If I remember correctly, intermission ended with Mega-Synthia carrying Emily offstage, and it was freaking HILARIOUS. They kept you invested in what happened during intermission just as much as anything in the actual show!
Yvonne was the first member of the new cast who really stood out to me, for good reason…during her initial appearance on tour, Mega-Synthia was a HUGE presence. As others have noted, she stayed in character during intermission, interacted with audience members, and gave Emily a lot of trouble during cleanup of the props. I remember just loving her performance and thinking to myself “I REALLY hope these folks end up in the recorded show.”
Needless to say, I’m very, very happy we’re going to get to see her in Season 13!
And she’s such a delight on the livestreams, too. She carries on that Mary Jo Pehl tradition of playing cartoonish evil really well and then being the sweetest person you could meet out of character.
I unfortunately haven’t seen a live show . So I’m not as familiar with Yvonne’s Mega-Synthia or GPC2 roles as some MSTies.
But it’s very apparent from the live streams that she brings a LOT of enthusiasm. From all I’ve heard, Mega-Synthia is a great Mad and I’m looking to see her get a proper televised debut!
The livestream after Doctor Mordrid made it canon that Yvonne is too tall to be seen in the same shot as Emily. Maybe Mega-Synthia has been on the Simulator the whole time?!