First thing foremost, I'd like to draw attention to this episode's titlecard:
This bitch really just showed up to her ex's birthday party wrapped up like a present. I think this is what the cool kids call a "power move".
Sadly, this doesn't happen in the actual episode, she just shows up in some kinda throne-mobile.
I like the beginning scene which contrasts Stella celebrating with all her friends on the beach, with Gale who's in her castle all alone. Although I find it funny just how Male-Living-Space Gale's bedroom is in this episode. I get that the emptiness is to add further contrast, but Gale would NOT allow herself to sleep in a room like that. At least give her a proper bed! Even the grandpa from Stardew Valley is better off than her!
This episode is also the first instance of Gale making up with Stella/the flock, before quickly undoing all her goodwill by the end. However, that's not a bad thing in this episode, because as I said, it's the first attempt after 11 whole episodes of being antagonistic, of course things are going to get a bit bumpy! Besides, she didn't come in planning to make amends, she just wanted to hog the spotlight for a bit, having a good time with Stella was simply a happy accident.
And now for a minor detail to pad out this commentary:
When Gale attempts to out-perform Stella by diving off her throne-mobile, the back of said throne-mobile is open so we can see all the gears and mechanisms inside responsible for her dramatic chair-spin reveal at the beginning. In fact, we even get to see the mechanism in action, as Gale does another chair-spin before her dive.
Considering that these few seconds are the only time we get to see the throne-mobile from the back, the modellers could've easily just covered it up and not do the insides, resulting in a cheaper model and less work for the animators, but they didn't; they took the time to model the internal mechanisms and left it exposed, thus giving the throne-mobile more of a "doohickey" vibe you'd expect from something pig-made. Good work, team!
