![]() To their surprise, they discover a machine gun powered giant robot! After a valiant fight, complete with descriptive text from Grillo-Marxuach, WW gets knocked out by gas. WW accuses the Middleman of having feelings for Roxy, as well as Lacey, and implies his heart may be torn between the two! MM denies the accusation, with emphasis on his non-interest in Roxy.Romantic life aside, WW and MM investigate a seemingly abandoned lab to seek a clue to the model-mauling fiend. That would be a last resort, of course.Back to the topic of Roxy, WW harasses the Middleman again about his romantic life. At the appropriate moment, the audience yelled "Middleman!" to complete the theme song and carry the story forward past the imagined opening title.Grillo-Marxuach then briefly and rapidly mentioned to the audience how you can do more in a comic than a low budget show, like showing a succubus's horns and fangs appear and then disappear quickly with emotion.Back to the episode action, the team discovers that, due to the fact that the mauled models are missing their pineal glands - apparently in an attempt to acquire supernatural powers - a talisman from the Middleman vault related to a Mayan god Chalk Maul (which requires the cryptic "ultimate sacrifice" to use) may be necessary in this mission. Grillo-Marxuach took this moment to play the Middleman theme music from a tiny recorder into the mic - while he danced a little jig. "Someone's Kidnapping my girls.and cutting them up" she exclaims! ![]() Tyler and WW discuss the allure of the YouMaster, a device whose function apparently remains a mystery.Enter Lacey, infatuated with her newest date, "The Perfect Warren," an all around vegan, environmentalist, and swell guy.Later, WW confronts The Middleman himself ("MM") about MM's lack of action concerning his romantic interests for Lacey.Interrupting the conversation, to the relief of MM, is a distress call from Roxy Wasserman (actress Elaine Hendrix not being present, producer Sarah Watson filled in the role), an ally from the Succubus house. "Middleman" Episode 13: "The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse."Grillo-Marxuach, reading as commentator, with producers, editors, and writers filling in any role of missing actors.The Steve-Jobs-like figure of Manservant Neville is madly selling YouMaster devices across the world. But here, CBR presents an abbreviated summary version of this very special table read. Present to add their acting skills to the process were Matt Keeslar (The Middleman, AKA "MM"), Natalie Morales (Wendy Watson, AKA "WW"), Brit Morgan (Lacey Thornfield), Mary Pat Gleason (Ida), Jake Smollett (Noser), Mark Sheppard (Manservant Neville), Brendan Hines (Tyler Ford), as well as Sarah Watson (co-producer), Jordan Rosenberg (writer), Margaret Dunlap (writer), and Andy Reaser (editor).You'll have to buy the comic to read the complete story. With nary a mention of the upcoming DVD release of "The Middleman" or its new graphic novel from Viper Comics, Grillo-Marxuach went straight to the table read of the final missing episode of "The Middleman" television show. Foregoing the usual format of presenting clips, moderated discussions, and a question and answer session, "The Middleman" creator Javier Grillo-Marxuach opted instead for an unusual and rare presentation last Thursday at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
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