User blog comment:ThatGuy456/A Guy's Thoughts: Slight Shortcoming/@comment-25888702-20181125025704/@comment-30307603-20181125185901

Hello, there! It's nice to see that you wanted to contribute to the discussion even though you're not an active member.

I definitely agree with your sentiments there. If you start an arc, you should see it through and finish it. Starting an arc indicates that you see something meaningful for the characters involved and that you want to explore them in ways otherwise not possible. To start one but never really run with it is just anti-climatic.

The romantic arcs of both Penny and Carrie haven't been handled particularly well by the show, but at the very least, I can credit Penny's side of things for having a semblance of direction as sadly muddled and unrealized as it was. With Season 6 coming to a close, I'm left questioning as to why the show bothered with Darwin and Carrie as a couple despite the fact I think they have the most potential.

I would hesitate to analogize Seasons 5 and 6 of Gumball to some of the worse seasons of Spongebob. Seasons 5 and 6 are not as great or tightly written as Seasons 2, 3, and 4 especially, but they are still perfectly serviceable in my opinion with several hidden gems to discover. With that said, I think you are justified in taking issue with the show's seeming lack of responsibility with its continuity. Nobody gets upset at Spongebob for lacking continuity because the show never set itself up for that; it's always been a continuity-light show. I think you put it aptly; the show just cannot decide whether continuity should exist or not, and certain facets are hurting because of it.

I'm glad that you felt this post captured your thoughts so well!