User blog comment:Mattalamode/A Second Opinion: The Curse (feat. C. R. Martin)/@comment-30307603-20170814013418/@comment-31194372-20170814070813

Huh, I think you're onto something there - maybe "The Curse" was some sort of cathartic meta-commentary on the state of Season 1 by not even trying to hide its objective behind some thinly-veiled premise - Gumball's being beat up, and it's blatantly presented as such - and by showing Gumball to be tired of dealing with it. I throw around the word "initiative" too much for my own good, but any episode where Gumball's able to assess what's going on around him and do something about it is worth noting, in my book; that "The Curse" could figure that out so early is genuinely impressive.

And thanks! C.R. Martin did a great job of keeping the conversational volley going strong and I look forward to being able to work with him again to some capacity. I, uh, hope he feels the same way about yours truly, but who knows?

Also, you didn't answer. Guy, answer the question. Answer it, Guy. Answer the question, Guy. Guy, answer it.