User blog comment:Mattalamode/A Second Opinion: The Detective/@comment-30307603-20170615223319

First of all, I'm really sorry things turned out the way they did. Burnout aside, seeing you get so little attention for the extreme amount of effort you put into these posts sucks. It does kind of bum me out knowing that everybody here seems to be ignoring; that feeling increases tenfold especially when I have one of those breakout posts that gets a numerous number of comments. Regardless, I hope things are better next time around.

On to the actual discussion, Episodes that seriously change things up are always great. It's one of the reasons I have come to like "The Detective" so much. Sure, it's the antithesis to your typical Gumball episode, but it's that very shakeup that makes the episode so interesting. "The Detective" is a fresh of breath air for a show that thrives on surrealism and fast-paced humor.

The visuals are also one of my favorite portions of the episode, so I'm glad that you chose to highlight them. It's an often overlooked segment of the episode that deserves more attention for just how bizarre they are.

I suppose since Anais as a character was brought up, I may as well say that I have never had too much of a problem with Anais. Admittedly, she could be fairly annoying in the first season at times, but from "The Remote" onward, she became one of my favorite characters. She takes the typical "genius sibling" character and adds some depth to it; her social awkwardness and her childish aura really save her from being generic and make her more relatble. I've never felt that the show was too confused with what Anais's role in the show, especially Season 3 onward.