Kip Snip

[jekylljuice]

Originally Posted by koosie

I do kind of wonder why he couldn't just have let Bloo at least go home between gigs. It would have averted Bloo's eventual rebellion but I suppose greedy people generally don't understand enlightened self-interest.

Interesting point. Kip had, unbeknownst to Bloo until the latter stages of the episode, taken full legal control of him, and I assume that he wanted to keep his money-making minion detained at least partially for the purposes of convenience - so that he’d be ready and available for use at any given time. Also, removing his ability to come and go freely meant that the chances of Bloo being restored to his former, simpler life were effectively minimised.

Stalling a potential rebellion on Bloo’s part was unlikely to have been much of an issue for Kip – had he any real respect for the intelligence or autonomy of imaginary friends he would probably never have treated Bloo so shabbily in the first place. As many evil masterminds end up learning the hard way, that tiny little detail they underestimated is usually what comes back to sock them in the jaw eventually (something which Kip discovered all too literally).

That said, I find it curious that the normally very insightful Wilt, Coco and Ed were unable to pick up on prompts which had Kip himself ripping his nails out – I guess they were too absorbed in the spirit of the televised event to pay attention to the higher meaning of Bloo’s words.

EDIT: Oh yes, and of course keeping Bloo locked away within his spare time would also have ensured that Kip could make off with all the appearance fee booty with no questions asked. That must have been a pretty big incentive.