User blog comment:Mattalamode/The Rachel Problem/@comment-30307603-20170427220507/@comment-31194372-20170428040537

I feel like the writers had a concept for Rachel but no idea how to actually address it. It's like halfway through, everybody just said, "Shoot, this isn't working, we have to reinvent this character," but only managed to make it infinitely worse. It's not like either uses of her character were even remotely good in the first place, and merging the two made everything suffer even more. I get that the writers were generally inexperienced and experimenting throughout Season 1, but there's not anything particularly 'dangerous' about Rachel's characterization either - she's simply irritating, dull, and safe.

Honestly, "The Party" is the worst kind of Season 1 episode in my opinion - it's not good, but it's also not bad enough for there to really be much in terms of addressing it. It also didn't help that the premise was completely stale - everybody's done the whole "party gone awry" plot, but TAWOG didn't even bother trying to escalate it, and even most of the jokes that the show usually nails felt tired (that motorboating joke is cringeworthy).

And I don't care - you can do your idea if you want to! I just want to diversify and see what works and what doesn't while simultaneously keeping everything fresh for me. I will say that it's a crapton of work, so proceed at your own risk.