“Is it just me, or is this kind of weird?” That’s right, alternate dimensions that are forcing themselves into ours, and while Dandy has certainly explored different universes, time travel, and a wealth of “What If?” like bizarro situations, this is certainly a different take on it all. Basically, another universe shows up, which would be a complication in itself, but it’s also two-dimensional. This flat, two-dimensional universe is beautifully depicted here, almost like something out of Minecraft, but this stuff really starts to shine when you get things like the visuals of missiles being into the 2D universe, only to be rendered into 8-bit like copies. It’s classic Space Dandy, and exactly the brilliant, weird stuff I watch this show for. If this wasn’t enough, the renderings of Dr. Gel, Bea, and their ship into this two-dimensional universe are impossible not to grin at, even if it is something that’s been done before on shows like Futurama. Space Dandy is continually adding to this concept though, and seriously pushing all of this as far as it can go. We see this in another drastic way in which this episode is different than last weeks with how it’s a love story between other-dimensional beings, with warping as an obstacle. A bit of Dandy’s past is learned through the appearance of his ex-girlfriend, Catherine, who, by the way is a disembodied heart in a wireframe grid box. She’s from the fourth dimension, and broke up with Dandy for Paul, an alien from the second dimension (where it’s also hinted that Dandy might originally be from), the one that’s recently appeared in our world. That’s three different dimensions/planes so far. There’s also crazy things said about how there’s really no such thing as warping, and that really we move in the space between universes, meaning there’s several parallel versions of us. Two of you, watching this episode at the exactly same time. Reading this review at exactly the same time. You’ll both smile at the same time as that significant other you’ve had eyes for returns your call, but who knows when the moment will come when they leave you for you? Kepe up with all our Space Dandy coverage right here. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
