I've also changed my opinion about the g.c. Once the puzzles are solved and you've bought everything you can... why not throw parties?!?!? I torture my villagers till everything is done, it's time for them to have fun. My g.c. throws back-to-back parties, sometimes 4-in-a-row (he starts another one before the villagers are finished dancing from the previous one). I'm glad he does, gives the elderly time to come to the party and dance with the rest of the villagers. If I want to train a 14 yr. old, the party is a welcomed relief from all the traffic. I just grab the kid and have them practice a particular task again without all the commotion from the other villagers. Was going to let all my villagers die of old age and leave the g.c. by himself, got a change of heart (thanks to Maura's poem) and now keep at least one kid around to keep the little guy company. He's just a little kid who's programmed so that he can't ever grow up. Kinda sad, BUT, he's always happy and wants your villagers to be happy, too. After everything I put my villagers through to get to that point, they need a break from me and the g.c. is just the one to do it.