Thread:Stryzzar/@comment-1037137-20150201074641/@comment-24152851-20150222104343

You nailed it on the head there. They keep forgetting the show is for the fans, not for themselves. They have responsibilities as writers to keep up what made the show so phenomenal, and not to use it to vent hatred for a particular character, or to propel their own favorite character further.

Yeah icecream making is kind of boring, but on it's own it isn't really insulting. Every season has a food making challenge, so it isn't that out of place. As for starving the interns. Yes that was low, but it's nothing new. Back in TDI Chris practically fed one of the interns to the sharks, and in TDWT another one got skeletonized by scarabs while Chris stood on top of him. This was actually one of the rare moments where Chris was "sort of" sympathetic to them, where he refused to let Courtney give them her disgusting sundae. But yeah, still a terrible episode one way or another. Even if not everyone hates it, no one should like or support it. If they can't write as they're supposed to, then their not suited for the job, and they clearly hired the wrong people. When you apply for any sort of job, you need to pass certain qualifications, so I'm really curious how they assessed whether the writers were appropriate for that season.

I'd really like to know what was happening in the studio on the night they were storyboarding that episode. Did someone get a heat stroke, or had improper circulation to their head? Cuz I can't think of how else someone managed to come up with something that terrible (unless of course it was intentional). If they really didn't care that much, I would rather they just not do it, and postpone production, so they could find someone who did care enough for the job.

Well from past experience on the show, there seems to be some consensus that characters inhaling Owen's flatulence is funny. That joke wasn't for everyone to begin with, but this was just taking it too far. After that episode aired there were more people crying and despaired, as they wondered what happened to all their beloved characters (especially Lindsay it seems). Naturally the blame shifts even more to the bland couple, as it happened just so they could have their happily ever after, giving them yet another reason to be hated.

Oh btw, I included the balloons and the island sinking under What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?, but some guy (might be a mod) took it off because apparently it wasn't an appropriate example. Ugh, ... whatever

Hmm, I guess it couldn't hurt. Up to you.

Yeah, from the looks of it, that ship has probably sailed. Maybe move onto a new topic.

The few defenders are the ones who are just as biased as the episode itself, unwilling to scratch the surface and look deeper. No matter how hateful a character it is, there's no excuse to do something like that at all. At that stage I hadn't quite accepted the season was a no-hoper, (even though I already hated Zeek and Ye Shall Find), but those three really got the message across that nobody was giving a s*** of what would air. I think this is the most powerful counter-example of the kids excuse. Good luck.

I don't think they'll dare repeat it after the reaction they got last time. If we get anything that even comes close to it again, the show will probably stop existing.

Still feels kind of good to see Aqualad basically say "You're show sucks."