YMMV / The Dreamstone S 03 E 05 The Dream Beam Invasion

• Bizarro Episode: Another rare dream travelling episode, with added Road Runner vs. Coyote booby traps.
• Catharsis Factor: After so long as The Drag-Along Designated Villains, it was pretty gratifying to watch Frizz and Nug not only force the heroes to back off, but actually do so by scaring the ever loving shit out of them.
• Designated Hero: Not only do the Noops once again supply an excessive beatdown over a slight Frizz and Nug didn't even want to do, they run away screaming the moment they start to look too genuinely threatening. What warriors!
• Moment of Awesome: Frizz and Nug pulling an Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever and actually terrifying the Noops and Albert into retreat.
• Narm: Another episode that really pushes the atrocity of ruining dreams, dramatic music and monologues and all. Played with because this is also the nearest to a Deconstruction where the heroes get punished for their petty zeal.
• Take That, Scrappy!: The heroes finally suffering a backfire for using Disproportionate Retribution (if a very subdued one).
• The Woobie: Frizz and Nug are once again dragged into a painful mission by Blob and Urpgor and get gratuitously punished by the heroes. When it seems they might have finally got the Noops to back off for once and make an easy escape, they still suffer a backfire after the Dream Maker destroys the dream bubble in response.
  • While the punishment far exceeded the crime, it's easy to feel a bit bad for the kids being tormented in their dreams, particularly the ones who wake up crying.