The Venture Bros./Showdown at Cremation Creek (2)

Showdown at Cremation Creek (2)
Season 2, Episode 13
Airdate	October 15, 2006
Written by	Doc Hammer Jackson Publick
Directed by	Jackson Publick
← 2x12 Showdown at Cremation Creek (1)	3x01 → Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny
The Venture Bros. — Season Two

Showdown at Cremation Creek (2) is the thirteenth episode of the second season of The Venture Bros., and the twenty-eighth episode overall. The Monarch and the Ventures must defend against a Guild attack.

Voice Talent: James Urbaniak (Dr. Venture/The Phantom Limb/David Bowie/The Lab Rat), Patrick Warburton (Brock Samson), Michael Sinterniklaas (Dean Venture), Chris McCulloch (Hank Venture/The Monarch/Henchman 24/Klaus/Iggy/The White Oracle), Doc Hammer (Dr. Girlfriend/Henchman 21/Giant Boy Detective), Steven Rattazzi (Dr. Orpheus), Dana Snyder (The Alchemist), Lisa Hammer (Princess Tinglepants), Charles Parnell (Jefferson Twilight)

Plot Overview

Upon hearing the Phantom Limb's announcement, most of the wedding attendees flee the cocoon. The Monarch refuses to surrender, so Phantom Limb orders Iggy Pop and Klaus Nomi to attack. David Bowie jumps in to protect them, but Iggy kills him and Klaus hits Dr. Girlfriend with a sonic scream. Iggy and Klaus manage to take out both the Monarch and Brock Samson, so they grab Dr. Girlfriend and leave.

Dean is still trapped in the engine room. After putting a soda can ring on his finger, he sees a vision of Giant Boy Detective, who tells Dean they are going to save the kingdom and solve a really cool mystery.

The Order of the Triad takes the X-1 and heads to the cocoon, though they don't know where it is. Nien Nunb, who they conjured from a Star Wars trading card, is the pilot.

Brock and the Monarch prepare the cocoon to attack the Guild forces. Brock takes command of the Henchmen, who express their adoration of him. Brock sends the Henchmen to fight, and Hank sneaks out with them.

Dr. Girlfriend is brought to Phantom Limb, where she yells at him. Limb tells her that he is now the Sovereign. When she disputes this, he explains that the Sovereign was just killed — David Bowie was the real Sovereign, so Phantom Limb decided to use this opportunity to promote himself. Iggy tries to smoke using Bowie's cigarettes; Phantom Limb orders him outside. On the top of the plane, the cigarettes turn into Bowie and he defeats Iggy and goes inside. He kills Klaus Nomi and fights Phantom Limb.

Dean continues to imagine that he is on a great quest. He fights the evil Insect King and destroys the King's machine, which is actually the cocoon's engine. The cocoon starts to crash.

Brock, Hank, Henchman 21, and Henchman 24 are trying to break into Phantom Limb's ship, but they have no way to get inside. The X-1 finally arrives, bumps the ship, sending it out of control. The X-1 then crashes into the cocoon, and the Order of the Triad emerges from the plane in the cocoon's engine room, where Dean is still tripping.

The Monarch and Dr. Venture try to escape from the big cocoon using the Monarch's personal escape cocoon, but they collide with Phantom Limb's ship and everyone crashes. Everyone seems to survive the crash, though some pieces of Phantom Limb are found strewn about.

David Bowie congratulates the Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend, and assures them that Phantom Limb won't bother them again, as he is now being hunted by the Guild.

After having some post-nuptual sex, Dr. Girlfriend confesses something to the Monarch.

Notes

• Like the previous episode, this episode has no opening credits. Instead, a quick montage recapping the previous installment is shown, followed by the title of the episode splashed across an image of the show's skull logo.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• The Phantom Limb disrupts the wedding of the Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend as part of a supposed attempt to get her back. But it's also a power play to gain control of the Guild. He launches a full-out attack on the Monarch's cocoon once Dr. Girlfriend is on his ship.

• Brock takes control of the Monarch's Henchmen, who gladly take his orders as they absolutely adore him. Hank, who is still wearing an old Henchman costume, sneaks into the battle against the Guild forces.

• Klaus Nomi and Iggy Pop are revealed to be working for Phantom Limb. They are both killed while fighting David Bowie.

• Dean spends the entire episode trapped in the engine room, which is said to be haunted. Dean hallucinates a grand adventure the entire time, where we learn about his many insecurities — mostly involving his father.

• The Monarch's cocoon is severely damaged during the Guild attack. The X-1 is also heavily damaged when it collides with the cocoon.

Characters

• The Phantom Limb: His real name is Hamilton J. Phantomos. Dr. Girlfriend uses his full name to scold him.

• Hank Venture: His full name is Henry Allen Venture.

• Dean's Neverending Story fantasy features a lot of familiar faces in his life.
  • Giant Boy Detective: Billy Quizboy
  • Great White Oracle: Pete White
  • Giant Rat: T.S. Venture
  • Princess Tinglepants: Triana
  • Insect King: The Monarch

• David Bowie: David Bowie is actually the Sovereign of the Guild of Calamitous Intent.

Referbacks

• 1x02 - Hate Floats: When the Monarch tells Phantom Limb that it's pathetic that Limb won't accept that he and Dr. Girlfriend are over and resorted to kidnapping her, Limb points out that the Monarch did the same thing.
• 2x12 - Showdown at Cremation Creek, Part 1: Brock's new Icarus tattoo is proudly displayed throughout the episode.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Taco Ockerse:
• Jeff Spicoli:
• Neverending Story:
• South of the Border: A store in South Carolina that calls itself the "Fireworks Supermarket," where Henchman 21 says he bought some M-80s.
• Star Wars: Brock tells Hank, "Great shot kid, that was one in a million!" This is a quote from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
• Dracula:
• Diamond Dogs:
• Labyrinth:
• Station to Station and Changes I: