No doubt Sonic the Hedgehog would be the object of many girls' affections, given his status as the number one hero on Mobius, but with all the running around and stopping of evil schemes Sonic does, do you think he would ever find time to settle down or have any kind of relationship with the fairer sex? It almost happened once, when Sonic went gaga over a female hedgehog, who was sadly not all she seemed. This is episode where Sonic meets Breezy, and it's also the one with the most infamous Sonic Says of the entire series, which you better believe I'll get into later on. This is "Lovesick Sonic", and it sure makes me sick. It opens on a hedgehog/human hybrid being chased by Scratch and Grounder, pleading for help. Lady, we've seen these two idiots in action, I think you'll be fine. The reason they're pursuing this girl is because they think she knows where Sonic is. Why, because she's a hedgehog too? Anyway, Sonic hears the call for help and races to the rescue, just as Scratch and Grounder catch and interrogate the girl. The long and short of it is that he disguises himself as a photographer and makes the robots pose in a puddle of glue fired from Grounder's glue gun in a futile attempt to make Sonic stops in his tracks. While those two dumbots are in a sticky situation, Sonic races off with the girl, whom we learn is named Breezy, and brings her back to their campsite. She begins fawning all over Sonic, calling him handsome and brave and daring and strong and whatnot, and the silly hedgehog was flattered. The whole time, Tails was being incredibly rude, trying to insert himself between Sonic and Breezy. Now this girl is a real piece of work, and I mean that in more ways than one. She's going to prove that Sonic will do anything for her. Huh, this should've been called Love-Slave Sonic instead. First, she requests a table with an umbrella, because while she accepts Sonic's lunch invite, she doesn't like eating out in the sun. Next, she wants flowers, but not just any old flowers, she wants the kind with a long, dumb name that I don't want to repeat here, and they only grow near the equator 2,000 miles away. Well, you can bet something like that won't sway the hedgehog from getting this vivacious flirt what she wants. He races down there, buys a map to where the flowers grow, but is warned to be careful of the alligators, the python, and the tribe of cannibals. Did we suddenly run into an Indiana Jones movie or something? Anyway, none of those deterrents stop Sonic from getting the flower, not even the previously undisclosed fire-breathing dragon. Wow, all that for nothing, no tension whatsoever because we knew Speedy would get out of it unharmed. He gets back, where Breezy and Tails chide him for taking a long time. Ah, both of you go jump in a river. To be fair, Tails tried offering her a chili dog, but oh, she's a picky eater too. She only eats dogs personally cooked by Chef Charlamagne, six thousand miles from here, so... ugh, off Sonic goes. Okay, we have no plot for this one, do we? No story, no plot. We're nearly 8 minutes in and all we've seen is Sonic run around the planet to get flowers and chili dogs for this really annoying woman. I'm starting to agree with Tails, they should've quit while they were ahead. Why should we care about any of this? Well, this trip to the Arctic actually does serve a purpose, as the polar bear Sonic asks for directions actually works for Dr. Robotnik, as he somehow knew Sonic would be there.
