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** He could but that might get him belted for lying

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** He could but that might get him belted for lyinglying.



*** Given Clay's track record, Orel would prolly get belted either way. [[MortonsFork There's no winnin']]

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*** Given Clay's track record, Orel would prolly get belted either way. [[MortonsFork There's no winnin']]winnin']].

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** I mean, given Clay's track record, Orel would prolly get belted either way. [[MortonsFork There's no winnin']]

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** I mean, given **** Given Clay's track record, Orel would prolly get belted either way. [[MortonsFork There's no winnin']]winnin']]
***** How though?
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*** But at least Orel is answering his father. Does Clay know that his son would be lying?

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*** But at least Orel is answering his father. Does Clay know that his son would be lying?lying?
**I mean, given Clay's track record, Orel would prolly get belted either way. [[MortonsFork There's no winnin']]

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*** He clearly says he "knows the taste". Many of the stuff Clay has done in his youth was presumably what Orel could've done in the series.






** He could but that might get him belted for lyin'.

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** He could but that might get him belted for lyin'.lying
*** But at least Orel is answering his father. Does Clay know that his son would be lying?

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**That sounds like a question that we don't want the answer to but, remembering how Clay would provoke his dad or attempt to, maybe that was one of the pranks.



* Can Orel just lie to Clay that he puts water in his cereal?

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* Can Orel just lie to Clay that he puts water in his cereal?cereal?
**He could but that might get him belted for lyin'.
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* How does Clay know the taste of urine? Was that what he put in his cereal when he was Orel's age?

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* How does Clay know the taste of urine? Was that what he put in his cereal when he was Orel's age?age?

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* Can Orel just lie to Clay that he puts water in his cereal?
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** The surname implies they're of Italian descent, however, so the segregation is Orel (being hella naive but probably well-meaning) thought that the Figurellis needed to be separate (IDK why, something about bandaids and "God's image").

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** The surname implies they're of Italian descent, however, so the segregation is Orel (being hella naive but probably well-meaning) thought that the Figurellis needed to be separate (IDK why, something about bandaids and "God's image").image").
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*How does Clay know the taste of urine? Was that what he put in his cereal when he was Orel's age?
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** According to Dino, that stuff was written "when continuity didn't matter." Aside from a brief, blink-and-you'll-miss-it callback in "Alone," it might as well be DisContinuity at this point.

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** According to Dino, that stuff was written "when continuity didn't matter." Aside from a brief, blink-and-you'll-miss-it callback in "Alone," it might as well be DisContinuity NegativeContinuity at this point.

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* How did Orel turned out to remain a good person by the end of the series and a functional adult even after everything he experienced as a child? I know he has always been a good kid, but we lost half of his development about how he got there due the series being cancelled, aside from what [[WordofGod Word of God]] has said about his grandfather we don’t know what happened on his adolescence and young adult years aside from speculation. Would they had been worse or better?

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* How did Orel turned out to remain a good person by the end of the series and a functional adult even after everything he experienced as a child? I know he has always been a good kid, but we lost half of his development about how he got there due the series being cancelled, aside from what [[WordofGod Word of God]] WordOfGod has said about his grandfather we don’t know what happened on his adolescence and young adult years aside from speculation. Would they had been worse or better?better?[[invoked]]



* If Orel now hates Clay, [[spoiler:why does he have a portrait of his father and mother? Shouldn't he be out of their lives now that he somewhat knows that the latter is entirely responsible for turning his family dysfunctional?]]
** My guess is that he uses the Christian value of forgiveness. I mean, after how corrupt nearly everyone in Moralton was, Orel ''still'' has a cross hung up in his living room. And despite Bloberta and Clay's terrible parenting, the kids [[spoiler:did turn out normal,with Shapey and Block being a policeman and a fireman respectively, and Orel ended up a good guy even after all the crap he'd been put through.]] But that could just be because of the efforts of the few sane people in Moralton, such as Stephanie and Reverend Putty.

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* If Orel now hates Clay, [[spoiler:why why does he have a portrait of his father and mother? Shouldn't he be out of their lives now that he somewhat knows that the latter is entirely responsible for turning his family dysfunctional?]]
dysfunctional?
** My guess is that he uses the Christian value of forgiveness. I mean, after how corrupt nearly everyone in Moralton was, Orel ''still'' has a cross hung up in his living room. And despite Bloberta and Clay's terrible parenting, the kids [[spoiler:did did turn out normal,with Shapey and Block being a policeman and a fireman respectively, and Orel ended up a good guy even after all the crap he'd been put through.]] through. But that could just be because of the efforts of the few sane people in Moralton, such as Stephanie and Reverend Putty.



