Dust Speck in the Universe

The most important sound from this episode, is that of the applause from all those watch it.

“Jack and the Three Blind Archers” is an absolute classic, one of the most iconic entries in the series, constantly appearing on virtually every top episode lists I’ve seen (pre-season five anyway). Penned and storyboarded by the brother duo of Bryan and Mark Andrews, two names that are worth noting for any fan of Samurai Jack, especially Bryan Andrews. For starters, according to the DVD commentary, it was the brothers idea for Jack to wear the straw hat (it’s likely Genndy would’ve added it eventually but they were the first to incorporate it). Mark Andrews only has a total of five writing/storyboard credits on the show, all great episodes, Bryan however, may just be the most important person behind Samurai Jack’s success after Genndy himself. Out of the 62 episodes of the series, Bryan Andrews received writings credits for 21 one of them, 15 for the original four season one. Which, unless I miscounted, and more than anyone else (including Genndy, though Genndy also served as perennial director for all episodes). Even though he’s always paired with another, his prominence speaks volumes.

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