9. Lobo for President Airdate: August 10, 2000
Lobo participates in an Intergalactic President Election, but Lobo has had it.
Review: The humor in this episode worked really well for a couple
reasons: First, there's the usual element of the random violence
and general kickassness that makes Lobo damn cool. From Lobo
ripping out the dude's skeleton to Lobo's hairy ass having a
band-aid on it, Lobo was in his element throughout the episode.
Fragging those politician dudes one by one? Nice touch!
Secondly, the neat thing about this episode is that the
narration sounds eerilie similar to what an authentic candidate
endorsement might be like in modern politics. Amazingly, the
episode actually conveys a compelling, welcome, and hilarious
message about campaigns and the way we view them: as
entertainment. Lobo's being a bastard as always, but the
campaign still manages to twist him into seeming like some
heroic figure, which Lobo himself points at the end. The ep has
the usual Lobo elements, but is unique in that the contrast
between what is being said and the reality of the situation is
what makes it funny.