Broadcasting Station: Nickelodeon
Status: Concluded
Synopsis (from Wikipedia): The series is about an extraterrestrial named Zim from the
planet Irk, and his ongoing mission to conquer and destroy Earth. His various
attempts to subjugate and destroy the human race are invariably undermined by
some combination of his own ineptitude, his malfunctioning robot servant GIR,
and paranormal investigator Dib, one of very few humans attentive enough to be
aware of Zim's identity.
STEPH SAID
Rating: 
Review:
This series has grown to become a cult phenomenon, loved by
kids and adults alike. I learned about it through the many shirts, backpacks,
jewelry, etc. with GIR in them. I had heard the series was amazing, so I
decided to give it a try.
When it comes to Invader Zim the whole is not greater than
the sum of its parts. This series has amazing parts. It has great, funny
characters. My favorite part of the show, and why I kept watching the series,
was the characters. Zim is a stupid alien that can’t succeed at conquering
humanity. He is so pitiful, that I was really cheering for him, wanting him to
doom us all. GIR is a defective robot that loves pigs, bacon, tacos, tv shows,
cupcakes and monkeys. He is Zim’s sidekick, but instead of help, all Zim gets
from him are setbacks. He is the funniest of them all! I love when he goes on
his screaming or singing rants. Like the time he kept singing the Doom song for
six months straight. Dib, at first, is the only human that knows Zim is an
alien, and tries, unsuccessfully, to expose him. He is the only that see Zim’s
real reson for being on Earth, and the only one that cares. Eventually Dib’s
sister Gaz, finds out about Zim being an alien. She doesn’t care; she is better
occupied eating pizza and obsessively playing video games. No kidding, she once
saved her life, and another time her brother’s, thanks to her videogame
knowledge. I love her because she is super smart, super tough, knows how to hold
a grudge and get revenge, and she is still hilarious while she’s at it.
The series also has
funny jokes; dark comedy. I love, for example, how it portrays humans as
clueless of the alien invasion.
The background story is great and hilarious. Zim destroyed
his home planet, Irk, during Operation Impending Doom, a campaign to conquer
every planet in the galaxy. As a consequence he is exiled. But when he discovers
the Almighty Tallest are preparing for Operation Impending Doom II, he escapes and
manages to arrive to the Convention, where invaders are sent to different
planets. The Almighty Tallest, not wanting Zim involved in this operation, send
him away on a fake mission to a distant planet on the other side of the Galaxy:
Earth. From the beginning we know about Zim’s ineptitude, being him the
destroyer of his own planet.
But on the downsize Invader Zim is gross and disgusting.
Which is the only problem I have with this series, and why I didn’t gave it
five stars. Maybe it’s me, because other people love this show, so I’ll give
some examples and you be the judge of that. Once, Zim started acquiring other
people’s organs. He became so fat he looked like he was going to explode; every
time he opened his mouth you could see a bunch of organs on his throat. One
time he was talking and part of an intestine fell out of his mouth while part
was inside, so he had to suck it all in. Another example: Zim once had a huge
pimple. And when I say huge I mean, bigger than him. The thing is that it
exploded and everyone was covered in pus.
These are unrelated moments in different episodes. There are
many like those: stand-alone moments. But also in every episode you can see either
dirty walls, extremely greasy food, sweaty guys or a nasty pig promoting pizza,
among others. Making some episodes difficult to watch, no matter how great the
characters or the story were.
Overall, I really like it, but don’t love it. Would I watch
it again? Some episodes, not the whole series. Would I recommend it to others?
Yes, unless they don’t like gross scenarios like the ones I’ve presented.
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