User blog comment:ThatGuy456/A Guy's Thoughts: (Week 4) "New Amazing World of Gumball in February!"/@comment-28146494-20170305000201

I can't say much about the other three episodes since I haven't watched them (typical lazy me), I have to say you really hit the nail on the head with The Ex.

While I skipped all the parts focusing on Rand (because you know me lul), I will agree that the way Penny was handled wasn't that great. The two minute preview made me think it had potential, but in watching it, after the preview bit I feel the episode just fell apart. I feel like she was just...there. I get they were parodying classic cliches, but overall for usage of Penny (and memorability for my heart) it wasn't that great.

And yes, Gumball's sudden obsession with Rich is just...where did this come from? He's usually coco for cocoa puffs with Penny, why is he all of a sudden just backwards? To me it's just not enjoyable to watch.

And I guess I'll finish this comment with this quote to further drive home the crew's poor usage of Penny this far.

"Penny's supposed to be Gumball's girlfriend, not a background character who appears once every 18 episodes." - Kaiju, February 11th, 2017