This last episode spotlight is written for this period of time because, while it doesn´t display any apparent correlation with this date, it´s oddly suitable for several reasons. Leaving meta reasons aside, the moral (after a series of constant subtleties and poisonous lines) displayed in this episode is what makes Surf and/or Turf a highlight on its own. Where does one draw the line for tackling the concept of divorce for a show of this TV rating? How would one approach it without noticing said theme without leaving it all that obvious for everyone?

When you keep these questions in mind, it´s where the episode actually shines above the rest and as far as I am concerned, this deserves a revisit despite knowing the entire development of this episode. It might be seen as one of those average episodes when you approach it as your average CMC episode until you realize that the CMC are the pretty face and underneath them, there is a recurrent them going on.


Divorce...is a complicated matter to deal with and this episode actually leaves some worthy discussion related to it. Not only that but at how a company can avoid lawsuits from parents who might report that their children might be exposed towards a topic that could actually affect their family status. Many of these happen IRL because of economic reasons, public status, politics or interests for getting more power.

Moreover, imagine if you were a person/kid who has been dealing with these issues: having your family structurally broken and then, the cartoon that you watch (for pleasure and escapism) reminds you about the harsh reality that you have been living in real life, not to mention that kids can be more influenced because of their early development and thus, one might not be aware of the possible psychological consequences that children might develop because of unstable environments.

The topic is quite tricky and shouldn´t be taken all that lightly. Nonetheless, while difficult, it should be discussed anyway because it exists and it´s becoming even more common in this century….