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5house4bed In reply to HakunaMatata15 [2023-09-22 11:48:37 +0000 UTC]

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RenwaldoHoek In reply to WanderingSwordsman [2018-12-24 08:01:51 +0000 UTC]

Season 2 is definitely up there with Season 1, I guess my nostalgia and love for season 1 gives it the upper-hand.

I do think the show has gone tremendously down hill with each passing season (it's hit an all time low with season 6) and I guess it's because the more the show tried to focus on being meta as shit, focusing away from the softer, whimsical nature that season 1, 2 and (for the most part) 3 gave, the less desire I've had to keep up with it.

I think the worst of it is that the characters are all just shitheads for the most part now, compared to how they used to be. For example, Nicole and Gumball had some of the warmest interactions in the old eps; like 'Gummypuss', when Gumball freaked out about her being 'stolen' in "The Plan", Nicole's proud reaction to him in "The Date". Even "The Fridge" could be argued as this because while Nicole did all of that shit to him, she just wanted him to be like her because she saw the potential for it in him. As of season 6, the two probably act the coldest towards each other than the rest of the entire family. (Gumball actually visibly flinching around Nicole when she gets even slightly frustrated, Nicole generally seems to flip out on Gumball more than Darwin and Anais, Gumball's uncaring attitude towards her situation in "The Parents", etc)

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WanderingSwordsman In reply to RenwaldoHoek [2018-12-26 04:43:18 +0000 UTC]

I have to admit that the show's quality declined as time went on but that's to be expected with any long running show and honestly, compared to most cartoons TAWOG's drop in quality was not nearly as sharp as I feared.

But I also agree that season 6 is by far the weakest. Personally I always felt that even the weakest episodes of TAWOG have something likeable or redeemable qualities to them but season 6 gave us the first and only episode I absolutely detest "The Rival". The episode was way too mean spirited, the plot was ridiculous and it just had to insult the ending of "The Choices" which is probably the fan favourite episode of all time.

I also gotta agree that it's a real shame that we don't get to see those "warm interactions" (especially between Gumball and Nicole) anymore. Personally I liked "The Fridge". Nicole was just "being cruel to be kind" because she wanted Gumball to succeed. And if you think about it, her extreme methods make sense since considering how often the family depends on her standing up to others.

Honestly, the show only occasionally made an effort to show family bonding moments and for the most part typically focused on dark comedy. e.g. canonically Nicole has only ever called her son "Gummypuss" in two episodes IIRC. I guess that's why such moments resonate with the fans so strongly. And as you've shown me, when the show runners drop the ball, the fans pick it up and help fill the void. 

Oh well. Season 6 still churned out some good episodes like "The One" and "The Founder" and maybe it's for the best that the show is ending with it and that they're quitting while they're ahead.

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RenwaldoHoek In reply to SquirrelCat1998V2 [2018-09-17 03:27:35 +0000 UTC]

FINALLY, someone said it. I could go on a huge tangent about why I'm such a fan of season 1 and why it's my favorite season, but everything really just meshed well together. The older style was better, the world was better with how it mixed both realistic and cartoon elements, and the characterizations were better.

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SquirrelCat1998V2 In reply to RenwaldoHoek [2018-09-18 16:31:10 +0000 UTC]

Season one Wattersons were adorable

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SquirrelCat1998V2 In reply to RenwaldoHoek [2018-09-17 22:55:24 +0000 UTC]

I thought I was the only one!!

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SquirrelCat1998V2 In reply to TheCartoonWizard [2018-09-18 20:16:39 +0000 UTC]

Season two was the worst season

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TheCartoonWizard In reply to SquirrelCat1998V2 [2018-09-18 20:20:49 +0000 UTC]

well the rest of the world LOVES season 2

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SquirrelCat1998V2 In reply to TheCartoonWizard [2018-09-18 20:38:49 +0000 UTC]

Why, it has the most bad episodes

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TheCartoonWizard In reply to SquirrelCat1998V2 [2018-09-19 03:49:33 +0000 UTC]

that's just your opinion

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SquirrelCat1998V2 In reply to TheCartoonWizard [2018-09-17 01:53:25 +0000 UTC]

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

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RenwaldoHoek In reply to ARandomGuy235 [2018-07-28 09:12:57 +0000 UTC]

Sesson 3's a great season too, I just feel like everything after that was sort of losing it's balance.

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ARandomGuy235 In reply to RenwaldoHoek [2018-07-29 00:27:10 +0000 UTC]

OK I respect your opinion.

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RenwaldoHoek In reply to amisKaigle-et-Norman [2018-07-27 17:33:35 +0000 UTC]

I'll be honest and say that 'The Lady' 'The One', 'The Anybody', 'The Neighbor', and 'The Transformation' are great imho, but everything else I find to be either hit-or-miss, or awful.

Case in point, The Rival falls into the latter category. That almost topped 'The Robot' in being my least favorite episode.

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amisKaigle-et-Norman In reply to RenwaldoHoek [2018-07-27 18:35:48 +0000 UTC]

Usually I just watch and not worry about grading them. But I do get annoyed when they cram too many Richard episodes in.

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Y377OW In reply to TheRandomDevianter2 [2018-07-28 20:16:08 +0000 UTC]

Agree :')

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