Thread:Platypusrocks/@comment-36740261-20190331214418/@comment-30921738-20190722191433

I didn't really like Merlin, he was kind of a jerk. But he was funny at times.

And yes, when Jim was talking about his dad, he said that he would always make them laugh, ect, and made them shrimp cakes on the day he left. Probably as a sorry for leaving, just like Jim did when he thought Draal was going to kill him. Also, when things like that happen in real life, usually the parents aren't very close and have been arguing for a long time. They never said anything about Jim's parents arguing, and it sounds like his dad was very close to his mother. Perhaps he left to try to protect them from something.