Ink. Okay, ngl that actually got a chuckle out of me.

[@chelseaap40]

Bubbles and Buttercup trade Blossom's soul just to buy a bobsled. And this is supposed to represent sisterhood? At least when Blossom stole the clubs in a very special Blossom and the trio traded their powers in see me feel me, it was for love and happiness. here it was just cruel and selfish.

[@nekonomicon2983]

But don't you get it!?! They sold her for 1 DOLLAR ITS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY!! PLEASE LAUGH!

[@seankim8908]

@@nekonomicon2983 No, there's nothing funny about that. How would you react if someone sold your soul for a single dollar???

[@mitchfletcher2386]

@@seankim8908 ....I think you missed the sarcasm of that statement.

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

@@seankim8908 “laugh and give her a headpat“ -The Medic

[@gracekim1998]

@@seankim8908 um.... Neko is being ironic because the show writers in this episode are indirectly saying this

[@tlebron8426]

Don’t Deal with the Devil. Cuphead should’ve taught that lesson well...

[@0-Stars-MikiTune-]

Yes. Yes, they did. Also, funny how in both scenarios the protagonists - Blossom (from the PPG REBOOT) and Cuphead and Mugman (from Cuphead) - are (1) involved in a deal with the devil himself (I didn't say making the deal, since Blossom never agreed in the deal and Mugman was warning Cuphead to not gamble their souls away) and (2) could/did lose their souls.

[@DrawciaGleam02]

Ah ha! ;) Love that game!

[@adamk-paxlogan7330Sucks]

T Lebron cuphead didn't start that lesson fucking idiot,this has been a thing since animation started

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

But...but the funny die guy said otherwise in his song

[@ciberkid22]

I can only imagine how Cuphead would have turned out had these writers written the story

[@Blingy]

Ew Him sounds so gross without his echo. It literally ruins every scene he's in and his character

[@icecreamhero2375]

Wait a minute. Him didn't double-cross Bubbles and Buttercup. Once again the Powerpuff reboot broke the number one rule of villains. Characters don't do things just because. They need motivation or to get something out of it. No matter how simple the motivation is a motive is important. How does stealing Blossom's soul help in the conquest of Townsvile? Why did he want just Blossom?

[@isadoraalvarez5572]

I mean if this was the original blossom is the leader of the team and sure bubbles and buttercup can help themselves but blossom is still considered the leader.

[@TheGoobieDoober]

My theory is that instead of trying to take on all of the girls at once (which is odd considering they are super weak now), he has decided to take them one at a time. I'm pretty sure that the original series did this, as this was a no-brainer to do for the character. (edit to make the thing hidden by read more) Heck! All the characters are weak! Why not get someone who barely changed from original to the reboot in terms of power and character to take over the world? Oh wait, that doesn't exist

[@isadoraalvarez5572]

@@TheGoobieDoober Ngl I’ve convinced myself that this reboot is an alternate universe made by like Him. I refuse to believe these are the same girls from the original ppg

[@TheGoobieDoober]

@@isadoraalvarez5572 Yes, I also refuse to believe that any of the reboot is canon

[@isadoraalvarez5572]

@@TheGoobieDoober this is all just one big bad timeline and the show should have ended with the og ppgs blowing up this hell of a timeline

[@piggygamer5221]

Him : I’ll give you a dollar if you give me Blossoms soul! OG Powerpuffs : Him, you idiot! We love Blossom, and for a dollar? That’s just stupid, we will never give up our sister. Our favorite thing is family and that’s all we need. New Powerpuffs: *DO YOU EVEN HAVE TO ASK? BLOSSOM IS ONE DOLLAR TO US, THIS SHOW IS ABOUT SISTERHOOD EVERYBODY*

[@rhondahoward8025]

I think what ticks me off even more is that reboot Blossom doesn't even express anger or hurt from this like any _normal_ sibling would because she's not a _person_ in this show. Even Meg called out her family for treating her like shit in "Seahorse Seashell Party" but I doubt reboot Blossom even cares. At least, she won't as soon as the next episode happens, right?

