"It’s forced in places, unevenly paced, and exploits real-life tragedy to a degree that borders on tasteless"

being a video game journalist is tragic. reporting on an industry you loathe to people you dislike who generally feel the same way about you.

I wonder if Opal's secret raid is going to go as well as her mother's did.

"Schaal makes Mabel so heartbreakingly sympathetic as she mourns the loss
of her fart noise cohost that it’s basically impossible to not want her
to be happy again."
Does she though? I'm getting a little tired of watching other people sacrifice what they want for Mabel wants and this seems like her pettiest complaint…