Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-16645605-20140510023151/@comment-24882645-20140515201922

I have to go with Trash Boat on this one; I don't think that Regular Show is on the decline at all. I think the creators are just simply taking a new approach when it comes to different concepts. For example, most people probably thought something supernatural would happen in this episode, being as the creators seem to love including bizarre events on the show. (T.G.I. Tuesday, Guitar of Rock, and Exit 9B are all pretty good examples of this.) However, nothing supernatural is shown, and instead it is simply Eileen's music video that makes an impact on the episode's overall quality. Also, as Tansyflower mentioned, others might have believed that a romantic plot line would be included somehow, and to be honest, I wouldn't have minded if it would have been between Eileen and Rigby. (Their relationship just doesn't get enough attention, in my opinion.) However, there was really no romantic interaction at all, unless you want to consider that failure of a high five between Rigby and an eager Eileen an act of love. XD

I actually appreciate that the creators have decided to shine the spotlight on Eileen for once, being as she was rarely seen for two whole seasons of the show. It was nice to delve further into her personality and see the kind of person she yearns to be, as well as what she has already accomplished. I think the creators are simply trying to represent the characters in a way that doesn't seem rehashed or monotonous, and since we still have a lot to learn about Eileen's persona, they probably wanted to do something different in order to show her self-confidence.

This episode was actually pretty creative if you take the time to think about it. Mordecai and Rigby are able to transform a simplistic music video into something that no one else probably would have ever been able to come up with, (Maybe because it was really weird, but that's besides the point.) and we finally get to see Eileen take charge and prove her worth, a side of her that we hadn't really seen before. While keeping the characters relatable and still being able to sprinkle in some humor, we are shown a different viewpoint from which Eileen has to make her own decisions instead of having Mordecai and Rigby completely take over and causing some sort of chaos.

While it wasn't the best episode in RS history, it wasn't the worst, either. We got to witness more character development as well as more interaction between Eileen and the other characters. I also appreciated the little details the creators threw in, such as CJ calling Eileen to ask if she was okay and reminding her that she did not always have to listen to Mordecai and Rigby's suggestions if she didn't want to. Perhaps making a music video isn't the most zany thing to happen in the show, but it proves once again that the creators can come up with ideas that are relatable and still kind of crazy at the same time. I don't think that every episode of the show has to be irregular in order to be enjoyable, and it seems as though the creators have decided to agree with me. :)