User blog comment:Katapultman/My Take on "The Ape" and Miss Simian: Is Comedy More Important than a Character?/@comment-31194372-20171012005123/@comment-26215750-20171013193423

Hey! Sorry for the late response, I was caught up with school and etcetera. Anyway, thanks for reading! It's always nice to see your comment pop up on my articles!

As said by me and countless others before, the lack of subtlety in the show's characters and narritive is starting to get, albeit a little, impactful on the wholesome quality of the individual episodes. None just seem.. That memorable (with a few exceptions.) It feels a bit like they're scraping every bit of character interaction they can get and filling the rest up with political jabs that result in bad publicity (from the fans' perspective, but hey any publicity is good publicity, right?) Ignoring that though I can say with certainty that the characters still retain their individual charm, presenting their distinct qualities through the dialogue and visuals. So Season 5 is definetly an interesting one that I still can't put my finger on.

As it is typically with the show and continuity, Miss Simian is no exception. She behaves like a normal human being/ape for once and then reverts back to her old, bitter self. And, if you were expecting a rebuttal to your statements here, then prepare to be a bit disappointed, because (for probably the first time,) I agree with you. I like Miss Simian the way she is - her traits are defining and without them she'd be a... mistake (?). For me it's just seeing her softer side through the cracks of the wall that is her heart is sweet, and I'm glad that they didn't use it for more than two episodes, otherwise it would most likely get tiresome and new viewers will know Simian as that "sweet old teacher" (God forbid.)

Good job.