Getting caught up on all the previous showcases I missed earlier in the year.
Anyway, I watched "The Brave Longneck Scheme" for a second time. Back when I did my
first review for the Ali Showcase, before the showcases for this year had been announced, I remember wondering to myself if we were going to get a Rhett Showcase eventually. And indeed, here we are.
When I first joined the Discord server last year, I didn't know who Rhett was, due to my at-the-time unfamiliarity with the TV series. The only thing I knew him as was the grouchy bot who did the level/rank updates...
Other assorted thoughts:It's funny how, even though Petrie only hears about Rhett second-hand and doesn't meet him right away, Petrie also falls for Rhett's stories.
As for Rhett himself, for how much of a meme god he became around here, when I first watched the episode I found that I was surprisingly neutral about him. I can see why he's controversial in the shipping community; which I even agree with to an extent, being a 'Littlefoot x Ali' fan myself. But aside from that, at the time I found Rhett to be just another guest character in the series. If it hadn't been for all the Rhett memes, he probably wouldn't have stood out as much to me.
Ironically, despite my opposition to Ali and Rhett as a pairing, it does seem appropriate that the first time I reviewed this episode was for the Ali Showcase, and now I'm reviewing it a second time for the Rhett Showcase. Heh.
Either way, my views on Rhett have since shifted from before. I feel less neutral about him now, but I still don't really know what to make of him. There is something about his character I find kinda intriguing. I can't really put my finger on why exactly. He would be an interesting character to write about in fanfics.
