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I think I've actually changed my mind about which episode is my least favorite. I went back and watched Replaced a few months ago, and it was a lot funnier than I remember it being when I first watched it. Perhaps the episode's humor has an acquired taste. (Or maybe it was just me being weird at the time XD)

I'm honestly not even sure if I have a least favorite episode. Even the episodes I don't find as humorous or interesting as the others still tend to give me a good laugh at some point. If I had to pick one that didn't really sit well with me, I guess I would choose either Wall Buddy or Paint Job.

The issue I have with Wall Buddy is that it seemed very out of character for a season five episode, and although I'm usually up for a good blast to the past, I think it was handled incorrectly here. The manner in which Rigby treated Mordecai reminded me a lot of Do Me a Solid, and that is probably one of my least favorite episodes from season two. (Which is saying something, considering that season two is my favorite season of the show) I felt like the episode would have been so much better if the plot hadn't revolved around Rigby's laziness. If he just would have put the trash in garbage bags instead of under Mordecai's bed, the overall quality of the episode probably would have increased tenfold. His attitude definitely didn't help matters, either. He basically threw Mordecai under the bus because he couldn't handle facing Benson's wrath all by himself, and I find it very disappointing that he would do that to his best friend. If he would have just cleaned up after himself, he wouldn't have had to worry about dealing with Benson at all. The old saying 'You made your bed, now you have to lie in it' didn't seem to apply here, and I guess it bothered me. Although I still find certain scenes of the episode to be hilarious, (Such as Benson's ringtone and the Wall Buddy device blocking Thomas's view of the television) I feel the overall story was subpar.

The problem I have with Paint Job is how the plot seemed to be in various places when it should have only been in one. When the episode first started out, it seemed to have a lot of potential, (Mainly because of the interaction between Mordecai and Rigby) but everything started to go downhill when a bunch of subplots were introduced. Instead of painting the house like he was supposed to, (No surprise there) Rigby ended up hiring a man from a stealth company, which only complicated things until they became hard to follow. For example, there was really no good reason for Benson's car to be destroyed. He only made a minor appearance during the episode, and yet he somehow managed to get the short end of the stick. I'm not even sure if I find it as disappointing as I do confusing. Another issue I have with the episode is the abrupt way in which it ended. Instead of the conflict being resolved like it is in almost every episode, the house remained invisible, leaving us to wonder how it was back to normal by the next episode. I don't know... maybe there's something I'm not seeing about this episode. The idea of 'complicated' is subjective, so perhaps I'm making things more complex than they need to be. For what it's worth, though, I did like a few of the jokes that were tossed into the mix. I just wish the mix would have been handled a little differently.