[@cursedoverlord7199]

Same energy as when Mr. Krabs sold Spongebob's soul for 62 cents

[@MrSRArter]

They're both even red with claws

[@JDeO1997]

Yeah, Mr. Krabs could have gotten more for it

[@HiperPivociarz]

Why does Him even do what Blossom says? He own HER, not the other way around?

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Maybe it amuses him, i dunno. Would have been funny if he dressed her in a clown costume and forced her to dance or juggle

[@stephenwells6434]

There is SO much wrong in this episode. From Bubbles and Buttercup selling Blossom's soul (which is out-of-character even for reboot Buttercup, much less Bubbles), to forgetting HIM's echo, to forgetting that the girls can fly. I'd say it's almost like the reboot isn't trying, but that was clear to me from the first episode.

[@rhondahoward8025]

Forgetting the girls can fly was by far the most egregious mistake. I mean seriously, they actually had them get injured from a freakin' _fall._ Which is IMPOSSIBLE.

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

That SpongeBob episode where Mr. Krabs sells his soul so he could talk to money was vastly superior to this.

[@Puki9117]

Your comparing the definition of comedy to the PPG reeboot

[@unknownsoldier6731]

For a post movie episode that one was pretty funny

[@WubbaizyShipper1]

@@unknownsoldier6731 that was pre movie.

[@unknownsoldier6731]

@@WubbaizyShipper1 that episode came out 2007 dude

[@WubbaizyShipper1]

@@unknownsoldier6731 no it from the 1st 3 seasons

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

HIM without the vocal effects makes it painfully clear that he and the Prof are voiced by the same person.

[@eatatjoe]

Hell, the wall clip tricked me into thinking they'd added it back in just for a wall echo joke.

[@adamgoncalves1591]

They are both voiced by Tom Kane.

[@Fuyuko-Yuki]

Can I also point out that, that’s not even bobsledding that they’re doing. They’re just doing normal sledding

[@Puki9117]

"Bob" was absent

[@0nly.mally1]

This episode is flooded with issues and problems

[@ninjasanin500]

Hahaha, remember when Him was actually portrayed as the worst of the worst and feared by all, even the girls, and just all around an actual GOOD villian? I do. 😔

[@seankim8908]

14:42: I see it as a call-back to the episode Strong Armed, in which Bubbles's arm got broken due to rubble falling on her.

[@donnamitsuki281]

You know,HIM with no echo since literally cursed. It's so weird and it bugs me to no end,even fanfic narrators have the decency to give him his iconic echo. "I like the read ink!" "eeeh... Yeah... Ink" ... *Okay **_that_** joke was kinda funny*

[@mammon8683]

8 before the show ends!!!! Him Is jsut not good at his job like he used to, huh? (Blame the Reboot's Writer, the OG STILL has more plans and schemes then this!) Heck I wouldn't give away my soul for million dollars, besides I got alot to live for anyway; now to switch channels. *Turns on the recent Animaniacs reboot* Heh, now that's TRUE Comedy! If you truly wanted to make real business with "Chaos" you should've called Discord over Instead! Me, I'm personally Mischievous witting all over!

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

that's what I'm catching up on Hulu

[@TF2Fan101]

Fingers crossed that that rumor about that... Live-Action CW Re-Reboot is just that. A rumor.

[@Esgles]

Ah sadly this is where I defend the reboot over the original. HIM’s last appearance here’s superior to his last appearance in the original, where he goes searching for a key to the world in a goofy manner. Why does he even need the key to the world if he’s the devil? Credit where it’s due, the reboot had a better end for Him than the original.

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Yeah, from the list of awesome stuff you could get from selling your soul mere wealth, especially limited, is the lamest thing you can wish for. I mean look at Rasputin he wished for power and literally imortalized his presence in history or those who wished for talent in the fine arts..

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Him is a good villain, but when it comes to customer service, he is NO Cecil Turlte.

