Humans are Weird – Banana Trees


“No it does not need to be a banana tree!” Ranger Ferris said rolling his eyes.
The larger human was lounging against the wall of the primary base green house watching the smaller human and Fourth Sister examining a set of young fruit tress marked with pale green tags.
“Which one of us is actually practicing Muay Thai?” the smaller human demanded. “Keep your uninformed opinions to your self!”
Fourth Sister tilted her head between the two male humans. Both seemed fairly relaxed and were twisting their faces into the contortion that indicated pleasure. Their voices were low and lacked the tones that indicated anger. While the content of their speech suggested they were having a confrontation every other social signal that she could read suggested that they were reciting some memorized trivia that neither particularly cared about. It was a strange situation but not one that she was required to investigate. She shook out her frill and turned her attention back to the trees.
“What about this one?” Ranger Trevor asked, stroking a finger along one of the long leaves.
“That one has a potential rating of four point seven,” Fourth Sister replied, checking her data pad. “You should leave it.”
“This one has some damaged leaves,” Ranger Trevor said.
“Indeed,” Fourth Sister lightly ground her mandibles together as she analyzed the totality of the data for the plant. “It came from a particularly productive seed-crop. We have plentiful clones of the parent genome. It has no particularly useful traits.”
“So can I have it?” Ranger Trevor asked, his face flushing with color in an expression of eagerness.
“We can exchange this for the agreed upon labor,” Fourth Sister confirmed. “Will you want to take this out to your training area or leave it here with the rest.”
“Well,” the human pondered. “It will need a good root system in the ground when I use it so the sooner I get it planted in the soil outside the better. This is a fast growing breed right?”
“It should reach the diameter you mentioned was desirable within two local years in the soil you provided in the sample,” Fourth Sister stated. “Though I should warn you. The free grown banana plants in this area are singularly lacking in potassium.”
“Not like I plan on eating them,” Ranger Trevor said with one of those disconcerting shrugs. “As long as you can assure me that the trunk will be the same density as the trunks on Earth.”
“While the gravity is slightly less the winds are marginally stronger on average,” Fourth Sister said. “The density and structural integrity of the trunk should be equal or possibly superior depending on the prevailing wind conditions in your training area.”
“Sweet!” the human crowed as he reached forward and in a show of strength that was impressive even for a human lifted the small tree, bucket, soil, moisture and all up into his arms.
“While they do have a high fructose content,” Fourth Sister said, “trunk density is unrelated to sugar production.”
“He’s not eating the bananas,” Ranger Ferris said with a grin as he lifted himself off of the wall and began following them towards the transport that had brought the humans.
“If I may ask what are you going to do with the plant?” Fourth Sister asked, her curiosity finally piqued.
“He’s going to kick it down,” Ranger Ferris said with a laugh.
Fourth Sister flicked her antenna in perplexed surprise and watched as Ranger Trevor turned his head and extended his tongue as if he was going to clean his eyes, but then retracted the stubby organ again. It appeared to have been a physical communication to Ranger Ferris because the larger human only laughed harder.
“I know that human lower body strength is capable of amazing feats,” Fourth Sister said carefully as the smaller human tenderly loaded the plant into the transport, “but I did not think that extended to being able to kick down a tree of that age.”
“Well we do!” Ranger Trevor insisted.
“No you don’t,” Ranger Ferris interjected as he slipped into the control harness of the transport.
“Yes I,” Ranger Trevor hesitated and seemed to ponder a moment. “Yes I will,” he finally said. “I could do it now but there are these unnecessary self-mutilation safeties in the human brain. I just have to get those turned off and I’ll be able to do that by the time the tree is larger enough. Thanks again Fourth Sister.”
“This whole banana tree thing was trite two hundred years ago,” the larger human scoffed as the transport pulled out of the parking area. “You don’t need anything but a heavy bag.”
“It is a time honored tradition!” the smaller human insisted.
Fourth Sister stared after the departing humans with her frill extending and retracting tight to her neck as she worked over the conversation. The concept that a sane sapient being could consider any self-mutilation safety unnecessary was enough to send her antenna skittering. She pondered what she should do for several moment before giving up and activating the communication function on her datapad.
“Second Mother?” she asked when the other end activated. “I...just...please talk to the two humans coming in. Ask them about the banana tree.”
“Of course my smoothling,” Second Mother said with a soothing click. “You look stressed. Have you been alone too long?”
“No,” Fourth Sister said. “The humans visit at least twice a day…”
Second Mother clicked thoughtfully.
“I will send Second Brother out with Eighth Cousin,” she said decisively. “You could use a nice sensible male around the plants if the humans have been acting up.”
“That would be nice,” Fourth Sister admitted. “The humans have indeed been acting up. Do remember to ask them about the banana tree.”  



