Felicity is at her snobbish worst in this episode, but then so are some of the adults. Alec is, however, already establishing himself as such a dad, not just to his own kids, but to others- like Peter- who need one. Although he should really take his eldest daughter in hand. This episode gives viewers a look at Avonlea from another side- that of an underprivileged hired hand. It also points out (a little heavy-handedly) the hypocrisy of people who are agog with concern for the lost and needy in foreign lands- safely at a distance- but have little time for those in their own community.