Decided to upload a cropped version of >>1548170, since it really changes the overall picture by just focusing on one part. Kinda neat. By cropping all that out, you see this poor thing in need of much TLC (though she’s actually just acting here, but she wasn’t in the latest episode).
 
Relevant to the latest episode - I think it could’ve been improved a lot with a bit more focus on the drama of this thing, or even better, had her so weak she could barely walk, yet pathetically tries (and fails) to fight through her friends to get to the hive to try again, anyways.
 
How’s “sometimes you really are too weak to save the day, but your friends (who were keeping you from trying in your pitiful state) did as you asked and did it on your behalf - so A) don’t push yourself so hard you become sick like that and can’t finish what you were pushing yourself so hard to do and B) be the friend that’s there to help your friend when they’re too sick to save the day” as a plot/moral?
 
Hmm… I really do need to write a short thing sometime. This seems like some great material for that…