![]() Here's the thing: for the past four years, Gumball has been one of the most inspired cartoons to exist. That's pretty bleak, and not in a sad way. In the end, they're back where they started, and during a computer game, Darwin hands Rocky's character a flower. Then, they confront her, and the girl is instantly freaked out, only shooting Rocky a hit via dating app because of a heavily-edited image (a call-back to earlier from the exchange on how Rocky couldn't look good in any picture - they edit it to death until he looks like a handsome human male) before flipping up and sending him through the roof. and running over her father and the front door. ![]() This is a small sweet-spot for the episode, with Gumball and Darwin wreaking havoc to get answers or push onwards faster before getting gung ho and shoving everyone around anyway, eventually reaching the doorsteps of the dream girl's house. The climax of the episode finds the gang running through town, and discovering that pushing people aside and knocking them over is instantly forgiven if the act was "in the name of love". Eventually, through using said app, they find the girl, but Rocky accidentally flips up, so they run through town trying to find her, knowing that she'll never pop up on the app again. Also interesting is the application of flipping up for someone you don't like on a dating up, which sends the rejected characters hurled into the air in real life. The trope of not looking good for a single photo except for the above angle was nicely subverted by the fact that no, that didn't work either, and yes, "You look like the kind of guy who likes taxidermy and long walks in the dark," is the kind of delightfully surreal line that I watch the show for. It's a barebones effort.įor instance, the process of trying to make Rocky inherently likable to the dating public was admittedly a bit cute, if not overdone. As for right now, the premise is simple - Rocky, the school janitor Muppet, is sad that he lost the girl of his dreams, and Gumball and Darwin seek to help him find her, and honestly, that's the entire plot. That's not to say it was completely bad, but it felt like the show in its first season. ![]() And, for better or for worse, this episode will live on as the "I love cheese and Internet memes!" episode. This episode might suggest that we're relapsing. Last week, I wrote that while watching the last season, I was worried about the possibility of creative fatigue. "What do you want?" "Love!" "Upstairs, second on the left." ![]()
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