"WILT IS BORING AND UNINTERESTING!", you say? I thought about that and, you know, I really don't care.
8.1
"Great"
A word about Blooregard Q. Kazoo, the poster(Or is that Foster?) boy of this show: if you read any of my other episode reviews so far, you'll know that I don't think highly of him as a moral being. In fact, I've been quite harsh on him. He's increasingly selfish, greedy, sadistic and cruel to the people he's supposed to be friends with, and I have to be honest--if I ever met somebody in real life who is just like him, then it's going to take an obscene amount of willpower to not punch his/her lights out on the spot.
But that doesn't mean Bloo is bad as a fictional character for it. In fact, he's brilliant. A total jerk, but brilliantly so. That doesn't mean I wouldn't tear him apart if I ever met him, but I actually think that's the greatness about him. And his a-hole brilliance comes to life in Room With A Feud.
In fact, he's not the only one. This episode makes great use of the other imaginary regulars; Coco proves that she's more than some random gimmick character with how insane she acts at certain points(Look out for a line by Mac after she squawks a disturbing comment). Eduardo doesn't exactly walk out of this episode any braver, but he does a good job as well.
But Wilt is the star here, hands down. For months, I've read about how he's an utterly boring and uninteresting character who is "too nice" and unworthy of having an episode centered on him, much less a 60-minute special like the upcoming Good Wilt Hunter. I refused to believe that. This episode proves just how awesome he actually is, and I hope this makes other people realize that as well. I do not want to hear any more of that bile(But then again, pro wrestling fans have been begging the WWE for years to push cruiserweights to the moon... and now that Rey Mysterio is set to main event this year's WrestleMania, they're whining about how he's too small and undeserving. God help us all.)
Back to Bloo; he was hilarious when he pulled the sympathy card with his puppy eyes and "You'll hurt my feelings" line. But the best part there comes from Wilt: "I've thought about that and, you know, I really don't care". Classic. And that's not the only part. Throughout the entire episode, Wilt sticks up to his friends and proves that he is not a pushover. Unfortunately, the episode doesn't end with him getting the room(It was Eduardo, but it pretty much became a moot point--keep that in mind), but his presence isn't harmed in any way. In my opinion, he was the standout here.
The whole plot with Bloo, Wilt, Ed and Coco fighting for sole ownership of the room was very well done as well as varied. My favorite part was when Frankie spontaneously ordered them to do her chores after she saw they were willing to do ANYTHING. Some might think Frankie was being selfish there--and I won't deny that her sole intention was to shirk her duties. But I found that bit pleasing both in storytelling--as it showed the friends actually had to work around the house to win--and in showing how brilliant and quick witted Frankie can be.
A few new characters were shown as well. The owner of the room the gang fights over happens to be a talking cellphone, and does well in his brief appearance at the beginning with a zealous Bloo trying to escort him after being adopted. More prominent in the episode is Peanut Butter, a short yet well-able imaginary friend with a clown nose--whom competes for the room alongside the main gang. I predict there will be some fan derision directed towards him ala The New Guy and Uncle Pockets(But nowhere near the level of Bendy), since he seems utterly flawless and infallible. I don't mind him, but he could've been a little more interesting. He actually winds up with the room for a while, but is adopted by a similarly-minded kid named... well, I won't give away his name. Just think of Cheese Louise and you might have a good idea.
After PB gets adopted, that leaves the room empty with only a few minutes left, bringing us to the ending... and to be honest, that's probably the episode's big flaw. After how exciting and entertaining the episode was, Madame Foster appears and suddenly decides that the friend to draw the shortest straw would get the room... which goes off without a hitch. Huh? All that jazz for such an anticlimax?
However, the ending itself(Despite the anticlimatic feeling)was fine enough and even fuzzy. Ed was frightened by a spider, so Wilt decided to keep him company. After much thinking, Coco decided she missed her firneds, so she headed into the room as well... and begrudgingly, Bloo missed them as well. The highlight, however, was Jackie hollering triumpantly as the gang's former room was now his, making him the real winner of this affair(Though again, Wilt >>>>>>> j00)
Overall, a fantastic episode by Timothy McKeon, who thankfully continues the streak of good Season 3 episodes by Lauren Faust and Adam Pava.