[mburbank]

I think you can apply standards to anything. They may not be met, and you might be expecting too much, but standards are what make things what they are. People like Monster truck rallies too. What if there was a clip of a monster truck ralley just stuck in?

If it really doesn't advance the plot one iota, if your analysys is that it's there merely to titilate and no one even bothered to smooth the edges, your point is perfectly justified.