9/13 ep: "Affair Weather Friends"

[One Radical Dude]

Originally Posted by kageri

.....That was weird.

I love how Mac and Bloo know each other so well that they can act out each other's reactions, although I wish they'd just be friends for once, man. The fact that Bloo couldn't choose between playing with a paddleball and saving his best friend from certain doom was a little disturbing.

Also, Barry/Berry's hair was weird. It's like.... white.

Well, he DID save his friend. I don't find Bloo's reaction disturbing at all. We don't really know what was going through Bloo's mind. For those that believed that Bloo's getting worse and worse by each season, I think most would agree that this is not the case. Recently, we've seen more of the Blooregard Q. Kazoo that does express that he does, indeed, care about Mac. Even though he's still shows some of the selfish, self-centered of himself, I think that he's matured a bit this season; I really believe that.

Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

I totally know what you mean, it's sign a refreshing and wonderful thing to see consistency in a cartoon show. Actually showing IMAGES and direct referencing an episode that happened before. Fosters rarely has done this, most of it was short, small references like Mac and Bloo finding Uncle Pockets junk in "Squeeze the day".

Mac wanting to buy back his rocket wars figures that he wasted on Bloo's stupid movie from "false movie" AND the rip off artist line. But this was a much more effective and powerful flashback, bringing back Berry was a genius idea and they played it out so smart that you almost couldn't believe it happened.

This episode was a landmark on so many levels: breaking cartoon taboo rules and as a Foster's episode in and of itself. I truly tip my hat to the Fosters crew, this is the first time they have truly "wowed me", I never expected this kind of material from Fosters or that I would EVER see any kind of material from this kind of kids show.

Fosters is not the kind of show that involves life or death situations or villains of Berry's caliber (btw, I don't think anyone can honestly have sympathy for Berry and her "supposed" abuse possibility after this episode), so for this show to take the initiative and make an episode like this a big deal as far as cartoon "death" goes.

Even though there were no images/flashbacks in "Setting a President", don't forget Mac did mention past events from earlier episodes to Bloo. Even THAT is something that one does not hear in cartoons. As for sympathizing Berry, yeah -- I certainly do NOT. She should be in prison for a LONG time, for what she had tried to do to a young boy. However, it's certainly not out of the question that she might return at some point.

Indeed, these people (the crew) are brilliant. They certainly do not fail to find new ways to amaze the audience.

Originally Posted by pitbulllady

At some future point in the show, it would not surprise me if Duchess manages to redeem herself. It seemed as though she was motivated as much by being able to sympathize with Mac's having been "abandoned" by his Imaginary Friend as by her desire to get even with Bloo for ruining her adoption chances, twice. Duchess is starting to really "grow" on me. I don't believe she's anywhere near the threat that Barry is, that's for sure!

pitbulllady

Yeah? It wouldn't surprise me, either. I feel like that this is something that could possibly happen in the series, and well, we'll have to stay tuned to find out. I, too, feel that Duchess's character is "growing" on me. She has certainly been quite interesting with her appearances this season.