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Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

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".

True, but we aren't talking about those episodes.
Frankie getting treated undeservingly wasn't my beef with "Blooooo", its lack of humor in the situation was.

Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

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.

I'm not saying her life should be perfect, I'm saying it should be entertaining. Frankie simply screaming and falling in the mud is not. It's what frames that situation that can make it entertaining. Of course, entertainment value is subjective, but do you see where I'm coming from with this?

Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

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.

It is a form of "picking on" her, per se, used to drive the plot and create entertainment. The writers do it all the time, and it works most of the time. They didn't do so well in "Blooooo's" case.

Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

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.

If they can't entertainingly work her into a plot, then they don't need to include her in the episode. It is not as if she has to have a role in every episode.

Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

But at times they need to do that to make conflict, and to make things interesting for the situation.

Agree, I'm not sure where I've said any different.

Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

But sometimes we need to see them go through a nightmare or two just to have variety.

Variety is pointless unless it can be enjoyed.

Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

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.

Fair enough; but her overreaction wasn't entertaining (and it darn well could have been) largely because there was no indication that she didn't have every right to be scared until the end.
Wilt, Coco, and Ed getting scared by a sick Bloo was funny because you knew they shouldn't have been scared.
You do find out that Frankie shouldn't have been scared at the show's end, and that too could be funny. Problem is, there is too much of Frankie getting scared in the episode to pull that off. The ending joke would have been pretty funny if it involved Frankie getting scared for a much shorter amount of time, say a 3 minute scene, and being able to react to her misconception.
Similarly, I think the running gag in "Imposter's" would be funny if it was shorter. That way Goofball's behavior wouldn't have worn out it's short welcome.
Of course, you can't build episodes around shorter gags like that.

Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

I imagine if they showed her afterwards she would have laughed at seeing how she wigged out over nothing

and that would have made the episode much, much better. Her reacting to how wrong her presumptions were and interacting with other characters about it would have been great.
Imagine if "Imposter's" ended with Goofball revealing he was an imaginary friend and without Frankie's reaction to it. I think that would make the episode considerably worse. Frankie simply being wrong is not funny all by itself.