9.8/10. Again, I think "ambitious" is the best word to describe this season of Moral Orel. This is the type of episode you can only do after you've had a couple of seasons under your belt already. As much as I want to see the aftermath of "Nature", I'm enjoying the continuity nods, and how the series is telling stories in a non-linear fashion that connects with prior episodes but also fills in meaningful gaps.
But the height of greatness in this episode is the meta-commentary of everyone in town realizing that any time they give Orel advice, he takes it the wrong way and it leads to trouble, possibly even God's wrath. The way that everyone from Clay, Rev. Putty, Orel's teacher, and Coach Stopframe tie themselves in knots trying to avoid giving him any advice whatsoever was hilarious. And the fact that it not only led him to misconstrue their recommendations anyway (combining the innocence of children a la the Children's Crusade with the innocent blood used by the Christeins to decide he needs to cover himself in virgin blood to stay innocent) but actually leads nicely into the timeline of the prior episode is great.
It's not quite Moral Orel deconstructing itself, but it's definitely one of the more meta episodes the show's done, and making the various authority figures of the show self-aware with respect to the series' formula lead to a really creative and entertaining episode.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2016-08-18T16:22:48Z
9.8/10. Again, I think "ambitious" is the best word to describe this season of Moral Orel. This is the type of episode you can only do after you've had a couple of seasons under your belt already. As much as I want to see the aftermath of "Nature", I'm enjoying the continuity nods, and how the series is telling stories in a non-linear fashion that connects with prior episodes but also fills in meaningful gaps.
But the height of greatness in this episode is the meta-commentary of everyone in town realizing that any time they give Orel advice, he takes it the wrong way and it leads to trouble, possibly even God's wrath. The way that everyone from Clay, Rev. Putty, Orel's teacher, and Coach Stopframe tie themselves in knots trying to avoid giving him any advice whatsoever was hilarious. And the fact that it not only led him to misconstrue their recommendations anyway (combining the innocence of children a la the Children's Crusade with the innocent blood used by the Christeins to decide he needs to cover himself in virgin blood to stay innocent) but actually leads nicely into the timeline of the prior episode is great.
It's not quite Moral Orel deconstructing itself, but it's definitely one of the more meta episodes the show's done, and making the various authority figures of the show self-aware with respect to the series' formula lead to a really creative and entertaining episode.