MST3K Monday: Reptilicus
It's the first #MST3KMonday in a Season 11 world! We've waited a very, very, very long time for some new Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, and the day has finally arrived. In the first episode of the new season we get an overdose of Tom Servo clones, including the reluctantly sinister "Evil Servo." As if you could ever have too much Servo in your life!
I brought my own Tom Servo clone (appropriately dressed in a dapper suit and bow tie) to the Chicago premier of this episode. This segment had me in stitches, and after it was over I happened to glance over my shoulder, and who should I see but the man himself, Baron Vaughn, sitting a row across from/diagonal to me. He saw me turn around and I gave him an approving nod and smile, which he returned. I could tell he was having fun watching the fans react positively to his performance after all the hard work and, no doubt, pressure he had put on himself to live up to expectations.
It was a cool moment. And, of course, an hysterical Servo moment onscreen, as well. After all, it wouldn’t be the Satellite of Love without cloned Tom duplicates running around, right? ;)