Episode 52 Morals

In plain English, these are the morals from Episode 52:

The Romalotti family visits one of Miguel's holiday spectaculars.

I still wish Miguel would get a bigger role, so I figured it was time to find a way to showcase him again. Also, I needed a way to get Joanie motivated to take control of her life, and since I've previously alluded to Miguel's bigtime successes of various kinds, involving him seemed a way to get her inspired.

Will Phyllis get what's coming to her as the vile vial test approaches?

People on the newsgroup have been rumbling away about how Phyllis gets away with too much. Some of this I think is because she does. Some of it is because some people don't like the new Phyllis still and they see her getting caught as not only a way to be fair but also to outright get rid of her. And I think some of it is because the way in which she succeeds seems sometimes too lame. (This week's criticisms of the exactly matching lab bottle styles was an example of a too-pat situation--or one for which inadequate foundation had been laid.) In any case, I decided to opt for cheap public approval and just let her get caught. No, I don't think the writers should be at the mercy of the public; however, I do think they should listen to the public sometimes and honestly take some advice when it makes sense to do so.

Will Lady Bug get tricked by one of her own bad habits?

A couple of unrelated messages here:

People are tired of how perfect Cricket is all the time and they want to see some serious toppling from the platform she's always put on to keep her from having to walk at our level. I always know I've got a sure winner when I give the Bug some reason to fail.

People don't like the miniskirts Cricket wears. They don't think it's professional for a lawyer. Then again, the fact that she wears them worked great for this parody, so maybe I shouldn't complain!

That's all for Episode 52's morals. Don't miss Episode 53 and its morals!
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