If the answer is yes, then GOOD, that probably means that writers and storyboarders are doing their job.

Looking at the past segments, and at the synopses of the few incoming ones, it’s hard not to think that the show is purposely going to “deconstruct” Marco’s character, and pride, to allow him to grow and, hopefully, rise up to the challenges that later S3 and S4 are going to put in front of him and his friends. Star needed two whole seasons to do that, slowly adapting to life on Earth, touching her lowest point in Bon Bon The Birthday Clown (confused feelings, jealous, spying on a friend, losing against Ludo!), to then slowly rise until literal resurrection; Marco’s journey is hopefully and realistically going to be a little faster.

Sure, it’s hard to watch him going from being punchable to cocky and needy to pridefully obsessed, but hey, he understands his mistakes,

he gets called out on it.

Remember the croissant girl? He’s never going to be that anymore, because his pride for the cape got mercilessly destroyed in one sentence.

We could handle Star making mistakes for seasons in a row, we can handle Marco making some for a handful of episodes, can’t we? I know that this was a bit of a cold shower, compared to his usual adorableness, but if this is the quickest way to have him be ready for what’s to come, to have him really earn a real cape, and not a “participation trophy meat blanket”, then so be it.

And who knows, maybe he’s going to find his own way to be useful to Star. Sure, she doesn’t technically needs a squire,

but she might need a friend who can advise her.

You know, just like Marco did on several occasions before the show entered its RIP FANS’ HEARTS OUT phase.