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Originally Posted by koosie
I don't know about 'revisionist' history as the episodes themeslves are a sort of akshantic record of what transpired at Fosters. It's not so much revising history so much as clarifying it as now you know more about what happened than you did previously. You merely assumed without all the full facts that Frankie came up with the idea of using this disaster to beg for money.
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There was nothing to assume because that WAS how it happened, Frankie DID do it by herself and this episode changed it. There is nothing to clarify because nothing needed clarification unless there was something different going on, and there wasn't, because this idea came up AFTER "Big Cheese" was aired.
This wasn't like a director's cut version of the episode where you see all these little things they forgot to put in. This was a total rearrangement of an episode, changing things that were as was to something different. Nothing was cleared up, the only thing that is clear is that the episode was made to LOOK like something was cleared up.
I usually keep the subject of reality and the writers influence in a show separate, it helps become more involved with the show and become more "a part of it". However, I can't ignore that reality difference when it is used in such a blatantly and unnecessary way that robbed Frankie of one of her few spotlight moments.
Its a rare moment when I honestly say "the writers did that, NOT the character" and trust me when I tell you I HATE doing that. But like i said, this is just too obvious and too crappy an alteration to not let that reality kick me in the ass just like how this episode gave Frankie's ass a good kicking.