Episode 1 Morals

In plain English, these are the morals from Episode 1:

The Mystery Caller is Revealed

The audience really cares who the Mystery Caller is. No, it didn't have to be Leanna Love, although I miss her. But it does need to be someone, and the failure to resolve that matter is a lingering gaff about which the audience is rightly annoyed. A mystery was overtly begun and never finished.

Little Danny Undergoes a Big Change

Many in the audience are conscious that Little Danny is played by a girl. Many others are conscious that her hair is always wetted down to disguise this, but don't realize the reason. This isn't a super major issue, but it was worth poking some fun at.

Mary Explains Her Tolerance for Cricket

The story says it pretty plainly: For a while I had thought Mary would reject all possible mates for Paul. Then she suddenly seemed to have reformed. But secretly, I think Mary didn't reform--she just cuts the Bug more slack than she would other people in order to let the bug shine.

Victor Makes an Unexplained Rescue

Someone on the newsgroup rightly observed that Victor always starts a romance with a rescue, and pointed out that the reason he wasn't linking back up with Nikki is that a rescue opportunity has not presented itself. I was just poking some fun at that by slating such a rescue. But the moral is really just the opposite: that it's time for Victor to find a new entry mode into romance. He's getting too old to play James Bond.

Sharon Learns The Awful Truth about Nick's Past

The folks on the newsgroup think Nick's features are a bit cro-magnon like. I was just having fun with that. If there's any deep moral here at all, it's that sometimes it's fun to have a little fun. People have been grumbling at the loss of fun in the show of late.

That's all for Episode 1's morals. Don't miss Episode 2 and its morals!
If you missed any older episodes, see the index.