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* During sex with Principal Fakey, Nurse Bendy barely even reacts to it. It comes off initially as if she's too dumb to even care, but after season 3, we learn she does it because she believes it's her obligation(or she has been tricked into it), not because she wants to.

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* During sex with Principal Fakey, Nurse Bendy barely even reacts to it. It comes off initially as if she's too dumb to even care, but after season 3, we learn she does it because she believes it's her obligation(or obligation (or she has been tricked into it), not because she wants to.


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* Bloberta's claim that the Bible never says 'giving is better than receiving' in "Courtship" is incorrect - Acts 20:35 directly says, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." This is just one example of a common criticism of fundamentalist Christians that pick and choose which parts of the Bible they want to acknowledge and ignore the parts that don't fit their desires.


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* In "Courtship", Cecil Creepler is shown to be a pedophile who especially wants to get Doughy in particular in his truck. Given that he stalks his targets at night, he's probably aware of [[ParentalNeglect how little his parents care about him]] and considers him a safer bet than other kids whose parents are more likely to catch him and/or protect their children.
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* At first glance, the "she" in Clay's infamous "Nature" rant appears to be referring to the alcohol that "quit working on him." However, in "Help," it's revealed that Bloberta basically tricked Clay into marrying her by convincing him that he needed her to help him. Now take a look at the first lines of the rant again: "She always fools me, Orel. 'I'll make things better dear. Drink me. Put me inside you, I'm ''great''!'" Yes, the "she" mentioned is referring to the alcohol, but it could also very well be referring to Bloberta.
* Clay's mother and Clay's son are two people who genuinely cared for him, and who both got hurt because of an incident involving Clay and a gun. The main difference is that while Orel survived, [[DeadlyPrank Angela didn't.]]


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* The fact that Clay basically has a small arsenal of weapons in his study is disconcerting enough, but then you add in that not only is Clay [[TheAlcoholic a heavy drinker]], he also [[DysfunctionalFamily genuinely hates his wife and children]]. In hindsight, the other Pupppingtons are ''really'' lucky Clay hasn't gotten any ideas in his head...
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* The final episode is a complete reversal of the show's formula. In a season 1 or 2 episode, Orel would learn some kind of life lesson from one of the townsfolk, immediately take it to heart while going to its LogicalExtreme, and then learn a twisted SpoofAesop from Clay. In "Honor" Orel learns a lesson from Clay ("Honor thy father") then spends the whole episode conflicted about it as he can't actually find anything honorable about his father, and then learns a genuinely good aesop from Coach Stopframe about how creating Orel is one of the few honorable things Clay ever did.

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* The final episode is a complete reversal of the show's formula. In a season 1 or 2 episode, Orel would learn some kind of life lesson from one of the townsfolk, immediately take it to heart while going to its LogicalExtreme, and then learn a twisted SpoofAesop from Clay. In "Honor" "[[Recap/MoralOrelS3E13Honor Honor]]" Orel learns a lesson from Clay ("Honor thy father") then spends the whole episode conflicted about it as he can't actually find anything honorable about his father, and then learns a genuinely good aesop from Coach Stopframe about how creating Orel is one of the few honorable things Clay ever did.
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* All throughout "Nature", Clay displays an alarming lack of maturity, not just in his treatment of Orel. He shoots at anything that moves, is very reckless with his firearm, mocks Oral for wanting to eat when he didn't kill anything and goes back and forth on taking things deadly seriously and treating it like a game he can taunt his son over. There are no emergency provisions which would be needed to keep the trip fun, no real lessons on how or what to shoot and no real father-son bonding time. Trip aside, most hunters have reservations about shooting certain animals, such as does who may have fawns somewhere, or bears who are - in reality - far more dangerous and difficult to take down than depicted in the show, and many more show respect for the game who manage to get away. This is basically a child's glamorized idea of a hunting or fishing trip, where your catch is your dinner and if not you go hungry, and you get bragging rights for bigger kills - with Clay practically shaking with joy at the sight of a dead bear. Come Season 3, we learn that although Clay knew about the hunting trip, he never went on it himself, so he never learned any of this or had the coming-of-age experience such trips are often supposed to be, and continued to see it has a simple BloodSport that proves your [[ARealManIsAKiller manliness]].

