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The part where Pops was out front giving dance instructions was pretty funny, otherwise yeah, I didn't like this one much either. Seeing Benson react to a cat video like a baby having keys waved in front of it felt way too patronizing. This was a dignified character once; someone's who, despite his short temper acted as a fairly grounded authority figure for the series. He had his flaws for sure but with episodes like World's Best Boss he's at least earned his share of respect as a hard working manager who cares about the wellbeing of his employees. Maybe it's just me but lately it feels like they've equated writing humor for Benson with making him act really desperate, ignorant and/or incompetent, to the point where it goes against how he was characterized before. I hope this doesn't become a pattern. Again though this is just my interpretation of the character, if you feel differently that's absolutely fine. On a lighter note, I hope there's a future episode where Pops gets to manage the Park for a day, that could be fun to watch.