Turns out, this was all one of Botsy's big plans, for you see, Breezy is one of his creations. He did it all to lull Sonic into a false sense of security and be eliminated. Scratch and Grounder were unaware that Breezy worked for the Doc, so I guess he told them she was in cahoots with the hedgehog, so they'd chase her down, hold her at bay in the hopes that Sonic would rescue her. Awful lot of faith he put into this plan. Oh, but that was just part of it, as Robotnik exposits by dressing in a... a Nazi S. S. uniform, even doing the sieg heil salute, and presenting his newest contraption: a machine for tunneling underground. He's going to drill underneath the reservoir overlooking a small village populated with innocent women and children, to flood it out and open Lake Robotnik. I like how as he's tunneling underground, we see everything marked like we're looking at a map. The reservoir, the water, the village, there's even a sign that says "The Dastard" with a sign pointing to Robotnik, and you know they would've preferred putting a B instead of a D. Anyway, Frosty the Hedgehog returns with Breezy's ice cold chili dog. Unfortunately, when shaking the snow off, he doused the campfire. Breezy suggests a place to heat it up... 600 miles away. This is getting really old really fast! Tails pretty much says to leave his pal alone, and she responds by grabbing him by the nose and chucking him into a river. Okay, when I said that earlier, I didn't mean it literally. He floats down stream, yelling for help. Dude, you can fly, just get yourself out... oh hey, he actually did it. Well, props for not making him a damsel in this one and getting himself out of his fix. No doubt his horny hedgehog pal is too busy stoking the flames of love to even notice Tails is alive. The little fox flies overhead as Breezy consorts with Scratch and Grounder, putting their plan of Sonic extermination into play. They're going to stick him on a treadmill that will generate static electricity, then bring out a giant magnet to draw him in and hold him in place, and if that fails, a enormous stomper will come out of the sky and flatten him. She takes the phone out of her stomach to call Robotnik, while Tails goes to find Sonic to warm him of his impending demise, but he won't listen! Well, looks like he's a goner. This is what happens when you think with your 'other' head, hedgehog. But oh, what's this, in addition to bringing her that special chili dog, he also gives her a locket, and he wrote her a poem. It's as corny as a Nebraskan cornfield, but it seems to actually touch her. Seems Robotnik built her with a heart. With Breezy distracted, Scratch and Grounder activate the trap, catching Sonic on the static electricity treadmill. Before you can say, "Jane, stop this crazy thing!" he's drawn to the magnet! Breezy intervenes and saves Sonic, who in turn saved her when the bots activate the sky stomper. Then the earth literally opens up and swallows Scratch and Grounder. Good riddance. Breezy tells Sonic about Robotnik's plan, so he quickly races underground and stops him instantly. Why didn't they just call this show Adventures of Mary Sue the Hedgehog, because that's pretty much what he is. With that taken care of, Sonic is bummed that the object of his affections is a robot, but Tails brings him a poem Breezy wrote before she left. It basically says they might meet again some day down the line, "then you'll be mine." With that, Sonic races off down the line. She didn't mean that literally! And here it is, boys and girls, the infamous Sonic Says, which talks about being touched inappropriately and what to do about it. Everyone wants to poke fun at this, like it's so funny to hear Sonic the Hedgehog talk about being touched in such a way, but this is a very serious lesson. People even like to make fun of Winnie the Pooh: Too Smart for Strangers for having a section on what to do in case of bad touch. They're not doing this to be funny, this is an important thing to discuss. It's a shame more kids shows don't broach this topic, and I applaud the producers of Sonic for going down that road. You may want to laugh, or you may wanna go, "err... yeah, let's not go there," but you know what? Going there might actually help someone, so grow up. This is a very good message, though told a bit too light-hearted, even though Sonic is being serious.
So that was "Lovesick Sonic," and here's the rundown: the animation was terrible. I've never seen the characters go so off model before, with Robotnik being the worst. It's like they had to rush this out in a hurry. Well, it looks like crap. Second, the writing was terrible. We had no story or plot, we had no tension, no reason to care about anything. Third, the voice acting was terrible, everyone sounded like they phoned it in, except for White and Baldry, of course. However, just because it was made terribly doesn't mean it was a bad episode. I didn't particularly like it, but I can see how it has its merits. Strange that Robotnik builds machines with a heart and a conscience, and more often than not, it's those machines that turn against him. He succeeded in making Grounder and Scratch completely loyal, while at the same time profoundly stupid, but it seems his smart machines are the ones that grow a conscience and leave him, so it's a real pick your poison situation. So do I recommend "Lovesick Sonic?" Sure, it's worth seeing at least once. We'll be seeing Breezy again in "Sonic the Matchmaker", where she gets paired up with Robotnik Jr., another invention of the doc's to betray him. He'll never learn, will he?
