Talk:So Funny I Forgot to Laugh/@comment-25056645-20200126173143/@comment-43797581-20200126194200

Okay, so THAT's what "off his rocker" means. Thanks.

Yeah, Peter K. Hirsch has done a lot for Arthur, but I don't think in my opinion that some of his latest episodes have been as good as ones from past seasons. Not picking a fight or anything like that (don't take what I'm saying the wrong way), but I feel like Hirsch episodes like "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" or "Too Much of a Good Thing" could've been written a lot better than how they were handled. I actually think that I like episodes by other writers better lately.

But enough about Mr. Hirsch, I do agree with you about Arthur being out-of-character in this episode, and I mean the negative type of out-of-character. A character (like Arthur Read) can be out-of-character in two ways; whether it's in a funny light (like in "Through the Looking Glasses"), or it's in a negative light (like in this episode). I honestly don't think Arthur was being a bully here, but rather a jerk, or a menace, to put it nicely. Even Rattles explains the difference between bullying and menacing in "The Last Tough Customer." According to what Rattles says, Arthur was actually menacing Sue Ellen, rather than bullying her. I think that's part of the problem with this episode, is that they label Arthur as a bully, rather than as a menace, or a jerk.

It IS surprising that Sue Ellen got THAT upset over something so trivial, when, as you said, she's usually a tougher character. So, I think Sue Ellen was also out-of-character in this episode.

Overall, this episode could've been a LOT better. "The Last Tough Customer" covers the anti-bullying message better than this one in my opinion, partially because Arthur wasn't even bullying in the first place.

-Arthur Read fan