Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4722469-20130816014809

Hey guys! Now that season 4 is over, I feel it'd be good for us to discuss the season as a whole. Now, here's my opinion:

Season 4: 7/10: The season started out beautifully with "Exit 9B", which, I think, is the best Regular Show season premiere, and with the instant classic known as "Terror Tales of the Park II", it actually looked like we had a great season ahead; however, it unfortunately turned out to be rather lackluster compared to such seasons as the first and third, and here's why I think so: "Starter Pack", which was the second episode of the season and fully introduced new character Thomas, bombed for me. Why? Well, I feel while it was nice of Mordecai and Rigby to care about Thomas being pranked constantly by Muscle Man, Thomas himself said he didn't mind the pranks, yet M & R still were getting worried. The ending also felt a bit rushed to me. It was also after this episode Thomas' role in the series noticeably declined: he appeared with the workers in some of the following episodes, but he had a role that was not even close to being as large than it was in the first two eps. At one point, he didn't even appear for five long months! That's just upsetting. Thankfully, the writers seemed to finally realize this and so was finally given larger roles in the later episodes of S4. I also wasn't a fan of Thomas being the "lackey" of Muscle Man, but that seemingly faded as well.

But enough about Thomas, it's time to discuss what I think was the season's biggest issue: the ginormous amount of Muscle Man episodes. Now, I'm open to watching and enjoying eps about him, but this season had such a ridiculous amount of episodes about him it got old quick. Episodes such as "Bald Spot", "K.I.L.I.T. Radio" and "The Longest Weekend" didn't bomb per se, but they weren't exactly the greatest either. It makes you wonder what else they can possibly do now with MM and MM and Starla's relationship.

Thankfully, there were also some bright spots: Mordecai and Margaret clearly grew closer together, and Audrey returned twice following her long absence from the show since her cameo appearance in "Fortune Cookie". Rigby and Eileen also grew a LITTLE closer, but not by a lot. The season finale was wonderfully handled though: We now finally know after all their time together Margaret DOES love Mordecai, but he needs to face his final obstacle by allowing her to go to her dream college, and bravely does so.

TL;DR: Overall, this season was rather average with the lack of attention to new character Thomas and too many Muscle Man-centered episodes, but also had bright spots with Margaret revealing that the feeling is mutual with Mordecai, and Audrey finally returning. It may not be the best season, but I think it's a little better than season two. 7/10.

What are your thoughts? 