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* All throughout "Nature", Clay displays an alarming lack of maturity, not just in his treatment of Orel. He shoots at anything that moves, is very reckless with his firearm, mocks Oral for wanting to eat when he didn't kill anything and goes back and forth on taking things deadly seriously and treating it like a game he can taunt his son over. There are no emergency provisions which would be needed to keep the trip fun, no real lessons on how or what to shoot and no real father-son bonding time. Trip aside, most hunters have reservations about shooting certain animals, such as does who may have fawns somewhere, or bears who are - in reality - far more dangerous and difficult to take down than depicted in the show, and show. Finally, many more hunters show respect for the game who manage to get away. away because of natural selection; an animal that escapes a hunter most be especially alert or swift, thus they deserve to live more than the game that was shot. Contrast this to Clay who is so trigger-happy and eager to kill that he shoots a hunting dog for fun and regards the animals with malice. This is basically a child's glamorized idea of a hunting or fishing trip, where your catch is your dinner and if not you go hungry, and you get bragging rights for bigger kills - with Clay practically shaking with joy at the sight of a dead bear.bear that he can show off. Come Season 3, we learn that although Clay knew about the hunting trip, he never went on it himself, so he never learned any of this or had the coming-of-age experience such trips are often supposed to be, and continued to see it has a simple BloodSport that proves your [[ARealManIsAKiller manliness]].
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* All throughout "Nature", Clay displays an alarming lack of maturity, not just in his treatment of Orel. He shoots at anything that moves, is very reckless with his firearm, mocks Oral for wanting to eat when he didn't kill anything and goes back and forth on taking things deadly seriously and treating it like a game he can taunt his son over. There are no emergency provisions which would be needed to keep the trip fun, no real lessons on how or what to shoot and no real father-son bonding time. Trip aside, most hunters have reservations about shooting certain animals, such as does who may have fawns somewhere, or bears who are - in reality - far more dangerous and difficult to take down than depicted in the show. This is basically a child's idea of a hunting or fishing trip, where your catch is your dinner for that night no matter what and you get bragging rights for bigger kills - with Clay practically shaking with joy at the sight of a dead bear. Come Season 3, we learn that Clay, although he knew about the hunting trip, never went on it himself, so he never had the coming-of-age experience such trips are often supposed to be, and continued to see it has a simple Bloodsport that proved your [[ARealManIsAKiller manliness]].

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* All throughout "Nature", Clay displays an alarming lack of maturity, not just in his treatment of Orel. He shoots at anything that moves, is very reckless with his firearm, mocks Oral for wanting to eat when he didn't kill anything and goes back and forth on taking things deadly seriously and treating it like a game he can taunt his son over. There are no emergency provisions which would be needed to keep the trip fun, no real lessons on how or what to shoot and no real father-son bonding time. Trip aside, most hunters have reservations about shooting certain animals, such as does who may have fawns somewhere, or bears who are - in reality - far more dangerous and difficult to take down than depicted in the show. show, and many more show respect for the game who manage to get away. This is basically a child's glamorized idea of a hunting or fishing trip, where your catch is your dinner for that night no matter what and if not you go hungry, and you get bragging rights for bigger kills - with Clay practically shaking with joy at the sight of a dead bear. Come Season 3, we learn that Clay, although he Clay knew about the hunting trip, he never went on it himself, so he never learned any of this or had the coming-of-age experience such trips are often supposed to be, and continued to see it has a simple Bloodsport BloodSport that proved proves your [[ARealManIsAKiller manliness]].
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* All throughout "Nature", Clay displays an alarming lack of maturity, not just in his treatment of Orel. He shoots at anything that moves, is very reckless with his firearm, mocks Oral for wanting to eat when he didn't kill anything and goes back and forth on taking things deadly seriously and treating it like a game he can taunt his son over. There are no emergency provisions which would be needed to keep the trip fun, no real lessons on how or what to shoot and no real father-son bonding time. Trip aside, most hunters have reservations about shooting certain animals, such as does who may have fawns somewhere, or bears who are - in reality - far more dangerous and difficult to take down than depicted in the show. This is basically a child's idea of a hunting or fishing trip, where your catch is your dinner for that night no matter what and you get bragging rights for bigger kills - with Clay practically shaking with joy at the sight of a dead bear. Come Season 3, we learn that Clay, although he knew about the hunting trip, never went on it himself, so he never had the coming-of-age experience such trips are often supposed to be, and continued to see it has a simple Bloodsport that proved your [[ARealManIsAKiller manliness]].
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** In the DistantFinale, there's pictures in the wall of Clay, Bloberta, Shapey and Block but there's no pictures of Christina and Block's parents, this could imply that despite everything Orel still loves his parents but Christina's parents were so awful she [[DisownedParent didn't bothered to keep them around]].
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* A RunningGag throughout the series is that Shapey still breastfeeds, despite being a seven-year-old. Considering a big part of Bloberta's character is that she's desperate to feel [[IJustWantToBeLoved loved and wanted]], it does make sense. What better way to show her worth as a mother/person than to literally use her body to feed her "baby?"
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** Or, it might not even have to do with Creepler. In "Dumb," Nurse Bendy mentions that Joe's dad used to give her compliments and be nice to her...that is, [[ChildByRape until Joe came along]]. It's not a stretch to assume that one of the older men who [[ReallyGetsAround routinely uses Bendy]] would tell her she's prettier as a blonde.
* Miss Sculptham's segment in "Alone" is upsetting enough on its own, but an easy-to-miss detail opens up a whole other layer of disturbing implications. There's a picture in Agnes's apartment that shows a family tree including her, her parents, and her grandparents. Of particular note is Agnes's maternal grandfather. Namely, he resembles none other than ''Cecil Creepler''. Who's to say Agnes's encounter with Creepler was [[ParentalIncest the first time she was sexually assaulted?]]


