Y'ever notice how on most cartoons and kid's stuff and all, the scenario turns out to be the "good guy" has the "bad guy" in his/her clutches, and the baddie asks for mercy? And then the good guy does, because, hey, the baddie didn't, and that's what separates the goods from bads?
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And then you get an episode like this--cut to save your flists I'M BEING NICE FOR ONCE WITH MY RANDOM POINTLESS RANTINGS NOBODY WILL CARE ABOUT )