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Voxxyn · 12-21-2006, 07:10 PM

I am not devaluing Frankie as a character, nor do I view her as a delicate flower or ever want her to become one. Her strong and indepedent nature is a key trait as to why I love her. Her personality--a tough, durable, no-nonsense, heart-on-sleve, wildly emotional and ill-tempered young woman who is also very compassionate, caring and loving--is wonderful. She's strong without being a snotty feminist stereotype, kind without being sickly saccharine, and incredibly hot without the 'too good for you' attitude. She's a rare gem in a sea of tired cliches and unlikeable female fictional character stereotypes.

When thinking of Goofball's actions and the episode in which they took place, I measure the severity of Frankie's ordeal in relation to how deeply sympathetic she is and how much she does for the house and the IFs. The moment I do that, my mood sours instantly. I already know she's a strong person. Sometimes I tell myself "Well, at least she's built strong enough to put up with that stuff, right?" to try and ease myself. It works for a while... but at the end of the day, I end up thinking about how good of a person Frankie is and how much it hurt to see her(of ALL people) to go through that experience.

I don't feel outright anger towards any of the Foster's crew, but neither can I say that I'm 100% cool with the fact that they were the ones responsible. I'm disappointed with how Craig Lewis(and anybody who might've helped uncredited) wrote the episode, and with how Craig McCracken and the rest of the crew agreed to it without consideration of it's potential of hurting Frankie fans. And to this day, it still upsets me that Lauren Faust dismissed everybody who disliked/hated the episode as "wanting the characters to hold hands and be 100% happy"(WHICH I DO NOT).

With that said, I'd like to announce that this will be my final post on Goofball's thread for the rest of the year. With Christmas nearing, I'd like to focus on the positive for a while; i.e, think about Frankie's many great moments and scenes, and not this unfortunate mistake of an episode.

P.S. 'I'm punk rock' is from Everybody Knows It's Bendy, not Setting A President.

12-21-2006, 07:10 PM	#279
Voxxyn Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Zebes Posts: 1,069	I am not devaluing Frankie as a character, nor do I view her as a delicate flower or ever want her to become one. Her strong and indepedent nature is a key trait as to why I love her. Her personality--a tough, durable, no-nonsense, heart-on-sleve, wildly emotional and ill-tempered young woman who is also very compassionate, caring and loving--is wonderful. She's strong without being a snotty feminist stereotype, kind without being sickly saccharine, and incredibly hot without the 'too good for you' attitude. She's a rare gem in a sea of tired cliches and unlikeable female fictional character stereotypes. When thinking of Goofball's actions and the episode in which they took place, I measure the severity of Frankie's ordeal in relation to how deeply sympathetic she is and how much she does for the house and the IFs. The moment I do that, my mood sours instantly. I already know she's a strong person. Sometimes I tell myself "Well, at least she's built strong enough to put up with that stuff, right?" to try and ease myself. It works for a while... but at the end of the day, I end up thinking about how good of a person Frankie is and how much it hurt to see her(of ALL people) to go through that experience. I don't feel outright anger towards any of the Foster's crew, but neither can I say that I'm 100% cool with the fact that they were the ones responsible. I'm disappointed with how Craig Lewis(and anybody who might've helped uncredited) wrote the episode, and with how Craig McCracken and the rest of the crew agreed to it without consideration of it's potential of hurting Frankie fans. And to this day, it still upsets me that Lauren Faust dismissed everybody who disliked/hated the episode as "wanting the characters to hold hands and be 100% happy"(WHICH I DO NOT). With that said, I'd like to announce that this will be my final post on Goofball's thread for the rest of the year. With Christmas nearing, I'd like to focus on the positive for a while; i.e, think about Frankie's many great moments and scenes, and not this unfortunate mistake of an episode. P.S. 'I'm punk rock' is from Everybody Knows It's Bendy, not Setting A President.