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1--> "Wow, my eye is really sweating up a storm here..."
2-->-- '''Nurse Bendy'''
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9''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'' is a show Adult Swim cancelled for being too dark even for their standards. What did you expect?
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12* "The Best Christmas Ever!"
13** Bloberta lying in her bed the morning after Clay announces their divorce. No music, no jokes, the viewers just taking in her depression and hopelessness.
14** Orel out in the snow, having faith that God will deliver on the "best Christmas ever" with just two minutes left before midnight. The camera slowly zooms out...and it cuts to black.
15* "Love"
16** Throughout the episode, Orel and his new dog Bartholomew cheer up the children of Moralton just by being around them. Out of petty jealousy, the adults convince him that loving his dog more than he loves Jesus is a sin, and ''euthanize Bartholomew'' right after Orel gave him a tearful goodbye.
17** After losing his beloved dog, Orel briefly cheers himself up when he realizes that one day he can see Bartholomew in Heaven...only for Bloberta [[DissonantSerenity (in a chipper tone)]] to inform Orel that it will be impossible, because according to their religion ''animals don't have souls'' (something some Protestants [[TruthInTelevision actually believe]]). Cue Orel [[SpitTake spitting his beverage back up]] into the bottle.
18* "Elemental Orel"
19** Orel's misguided attempts at detective work result in him accusing Marionetta of stealing from the church's donation plate, despite the [[FailedASpotCheck overwhelming evidence]] pointing to Joe. Poor Marionetta is so upset that she runs home in tears.
20** When Orel and Doughy follow Marionetta to her house, they witness Bloberta treating Marionetta's father and toddler sister as her husband and child. This causes Orel to have a sobering realization about [[DysfunctionalFamily his own family]].
21-->'''Orel:''' Gosh, my mom's treating those people like her family.
22-->'''Doughy:''' I don't know, Orel. It looks like she's just [[ParentalNeglect ignoring them,]] and fed up, and [[AwfulWeddedLife not happy at all to be there.]]
23-->'''Orel:''' Exact--''[[OhCrap (realization hits him)]]''...ly.
24** A small detail that's more proof of how badly Shapey is [[ParentalNeglect neglected]] by his parents: Shapey (a seven-year-old) can barely talk in coherent sentences, while Marionetta's toddler sister can.
25** Orel goes to the church to pray to God about what he saw Bloberta doing. However, instead of helping Orel, Rev. Putty instead snaps at the boy for interrupting his nap, and becomes annoyed that while Orel solved the mystery of the missing donation money, [[SkewedPriorities he didn't get the money back.]]
26* "The Lord's Prayer"
27** Orel and Christina's [[StarCrossedLovers entire relationship]] in this episode. They like each other, but can't even see each other because [[SeriousBusiness their parents say grace differently]]. At one point, Orel knowingly uses the Posabules' word instead of his family's, but doesn't go any further out of guilt for betraying Clay. The episode ends with Christina's family moving away, leaving Orel alone all over again. [[EarnYourHappyEnding Thank God for the finale...]]
28* "Praying"
29** As the pressure starts to get to Orel at the Praying Bee, he begins hearing voices of the adults in his life, all of which are lines from previous episodes. Thankfully, Orel manages to calm himself down by meditating, but it's also proof that [[StepfordSmiler on some level]], Orel does know that something is very wrong with how the people around him regularly treat him.
30* "Repression:"
31** Mrs. Fakey is clearly trying to be a good wife to her husband, [[HateSink Principal Fakey]]. And how does he repay her? By having sex with Nurse Bendy multiple times behind his wife's back, with the only guilt he feels throughout the whole thing being how the affair [[SkewedPriorities will affect]] ''[[SkewedPriorities his]]'' [[SkewedPriorities reputation]] if it gets out. Then, when Principal Fakey [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome contracts gonorrhea]] (obviously from [[ReallyGetsAround Nurse Bendy]]), he immediately assumes he [[NeverMyFault got it from his wife]] and marches home to throw her and her things out of their house, all while calling her [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain every misogynistic slur]] in the book.
32* "Nature" two-parter:
33** Clay realizing that he hates his life and himself while knee-deep in raising a family.
34** Clay shoots a random hunting dog and the owner sees this and cries offscreen.
35** Clay's nervous breakdown cements him as a childish, alcoholic bully, barely maturing past the day his mom died. While not excusing his actions by a long shot, it's not hard to [[CryForTheDevil pity him.]]
36** Orel desperately trying to reach Clay during his outburst. It gets to the point where he loses his composure and is visibly in tears.
37** He's in such a state of learned helplessness that he can't even say ''his dad shot him.''
38** Orel refusing to give his father any satisfaction of him shooting the bear.
