User blog comment:Nacho1804/Season 6 Expectations Analysis 4: I'm Running Out of Ideas/@comment-30307603-20180429173409/@comment-33059809-20180503223824

Sorry I'm so late. Honsetly, I agree with you. Penny's lack of screentime has been concerning, and while I hold out hope that she'll get a major role in an episode soon, I feel like the show is ignoring a perfectly good character. I mean, I get it, Gumball has a lot of characters, but barely including her in an episode that's at least partially about her is a bit dissapointing.

As for The Shippening, I feel like they could have been a bit more tasteful with their use of the OCs, as you said maybe crediting their creators somehow, but the huge controversy about that is a bit overblown. Ben's been getting a lot of hate from people because of that episode, but really The Shippening was all in good fun, and I think all real fans know that. In the end, The Shippening is a fun little dive into the weird and sometimes uncomfortable world of fandom culture, and once again Gumball shows itself to be very unique in being able to tackle something as divisive as shipping and actually pull it off. It's at times like this when you can truly appreciate what a truly amazing show Gumball is.