[@FredBloxworth]

Buttercup and Bubbles are complete and total pieces of trash in this episode because not only do they not show a hint of remorse about selling away Blossom's soul but the fact they care so little about her that they don't even really bring her up after the sell her soul show's just how much she really matters to them as a whole. While it''s nice to see that they got their comeuppance in the end I think it would've made far more sense if they started showing regret about selling away Blossom during the race and they decide to drop out and save Blossom to show that they still cared for her ( they'd still be crappy sisters for selling her out in the first place, but it'd be better then what they actually did ). As for Him's dimension, I think it perfectly describes the reboot as a whole in the fact that it lacks creativity and is pretty much just strewn with random jpg images that don't make any sense which lines up with the show's love of random equals funny humor. What I liked about Him's dimension in the original show was that he could literally just sit down in his chair and he'd have a bunch of projections of events that happened in the past, present, and future that he could watch along with crazy destructive live-action images that were shown in the background like trains and planes getting destroyed. It really cemented just how otherworldy and omnipotent he really was and that he was a force to be reckoned with. As for Blossom taking over Him's dimension and organizing everything into a corporation doesn't make a lick of sense because "chaos" is defined as complete disorder and total confusion. It would've made more sense if Blossom changed the company name to something like "Harmony Enterprises " because it lines up more with Blossom's need to keep everything clean and perfectly arranged.

[@rickygamingproductions]

And buttercup said in this episode: What is a Soul Anyway

[@Numbuh900]

Blossom: you sold my soul for a bob sled?! Bubbles and Buttercup: but it was a shiny bob sled!

[@MrSRArter]

10:28 They also wanted another excuse to draw a scary face.

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

WTF am i even looking at?

[@pichugirl6]

This is NOT how you show a realm thats meant to be Chaotic and Discord.

[@isaacvazquez627]

It reminded me of the void from the amazing world of Gumball but without static.

[@extremelight9258]

Considering what Bubbles tried to do to Blossom in The Spoon, this was no surprise.

[@rickygamingproductions]

So buttercup can survive getting beat up and getting her teeth destroyed in moral decay but a simple fall which doesn't make sense gets her in full body cast. Bro at this point even a Stick can kill a Powerpuff Girl if they're that WEAK

[@AnimationisKey]

Bubbles and Buttercup sold Blossom's soul to Him for 1 dollar. 1 dollar?! Blossom's soul is much worth more than a measly dollar. This reboot really hates Blossom, does it?

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

More like they treat the whole transaction like a joke

[@crcoghill]

honestly i can't think of anything to say about this episode. i mean... come on: they sold their sister's soul to the ultimate villain in the series for $1! and it's not like a gag either where they ask Blossom first and she refuses many times over, but it's just not good to show the *Heroes* be this greedy. sure, grant it, they are kids but they are smarter than this. it's painful to watch now.

[@crcoghill]

and it's a rehash of an older episode: this has to be the worst reboot ever.

[@rhondahoward8025]

Honestly you can't even use the "they're just kids" excuse here. It's just wrong either way.

[@0nly.mally1]

Bubbles and buttercup were so mean spirited and selfish and completely stupid in this episode that I was coming very close to wanting to jump to the other side of that screen and beat them up myself. Because they were absolute morons in this episode

[@abdullahibouraleh6919]

I honestly kinda like this episode. It's not great, but Blossom messing with HIM was nice too see. Even better, Bubbles and Buttercup get their comeuppance for being selfish.

[@fodv93]

Looking at how the episode plays out, I completely agree with your stance on it. Like your profile pic btw

[@ciberkid22]

I like how Bubbles and Buttercup get punished, but it's odd how not *once* did they give a thought about blossom lol

[@rhondahoward8025]

So, remember in "Tagalong" when we had _this_ exchange: Buttercup: I'm sorry I was such a jerk earlier. Bubbles: But I ruined your comic! Buttercup: It's just a comic. _You're_ my sister. Uh-huh, Buttercup says that, and yet in "Our Brand is Chaos", she apparently values a bobsled over her own sister's _soul_ in "Our Brand is Chaos", and it's all for a measly _dollar._ Yeah, I can't really buy this whole theme of "sisterhood" the reboot is trying to push here.

[@The_Fairy_Tales_Always_Lie]

im so pissed on how they did HIM so dirty, hes the literal DEVIL yet he needs to pay money just to take someone? in the original he literally put them in their worse nightmares! also whats wrong with his eyebrows? they look weird.

