Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-16645605-20140501171949/@comment-24264260-20140501184545

Yes and no for me. I will admit that there are quite a few episodes that are below par for me, such as the ones previously mentioned (Benson's Car, Every Meat Burritos, Power Tower) and several others (I can hardly remember Silver Dude other than that hilarious ending, Journey to the Bottom of the Crash Pit was loosly put together and left itself as a mess, Saving Time slightly irritated me). However, the episodes that stand out REALLY stand out (Survival Skills was ridiculous as it was hilarious, Tants and Bank Shot were both beautifully written while showing the best in our characters, while The Thanksgiving Speical was fantastic).

I would say that season five was successful in something that season four failed at: focus on our main cast. Season four was episodes upon episodes of starring characters we knew little about nor who we cared about (they weren't bad, rather they were unmemorable). Meanwhile, season five has had many episodes that focus on the park employees (HFG finally had his episode, we learned more about Skips' past, and we finally get Year of the Rigby after [nearly] a whole season of him in the dark) and focused on development of the cast.

Even though season 5 has its weak moments, I would say they are still doing a pretty good job of telling coherent and hilarious stories, throwing in tons of continuity from previous seasons, and giving our favouite characters more time to shine.