9.3/10. Admittedly, you have to get pastthe ickiness of young Doughy being lead on by his adult teacher and courted by his creepy ice cream truck driver, but accepting the exaggerated reality of the show, this is a tight ten minute story that finds some enjoyably weird and dark stuff to explore. Granted, the idea of romance being about leading someone on in order to get them to give you gifts is pretty cynical, in keeping with the show's worldview,but there was some real simplicity (albeit dark simplicity) to the premise that Doughy isn't feeling loved enough by his parents, so starts seeking it from his teacher, which leads him to a strange cycle of giving gifts to Miss Sculpthan while exploiting Mr. Creeply to give them to him. The resolution that he realizes love is about giving gifts without expecting anything or exploiting anyone, and that's what his parents, who are horrible to him but give him money so he'll go away, are doing, so they must love him, is great. It's dark, but in a showy "we're getting Orel addicted to crack" sort of way, but rather in a more grounded, cheery-veneer placed on something pretty awful sort of way. Another good one!
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2016-07-17T23:28:22Z
9.3/10. Admittedly, you have to get pastthe ickiness of young Doughy being lead on by his adult teacher and courted by his creepy ice cream truck driver, but accepting the exaggerated reality of the show, this is a tight ten minute story that finds some enjoyably weird and dark stuff to explore. Granted, the idea of romance being about leading someone on in order to get them to give you gifts is pretty cynical, in keeping with the show's worldview,but there was some real simplicity (albeit dark simplicity) to the premise that Doughy isn't feeling loved enough by his parents, so starts seeking it from his teacher, which leads him to a strange cycle of giving gifts to Miss Sculpthan while exploiting Mr. Creeply to give them to him. The resolution that he realizes love is about giving gifts without expecting anything or exploiting anyone, and that's what his parents, who are horrible to him but give him money so he'll go away, are doing, so they must love him, is great. It's dark, but in a showy "we're getting Orel addicted to crack" sort of way, but rather in a more grounded, cheery-veneer placed on something pretty awful sort of way. Another good one!