[@treethief4987]

The only funny thing in the episode is how Blossom is such a controlling caricature of her former such that even the devil doesn't want

[@merounelorelei2951]

Doesnt Cuphead sell Mugman's soul, since he never actually consented to that deal, Cuphead consented for him?

[@pinkpearl9848]

I guess thats fair, but cuphead not only did this concept much better, cuphead included his soul in the deal which is at least equal, while bubbles and buttercup only sold blossoms soul

[@merounelorelei2951]

@@pinkpearl9848 The only difference being that he also continues to have his soul used. If the player (unless you're playing mugman, since on the switch you're not always STUCK as cuphead even if you're not multiplayer) chooses to sell the contracts to Devil and work for him. That includes Mugman. Presumably Cuphead still fucks you over since ths narrative doesn't change even if you play mugman on the switch. That and you never see Mgman actually get mad. Aside from him getting mad in fanon? But he never gets the chance to. Was too afraid if the devil.

[@SwiftGemstone]

Once you finish PPG2016 you should start a series of reviews on Sonic Boom.

[@KadeSutherland]

IM DOWN FOR THAT!

[@keatonwestbrook2385]

@@KadeSutherland same here.

[@rhondahoward8025]

What should've happened after this episode: Buttercup: Hey, I wanted to talk to you about... you know. We... feel bad about... what happened. Blossom: So, you're apologizing? Bubbles: Yes. We're sorry. Blossom: Okay. I don't forgive you. Buttercup: Blossom, we said we're sorry. Blossom: Yes. And I do not forgive you.

[@princessdawn718]

This episode was horrendous 🤮 But Bubbles being provoked and immediately attacking the triplets did make me laugh not gonna lie

[@moon45ben17]

The episode might get a passing grade if when Hm Is transferred to the mail room he gets wasted and starts a dance party like the 2003 elf movie

[@eatatjoe]

Signing her soul for a dollar... *THIS IS A SPONGEBOB EPISODE* ...and Bart Sells His Soul, and like, a nightmare of character destruction that I am so eager for you to take down in the future. Plus, wouldn't Him be more interested in Bubbles' soul, considering he's kind of "her" villain in the original series? In the original, I saw the girls' more prominent villains as compliments to each other: Princess was all three but probably Buttercup's, Mojo was Blossom's, and Bubbles had Him. The reboot practically slaughters that dynamic. Not to mention, thank you for giving me new appreciation for Him's redesigned lair in the original, reboot.

[@crystallotus3422]

How to fix this episode: Have HIM say that to get the dollar they have to trade for “what means most to them” and DON’T have him say that it’s Blossom’s soul and have them trade it unknowingly. Show Blossom and HIM’s interactions and after Bubbles and Buttercup’s bobsled hijinks, have them wonder where Blossom went and have them discover what happened only for HIM to show up and gloat to the remaining girls and then have the episode focus on Bubbles and Buttercup trying to rescue Blossom with periodic cutbacks to Blossom and HIM getting up to whatever and then having the other girls find and destroy the contract to free Blossom. Then have the “moral” be to not be so careless and read the fine print OR alternatively, if we wanna keep Blossom’s rise to power over HIM. Keep Bubbles and Buttercup’s rescue but include those cutbacks to Blossom driving HIM to insanity and having to moral be “don’t assume someone is helpless” similar to “A Dog and Pony Show” from Friendship is Magic That would’ve been way more exciting than what we got

[@CountCcrackula]

This is like the time Bart’s soul was traded for Alf Pogs

[@michaelstrong5383]

"Remember Alf? He's back, in Pog form."

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Say remember the time in Him's debut episode when he used Bubbles 'as a voice over Octi' in order to keep Blossom and Buttercup fighting each other, This is how you do Him's character right, This of course can F-king not!

[@lillordakira9752]

5:14 Buttercup: I'm sorry I sold your souls. Me: SHE LIES !

[@geardog24]

8:54 Good Lord the reboot turned Blossom into Trump.

[@greeneye2037]

I say it's a improvement.

