Talk:Father Knows Beast/@comment-24909678-20180902021637/@comment-4531340-20180904073812

I dunno, that kind of feels like a hat-pull (not using the actual term because, well, not exactly kid-friendly). Granted, I haven't seen this episode yet, but I feel like I would be more disappointed if Spike's father really had made an appearance in this episode (especially like that), with no buildup. I mean, I could accept Smolder as Spike's sister because 1. they've built up that relationship to a level where it would be a believable next step, and 2 and more importantly, she's a compelling character in her own right.

This kind of reminds me of the whole situation with the Apple family, where the concepts of wondering about the parents had been subtly planted earlier - but to harvest them in one episode and do it justice, the episode has to be a truly special episode. And to be fair, The Perfect Pear is a truly special episode - but I wonder if they would be able to capture lightning in a bottle twice.

From what I've heard, I think the main complaint I'll have about this episode when I watch it is that it spends a little too much time on the antics of Sludge exploiting Spike, and not quite enough exploring the relationship he and Twilight share. But I suppose we'll see when this airs on DF, now won't we?