Bright Side of the Moon
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| “Bright Side of the Moon” | |||||||
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| Episode # | 106 | ||||||
| Villain | Hugh Bliss | ||||||
| Musical number | World Of Max | ||||||
| Release date | April 26, 2007 (GameTap), May 10, 2007 (Telltale Shop), May 7, 2007 (for subscribers) | ||||||
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Bright Side of the Moon is the sixth and final episode of season one of the Sam & Max video game series by Telltale Games. Now, Sam and Max must head to the Moon to confront the man behind all of this season...
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[edit] Synopsis
Just when Sam finally figures out that the mastermind behind the recent string of hypnosis-related incidents is Hugh Bliss, The Commissioner calls and asks Sam and Max to deal with Hugh Bliss. So they drive the DeSoto to his headquarters on the moon. After stealing the "spoon bending talisman" from Harry Moleman who has moved on from being a Toy Mafia boss they trick Superball into thinking they are high-level Prismatologists and enter the HQ of Hugh Bliss's prime op; the Blister of Tranquility. They discover that Abraham Lincoln is still alive as a head and that he is studying Gastrokinesis; the prismatology trick of making people throw up with your mind. They help him with his troubles with Sybil, who she met through Sam and Max.
They discover that Hubert and The Bug has also entered Prismatology and that they are moving on with their own lives now. The C.O.P.S., who've moved on from the Reality 2.0 that Sam and Max destroyed, are moving on to a new epic game... tic tac toe and are offering a see-thru talisman for whoever can beat their "AI". Also, Philo Pennyworth from Situation: Comedy has been dabbling in Prismatology and is unsuccessfully trying to get rats out of hats. Bosco is now charging One Hundred Trillion dollars for an "Earthquake Maker" (all while pretending to be his mother and Sybil has someway became the queen of Canada.
Later, they finally penetrate Hugh Bliss' inner sanctum and confront him. The confrontation doesn't go according to plan; not only is Hugh Bliss too well-protected, he goes on to hypnotize the entire world to be like him and "separates Max's bliss", unleashing Max's personified sloth, gluttony and violent tendencies while leaving him a mere husk of his former self. With the help of Bosco and Sybil, those clones are successfully eliminated. Sam & Max confront Hugh Bliss once more. They are quickly captured and Sam is put through a series of death-traps. Bliss reveals he is undefeatable by guns because he is a colony of Bacteria. He is later tricked by Max into being burned and killed and sent to Hell, saving the world.
[edit] Characters
(Every character that has appeared so far except for Brady Culture also appears in the credits sequence)
[edit] Protagonists
- Sam - Sent to Eliminate Hugh Bliss and Prismatology.
- Max - Sam's best friend who helps him in this case; but later his bliss is separated from his vices (Violence, Gluttony & Sloth).
- The Commissioner - Assigns the duo the case.
[edit] Neutral Characters
- Leonard Steakcharmer - Still living his life in the closet after the events of the third episode and is fed the deed to the US.
- Harry Moleman - Owns a tourist shop on The Moon.
- Agent Superball - A high-level Prismatoligist guarding the door to the Blister of Tranquility.
- Sybil Pandemik - Still running her office, and her job of the month -- the queen of Canada!
- Jimmy Two-Teeth - Holds onto a parking meter and is pulled out of a magic hat.
- Bosco - Dressed up as his Momma this month, he is now charging 100 Trillion Dollars for an "earthquake maker" that can make his satellite defense system crash into planets.
- Mr Spatula - Sam & Max's Pet goldfish who became a Prsimatologist.
- Abraham Lincoln - Also a Prismatoligst.
- Hubert - Sam and Max's office plant who is now a Prismatologist.
- Philo Pennyworth - Former actor for Midtown Cowboys, now a Prismatologist.
- The C.O.P.S. - Hanging out in the Blister of Tranquility after Reality 2.0's destruction.
- The Bug - Yet another Prismatologist.
[edit] Antagonists
- Hugh Bliss - The episode's Antagonist trying to take over the world after Sam and Max quashed his Hugh Bliss's Master Plan.
- Max's Violence, Gluttony and Sloth - The three forms of Max following Hugh Bliss's removal of those emotions.
[edit] Notes
- The original title of this episode was From the Jaws of Certain Bliss, which was changed when it was realised that this title contained spoilers.
- Canada already has a queen; Queen Elizabeth II, who is also queen of fifteen other independent nations.
- This is the only 6th episode in a Season to date. All other preceeding Seasons have had 5 episodes.
- Completing this episode gives you a 20G Achievement on the XBox 360.