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** Speaking of Miss Censordoll, it's heavily implied that the reason she's aged so badly is because she doesn't possess reproductive organs...''because her mother had them removed when she was a baby.'' What kind of mother would do that to their child, and what kind of doctor would actually go through with such a procedure?

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* In "Dumb," why does Joe's half-sister have no reaction to a furious Joe [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating their father to a pulp?]] Because she knows the truth about what Dr. Secondopinionson [[PaedoHunt did to Nurse Bendy]], and she knows what her dad did was reprehensible. However, legally speaking, Dr. Secondopinionson's dementia would render him unfit to stand trial, so even if the story were to come out, there would be no way for him to be punished in a meaningful way. Unfortunately, Joe beating up his dad is the closest thing the latter is ever going to get to {{Laser Guided Karma}}.



* Remember how "Alone" mentioned that Creepler "didn't like blondes" and how Nurse Bendy dyes her hair blonde, on top of having some, um, "hang ups"? Something might clue the viewer that she dyed her hair so "serial adulterer" Creepler wouldn't come after her. Or, alternatively, since she shows up in a newspaper clipping, she may have encountered him once

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* Remember how "Alone" mentioned that Creepler "didn't like blondes" and how Nurse Bendy dyes her hair blonde, on top of having some, um, "hang ups"? Something might clue the viewer that she dyed her hair so "serial adulterer" Creepler wouldn't come after her. Or, alternatively, since she shows up in a newspaper clipping, she may have encountered him onceonce.



* It ain't outright said but maybe a reason why Ms. Censordoll is beyond all kinds of nuts is because of her not having her reproductive system (or most of it).
* [[MissingEpisode "Narcissism's"]] script reveals that Nurse Bendy is 24. [[spoiler:Her son is 12.]]

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* It ain't isn't outright said said, but maybe a reason why Ms. Censordoll is beyond all kinds of nuts is because of her not having her reproductive system (or most of it).
* [[MissingEpisode "Narcissism's"]] script reveals that Nurse Bendy is 24. [[spoiler:Her Her son is 12.]]


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* In "Grounded," Clay prohibits Orel from attending church, which causes Orel to have [[SanitySlippage a mental breakdown]] and give himself near-death experiences in order to be "closer to God." Going to church is the main bright spot of Orel's life, and losing it meant he had no escape from [[AbusiveParents the way his family treats him]]. Even before the fateful hunting trip (which, coincidentally, is what the events of this episode lead up to), Orel knew on some level that the way his family operates [[StepfordSmiler is not normal]].
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* In "Nature", Clay switches the words "bright" and "blight" with each other right before his rant, even asserting he meant what he said. Clay is a self-hating man who desperately wants to be hated to feel alive and acknowledged. He is thankful for the bad things in his life and hates all the good in it because of his skewed perceptions and the realization that he has a lot to be thankful for but he is miserable.
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* Coach Stopframe did some pretty messed up stuff in "Satan." He was willing to use Orel as a sacrificial virgin without a second thought, and the only reason he didn't go through with it was because he found the satanists to be physically unattractive. The episode also ends with him stalking Clay by taking pictures of him through his window.
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* Coach Stopframe did some pretty messed up stuff in "Satan." He was willing to use Orel as a sacrificial virgin without a second thought, and the only reason he didn't go through with it was because he found the satanists to be physically unattractive. The episode also ends with him stalking Clay by taking pictures of him through his window.
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* Clay is likely headed for an early death: on top of his extreme alcoholism, his utterly ''broken'' mental state could cause him complications like hypertension. Granted, he would kind of have it coming, but it would still be depressing and painful to witness.

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