Talk:This Won't Hurt an Ed/@comment-5525892-20160225151253/@comment-1915803-20160302164635

You're still missing my point, I'm afraid. My whole contention is that there doesn't need to be a justification. Your feelings of righteous indignation are incompatible with the dynamics of the show.

Nonetheless, I don't agree that Edd acted OOC in this episode at all. There is definitely a rationale for Edd's actions if you wanted to find one. Edd is the kind of individual who prizes authority and order over pretty much everything else. Edd was immensely bothered by Eddy's breach of Kevin's private medical file and the fact that Eddy exploited the information in it for his own amusement. When the ending came around, Edd recognized the need for punishment. However, Edd tends to formulate crafty solutions to problems that might otherwise be solved with outright violence (as Kevin would've done to Eddy had Edd not intervened). That is why Edd collaborated with Kevin and the Nurse. He felt that his solution would simultaneously punish Eddy for his actions and potentially assist Kevin in overcoming his fear of needles. Whether or not this was effective is beside the point, because in Edd's mind it was a way of restoring order and accomplishing two things at once.