History YMMV / FamilyGuyS8E11DialMegForMurder

** Meg's extremely violent revenge was not supposed to be a good thing, but due to Meg's status as the ButtMonkey of the series, many fans have praised that she was actually ''better'' as a hardened thug because it meant that she learned how to stand up for herself and [[PayEvilUntoEvil punish her abusers]] (e.g. Peter and the bullies).

** Due to Meg's status as the ButtMonkey of the Series, many fans have praised that she was actually ''better'' as a hardened thug because it meant that she learned how to stand up for herself and [[PayEvilUntoEvil punish her abusers]] (e.g. Peter and the bullies).

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Meg's extremely violent revenge was not supposed to be a good thing, but considering the crap she goes through, many people thought she was more than justified.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is Luke really a misguided criminal, or is he more dangerous than we were led to believe? Meg's story tells us the former, but a three-year sentence makes one question things.
* BetterOnDVD: While it's nothing new for ''Family Guy'' to include scenes on the DVD versions of their episodes that were rejected by the censors, there are not one but two scenes here that somewhat hurt the plot when removed. When Lois forbids Meg from seeing Luke, there was an extra scene of her admitting that she too dated convicts and was apparantly manipulated into sneaking drugs for them during visits, which gives her reasoning some more credence. Later, when Meg harbors Luke after his jailbreak, it was nighttime and they were together for no longer than five minutes on the TV version. On DVD, he came to her in the middle of the day, Brian and Peter find out about it much later on, and Meg was providing food to and having sex with Luke the whole time he was there. Therefore, it made more sense for Meg to get arrested for harboring than it did on TV. In addition, the Griffins clearly felt a little bad for Meg unable to be with Luke in this version, making them slightly more sympathetic. Presumably, the reason these scenes were cut was either because of time constraints or drug mentions and offscreen sex (respectively).

* AccidentalAesop: "The quiet ones snap the loudest." Meg's wrath may have been excessive, but it was only after being treated like crap and then locked up in prison.

* JerkassWoobie: Meg is even more of a woobie in this episode, since she is constantly abused and bullied by almost ''everyone'' around her. Her new, violent personality is born out of desire for revenge, rather than her wanting to be a jerk.

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* OlderThanTheyThink: This wasn't the first time Meg was [[Recap/FamilyGuyS4E27TheGriffinFamilyHistory romantically involved with a criminal, nor was it the first time she got arrested for it]].

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** Is Luke really a misguided criminal, or is he more dangerous than we were led to believe? Meg's story tells us the former, but a three-year sentence makes one question things.
** After Brian catches Meg harboring Luke and she asks if he's going to tell on her again, Peter comes in before Brian could give a straight answer.

* FoeYay: Meg giving an unconscious Connie a ''deep'' kiss, though the kiss is less erotic and more FanDisservice, as Meg did that solely to humiliate Connie (plus, Connie was unconscious from being beaten, so it wasn't consensual).

* OlderThanTheyThink: This wouldn't be the first time Meg was [[Recap/FamilyGuyS4E27TheGriffinFamilyHistory romantically involved with a criminal, nor was it the first time she got arrested for it]].
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Lois wasn't too far off when she scolds Meg for being in love with a convict. As far as she knows, he could just be ''acting'' gently to win her over. Did she go overboard with it? Sure, but still.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** Luke completely disappears from the plot after he is arrested again, and is only mentioned offhand once in the second half of the episode. We learn very little about him or the full story of how or why he was arrested in the first place [[note]]Lois dismisses Meg's explanation as a sob story, and it's never revealed whether it was true or not[[/note]] and he only exists as a plot device to put Meg in jail.
** Meg's friends don't appear at all in the episode [[note]]A scene was cut showing her talking to them during Peter's rodeo antics[[/note]], meaning we never see them react to Meg's arrest or interact with her new, toughened persona after she's released.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Brian. We're supposed to believe his [[TheStoolPigeon tattling on Meg]] was justified because of his concern for her safety, but it's still a rather sneaky move to tell her parents behind her back, and could realistically break her trust in him for life. It also doesn't explain why he doesn't confront her about the situation himself. Or see what information he can find on Luke. Or at the very least give her a warning (like he did in "Deep Throats").
* WhatAnIdiot: The bull raping Peter scene:
** '''You'd think''': That the rodeo officials would immediately shoot and kill the bull.
** '''Instead''': The bull is allowed to complete his act, and nobody does anything.
* TheWoobie: Meg. She's more of a woobie only in this episode since she is the one always abused and bullied by almost ''everyone'' around her. She only did her actions out of revenge, rather than being a jerk.

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* MoralEventHorizon: Lois scolding Meg for dating a criminal wasn't too bad, since criminals can be dangerous.. but when Meg was under arrest for harboring said criminal when he escaped, Lois never bothered to stand up for her. Worse, it's implied that Lois (and by extension, the rest of the Griffin family) never bothered to visit her. It's a miracle Meg didn't disown or even ''kill'' her mother for this.

* HilarityEnsues: The bull raping Peter scene:
** '''You'd think''': That the rodeo officials would immediately shoot and kill the bull.
** '''Instead''': The bull is allowed to complete his act, and nobody does anything.

* {{Foe Yay}}/LesYay: Meg giving an unconscious Connie a ''deep'' kiss, though the kiss is less erotic and more FanDisservice, as Meg did that solely to humiliate Connie (plus, Connie was unconscious from being beaten, so it wasn't consensual).

* CatharsisFactor: Due to Meg's status as the ButtMonkey of the Series, many fans have praised that she was actually ''better'' as a hardened thug because it meant that she learned how to stand up for herself and [[PayEvilUntoEvil punish her abusers]] (e.g. Peter and the bullies).