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​Glitch Techs Co-Creator Dan Milano Answers My Weird Questions About Himself, The Show, and Animation

 BITT Prime-Glitch Techs Season 2 Episode 10-All of the Questions Get Deeper-None Get Answered


Hello my wonderful viewers and welcome to another episode of Betty Adams overanalyzes. Today we are looking as season 2 episode 10 of Glitch Techs. BITT Prime.
This is, hands down, the most satisfying cliffhanger I have ever been left on. With everything in chaos at the moment it is delightful torture to think it’s still up in the air if we are getting season 3 or not. But back to this episode.

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 I’m Mitch Williams–Glitch Techs Season 2 Episode 9–Mitch’s Secret Family – Even Better Than I’d Hoped


Hello my wonderful viewers and welcome to another episode of Betty Adams over-analyzes! Do you know that feeling? That feeling you get when your favorite pet theory turns out to be true? Isn’t that a great feeling? Well buckle up fellow fans we are about to take a tour down I told you so lane and I got it wrong boulevard!
I have been patiently waiting to do this video until all of the other videos were done. I have a new favorite episode and this is it! All of the little character hints I’d been seeing in Mitch’s relationships paid off in spades in this episode. So let’s jump right in.  



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 Settling the Score – Glitch Techs Season 2 Episode 8–Glaring Flaws Make Better Characters–Kaiju BABY




Hello my wonderful viewers and welcome to another episode of Betty Adams over analyzes. Today we are looking at season 2 episode 8 of Glitch Techs. Settling the Score.
This was the episode that took my opinion of the Miko is a glitch theory and turned it right on it’s head. Now do remember I still don’t believe that Miko, nor any of the techs, are glitches per sey. A glitch is by definition a malfunctioning and undirected set of plixils and a deliberately created, fully intelligent and aware person make of plixils is by very definition not a glitch. However I am now seventy-five percent sure that Miko at the very least has an artificial body. Now I am not going to spoil the sudden and jarring plot twist that upset my theories this hard. It is glaringly obvious and I trust that my wonderful viewers can spot it on their own.  

Find the Glitch–Glitch Techs Season 2 Episode 6–Those Little Ponies’ll Find the Power of Friendship


Hello My wonderful viewers and welcome to another episode of Betty Adams overanalyzes Today we are taking a second look at season 2 episode six “Find the Glitch” Specifically we are looking at one theory that might explain Mitch’s odd behavior while in the simulation room. Last time we considered the theory that Mitch just honestly broke under the stress and genuinely suspected Miko of being a glitch.


However there is also loads of evidence for another theory that contradicts the first one, and this theory even splits into another two pathways both equally plausible. I will go into all three theories far more in depth in another video but the basic idea is this.
Mitch has something to hide. Mitch knew perfectly well that there was no actual glitch in the room with them. Mitch knew that the evidence of his misdeeds, either his illegal gaining of XP or of his outright treason against Hinobi was recorded and might show up on the screen at any moment. So he deliberately steered the conversation, and video clips, away from general topics that might reveal his misdeeds and deliberately kept the conversation and the video play focused off of him.  



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Question - Who Are These Two Men Done in Cameo Art in Season 2 Episode 5 The New Recruit

 Find the Glitch–Glitch Techs Season 2 Episode 6–They Knew What They Were Doing-And How Very Dare You


Now Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt, whatever about that.
So begins the haunting story of Charles Dickens's Christmas Carol. The writer uses this very intriging hook to set the scene and capture the reader’s interest right off the bat. What possible importance could the life or death of this Marley have to a story titled a Christmas Carol? The author does this, to make it mysterious, to set the tone. This is a story of ghosts, there is a reason he mentions a death right off. This is one fact that you must keep in mind, otherwise the whole mystery might be tainted with the mundane. If the first visitor wasn’t a ghost, if it was some trick of Marley’s so the other’s might be tricks too. The audience needs to know without question that they are dealing with a ghost.
So my wonderful viewers I begin this analysis with a similar caution for a similar reason. I want you to focus on one thing that will make this episode strange.


Now the Animation was completely finished to begin with. There is no doubt, whatever about that.
The script was written, the character designs were set, and most notably the long laborious process of animation was done. The fractions of the pie were positioned over Miko’s head. Five’s button was smashed. Phil’s bunny glitch was in it’s canister.  

​ Ralphie Bear is Back–A Villain for Five’s Origin Story-Glitch Techs Season 2 Episode 3-Foreshadowing


Hello my wonderful viewers and welcome to another episode of Betty Adams over-analyzes! Have I mentioned recently how much I like this show? How much effort the creators put into making the show true to life despite its fantastic premis? How their constant striving to represent reality as honestly as possible results in the best fantastic stories? Well this episode is a brilliant example of that. In any other show this would just be a filler episode but this show moves the plot along in several ways and delightfully twists the plot out of the simplistic track set for it by the tradition of Western Animation.