User blog comment:Mattalamode/A Second Opinion: The Roots/@comment-31129705-20171006061306

Before the episode's release, I was very excited. I thought it would be a two-parter since the synopsis looked....big...to me. It was kinda disappointing to see it turn into a big joke-filled-and-definitely-not-so-emotional thing, but that doesn't mean I didn't like it. Jokes are something this show is amazing at (let's exclude some episodes...) so it could've been expectable. My favorite joke was definitely the Internet history one. If I try viewing the episode from another angle no, I don't mean rotating my TV! ignoring all the jokes and looking at the actual plot, it kinda feels over exaggerated. I mean, Darwin could've told them he wants a bigger tank at the beginning and the whole drama would be avoided. Still, it's understandable the writers want to make the episodes eleven minutes long, so telling the Wattersons about the tank at the very beginning wouldn't make much sense. It also wouldn't be that funny since jokes are still the best part of the episode (why didn't anyone mention Cannibal Joe yet?) I'm pleased with the episode and I think it was another gem, just like this blog!