[@cherrycreamfairy2103]

i honestly enjoy watching your reviews more than watching the reboot itself

[@Darkfortune629]

Did they also not consider that the snowmobile would have tax charged on it too? Unless they have a no tax rule in Townsville in this universe it would still be more expensive that the $585. I find it ironic that the entire episode revolves around Blossom reading tax code yet this detail is ignored because the entire conflict of the episode is moot if it wasn't addressed.

[@hiddenflare6169]

How does Blossom have the power to orders to Him? Does she not understand her position? He owns her soul, she is her slave! If he wanted to he could put her in the mail room(honestly that may of been a funny gag if they thought about it). I get what they are going for, similar to what Spongebob did, annoy the one who owns the soul, so that he does give her back. But it feels more like Blossom barges in to Him's dimension and takes over rather than Him owning Blossom's soul. What lesson is that for kids?.... I don't even want to go into THAT! Oh and Buttercup and Bubbles just agreeing to it sounds like you can add some dialog on how they don't care for Blossom at all, though it may be grim dark, the sad thing is at this moment is that it wouldn't be out of character. Just dang sloppy and bothersome as always, tho I do think Him working in an office and a mariachi band was a bit funny.

[@icecreamhero2375]

I don't think there was a lesson I just think they were trying to be funny and failed. The original rarely had lessons.

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

I don't think Him ever intended Blossom to suffer or be a useful pawn to him, more to keep her like a pet like a chiwawa so it wouldn't sound too weird for Him to follow her “orders“ to keep Blossom happy

[@hiddenflare6169]

@@PancakemonsterFO4 It doesn't make much sense then for him as a villain. What motivation is there for him to keep her if he doesn't have much use for her? It's not like he suggests anything like he wants her as a pet or whatever. I guess it doesn't help the episode doesn't explain exactly why he wanted her soul in the first place.

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

@@hiddenflare6169 to weaken the other two girls of course...wait HIM DOESN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION?! JEZUZ CHRISED WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO HIM?!

[@youtubebobguynap2]

I thought I was the only one to notice

[@robby7499]

Buttercup: Did you do it? Blossom: Yes. Buttercup: What did it cost? Blossom: A dollar.

[@affablesage9582]

Shadow, I believe the writers of this reboot are part of a certain subset of creatively bankrupt, irreverent, spiteful people who want to tear down and destroy things that are popular. The Powerpuff Girls were created by a man who went on to be critically acclaimed and famous because of that fact, and so they are a symbol of success. The people who were given creative control of this franchise don't have a creative bone in their collective bodies, and are jealous of the success of Craig's idea. So what's their way of getting even? By making his creation into something people HATE, and I think they've been successful at it. The same phenomenon has gone down with all of the most popular things in our culture, and it'll continue as long as people like this are given control.

[@icecreamhero2375]

Nah I think they tried their best but are just incompetent. You should always give the benefit of the doubt.

[@dynamosaurusimperious6341]

Oh,no look it's *HIM* And I remember the Electric Buttercup review,but this will be the almost end

[@KestrelDC]

That lair with all the clips floating by is kinda meta and I love it..... and it keeps some aspects of the normal apartment lair concept, too!

[@tambourineofdreams5351]

I feel like this episode could have been cute and heartwarming if they’d change up a few things. This is my idea: instead of having Bubbles and Buttercup wishing for a slay, they could have wanted to buy something else, maybe cheaper to make that one dollar seem worth more than it actually is (at least from the girls’ point of view) in order to partake in a competition to win the prize for Blossom because of an upcoming special day for her. When Him arrives, he tells them to trade the one dollar for “the most important thing in the world for them”, without specifying what that is. The girls then, taking “thing” as “object”, would agree, commenting that the most important thing for them is their sister Blossom. Then, I hate that the show would have to rip off something else again, but I think that it would be better if Blossom organized the chaos, making Him increasingly annoyed each time he came by until he’d send her back, undoing the contract. This would happen in the span of a day, or maybe hours, and thus Noone would even notice that Blossom disappeared and would just assume she’s doing something else. This all would then lead to Bubbls and Buttercup giving Blossom the thing they wanted to give her, and her being a little too grateful because of what she’s been through.

