Completed Collection Thoughts: MST3K XXX

Having finished another official Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVD collection, I can once again take a look at the juxtaposition between episodes I've seen before and the new bonus features included. "The Black Scorpion" was the last episode of the first season to be released on an official DVD, but watching it did prompt the uncertain feeling of wondering just when I would return to any of its episodes without the prompt of them being included in a new collection. Watching all of them in "production order" does seem to be both the "necessary" "new way to try it" and threateningly slow. However, there was a mini-documentary on the making of the actual movie included, as much as its "this was a reasonably budgeted production and contributed to the evolution of 1950s science fiction movies" tone might have left me wondering about an impression while watching the episode itself of the movie skating on the upper slopes of the necessary "cheesiness" that makes for a memorable episode. Still, I did get to wondering if I'd really considered before how the movie had a little Mexican boy constantly stowing away with the heroes into ever-escalating danger; looking back at my "episode thoughts," I did see I'd at least mentioned it.
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