User blog:Nacho1804/Season 6 Expectations Analysis 3: The Small One

The Introduction
Hello, everyone. Due to procrastination I've put this third installment in my (riveting, I know) Expectations Analysis series off until the evening before the next episode comes out... but that means I've had time to think up more jokes! Not better jokes. Just more of them. Quantity over quality.

Anyway, this one will be shorter than the last few, mostly because there's only been one episode announced since the last installment: The Anybody. As well as expectationning (that's definitely a word) that episode, I'll also returning to The Candidate, which I've taken a look at before and decided not to conclude anything, for lack of... anything. I'm tired. Let's go.

The Candidate
Synopsis: A group of kids get locked in the school after their parents have a charity gala. They appoint Gumball as leader to get them out but it leads to chaos.

Expectations: Average

First of all, why would you appoint Gumball leader of anything? I mean... you guys are his classmates. Couldn't you have figured out by now his entire schtick is to mess stuff up?

Aside from the Season 6 Squad's lack of basic TAWoG common sense, this looks to be a very unusual episode... but then again, that can be said about nearly every episode in the entire series. In this case, we'll be following a group of kiddos (I've dubbed them the Season 6 Squad, just because) trying to escape from their school, with the added twist that the school is exploding and maybe collapsing for some reason. This is no laughing matter for the kids: in the promo released for the episode, each kiddo is scuffed up a little, and stuff is exploding because reasons.

This entire scenario resembles The Bus, but I wouldn't go so far as to say Rob would appear in the episode. Such a move would be surprising, while not unprecedented (again, The Bus,) but eventually our surprise would drift away, and we'd realize the truth: that was just The Bus in a different setting. Let me put it this way: I don't think it will be The Bus in a different setting.

On to the characters. Here's every member of the Season 6 Squad. Why? Because that's what I thought up while I was thinking about what to put here. Yes, I do think about these things. Not very much, but I do what I can. Anyway, moving on.
 * Gumball: Self-explanatory. Will make things worse like he always does.
 * Darwin: As I interpret the leaks that were posted just today, he'll be... the naive kiddo metaphorically singing 'Why Can't We Be Friends' in the background. It suits him.
 * Anais: Will be the leader. The one saying "STOP!" in the promo. This is her time to shine.
 * Clare: Hasn't done anything character-development-wise since The Others. Will she get an episode to herself before the show ends? Maybe, maybe not, but this is a good sign for her.
 * Idaho: Probably there just to tell us what the people are cravin' and become a projectile.
 * Sarah: Formerly one of the most disliked characters on the show, she's cleaned up her act quite a bit. But will she get a resolution to her story arc? As with Clare, her inclusion in the episode is telling.
 * Bobert: The most powerful member of the Squad by physical prowess alone. Wonder why Penny, Carrie, and/or Tina aren't here? Their powers would make escaping too easy.
 * Banana Joe: Banana Joe.
 * Hot Dog Guy: Again based on the leaks, he seems to be arguing with Gumball over... something. Anyway, it's good to know one of my favorite characters still exists, even after his arc ended.
 * Alan: Last episode, he was crying for our sins. Now, he's... fighting people. Character development, ladies and gentlemen. Or something.
 * Carmen: Who knows what she'll contribute? Not me. If I had to guess, probably just manpower. (Womanpower? ...Cactuspower?)
 * Tobias: Another kiddo whose arc has ended this season (see why I named them the Season 6 Squad?) ready to do things and stuff.
 * Leslie: He's lost his pot again. My running-gag sense is tingling.
 * Colin and Felix: I don't care about Colin and Felix. You don't care about Colin and Felix. You probably don't even know who Colin and Felix are, and you're going to click on that link so you can remember, oh yeah, it's those guys.

The Anybody
Synopsis: When Clayton shapeshifts into people to take their detentions for money, he starts framing them for misdemeanors so Gumball and Darwin must track him down to stop him.

Expectations: Low

Let's get one thing straight: Clayton hasn't had a good time arc-wise. The two installations in his arc have gotten him nowhere, establishing him as a liar... and that's about it. Now, he seems to have evolved from mildly unpleasant, shapeshifting liar to mildly evil, shapeshifting liar.

Clayton's never been one of my favorites. There's no deep, intricate reason why; he's just unlikable. I assume we're supposed to feel pity for his insecurity, but this insecurity just doesn't stick the way it does with, say, Tobias. Tobias is a jerk, sure, but his true nature shines through often enough for us to feel sorry for him. Clayton admits his mistakes only when put under pressure, and the next episode he's back to the same old thing. Meanwhile, his true nature is so indistiguishable from his usual lying self that we can't tell one from the other, if he shows his insecurities in his everyday life at all. Magnifying this is the lack of screentime he gets: his appearances are few and far between when compared to his classmates', and in the majority of these he doesn't even get to speak. The Anybody will likely bring an end to his arc, and I only hope it can go out with Season 6's well-tuned grace.

The Conclusion
Well, that's about all I can say for these two episodes before they air. In hindsight, I probably should have done this sooner so people will have a chance to, you know, read it. But it's too late now. Procrastination.

If you'd like, you can read my previous Expectation Analyses here (part 1) and here (part 2).

See you next time, everyone. Happy March.