It does help, Mr. M. I had not though of the episode quite like that, so your take on it is certainly very interesting.
Inside joke or laugh-out-loud joke, a parody should be entertaining. I got the parody in "BlHowever, Frankie was simply put in the stereotypical situation of a teen girl in a horror movie. Such movies weren't really spoofed by this, just mimiced. Just putting Frankie in a stereotypical role isn't enough to make such a parody entertaining, she has to be herself while in the role to do that. (like when she's banging on the door, that's entertaining, because it's Frankie acting like Frankie, not a stereotype). Now, I usually laugh at inside jokes, when I get them. I got the joke with Frankie, but it wasn't funny.
Ultimately, I just don't see how it is fun to watch Frankie get locked out in the rain, scared half to death, and eventually faint. I just wind up feeling bad for her, worse after the stalking scary fellow is revealed. She had a bad night for no reason, and didn't generate any funny reactions or expressions in the process. Seems like a pretty sour way to exit the episode to me.
"Imposter's" has a different message than "Blooooo", sure. But with me, it all goes back to entertainment value, not message, because Foster's never really tries to send a strong and important message.
Way I see it, it is not any more fun to see Frankie locked out in a thunderstorm than it is to see her mistreated and disrespected by a jerk. Now, Frankie's reactions in either of these situations can make them entertaining (and both episodes had funny parts due to that, just not enough of them), but neither situation itself is entertaining.
Where "Blooooo" comes up short is making Frankie's bad day entertaining. Watching it, I just think to myself "that just stinks, she didn't deserve that." I pretty much think that when veiwing "Imposter's" as well. Either some percieved justice at the end, or some funny reactions and jokes in the middle of these situations would make them much more palatable.
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