User blog comment:ThatGuy456/A Guy's Thoughts: Anais the Genius Character/@comment-31194372-20170629222903/@comment-30307603-20170701145631

I suppose "The Goons" is respectable in that regard. It was one of the few times Season 1 really went out of its way to add a layer to its characters. It's just such a shame that the execution is botched in such a way that it's tiring to watch. It's not the worst thing in the world, however, given that Season 2 onward does a much better job showcasing this internal conflict within her.

Something I failed to bring up in the post itself was about how Anais uses her intelligence to accomplish childish goals. "The Remote", "The Password", and to a lesser extent, "The Detective" all convey that Anais will use her intelligence when it satisfies her puerile cravings. It kind of goes back to Matt's initial point about how Anais's intelligence is inseparable from her character, but she still wants to be normal. I just think it's neat how those episodes have Anais act cold and calculating, but only because it comes from a desire to do normal kid activities.

It's also nice to see somebody who understands that Tina is more than a stock bully character. I still uphold the opinion she was one of the best portions of Season 1 because of how interesting she was both writing and design-wise.

(Kind of off-topic, but given you mentioned "The Goons", I thought it would be interesting to bring up that "The Goons" is the most viewed episode to date, with 2.72 millions viewers upon the initial airing. I'll just let that shimmer. Yes, it's Wikipedia, but they cited a credible source.)