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Man was this episode brutal to CJ. I mean, Mordecai basically admitted to a public audience -many of whom are personal friends to them and know about their relationship- that he hadn't found her to be "soul mate" material ''while he was still dating her. ''That and when he was talking about the whole not following his gut/not wanting to hurt anyone thing. Dude this girl legitimately likes you, don't tell her the only reason you were with her was to "spare her feelings".

I don't hold it against Mordecai or Margaret for liking each other while he was in a relationship with someone else. Even when they kissed in Merry Christmas Mordecai, it was a spur of the moment thing and you can't just turn off the way you feel about someone, I get it. What I can't get behind however, in light of the current situation, is how they made Mordecai act afterwards. Dude, why did you even go after CJ in Sad Sax? I guess when he said it was all in the past with Margaret, what he really meant was, "it's all in the past so long as I'm sure I don't have another chance with her." He should have let CJ go then and there, it may have made him feel extremely guilty (in hindsight that's probably why he tried so hard to get her back), but it would have been better than this. Instead it now feels like he was just keeping CJ around in case things with Margaret don't work out. As soon as Margaret admits she likes him back and the risk of rejection is gone, he lets CJ go. What's more he couldn't even own up to this and instead puts the whole thing on not wanting to hurt CJ or that their relationship is making everyone around them miserable. I'm sorry, but that's really messed up.

And just to be clear because this is such a polarizing topic; I don't hate Mordecai and Margaret. This isn't directed at them as a couple or anything. But this episode and Mordecai's actions towards the end really struck a personal chord with me. After all the story he's been through, he should have known better and he should have carried himself better, at least, that's just my personal opinion.