Show Of all of the episodes I'd heard about when Season 6 sat contently on the distant horizon, the plot synopsis of "The Lady" made me do the greatest double-take. Perhaps it was the unbearable fatigue of watching the show flounder around with Season 5 episodes like "The Worst," but I prepared for the worst. Mercifully, though, and with the help of a few too many leaks on CN's part, I began to grasp the picture a lot more; "The Lady" is, simply-put, more of the show that we know and love. Part of the reason it worked was because we didn't get into any of that murky commentary at all; "The Lady" had a lot of cross-dressing going on, sure, but it relinquished trying to deliver any message in favor of being as silly and Gumballesque as you could hope. There's also the fact that it was a sly genre parody, too, mining explicitly from The Golden
Girls, and whereas I thought episodes like "The Test" couldn't quite get the groove with their on-the-nose writing, "The Lady" imitates its horrendously cheesy lines perfectly. More than simply mocking its genre, it becomes it. It's also worth bringing up that, in my last review of "The Rival" (an episode that is getting a supremely confusing amount of flak), I mentioned that my one large issue with it was how our suspension of disbelief was destroyed in knowing that Anais was never put in harm's way. I should point out, though, that even though "The Lady" has the same amount of dramatic irony, it worked all the better for it. We're just watching the characters get torn down because they don't understand the broader situation, and our understanding that they're both misinterpreting it is crucial to its success. Sure, Gumball and Darwin eventually discover the truth, but they still burned the bridge and their measures to amend the situation are too little, too late, as Richard reveals his true identity.
Quotes and Notes:
For the last Gumball review of "The Rival," CLICK HERE. What episode is Lady Watterson?Songs. "The Lady" is the second episode of Season 6 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 198th episode overall.
Who is Gumball Watterson's wife?
What episode does Gumball turn into a girl?"The Transformation" is the twenty-second episode of Season 6 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 218th episode overall.
Who played Violet in The Amazing World of Gumball?Liza Ross (born 1941) is a Canadian actress and voice actress based in London, England. She guest starred in The Amazing World of Gumball in "The Choices" and “The Parents” as Mary, the mother of Nicole, in "The Lady" as Violet, Marvin's altar-ego, and in "The Ad" as Ethel.
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