[Nathander]

Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

I think all in all Bloo does need to tone down torturing Mac if you will. Bloo puts Mac through alot of hell, even though they remain buddies in the long run. Bloo barely has to worry anout anything because he's careless 90% of the time.

Mac however has lots of things to worry about, including home life, school life, and everything else any logical person would worry about. And while I agree they have a powerful bond, it would be nice to SEE more of that bond rather then Bloo stressing Mac out all the time.

Exactly what I would like to see. And, odd as this may sound, because of Bloo's very nature, there's a good chance he's even genuinely forgotten about all of the other concerns Mac may have. After all, no longer having to live in the apartment where some of Mac's concerns would seem genuinely more real to him, Bloo may have completely forgotten that, well, Mac has responsibilities before having fun.

And see MUCH LESS of Mac bashing episodes like "I only have surprise for you". That just took Bloo's pranking to a whole new dirty level, and that episode really upset me in alot of ways. I found it totally unfair to Mac.

Jeez, tell me about it......

Whereas "Foster's Goes to Europe" was a smack in the face, to me "I Only have Surprise for You" was like having both my kneecaps bashed in by a lead pipe by the end. Seriously, that seemed to even violate Bloo's personality on how far he would go for a prank, as well as the others complying with it. Maybe they thought it would send a "loosen up" message to Mac, but really, I think it did just the opposite. In a way, you'd think that this little event would just make Mac more and more suspicious of everyone. I know it would do that to me......

And, like I said, it didn't seem like a Bloo-esque prank. It was more like something I think Terrence would pull if he had the intelligence and cunning.

Originally Posted by Kzinistzerg

His behavior in Go Goo Go is kinda odd though; he snaps, but even I, with my tendency towards whinyness never snapped like that as a kid

Actually, I can easily see why Mac would have snapped the way he did. I mean, his one sanctuary in the world had just been violated by an over-eager girl who was consistantly bugging him day after day after day while he was trying to avoid annoyances like that. Then, one day, he finds everyone in the van because they can no longer even go inside the house, and is told that he has to stop coming to Foster's so Goo will stop going to see him. While being assured that the deal will still stand, that is that Bloo will never be adopted, the idea has been changed so that it will now stand as long as he never comes back to Foster's, rendering the whole deal fairly pointless.

So yeah, I don't really find it odd with Mac having snapped, is what I guess I was trying to say.

Also, I think Mac's behavior in Bloo's The Boss and Challenge of the Superfriends equally irritating.

I agree with Mr. Marshmallow and Voxxyn that Mac was quite in the right to do as he did in Bloo's the Boss. As for Challenge of the Superfriends..........come on! It was basically a Bloo shenanigan, but Mac was doing it instead! It was like Mac was being allowed to be a kid in that episode, which is something that happens rarely enough as it is. Give the kid a break for getting irritated with his friend's jealousy, despite the fact that Bloo would have done exactly as Mac was doing if given the chance.

Originally Posted by kageri

I'm going to do what some people here have done for Frankie and say: I've always been fond of the "2-or-more-best friends" concept, but -- and this is just my opinion -- nobody has done it better than Craig and Crew have done with Mac and Bloo. Their friendship is simply my absolute favorite of any fictional medium ever, and I adore them both, so I'd like to see more of them being pals, and Mac having fun more often.

Couldn't have said it better myself.