Thread:DJ MC CJ/@comment-5956320-20130808184723

By the way, Season 16 is FINALLY available on iTunes.

So what was your opinion of this episode? I liked it, but it had "issues". I don't mind Arthur being out of character, as that usually happens to a character in any TV show every now and then to show that the main protagonist can still still have faults.

1. IMO, Sue Ellen was overreacting to some degree, but she's probably just sensitive. I did end up siding with Arthur when he mentioned when he was bullied in Arthur's Eyes (Side note: Sue Ellen did join in bullying Arthur in Arthur's Tooth by laughing profusely at him). I say that Arthur kept bringing up a joke that was starting to get stale to the point of annoying his friends (technically, that's not bullying).

2. The silent treatment. Although I did like that this running gag (of sorts) was rekindled, it  wasn't worth it, this time. I still say Francine and Muffy were being bullies, too (I don't count Buster, because he was kind of dragged in to it). What was going on with Arthur really had nothing to do with them. Even if Arthur's letter was one sided,I didn't think that it wasn't written that badly to where'd they'd have to be up in arms about it that much.

3. I did think that Arthur did cross the line with the photoshopping of the sheep dog, but that was pretty much it (and he's not completely a bully in this scene, as he felt remorse about that. in real life, I've seen/heard of bullies doing stuff like that without feeling bad at all).

From here on out, I found everything else to be all right other than Francine and Muffy calling out Arthur like that when acting like they had a clean "I've never bullied a person in my life" track record.

So in conclusion, I did like the episode as it did have a good concept, but I think the writer should have used something else to ignite the conflict between Arthur and Sue Ellen. 