Turns out, this was all one of Botsy's big plans, for you see, Breezy is one of his creations. He did it all to lull Sonic into a false sense of security and be eliminated. Scratch and Grounder were unaware that Breezy worked for the Doc, so I guess he told them she was in cahoots with the hedgehog, so they'd chase her down, hold her at bay in the hopes that Sonic would rescue her. Awful lot of faith he put into this plan. Oh, but that was just part of it, as Robotnik exposits by dressing in a... a Nazi S. S. uniform, even doing the sieg heil salute, and presenting his newest contraption: a machine for tunneling underground. He's going to drill underneath the reservoir overlooking a small village populated with innocent women and children, to flood it out and open Lake Robotnik. I like how as he's tunneling underground, we see everything marked like we're looking at a map. The reservoir, the water, the village, there's even a sign that says "The Dastard" with a sign pointing to Robotnik, and you know they would've preferred putting a B instead of a D. Anyway, Frosty the Hedgehog returns with Breezy's ice cold chili dog. Unfortunately, when shaking the snow off, he doused the campfire. Breezy suggests a place to heat it up... 600 miles away. This is getting really old really fast! Tails pretty much says to leave his pal alone, and she responds by grabbing him by the nose and chucking him into a river. Okay, when I said that earlier, I didn't mean it literally. He floats down stream, yelling for help. Dude, you can fly, just get yourself out... oh hey, he actually did it. Well, props for not making him a damsel in this one and getting himself out of his fix. No doubt his horny hedgehog pal is too busy stoking the flames of love to even notice Tails is alive. The little fox flies overhead as Breezy consorts with Scratch and Grounder, putting their plan of Sonic extermination into play. They're going to stick him on a treadmill that will generate static electricity, then bring out a giant magnet to draw him in and hold him in place, and if that fails, a enormous stomper will come out of the sky and flatten him. She takes the phone out of her stomach to call Robotnik, while Tails goes to find Sonic to warm him of his impending demise, but he won't listen! Well, looks like he's a goner. This is what happens when you think with your 'other' head, hedgehog. But oh, what's this, in addition to bringing her that special chili dog, he also gives her a locket, and he wrote her a poem. It's as corny as a Nebraskan cornfield, but it seems to actually touch her. Seems Robotnik built her with a heart. With Breezy distracted, Scratch and Grounder activate the trap, catching Sonic on the static electricity treadmill. Before you can say, "Jane, stop this crazy thing!" he's drawn to the magnet! Breezy intervenes and saves Sonic, who in turn saved her when the bots activate the sky stomper. Then the earth literally opens up and swallows Scratch and Grounder. Good riddance. Breezy tells Sonic about Robotnik's plan, so he quickly races underground and stops him instantly. Why didn't they just call this show Adventures of Mary Sue the Hedgehog, because that's pretty much what he is. With that taken care of, Sonic is bummed that the object of his affections is a robot, but Tails brings him a poem Breezy wrote before she left. It basically says they might meet again some day down the line, "then you'll be mine." With that, Sonic races off down the line. She didn't mean that literally! And here it is, boys and girls, the infamous Sonic Says, which talks about being touched inappropriately and what to do about it. Everyone wants to poke fun at this, like it's so funny to hear Sonic the Hedgehog talk about being touched in such a way, but this is a very serious lesson. People even like to make fun of Winnie the Pooh: Too Smart for Strangers for having a section on what to do in case of bad touch. They're not doing this to be funny, this is an important thing to discuss. It's a shame more kids shows don't broach this topic, and I applaud the producers of Sonic for going down that road. You may want to laugh, or you may wanna go, "err... yeah, let's not go there," but you know what? Going there might actually help someone, so grow up. This is a very good message, though told a bit too light-hearted, even though Sonic is being serious.
So that was "Lovesick Sonic," and here's the rundown: the animation was terrible. I've never seen the characters go so off model before, with Robotnik being the worst. It's like they had to rush this out in a hurry. Well, it looks like crap. Second, the writing was terrible. We had no story or plot, we had no tension, no reason to care about anything. Third, the voice acting was terrible, everyone sounded like they phoned it in, except for White and Baldry, of course. However, just because it was made terribly doesn't mean it was a bad episode. I didn't particularly like it, but I can see how it has its merits. Strange that Robotnik builds machines with a heart and a conscience, and more often than not, it's those machines that turn against him. He succeeded in making Grounder and Scratch completely loyal, while at the same time profoundly stupid, but it seems his smart machines are the ones that grow a conscience and leave him, so it's a real pick your poison situation. So do I recommend "Lovesick Sonic?" Sure, it's worth seeing at least once. We'll be seeing Breezy again in "Sonic the Matchmaker", where she gets paired up with Robotnik Jr., another invention of the doc's to betray him. He'll never learn, will he?
