A mysterious figure known as "Dr Londes" has established a cult known as "Brain Scratch", which offers immortality through the upload of spirit to the internet. After a number of suspicious deaths and disappearances, a bounty is placed on Londes. When Spike notices Faye being interviewed as a member of Scratch, he and Jet conduct their own investigation. Spike takes the direct approach by asking Scratch members, while Jet tries to find those believed to have worked with Londes. Unfortunately, neither of them are able to yield results.
After the laughs of "Cowboy Funk", the way is being paved for some of the more dramatic episodes. This episode is kinda philosophical and depressing. One big thing that occurs is the cancellation of Big Shot, which provided a comedic tone while discussing the bounty of the week. There's not much in the way action, but I love the mystery. It's also interesting to see Ein get involved in the story; Jet uses a special headset to try and join Scratch, but it emits a high frequency which almost puts him into a coma until Ein senses something's amiss and bites him.
I must admit that there are times when I feel like it's re-treading the same ground as "Jamming With Edward" with a manhunt involving cyberspace, but that gives Ed something to do.
Londes provides an interesting philosophy on how television is the greatest and worst invention of all time, and how it's become a religion in and of itself. But the reveal of who Londes really is ends up being quite poignant. I'm not going to share the details on here.
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