Amen! I got so frustrated at his last review about the lack of a point to 'mother' and 'father' - I'm like if you watched it as a pair you'd totally get it!

I think they didn't keep the suspense of 'where is Olaf?' very well for this episode pair - I remember being shocked in the Miserable Mill when Shirley showed up / as he had been hiding all that time. I love the additional details and other scenes they can put in the episodes but if they had hidden Olaf until the very…

This! They only drive the plot for books 5/6/7 and then 10/11!

They did warn you - you could have looked away! I thought they made a visibly fair demonstration of why it wouldn't be any fun and why you shouldn't watch it!

It's assumed she set the fire in the Quagmire house - that was one hell of an 'in' outfit. An even better nod would have been to have her in pinstripes :P

I think it was kept deliberately unclear as to how much time had passed - see Olaf 'haven't you learned anything this year/month/week/season?' - it seems like no time at all but i think the implication is that a bit of time has. It made me mad in the Reptile Room sequence as I remember they spent quite a while with…

Thanks for all the reviews - I'm not quite sure how much I can buy you reading the books as you don't seem to grasp the significance of the introduction of the Quagmires and how much they'll influence and shape season 2!

Enjoyed the second half much more than the first, but leaves a nasty aftertaste in your mouth?