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Oh, thanks for the response. I understand exactly why you define "fanboy" in that way. I've visited and posted on major message board communities in the past, and believe me, I know what it's like to deal with 'zombie cheerleaders'. Heck, I know what it's like to feel as if I'm a lone reasonable fan amongst an endless swarm of blind devotees and jerks. Sometimes I feel ashamed to be a Radiohead fan, not because of the band/members themselves but because of other fans. I visited a major RH message board community a while ago in hopes of registering, but I left after seeing just how snide, rude and unfriendly most of the people were on that place. On that note, I honestly thought I was the only person who had feelings for Frankie that went deeper than "HOT/10", until I discovered this place.

It's that, for me, "fanboy" is way too tame a word to describe just how dreadful the blind fanatics are. I've seen plenty of self-proclaimed "fanboys" on other places that are actually very friendly and reasonable folks. Again, I'm glad you cleared that up.

I will confess up-front that Frankie's dresses ARE a major reason as to why I love the episode--but not in the way you said in your last post. I do greatly admire her physical beauty and sexiness, not because I'm a shallow pervert, but because I honestly think her external appearance is a reflection of the wonderful person inside.

And, to be honest, in terms of Frankie 'fanservicing' and it's execution, "Frankie My Dear" is actually far more noble than "Good Wilt Hunting". Frankie revealed more than just flesh in her little black dress. She revealed that, even in her fancy clothing, she's still very sympathetic and relatable(instead of the infallible and "larger than life" stereotype that is so associated with "hot" female characters). Even more importantly, she revealed just how much she truly cares about her friends and the Foster's mission by ditching Dylan in a very aggressive way. We never see any such character development at all with the "idealized" Frankie in GWH. At best, it's an amusing gag; at worst, it's some sort of anti-thesis to what she truly is. Frankie's moments in the little black dress served as an extension and expansion of her character. On the other hand, the nerds' personal vision should be considered as being completely different from the real Frankie.

BTW, I don't think we've ever really found ourselves at opposing ends over anything(not yet anyway). Aside from our differing views on what makes a 'fanboy' and the aforementioned FMD/GWH comparison, I found your analysis to be very brilliant and dead-on. And likewise, I thought your 'War and Peace' post on Goofbarf--I mean Goofball's thread was great, even though the only way I will harbor even remotely positive feelings for the bastard is if he does something to Frankie that makes it up to her and her fans.