Who says they werent going to connect on their own? The love potion seemed more like a push than a total brainwash. When she takes the potion Tambry doesnt say "Holy crap I'm in love with you now" she says "You dont seem as needy as I used to think you were." It seems more like the potion is getting them past…

Yeah, I think a lot of the negativity in this review stems from a lack of awareness about Japanese culture and anime tropes. Making a human woman character go psycho-ex-girlfriend evil would be a troublingly regressive thing to do without a novel spin. But taking an anime type- Yandere- and doing it shows a…

The sexism issue seems crazy. This episode has Mabel, Wendy, & Melody, all real characters who are distinct, likable, and exist on their own terms pretty well. For the villain to be indistinct is lazy, sure- but just calling it "sexist" just because she's female would be even lazier.

I think the fact that something could be better doesn't inherently have to diminish what's great about it. So many quotable fun moments in this one. This does make me miss Community Grades. This would be a B/B+ for sure.

I'm really confused by this review. You make pains to point out that this isn't a "bad" episode, and that it has plenty of bright moments, yet you gave it the lowest grade in the series HISTORY. (Lower than episodes like "Boyz Crazy" which aren't half as funny or charming) Personally I give this a B+/A-. This…