User blog:AlexKawa/Episode Review: Fandom Pains/Rita Her Rights

So, I know I'm a week late with my Fandom Pains. I watched it last Saturday night, and I wanted to wait until Monday to review it since Sunday was Easter, but I eventually decided that since Rita Her Rights was airing last night, and since the episodes were paired together, I would review them together once the latter came out. So, without further ado, let's go.

Fandom Pains
OK, right off the bat, seriously? Lincoln on the title card? And he doesn't appear in the episode. I looked past this in Net Gains, even though it was mildly misleading, because his entire body wasn't on it like it was here. But, OK, let's take a look at the episode in front of me here.

So, the episode begins with Lucy watching The Vampires of Melancholia season premiere, when Lori and Leni randomly pop out of nowhere, which was funny given the irony of the situation, to see the show purely because of a good-looking actor named Blake Bradley. After the episode ends, Lucy is upset that her Friday nights to herself are ruined.

So, to get Lori and Leni to stop watching with her, Lucy decides to show them "pre-show rituals." These scenes were all pretty funny, and I loved how Lori and Leni found ways to make the rituals more enjoyable for them.

After awhile, Lucy can't take it anymore, so she and the Morticians Club organize a campaign to remove Tristan from the show. It seemingly works, until Lucy begins to feel bad for upsetting Lori and Leni. Then, they decide that they're still going to watch the show with her, and the garlic joke was just great! In the end, Tristan comes back as a vampire, everyone's happy, and that's basically it.

Overall, a great episode. Like I said, the only thing holding it back was how Lincoln's body was clearly displayed on the title card, but that's kind of a nit-pick. All in all, I loved this one.

Rating: A

Rita Her Rights
I'll go watch this one right now, and bring you my thoughts when I'm done.