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>>205660 One could argue that all that has happened is the show has moved on and changed from your expectations. Perhaps you and the show's creators were on two different wavelengths in those episodes you remember, and the parts you emphasize over the others were, to them, just part of the whole package.
The same elements are there in the new episodes. Others are just muted or dialed back for the effect of different stories. The alternative to this is they flanderize all the things you've come to know and love to the point of absurdity for absurdity. Because your expectations for the show have created a bit of a resistance to surprise, and it takes new, less orthodox laughs and formula to get through that sensory dulled comfort zone.
As for being invested in their romance, don't bother. You're looking through a window at the character's lives for entertainment. Why oh why do people always try and revert to some strange obsessive, invested mentality whenever two characters make goo-goo eyes? 'Romance Theme Mode' sucks, man. I don't see it being used to make you invested in Mordecai or Rigby, so much as stimulate events and things for the overall episode. It's not a romantic comedy, it's a comedy with an inkling of character development and progress in the character's life. That's two entirely different ways to use romance in something.
It's still delightfully absurd.
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