User blog comment:ThatGuy456/A Guy's Thoughts: (15-11) My 15 Favorite Season 4 Episode/@comment-31194372-20170403035120/@comment-30307603-20170403134046

ThatPrick456

It's good to know that I'm not the only who loved this episode. As I briefly glazed over in the review itself, I feel that if the episode tried to be profound and emotional, it would just be contradictory to Darwin's character. Never before in the series has it been hinted that Darwin was unhappy with his life, so to see him get all sad for the sake of this episode would have just bugged me.

Eh, "Stay Alive" has this certain energy to it that I really love. Not that "My Lonely Backside and I" is awful or anything, but I just prefer "Stay Alive".

"The Detective" is another episode that surprised me in terms of fan reception. When it first aired, I was surprised to see that not many people liked it. Sure, it's slower-paced, but as you said, it works for what the show is trying to parody. Having a four-year-old treat the disappearance of her missing doll like a police case just works so well, and the episode manages to make me laugh for the most part. Just not one of my "favorites, favorites", though.