Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25297799-20141107004500/@comment-7117024-20141107023130

This episode was really strong for both Mordecai and Rigby's development.

Like Chickenpeter, from the teaser video, I thought Mordecai was being a bit harsh, but it turns out I was oblivious as Mordecai. He has been horribly guilting of underappreciating Rigby for all that he's done for him. There's shows where I noticed a character's rather frustrating flaw that then acknowledge it, much to my gratitude and delight (Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls is a particular case). In this case, I never noticed nor complained, but the show itself noticed in order to point out Mordecai's fault and show him realizing it and hopefully resolving to improve it. That really impresses me, and I really appreciate it.

Rigby, on the other hand, was able to prove himself useful and capable on his own, like when Mordecai expected him to cover for him and the moving owner pushed him to his limits. I felt so bad for Rigby, especially as I realized (like Mordecai) how often I forget how determined and hardworking Rigby is when he's driven or how helpful he is to those around him. He deserves his victory in this episode, and I hope this both encourages him with difficult tasks in the future and gives the park staff less reason to doubt his importance in their lives.

Seriously, this episode was beyond marvelous. If we get more episodes with characters acknowledging their flaws and visibly working on them, I can say this season might not be the funniest, but it definitely has me hooked the most character-wise and relationship-wise.