[@storymaster21]

Gang stuff. Bubbles never stopped after getting octy back. That's how she got that money.

[@michaelstrong5383]

I can't get past Him in this reboot without his echo. It's like making the Gangreen Gang any other color than green.

[@bookishnewt8468]

the banana would be more chaotic if you peeled it and inside was a hotdog that tasted like toothpaste.

[@XLR8wuzhere]

I really miss how Him’s voice echoes in this show it’s supposed to show how evil he is as the devil himself and the reboot butchered my favorite villain from the og which is him by the way, it really shows here that the reboot just don’t care for the og villains in this show and it shines bright on how inconsistent they are to him, Princess, and Mojo Jojo here 😭

[@ShanaReviews]

Simpsons AND Spongebob did it. Also I think the reason we see Him the way he is, is because the PPG reboot staff probably wanted to make Him their version of Discord. which I find to be both unoriginal, because his personality and status is something far more sinister than discord who the MLP staff admitted was based off of Q from star trek who in turn is a trickster character. and while you could argue Him falls under that category, cause Devil and all, we've seen him do things in the original FAR more sinister way than what Q or Discord has done. Him literally took advantage of the girls absence and took over townsville and turned it into a horror show, he also infected the town with a hate plague that turned the girls loved ones against them which is a huge mind screw, and while Discord did attempt that on the MLP staff, that was only done once during his run as a villain and even if you want to argue that Him needed to be toned down for the reboot (for whatever reason) even when Him WASN'T being malicious or sadistic his charismatic personality still made him threatening and he was still competant and never petty. 2 cases that support this He made the girls do all sorts of tasks and riddle solving under a certain amount of time, vaguely telling them how if they don't he'll make the professor pay. At the end of the episode we find out he just made the Professor pay full price for eating his pancakes. what made that work was how Him still kept his air of menace but in the end we find out he was never malicious, he was just a person who provided goods and service to a customer and had a fun wager. 2nd time was in the Beat Alls episode, he kept his charisma and devilish personality but never went full blown Devil on the cast when he could have, he had fun hanging with a group of villains when they all managed to take down the powerpuff girls. It needs no saying, but i'll say it anyways. The reboot, at this point, doesn't care because they were cancelled, they just turned out an episode and that's it. The reboot never cared to have Him (or anyone) be presented the any way shape or form as they were in the original series.

[@TF2Fan101]

That thing you said about Discord being based off of Q is fitting considering he was voiced by the guy who played Q in TNG.

[@OrangeRight]

This episode's a guilty pleasure for me, though it could have been better. I just like the idea of the A plot: Blossom gets her soul sold to Him, goes to his realm, somehow ends up doing a hostile takeover of it, and Him has to be one of her employees in an Office Space parody. Not only is that an interesting role reversal, there's a lot of ideas they could have did with the concept of Hel, er, Chaos Incorporated. It's too bad the rest of the episode is an...well, even "afterthought" implies they thought about it. The whole bobsled plot, at best, feels like an extended joke from the same running joke pile the soundless slippers came from. At worst, it makes Bubbles and Buttercup total jerks, and their actions goes against the "sisterhood" theme of the show. Honestly, after everything they did with Bubbles and Buttercup in the reboot, the biggest surprise for me is that they decided Bubbles could spell her name correctly. (Also, I thought that "yeah, ink" joke was funny.)

[@MrSRArter]

HIM looks like Mr. Krabs when he holds money

[@JMJonesYSZ]

I'm just happy for an episode where Blossom is able to get one over on an antagonist and be in control of the situation. We don't get a lot of that in this show.

[@sadlobster1]

Since the PPG reboot hasn't been on the air for a long while, I think it's safe to say that this was Him's final appearance

[@therighteousboys446]

12:43 you can see blossom looking at the 4th wall showing that she knew what was going on

[@tyresefinney1985]

Just from the first couple of minutes of this episode, I already consider this the worst episode of the entire ppg reboot. Selling their sister’s soul to the devil with little to no regret? It really feels like this show tries its absolute hardest to be as bad as possible. I can’t even feel satisfied with how bubbles and buttercup get what they deserve in the end because of how little sense it made.

