User blog comment:Mattalamode/Improvable: "The Test" and Going Deep/@comment-28593625-20180825202623/@comment-31194372-20180825204430

Oh, runtime might be a bit of an issue. What you'd have to do is probably remove some of the bits from the beginning, such as the scene of Gumball attempting to live a day in reverse, or dispose of the scene where Tobias and Alan are flashbacking; while they're all pretty fun, they aren't necessary to making the episode work overall.

That would mean that you would remove the dinner scene and use that time for an elongated Christmas special, and scenes like the ones I mentioned more towards the beginning that serve to pad at the narrative would have to be removed for the airtime to make an incredibly fast-paced, migraine-inducing climax. I do realize, though, that time is a significant enemy in how a lot of episodes work themselves out, and whether or not the compromises are for the greater good is for others to decide.

Thanks for the feedback!