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It seems that the next episode will be set in Russia. I sense some kind of espionage!

I get the feeling we'll see Mordecai just miss running into Margaret as this season;s running gag, until they finally meet. Though since this show is so heavy on relationships. i wonder if they'll ever give Pops a girlfriend.

I don't think Pops needs a girlfriend. He should just remain as an eccentric old man.

Another theory: It turns out that Thomas is a spy, but not the villain of the episode.

... At least Rigby seems to be getting much better as a character. I'm not too sure about him and Eileen getting together, but it could work, provided Rigby continues to better himself and become..... less of a slacker. It's the only way I can see it working out at all between the two.

Next week has me worried... Russia has changed quite a lot (mostly for the better). The Unfortunate Implications of this special are all over the place and could be its biggest detriment, IMHO.

Oh, and I've really learned not to like Margaret all that much due to how she messed Mordecai up like that. I'd be thrilled for her that she's following her dreams; I'm, however, quite conflicted that we went through all that drama with her, and she wasn't that interesting a character as CJ. I can only hope any drama coming soon from her is resolved quick and painlessly... Or else.

edited 14th Nov '14 4:04:59 AM by TheShopSoldier

Eh, as the last episode show, Rigby can work hard when he's properly motivated even without Mordecai. Plus for all his faults, he is reliable. I can see things working out between them.

As for Margaret, I'm glad she's back actually for the potential stories it might open up. That said, I don't hope they break up Mordecai and CJ because of her. Those two are a legitimately healthy and realistic couple. I wouldn't mind Margaret just being their friend in the end after whatever drama does come up from her return. My guess is Mordecai trying to avoid her at first as well as keep her separate from CJ. I imagine Margaret will be supportive of things and happy Mordecai got over it. As for CJ, hmm... yeah, I can see her being chill unless something is taken out of context or whatever happens that's some stupid misunderstanding.

Also, I wouldn't say Margaret brought those issues into her life. Those issues were Mordecai's personal demons which he needed to get over and, as we've seen with how he dealt with the CJ situation, he did.

It wasn't Margaret's fault how Mordecai reacted to her leaving nor is it her fault that he could never get the nerve to ask her out so I don't undestand what you mean by that.

Yeah, though CJ did feel like a rebound girl, if they've put to much effort into the realtionship I hope they don't just ruin it by going "I thought I loved you, but yeah you really were the rebound girl and I still love that girl over there" that's a very overused plot on television.

edited 14th Nov '14 6:34:54 AM by LSBK

She doesn't feel like a rebound girlfriend at all. A rebound relationship is when someone has just broken up after a fairly long-term relationship and they almost immediately start dating someone new to get over the person they broke up with. The new relationship is meant to keep them from having to deal with their feelings about the breakup. Mordecai didn't do that at all. Finally, he's never acted like her flaw is not being Margaret. He's appreciated her for her.

There is more on the details of what a rebound relationship actually is, like bitterness of the ex, which Mordecai lacks.

I said did, and I meant more from a meta perspective, as in they went with all this trouble with him and Margaret and decided not to let it go anywhere, but then they rememebered they had this other girl that like him, and figured why not have him get into a new relationship.

It's easier here considering Mordecai and CJ have way more in common than Mordecai and Margaret.

Edit: I need to choose my words better on subjects like this, there are always misunderstandings.

edited 14th Nov '14 7:41:11 AM by LSBK

Yeah - I'm just more happy seeing CJ and Mordecai together than I ever was him and Margaret. It doesn't help that Margaret wasn't that interesting, IMHO, compared to CJ... I just hope CJ and Mordecai are still together at the end of all of this...

I didn't say more interesting, I said they have more in common. CJ is basically girl Mordecai except with better self-esteem.

edited 14th Nov '14 10:32:11 AM by LSBK

I'm sick of Mordecai's love life. I don't hate CJ or Margaret, I just don't have any more fucks to give over his relationships.

I'll lend you some of my fucks.

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I'm sick of Mordecai's love life. I don't hate CJ or Margaret, I just don't have any more fucks to give over his relationships.

I agree with this. I'm also apathetic about his romances.

edited 14th Nov '14 4:03:35 PM by AHI-3000

Now that I think about it, wasn't there only one episode between Mordo and Margie getting together and then breaking up? I mean, yeah, the break up episode also include a montage of their (supposedly many) dates, but other than that all the other episodes about them seem to be more about Mordecai trying to work up the nerve to date her in the first place. Meanwhile, we've been shown how well Mordecai and CJ get along as romantic partners, which is probably adding to the reasons why there are people who feel that Margie was a case of Strangled by the Red String/Romantic Plot Tumor compared to CJ.

Personally, I've never disliked Margaret (though that may be because I got into the show after the first season, where I've heard that she was less appealing as a character), but I always knew that if Mordecai moved on after she left, she was going to show back up somehow.

I honestly hope they don't go the typical route (the love triangle) when they all encounter each other again. My best hope for this hypothetical episode is that it'll just entail Mordo freaking out over Margaret (like he used to), only for both CJ and Margie to be completely okay with the way things turned out between all of them, and actually be cool with becoming friends with one another.

edited 14th Nov '14 4:15:34 PM by Customer

I also don't really care but since they're doing it I hope they don't make it too painful.

That would be cool.

edited 14th Nov '14 4:10:11 PM by LSBK

The problem is that the writers never really bothered to properly flesh out her character with all the screen time they spent with Mordecai basically putting her on a pedestal trying to impress her and stuff. I feel like we get to know more about CJ and even Eileen when she's being focused on. With Margaret, all we know is that she worked at the coffee show with Eileen and she wanted to go to college and then did. Even the episode where we meet her parents, it's more about Mordecai and her dad than her at all.

That’s what I thought. I don’t really dislike Margaret, she just felt like the unattainable beauty that Mordecai had a hopeless crush on. There didn’t seem to be a lot of depth to her character. CJ seems more fleshed-out, and is thus more relatable.

It ought so still be interesting to see where they go with this. I have to say, though, I kind of expected it.

What I did not expect was Rigby’s relationship with Eileen to have advanced so fast! Our little raccoon has been doing a lot of growing up in the background!

Funny thing to is that they have been throwing hints for a while now that Rigby has been hanging out with Eileen more during his free time. The episode where Mordecai had to babysit Thomas, the episode where Skips starts dating again.

What do you guys expect will happen in "The Real Thomas"?

I'm actually not sure what to think of the premise. I haven't seen the sneak peeks (if any came out) either. Maybe Thomas isn't someone who wants to intern at the park?

I'm not in that mode yet, but the episodes about his love life aren't the most interesting to me as well.

edited 14th Nov '14 11:33:17 PM by thebiggestloser

Personally, I'm liking everything I've seen so far. Though I hope we get more world building and Techmo.

I'd love to see a spinoff series about Skips and his youth. Make it a adventure series.

@thebiggestloser: I think you can watch the teaser on You Tube. Apparently the story has something to do with a Russian spy!

@minespatch: But is a spin-off series necessary? If we had some more Skips flashback episodes for this show, wouldn't it be just as satisfying?

An episode where Margaret catches up with the group, officialy meets CJ, Mordecai freaking out and trying to seperate the two only to find out that Eileen told Margaret about this way way long ago, THAT would be a perfect way to reintroduce Margaret.

Just an idea of mine.