I thought that episode was hilarious. Not only did the writers poke fun at fandom but they also made fun of themselves, calling some of the past failboat episodes "BAD WRITING". LOL! In addition, they also gave some pretty serious nods to meta in this fandom (the laundry mat scene with Sam actually sorting whites from darks and *possibly* the red color theme). I don't know many other shows that have executives and writing staff (Gamble especially who has a knack for continuity and past episode call backs as well as seem plugged into what fans WANT TO SEE) who pander to the fans in such a way. While it's inevitable some people would be upset by this episode (this is fandom), I think overall most of fandom found it to be quite funny and took it in the spirit that it was intended. I know there are wanktastic people screaming and throwing tantrums, but I think they likely scream and throw tantrums about pretty much everything (and probably take themselves and fandom too seriously). I say let them wank themselves silly and give each other ulcers in their dark corner of ridiculousness.