Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25132702-20141123004459/@comment-25759070-20151228192133

802kup wrote: I'm either unsure of or disagree with the moral this episode promotes. That's just me, I don't like bad morals.

But the part when evryone is laughing after wrapping the gift.........That picture of everyone laughing evilly just makes me smile or get uptight, cause I know they are about to get away with murder. What do you guys think of that picture?

I'm just hoping some of you guys will talk to me. About the picture, it's not really a bad moral. Through the flashbacks, it's shown that Muscle Man has been a total douche through the past few Gift Exchanges; it's only fair they get him back. At the end, they think he's being honest until they figure out he's been tricking them the whole time and Muscle Man gets his comeuppance. It was probably his biggest 'dick move' on his behalf.

Muscle Man deserves everything he got from the present. While that may seem too 'mean-spirited' of the characters, in the context of the show, he deserves it. I don't think it teaches kids a bad moral and I interpret it as it encouraging kids NOT to end up having Muscle Man's fate and treat others how you want to be treated. Besides, I think throughout the entire few seasons Muscle Man needed to be put in his place.

I hope you understand.