39** The episode closes with Bloberta, from one helpless person to another, rationalizing that it's just in Clay's nature that he shot him.
40** Orel never fully healed from the wound, which would have been averted if Clay didn't wait days to take him to a doctor, or take him to a competent one at that.
41** Their chilling last exchange during the night:
42---> '''Orel''': I hate you.\
43'''Clay''': [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint Hate away, sister. Hate away.]]
44** Clay staring into his reflection in a bottle of booze and wailing in agony over it not fixing his problems is absolutely heartbreaking, especially for anyone who has issues with alcohol dependency.
45---> '''Clay''': [[AddledAddict WHY DO YOU QUIT WORKING ON ME??!!]]
46* "Numb:"
47** Bloberta finally realizes that Shapey and Block got switched, and travels to the Posabules' house to [[TheBusCameBack retrieve the former]]. However, though she claims she wants to switch back for "sentimental reasons," those reasons aren't about Shapey himself. It's because Shapey is her primary reminder of her affair with Coach Stopframe.
48*** Another sad moment from this scene: even though Shapey is returned, Mrs. Posabule [[ParentalNeglect doesn't take Block back]].
49** Bloberta tries to reignite her relationship with Coach Stopframe, only for him to casually admit that their initial affair (which resulted in Shapey) was only so he could get closer to his actual crush, Clay.
50--->'''Stopframe:''' I'm sorry. Oh wait...no I'm not. [[LackOfEmpathy I don't care!]]
51** Bloberta is so starved for love that she tears apart her genitals to seduce Dr. Potterswheel. Given that Mrs. Potterswheel died while doing this, there really wasn't any hope for her.
52** The ending. Bloberta breaks down in tears after rationalizing Clay's horrible behavior to Orel, but can't rely on her husband to help her through her crisis. They then lay in bed, apart from one another, considering their awful lives. All to the tune of [[Music/TheMountainGoats "No Children."]]
53* "Grounded:"
54** When Orel tries to tell the town what Heaven and faith truly are, Clay whips him for the sake of keeping the status quo. With each strike, Orel's views regress until he's back to his same old self.
55** He hears Bartholomew barking during a near-death experience, but is yanked out of his coma before seeing him again.
56* "Alone:"
57** Nurse Bendy [[TheIngenue age regresses]] to cope with the adults of Moralton using her for sex, substituting a loving family for teddy bears. Yet even this safe haven is shattered when her "Hubby" is knocked from his chair onto her backside, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything spilling milk on her face in the process]], which triggers a panic attack at the thought that her virtuous fantasy husband is just like the rest of Moralton.
58*** Her prayer at the table reveals how she wants others to treat her like a person for once, and she's visibly tearing up.
59---->'''Nurse Bendy''': Boy, my eyes [[SandInMyEyes sure are sweating up a storm]]!
60** Void of real affection from others, Ms. Sculptham [[StockholmSyndrome is in love with her rapist]] and, as heavily implied by the bloody coat hanger she keeps around[[note]]along with hurriedly turning off the radio when she hears the word "abortion"[[/note]], aborted the unborn child that was conceived from the rape. It's hinted that she also intentionally lured him in by dyeing her hair brunette, as he "didn't like blondes".
61** And finally there's Miss Censordoll, whose obsession with chicken eggs (as seen in an earlier episode) stems from the fact that her mother had her ovaries surgically removed when she was an infant, which has [[AGodAmI deluded Miss Censordoll into believing that she is "immaculate from conception."]]
62* "Trigger:"
63** Doughy feels so deprived of [[ParentalNeglect any positive parental interaction]], he starts [[WithFriendsLikeThese deliberately goading Orel]] during the latter's gun practice in order to get Clay's approval.
64** "Gee, even Orel's got a dad who cares." [[DramaticIrony About that, Doughy...]]
65** The kicker? Doughy was goading Orel because he heard Clay say he might take the former on the hunting trip instead of his own son. But at the end of the episode, when Orel finally shoots his gun correctly, Clay reveals he never intended to bring Doughy instead; he just said that in order to motivate Orel. All that time Doughy spent [[ArcWords triggering]] his best friend? {{All For Nothing}}.
66* "Dumb:"
67** Joe goes to the hospital to see Nurse Bendy, and asks her if she's his mom. Her initial response? "How can I be your mom?! [[AbusiveParents I never even hit you!]]" Sheesh...
68*** When Joe tells Nurse Bendy that he doesn't think she's dumb, she reveals that Joe's dad [[PaedoHunt told her the same thing "that one night."]]
69---->'''Joe:''' Well, why'd he change his stupid, ''brilliant'' mind then?!
