I'll say that I had some significant objections but enjoyed myself in the return to the world and I'll admit that part one had some of the best moments of the series so far.

And even if they've been searching for 18 months and the military's been doing their thing ... what's Vecna been doing. Seems a weird pause and overall feels created more than lived in.

I think they wanted to have some allusions to gaming and retro stuff mixed in and so you get stuff like the dungeon crawl which could have theoretically helped them appear proactive and crafty. But it's a bit too on the nose.

This is the most awkward, dumb thing ever. For the record.

"Rebuttal from the council of the accused?"

"We object."

"You object?"

"Yes. We object to the extreme and farcical nature of this absurd story setup."

"In addition, I demand that you begin the process of full and fair restitution to myself, as the heir and owner of these fundamental elements of music, for the long and varied violations of the tremendous work and great legacy of John Philip Tuba."

"... and the pressing of buttons to change such sound. Given these recently discovered legal documents, which we will review in detail, I ask that this council forbid the sale of any instruments which violate these patents and copyrights."

"I come before you today to present evidence that my forebear invented the instrument which bears his name and, further, copyrighted and patented, in firm and enforceable manner, said instrument including such elements as the blowing of air through a shaped brass tube to produce sound ..."

(I'm unreasonably pleased to have come up with this name)

That is the only episode of MST3K I didn't think I could ever watch again.

Kanta did have a point. Not sure it comes across well enough ... though that's partly the point. In theory, the reader would understand better with context about the personality of each person Kanta pointed at.