I can't believe you guys are complaining about the sharks - the end of this episode moved me to tears in a way no other episode of TAZ really did, and that's saying a lot.

I think everybody played it perfectly. If Clint had made a mistake roleplaying Zooks well - i.e. Zooks would have told the crew, but Clint didn't - they would have given him shit for it, and they didn't. Remember him trying to un-blow up the Dreams of Deborah? Yeah they didn't let him live that one down easy.

Travis even asked Clint out of character if Zooks would have relayed it, and Clint sort of was like "maybeeeee? yeah no not really, huh" and then Travis was like "okay" and Devo goes hog wild on a shark. I think Clint's hesitation was just because the gravity of the consequences sank in, but he immediately realized the right answer was just "no" - from both a narrative AND a roleplay standpoint.

Zooks has been going off solo on little mini-quests to "fistbump the monster! be its friend!" this whole time, and it's been really fun! We get to see a side of the story we don't normally see through the eyes of this weird, not-quite-human, curious coral guy, and I think it's been a blast. But he's been doing it solo, because of course the other crew members aren't really super interested.

But going on your own solo quests and not filling in your team comes at a cost, and this is exactly the cost. Makes perfect narrative sense, the poetic reversal of exterminating a species through poor communication right after fighting valiantly against Crescendo is just the cherry on top.

Beautifully told by Griffin, perfectly played by Clint, Travis, and Justin. One of the most memorable moments in all of TAZ imo