70---->'''Nurse Bendy:''' ''[[{{Main/Beat}} (frowns)]]''
71---->'''Joe:''' ...I mean, what happened?
72---->'''Nurse Bendy:''' Uh...[[ChildByRape you.]]
73*** Joe asks Nurse Bendy why she's not living with his family since she's his mom; she replies that Joe's dad thought it would be best if she lived alone. Then, they realize that [[CompanionCube Nurse Bendy's "Sonny" bear]] is clearly meant to represent Joe.
74---->'''Nurse Bendy:''' Wow. This is weird. You're holding my...you.
75---->'''Joe:''' Yeah. Huh. I wish ''you'' could have held my...''me''...when it wasn't...''him.''
76---->'''Nurse Bendy:''' Yeah. Me too.
77** The revelation that Dr. Secondopinionson lied about Joe's mother for years and forgot what the truth even was.
78*** When Joe confronts his dad about his mom being alive, Dr. Secondopinionson insists she isn't, claiming that she [[DeathByChildbirth died in childbirth]]. If he's claimed this before, this could mean that Joe not only thought his mom was dead, but that it was [[MaternalDeathBlameTheChild his fault]].
79*** Combined with {{Nightmare Fuel}}: it's strongly implied that there's only about a twelve-year age difference between Nurse Bendy and Joe (who is, mind you, twelve years old). Combine that with how old Dr. Secondopinionson is, and it's [[AssholeVictim really hard to feel bad for him]] when [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Joe beats him to a pulp.]]
80*** When Joe angrily beats up Dr. Secondopinionson, Joe's older half-sister just listens on from the other room while cleaning up the dessert Joe knocked to the floor. The implication is that Ms. Secondopinionson fully understands just how [[PaedoHunt her father's actions]] have negatively affected both [[BrattyHalfPint Joe]] and [[ReallyGetsAround Nurse Bendy]], but his dementia has rendered him incapable of even remembering the event, let alone be punished in any meaningful way. Unfortunately, Joe's beatdown of Dr. Secondopinionson is the closest thing to {{Laser Guided Karma}} the latter will ever get.
81---->'''Ms. Secondopinionson:''' He doesn't remember, Joe. He's getting old.
82---->'''Joe:''' He was always old! Unh!
83---->'''Ms. Secondopinionson:''' Well, then...he's getting old...''er''. [...] He's losing his mind.
84---->'''Joe:''' Good!
85* "Help:"
86** Bloberta pressuring Clay to marry her, even if it means trapping the both of them in a toxic, booze-fueled relationship.
87** Bloberta’s motivation for the above; in her marriage she sought an escape from her emotionally abusive mother and a way to prevent herself from ending up a miserable spinster, at least as far as she’s concerned.
88** Because his wife would [[DomesticAbuse routinely snap and scream at him for making a case for Bloberta]], Mr. Hymentact is so hopeless that he can only think of helping his daughter.
89* "Passing:"
90** The reason Clay's mother, Angela, doted on him so much was because she and Arthur had ten(!) miscarriages before Clay. Granted, the reason Clay survived was because Angela spent all her time praying for his safety instead of doing the incredibly reckless and dangerous actions she did during her other pregnancies (such as smoking, drinking, and ''riding a rollercoaster''), but it's clear that the whole experience took a toll on Angela's mental state.
91** When Angela reveals her miscarriages to Clay, causing him to realize that he's not really her "precious, only living ever," he responds by playing a cruel prank on his parents by pretending to shoot himself with Arthur's gun, causing Angela to hysterically beg God to [[TakeMeInstead take her instead of him]]. Even though Arthur sees through the prank, Angela sees Clay "waking up" as God answering her pleas, and she cries out "I'm coming, Lord!" before collapsing in a horrified Arthur's arms and dying instantly of a heart attack.
92** As paramedics carry Angela's body out on a stretcher, Arthur (who was already bitter and frustrated about Clay taking up all of Angela's time and attention) rejects a hug from his son, then says something that ends up [[StartOfDarkness shaping Clay's personality]] for the worst.
93--->'''Arthur:''' I don't need any more of your leftovers.
94--->'''Clay:''' You'll go to Hell for saying there's no Heaven!
95--->''(Arthur raises a hand to strike Clay, but stops)''
96--->'''Arthur:''' [[NotWorthKilling You're not even worth it.]]
97--->'''Clay:''' Not...worth it?
98* "Closeface:"
99** Stephanie realizing that Kim didn't really love her; she just saw their relationship as a [[ShockValueRelationship joke to play on Rev. Putty]] and a way to [[GirlOnGirlIsHot get in Karl's pants.]] The reason Putty was upset that night wasn't because it was two girls kissing; it was because he could tell that Stephanie was being used, and he felt bad for her.