** Extending on that last suggestion: It may have been a case in which they thought that they could've made out better than their parents and tried to do so, but ultimately failed in that regard and then couldn't back out for the sake of Orel and their reputations (especially with Clay being [[spoiler:the Mayor]].

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** Extending on that last suggestion: It may have been a case in which they thought that they could've made out better than their parents and tried to do so, but ultimately failed in that regard and then couldn't back out for the sake of Orel and their reputations (especially with Clay being [[spoiler:the Mayor]].the Mayor.



-->'''Technomaru''': " If Clay and Blobberta don't even like eachother and were forced to marry... Why did they have Orel? they pretty much neglect him, Clay beats him when he feels like it and Blobbera acting pretty much acting cold towards him, just what purpose did they have when they conceived Orel? This type of thing makes me and many others think Orel was a accident!"

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-->'''Technomaru''': " If Clay and Blobberta Bloberta don't even like eachother each other and were forced to marry... Why did they have Orel? they pretty much neglect him, Clay beats him when he feels like it and Blobbera Bloberta acting pretty much acting cold towards him, just what purpose did they have when they conceived Orel? This type of thing makes me and many others think Orel was a accident!"



** Probably because [[spoiler:he's the mayor.]] People in Moralton do their best not to disturb the status quo and I'd imagine that rule especially applies to Clay.

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** Probably because [[spoiler:he's he's the mayor.]] mayor. People in Moralton do their best not to disturb the status quo and I'd imagine that rule especially applies to Clay.



*** Considering how messed up almost everyone is in Morelton (and [[ThereAreNoTherapists no therapists]]), it's not like it'd be a successful intervention anyway.

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*** Considering how messed up almost everyone is in Morelton Moralton (and [[ThereAreNoTherapists no therapists]]), it's not like it'd be a successful intervention anyway.



* But in the first place, HOW did such a despicable person like Clay manage to [[spoiler:become a mayor?]] He had to win a vote, hadn't he?

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* But in the first place, HOW did such a despicable person like Clay manage to [[spoiler:become become a mayor?]] mayor? He had to win a vote, hadn't he?



* Why does Clay hate his "lousy stinkin' dead end job" as [[spoiler:Mayor of Moralton]] anyway? He seems focused on money even though [[spoiler:Mayor]] is a pretty good job.
** Clay seems like someone who's basically self-destructive enough to never be happy about anything. Plus being [[spoiler:Mayor probably involves a lot of work doing what's best for citizens]] and ultimately taking care of other people and judging by his interactions with his family, Clay deeply resents being obligated to take care of anyone but himself.

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* Why does Clay hate his "lousy stinkin' dead end job" as [[spoiler:Mayor Mayor of Moralton]] Moralton anyway? He seems focused on money even though [[spoiler:Mayor]] Mayor is a pretty good job.
** Clay seems like someone who's basically self-destructive enough to never be happy about anything. Plus being [[spoiler:Mayor Mayor probably involves a lot of work doing what's best for citizens]] citizens and ultimately taking care of other people and judging by his interactions with his family, Clay deeply resents being obligated to take care of anyone but himself.

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* Are the Figurellis black or Italian? Why are there so much prejudice against them when Italians are technically white? Is it because they are Catholic?

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* Are the Figurellis black or Italian? Why are there so much prejudice against them when Italians are technically white? Is it because they are Catholic?Catholic?
**The surname implies they're of Italian descent, however, so the segregation is Orel (being hella naive but probably well-meaning) thought that the Figurellis needed to be separate (IDK why, something about bandaids and "God's image").
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** Widow [=McMissuns=] could be a different "[=McMissuns=]". If that is his widow, then he probably got married to some woman offscreen.

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** Widow [=McMissuns=] could be a different "[=McMissuns=]". If that is his widow, then he probably got married to some woman offscreen.offscreen.
* Are the Figurellis black or Italian? Why are there so much prejudice against them when Italians are technically white? Is it because they are Catholic?

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