Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26489974-20160315055507/@comment-995426-20171013015302

Amazoman:

I agree that "Meet Mondo Gecko" was mostly a junk episode, and that the way the show handled Pigeon Pete was disgraceful, especially considering how much positive development the IDW version of Pete (whose design was specifically inspired by the 2012 series version) has been given. Whereas the 2012 series writers seemed to consider Pete a nuisance and couldn't seem to wait to find a way to get rid of him and crap on his memory in his absence, the IDW writers have turned Pete into a warm, fun, compassionate character with various niche skills.

That said, "Meet Mondo Gecko" had the seeds of a really good backstory for Jason. It was barely glossed over and never given any seriousness for more than a moment, but left a strong impression on me because of how tragic it is. It's bad enough when a minor child is evicted by his parents and forced into homelessness. It's even worse when children become exploited by adults, as it hints at how many worse things can just as easily happen to children in the same vulnerable situation&mdash;stuff like special victims crimes. This made me like Jason in a way that came at the cost of my previous fondness for Xever. The episode may have been junk, but the same concept could have been done much, much better and could have been a really good story.