[@rhondahoward8025]

This episode had such an easy fix too. All you had to do was make the stakes more dire. Instead of making the deal center around a stupid bobsled, make it to where the Professor is extremely sick or on his deathbed or something and nothing the girls are doing is making it better. Him offers to make their father well again but in return, one of them has to give up their soul to him. Blossom could actually volunteer to do it instead of having her sisters sell her out and then the rest of the episode could go from there.

[@icecreamhero2375]

13:23 Him is supposed to be creepy, not random.

[@MrSRArter]

1:11 I think Secret Swapper of Doom would've been the worst Him episode if you did count that.

[@BabyGirlTiny]

When Mr.krabs sold SpongeBob soul for money, it made sense because he's cheap and loves money. Its in character for him to do that. In the reboot, it makes no sense because this doesn't seem like something in character, but rather something they did because the episode demanded they did so

[@rickygamingproductions]

9:59 Well they are called tracer triplets so maybe their sisters?

[@stevensuarez8023]

"60 minutes ticker plays" I'm Shadow Streak, those stories along with uhhhh *muffled voice* tonight on 4:31.

[@Dashiell777]

This episode here makes Buttercup and Bubbles look like bad guys there not supposed to be bad guys there supposed to be heroes.

[@pinkpearl9848]

Yes! I've been waiting for this one ^^

[@scarywaterhorse9152]

Wait...if Him owned Blossom's soul? Then why did he let himself be bossed around by her? Couldn't he just order her around and force her to act in accordance to his will like he did in the Battle of the Bands episode?

[@mr.chrismaster8860]

This was almost a bigger betrayal than when Mr Krabs sold SpongeBob for 62 cents

[@samuquinhaplay5708]

The only thing that I like about this episode is that it sort of portrays Blossom and "Him" as oposite forces, Blossom is everything nice while "Him" is chaos, I find that neat and cool but the rest is rubish garbage.

[@icecreamhero2375]

I hate it when they have Charlie Brown faces it looks creepy.

[@adamk-paxlogan7330Sucks]

fuck you for hating charlie brown,you clearly had no childhood

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

@@adamk-paxlogan7330Sucks he means those faces look uncanney on them, not that the Peanuts Artstyle is trash

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@adamk-paxlogan7330Sucks I love Charlie Brown it's one of my favorite comic strips of all time and I read it every day. I was talking About when the PPG have dot eyes. It does not look right.

[@thetruenico6117]

It would have made more sense if him didn't tell bubbles And buttercup didn't tell them that blossoms soul was the price

[@icecreamhero2375]

15:14 Why is Blossom saying did you learn your lesson that doesn't make any sense. She liked the company and wanted to stay.

[@katylepetsos7512]

So.....it’s basically like when Mr. Krabs sold Spongebob’s soul to the Fly Dutchman for 62 cents?

[@rhondahoward8025]

At least with Mr. Krabs we already knew he was a cheapskate and when Squidward called him out for it, he immediately felt guilt and wanted Spongebob back.

[@0nly.mally1]

I hated this episode so much it’s mean spirited, and it really didn’t sit right with me when I finished watching it this is arguably in my opinion the worst episode in the entire show. And I hated buttercup and bubbles guts in this.

[@video_ilyasa]

I thought it would be just a normal episode, not good and not bad. But OH MY GOD the ending. Did they really fell off a cliff? WTF?! Also Bubbles and Buttercup are complete idiots here

[@TwinkleMaddie]

Can you tell me who fell off? It’s okay, I don’t really like the reboot so you can spoil it for me

[@video_ilyasa]

@@TwinkleMaddie If I spoil it here somebody else will read it and spoil it for himself. Just cut to the last 3 minutes of the video

[@TwinkleMaddie]

@@video_ilyasa got it

[@TwinkleMaddie]

I mean, the powerpuff girls can fly so that scene was pointless

[@yes8032]

@@TwinkleMaddie exactly

[@Gabezilla437]

How the Chaos did Him be able to change from his Mariachi uniform into his usual clothes????? And you said Blossom was fast

[@tlebron8426]

Him working at the customer service line is somehow amusing. He gets paid for making people miserable.

