Episode 4 was only really good for introducing Popo. The Snake jokes fell kinda flat, and, if I remember correctly, the Pac-Man scene was pretty bad.
It might still have received too low of a rating; it had to be better than the first three episodes, at least. Or maybe the first three had ratings that were too high. I know for a fact that jokes about George Bush and Myspace were enough to stop me from watching the series until I decided to give it a chance years later.
Also, tagging this.
The Snake Way stuff was dull. I like the Snake as Snake, but it dragged on way too long. Goz & Mez were absolutely horrible. And Popo's character is introduced hilariously and pecking order is established, but it may actually be one of Popo's weakest episodes IIRC. Piccolo owned the episode with screaming at Gohan to climb down or his reactions to Giant Monkey Gohan. It was just a little disappointing that Popo wasn't as amazing as I remembered this early. It was just a quick introduction which is better if you didn't know Popo yet; Popo's reign of terror has not yet come. Overall, too many of the jokes just fell flat for it be to be very high. There were a few classic moments and I got some good laughs, but a lot of it was bad.
Also, Firsts:
- First LittleKuriboh
It should definitely rank higher than episode 1. The high rating was mostly surprise how good it still was early on, even with some weak jokes (though episode 4 had weaker ones). I'll adjust at the end of Season 1.
Notable Ep. 1 Mention (because it's playing on loop in my head right now): "Well, I'm drinking apple juice! And now it's OJ! Now it's beer! Yay beer!" - Master Roshi
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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost