I understand, Frankie didn't really do anything deserving to get that rotten day but then again, neither did Mac when everyone came over for the slumber party for "Infernal Slumber". Or Mac ignoring Bloo in "Challenge of the superfriends".
But then again, we have to remember that this is all part of the show. As much as I like Frankie, I can't always have her being perfect and never have a rotten day even when she didn't deserve to have one, the fact of the matter is, things have to happen.
Just because she didn't deserve it doesn't mean it's a form of picking on her, Mac doesn't deserve to be picked on by Terrence but we need it as a form of balance. If you ask me, I'd rather have Frankie getting scared witless by her fake stalker then not having her involved at all.
I also don't think the episode could have worked her into the plot in any other way. The episode needed Wilt, Coco, and Ed alone to chase around Bloo and having Frankie inside wouldn't be that fun because she would have recognized Bloo on the spot.
In the end I think it's just a matter of variety that puts our characters in good and bad situations. For example, I hated how they picked on Ben in Ben10 half the time and treated him like an idiot. But at times they need to do that to make conflict, and to make things interesting for the situation.
Frankie doesn't get appreciated as much as she should, we all know that, and we all know Bloo has goodness in him though it is buried deep, deep, deep, DEEP underneath. But sometimes we need to see them go through a nightmare or two just to have variety.
I didn't feel bad for Frankie because in honesty, she did overeact. As scary as things looked she freaked out before she thought things out. Plus, I know Frankie is a sweet person at heart and even when she gets screwed like in "Imposter's", she rolls with the punches.
I imagine if they showed her afterwards she would have laughed at seeing how she wigged out over nothing, much as she admitted her mistake in "Imposter's" and apologized to Goofball. That's mainly why I also like Frankie, she doesn't hold grudges or dwell on things for long and she's mostly pretty positive.
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