100* "Sundays:"
101** It's implied that Dottie has [[WeightWoe an eating disorder]], as evidenced by her constant smoking. During her first meeting with Florence, she excuses herself to the bathroom so she can (presumably) purge, even though she only took a few bites of a salad.
102** Dottie ends up ruining her own friendship with Florence with her constant {{Passive Aggressive Kombat}} and her pursuit of Rev. Putty even though it's clear Florence also has feelings for him. When Florence declares that she and Dottie aren't friends at the church's bake sale, Dottie [[NotSoStoic bursts into tears.]]
103** Florence takes Rev. Putty back to her apartment so they can have sex, and Putty ends up [[FreudianSlip shouting Dottie's name]]. Immediately afterwards, Putty remarks [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone "What have I done?"]], and Florence tries to insist she's not upset...only for Putty to reply [[KickTheDog "No, that's not what I'm talking about."]] Cue Florence sobbing. Even Dottie, who was listening outside the door, clearly feels bad.
104** Officer Papermouth sees Florence and Rev. Putty in her apartment, and in a fit of spite, takes his sleeping daughter's teddy bear (a gift from Florence) into an alley and [[DisproportionateRetribution unloads his gun into it.]] He then drops his gun in horror and mutters [[HeelRealization "Oh God..."]]
105** The ending. Reverend Putty, himself in an awful mood, looks around at the congregation for inspiration for his sermon (entitled "Hope"). The townspeople are all depressed, even the usually-optimistic Orel after the hunting trip. Defeated, Putty changes the title of the sermon from "Hope" to "Hopeless". This is [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments turned around]] in the next episode, though.
106* "Sacrifice:"
107** In a grand display of how pathetic he is, Clay tries to start a bar fight in hopes of fulfilling his sense of worth. When it fails, he breaks down and cries in the empty bar.
108** Shapey's first sentence reveals how his emotional needs aren't met by his mom. [[WhamLine Bloberta stops in her tracks as her remorse kicks in.]]
109--->'''Shapey:''' Mommy?
110--->'''Bloberta:''' Not now, Shapey! No milk.
111--->'''Shapey:''' When I'm thirsty, it feels how I feel when I'm alone.
112--->'''Bloberta:''' What...?
113*** [[http://boards.adultswim.com/t5/Moral-Orel/A-Final-Q-amp-A-Possible/td-p/47747798/page/4 This]] Q&A from Dino reveals that this is what his [[RealitySubtext daughter Tigger (Shapey's voice actress) said when she was young right out of the blue]]. The words profoundly stuck with him even till the day she was 9-years old and recording that scene.
114* "Nesting:"
115** After Miss Censordoll drops out of the mayoral election at the last minute, Clay runs up to Orel and gives him a hasty apology for his behavior, then demands to know what Censordoll is up to. The fact that Orel has become so unfazed by his father's behavior is depressing enough, but then there's Clay's reaction when Orel ultimately admits he doesn't know anything about Censordoll's plans:
116--->'''Clay:''' Uh-huh, don't know? Okay. Well, [[SuddenlyShouting I TAKE EVERYTHING BACK!]]
117--->''(Clay starts to leave, but stops)''
118--->'''Clay:''' ''(points at Orel)'' And I'm ''[[HateSink glad]]'' [[AbusiveParents I shot you!]]
119--->''(Clay angrily stomps off, leaving a dismayed Orel alone in the auditorium)''
120* "Honor:"
121** Clay coming out of the closet for Coach Stopframe, who rejects him after learning what he really did on the hunting trip.
122** The ending implies that Clay will live and die alone, only remembered out of obligation.
123* "Beforel Orel:"
124** Young Orel gradually losing his rationality and turning to blind faith, all while his grandfather can't seem to convince him out of it.
125** Clay all but realizing that because he never even touched Bloberta, there's no way [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe Shapey is his]].
126** Arthur [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizing]] [[JerkassRealization how his shunning]] was counterproductive in raising his son, who's now an abusive father. But the true dagger to Arthur's (and the audience's) heart is that Clay [[RejectedApology refuses to reconcile]] and tells Orel not to trust him out of spite.
127--->'''Arthur:''' I blame myself for how you've treated Orel.
128--->'''Clay:''' ''Orel'' is doing fine...ish.
129--->'''Arthur:''' Well, I have to admit, I was kind of surprised he didn't know about God for so long in this God-forsaken, God-fearing town. Why?
130--->'''Clay:''' I didn't have the confidence to answer ''any'' of his questions, let alone talk about God. ''(tears up)'' Because I felt worthless. [...] But now I know that's the answer to EVERY ONE of his questions! ''I never want you to see Orel again.''

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