Following a hilarious opening montage of defeats at the hands of...oh, you know, Drakken and Shego seek out a way to thwart Kim. The answer comes to them in the form of articles found in, of all things, teen magazines: embarrassment and the potential to die from it. Drakken sprays Kim with a powder. Every time she feels embarrassed, parts of her will disappear until she's gone...forever! Ron soon learns of a rare plant in the Amazon jungle that can undo the effects, and so he sets off, leaving Kim in her room. Then Josh calls...
How much you enjoy this episode depends on how willing you are to accept the plot hole that drives it forward: if Kim feels embarrassment, she'll disappear, so the natural thing for her to do is go on a date with a guy around whom she can't string together two sentences. Yep, makes perfect sense.
Also, wouldn't you know it, Drakken and Shego tag along to hasten Miss Possible's departure. By the time the Embarrassment Ninjas (!) show up, you can pretty much see the wheels coming off the episode. Much better are Ron and Rufus' heroics in South America retrieving the plant. Wade even gets to join them (no, it's not quite what you're thinking). And, to the episode's credit, the Middleton scenes, especially in the final act, create some genuine suspense (Can Ron make it back in time?), though this dissipates a bit with Kim's line after getting splashed outside the theater.
One observation I must make: I wasn't too crazy about the whole 'Mankey - Monkey' scene. Not only does it provide unnecessary fodder for the shippers, but is uncomfortably reminscient of a rare misstep on "Scrubs": J.D. acting petty and childish over Elliot's relationship with Sean who, not unlike Josh, is a perfectly nice guy.
Overall, "Blush" is an okay episode...if you're not willing to think too hard about it.
**/4
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