Likely my favorite episode of this series.
While the charm in this series mostly lies in the spontaneity and humor that we all sort wish had been more common in our childhoods, this one episode, intentionally or not, just went to a dark place...
Clarence, sort of like Finn from Adventure Time and Spongebob, is that character type of someone who is so chipper and effervescent it would be annoying if it were handled any less well than it is. So it was the writers' gift to the audience to see us explore a much more troubling side to this character's psyche.
It's tempting to break down the entire episode right here and revel in it but this is a review, not media studies essay so I will leave it to you to interpret the finer nuances of the plot. Suffice to say that we get to see someone so mired in childhood whimsy and optimism that a sudden experience of injustice leads to another unfortunate episode that sends him over the edge and threatens to change him irreparably.
It could sound absurd if one explained the plot beats of this episode but quite daringly, no character was assigned to verbally explain the psychological aspects of the narrative and clarify any apparently abstract motivations. The story is so much better for it.
This feels more like a short story from an anthology that only Creative Writing students ever read than an episode of this show. I want to recommend it to people who don't care for the show or even the character but knowing him well does enrich the experience.
I adore the last act. It just has a superb message about how to deal with certain people especially young people within the usually so callous education system.
While the charm in this series mostly lies in the spontaneity and humor that we all sort wish had been more common in our childhoods, this one episode, intentionally or not, just went to a dark place...
Clarence, sort of like Finn from Adventure Time and Spongebob, is that character type of someone who is so chipper and effervescent it would be annoying if it were handled any less well than it is. So it was the writers' gift to the audience to see us explore a much more troubling side to this character's psyche.
It's tempting to break down the entire episode right here and revel in it but this is a review, not media studies essay so I will leave it to you to interpret the finer nuances of the plot. Suffice to say that we get to see someone so mired in childhood whimsy and optimism that a sudden experience of injustice leads to another unfortunate episode that sends him over the edge and threatens to change him irreparably.
It could sound absurd if one explained the plot beats of this episode but quite daringly, no character was assigned to verbally explain the psychological aspects of the narrative and clarify any apparently abstract motivations. The story is so much better for it.
This feels more like a short story from an anthology that only Creative Writing students ever read than an episode of this show. I want to recommend it to people who don't care for the show or even the character but knowing him well does enrich the experience.
I adore the last act. It just has a superb message about how to deal with certain people especially young people within the usually so callous education system.
