User blog comment:Mattalamode/A Second Opinion: Gumball Wiki Individual Appeals: Part I/@comment-30307603-20170908234352/@comment-26215750-20170909152026

Indeed. While at first glance you have the obvious meta situation with the whole "A remote being the ultimate tool of control" that probably should've raised some awareness amidst our characters, you also have the character of Rob that sort-of gets his poetic finale in "The Rerun."

It's his climax, what he was building up towards. It doesn't disappoint - not at all.

That's why bringing him up again seems like such a waste. Such a character, whose base idea(that being an overarching villian) is explored so thoroughly that it makes him more sympathetic than anything(i.e. "The Nemesis"). Rob doesn't hate Gumball because of the narrow-minded prospect of him forgetting his name or any of that - as said before, he has *nothing to live for*, so he takes on the role of a villian - the only role he can utilize in Elmore so he can't be considered a mistake.

I'm not sure about this part, since I've only watched both of the episodes once, but I think this is a great moment for Gumball's character too. He believes that even a person like Rob - whose sole existence is to try and destroy Gumball's life, can be redeemed. One of the greatest shot from that episode that for me is somehow reminiscent of other cartoons is the perfectly executed hug between Rob and Gumball. His shocked expression as he sees the one person he'd never expect hug him - his nemesis, his mortal enemy. I truly think that this was the magnum opus for Gumball's character.