[@inukaiya1509]

I feel friendship is magic did this concept best with trying to make chaos orderly.

[@tillytakestallys]

Cant wait for you to review my fav (the one where princess stteals octi)

[@thedarknight307]

This might honestly might least favorite episode of the season. I really hate Bubbles and Buttercup sell Blossom's soul, and dont even care. Buttercup I get, but Bubbles? The one who tries to be the median between Blossom and Buttercup. The one who is the nicest, and does all she can to be a great sister. I would expect her to have SOME regret, or guilt. But nope. ANd then there is the disregard for Him's power. Dude had the powerpuff girls shook by just doing his workout in his living room. And turned the entireworld to a living hell in a timeline. I mean this is the villain, the girls even threatened to kill once! Yet now he just sees pretty lame. Its just so annoying....

[@icecreamhero2375]

3:03 Bubbles and Buttercup feel out of character. Why would they trust Him one of their worst enemies this doesn't make any sense.

[@TheYoungGeninSasuke]

It is in character for this reboot..

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@TheYoungGeninSasuke Not even by the low reboot standards, it's out of character. 1) When one of your enemies walks up to you and offers you something you have to think this must be a trick or you are stupid 2) Don't they love their sister. It's especially out of character for Bubbles who is supposed to be the Sweet one with the biggest heart.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@TheYoungGeninSasuke At most Buttercup should almost do it then Buttercup punches her then Buttercup says oh yeah we love our sister right.

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Because its the reboot where nobody gives a fuck

[@TF2Fan101]

To quote Mystery Science Theater, ‘They just didn’t care!’

[@RahRizzle123]

How do u forget Him's echo? It's like one of the main reasons he is so unique

[@darkoak6877]

Him what are you doing?!?!?!? Are you trying to steal souls like Black Hat?!?!?

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

Sounds like they ripped this off from The Simpsons with the Whole selling someone's soul to the Devil when Homer Sold his Soul for a Donut

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

Or Mr Crabs selling Spongebobs Soul for spare change

[@DarkCrystalSage]

"I like the red Ink" Yeaah Ink....OH MY GOD THAT GOT A GOOD LAUGH FROM ME

[@Kolbatsu]

Mojo doesn't speak in Molingish Him doesn't have is echo what kind of upside down hell show is this?!!!!

[@ivywt]

This episode was pathetic in so many ways. What I don’t understand is what they’d trade *their sisters soal* for a dollar. _A freaking dollar._ What happened to family?! Don’t you guys love and care for each other?! This is one of the most stupidest scenarios in the entire season. The other thing that makes this episode a total bummer is the fact that they didn’t even hesitate when agreeing to the deal nor did they regret doing so. I hate the way that Bubbles and Buttercup show _no_sympathy towards Blossom and care more than a stupid sledge is more worthless than a human being, let alone their *sister.* I get that they’re supposed to learn a lesson at the end but come on, you can’t make them this stupid. OG Bubbles and Buttercup would never give up their sister for a dollar that they could literally get _anywhere._ To hell with this episode _and_ the reboot itself, the original is so much better and that’s not an opinion, it’s straight facts.

[@BugsyFoga]

Yet another case of a classic villan being completely underutilized in the reboot.

[@BladerKev]

5:20 *I’m SoRrY i SoLd YoU’rE sOuLs*

[@waylanemmick1230]

I think the title card is meant for Him to say “Our brand is chaos” and is meant to contrast with Blossom in the episode keeping everything organized but even then it still makes no sense and I still can’t believe Buttercups’ and Bubbles’ actions in this episode like come on

[@ScottPillgram20]

While the show's writing wasn't that great in the last 2 seasons, it really feels like they're just going through the motions at this point. Who needs any sort of consistency (even when it's something as basic as remembering these characters are superheroes that can fly) or continuity when we can have jokes so obvious you can see them coming a mile away, basic plots done in the way you'd expect them to go, and montages? I'm really curious to see what episodes are going to be on your "best" list for this season, because I can't recall that many that you thought were above average besides Salamander and Save the Date.