Regular Show: Daddy Issues
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Its CJs turn for family melodrama!
We are about three episodes into the new season of Regular Show and it seems to be demonstrating why the show is still going strong. The reason why is because the show lets each character breathe and become more than an extension of Mordecai and Rigby. We love every character of Regular Show. The complexity and development the show brings to them shows that not only do they care about them but also about the audience who watches them. We want to care about characters no matter what even in the form of cumulus.
We can all come to the conclusion that CJ is here to stay for a while. Unlike Margaret, CJ always seems to have a more vibrant personality. Don’t get me wrong Margaret was a nice girl and likeable but besides these two adjectives there is nothing more to describe her existence than as an extension of Mordecai. There was never an episode devoted to developing her into a more three dimensional character. Heck, even her Dad was given more in depth time than she did. So seeing an episode that makes CJ the center of the story and about her family is a nice change of pace from Mordos previous girlfriend. CJ exists more than just to be Mordecai's girlfriend with problems, worries, and feelings. You know like a person!
Season premiere dealt with Mordecai and his mom now CJ is getting her turn with parental dilemma. The story itself is nothing new for Regular Show. A talent hidden from others in order to forget a painful memory. CJs a super good mini golf player and tries to win a card that will give them free passes to their favorite grilled cheese place. However, living under the shadow of her competitive father has strayed her away from the sport so imagine her delight when he enters the contest. The episode seems to be aware of its campiness (its called Daddy Issues) but for a show that has 100 plus episodes plots will be redundant. But the audience does not care about the end result we care more about the journey in getting there. Therefore, making us care for secondary characters like CJ makes the journey a fun and enjoyable experience.
Cool Thing Noticed:
- Thats the same restaurant from the time they pretended to be Astronauts right? You would think they would put in a Drive Thru at some point.
- Also same mini golf place where they did their first double date. Take a moment to think how much these characters change also cannot believe that was three years ago!
- My Sister boyfriend thinks that Margaret will return and stir things up...diehard Margaret fan apparently.
- Thats fine if Rigby and Eileen do not date (although I would be for it) but can I have some more Eileen episodes plllleeeaaasssseee.
This episode provides us with yet another point of contrast between Margaret and CJ. Margaret was very affectionate towards her father - Daddy's girl, as the voicemail council put it - while CJ is obviously more distant. They really are setting those two up to be polar opposites.
ReplyDeleteThey've unquestionably given CJ more characterization in a far shorter amount of time than they did with Margaret, but saying that we know nothing about her is selling her a bit short. For one, we know where she worked, while we've yet to see what CJ does to pay the bills. It's not much, but little things like that can lead to bigger revelations. For instance, her desire to finish her education combined with her employment at a coffee shop suggests she's afraid of getting stuck in a dead-end job, which adds some extra emotional torque to her dilemma between returning to school and staying with Mordecai. She also got a lot of moments in seasons 3 and 4 that added some extra dimensions to her, like her awkward attempt at joking with Mordecai over the phone in "TGI Tuesday" and her love of terrible comedies in "Do or Diaper". CJ is far better developed, but I feel there's more to Margaret than most people give credit for. I really hope her return doesn't cause trouble though, I'd be perfectly happy with a one episode comeback just to have the two women meet and depart as friends.
I hope a Steven Universe review is forthcoming as well, because that's an episode that deserves some discussion.
Oh yeah Margaret as a character was not a bad one. She always had a plan to go to college and continue her education. She was ready to move on with her life while Mordo is still in that stage of his life. The stuff that she did get was great! I wished they just gave her an episode on her own. But maybe the writers knew Margaret would be leaving anyway so why bother. Either way, yes Margaret does get sort of a back lash compared to CJ. I would not mind a Margaret update. Maybe Eileen going to see her?
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, Yes I am getting around to writing (Clarence and Steven) sorry for the hold up! Should be up for tomorrow night. Thanks for being patient!
Looking forward to them. Having Eileen visit Margaret would make for a great episode. It could also be used to establish how Eileen and CJ met, since we've yet to see that aspect of their friendship mentioned as well.
ReplyDeleteThis episode made me hungry for grilled cheese and tomato bisque.
ReplyDeleteThe plot felt kind of predictable, but as you said, it was good to learn more about CJ (thank you, writers, for immediately clarifying that her last name is not actually Putter, because that was my first thought, too).
I also liked Mordecai defending his girlfriend to her father. And more Eileen is always welcome. That whole "I'll wait" thing at the end definitely makes it seem like they're laying the groundwork for her and Rigby to date - I'd be fine with that or with them remaining friends.
Cheezers DOES have a drive thru. It appears in many episodes especially "Last Meal".
ReplyDeleteAnd just because he says Margaret will come back doesn't mean he's a diehard fan... Margaret was a cool girl too ya know... they both are.
Thanks for keeping these going. I loved Eileen during "Triple Threat" in the next episode, some great character moments.
ReplyDeleteThis episode really deepend cj's character a lot. I enjoyed her competitiveness and there wasn't a lesson about it being wrong in the end -- if anything it was about the importance of winning, a reversal of the usual.