Look Into My Eds

Well, this episode took a turn for the bizarre. Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy never really went into science-fiction or supernatural territory too much, but when they did, it was always fun to watch. Interestingly enough, the Rorschach test at the beginning seemed to indicate more Ed was literal-minded while Eddy was obsessed with money (not that we didn't already know that).

On a side note, I still can't get over the fact that Edd was surprisingly OK with Eddy hypnotizing all the kids to basically rob them of their allowances. He seemed very content with it and decided to just stand back, observe, and take notes.

I'll be honest, I actually find Edd's character in the early seasons (obviously 1 and 2) a lot more endearing than he was in later seasons, because he had a bit of a "mad scientist" edge on him at times, and he actually enjoyed being involved with the Eds instead of constantly complaining about them doing scams.

If this scenario had happened in a later season (possibly 4 or 5), Eddy would've blackmailed Edd with the secret of what's under his hat to make him not object to this amoral act (again), and most of the episode would be about Edd trying to stop him. This is one of the reasons I'm glad this happened pre-flanderization.