- Catharsis Factor: Regardless of whether you think she is in the wrong for cheating or not, it is incredibly satisfying to see Marge getting back at the other contestants that tried to sabotage her entry by giving them a taste of their own medicine.
- Unintentionally Sympathetic: Marge is supposedly in the wrong for cheating, but the other contestants were bullies who outright sabotaged her dish in the first place. It was never a fair contest to begin with and it's easy to see the sabotaged contestants as getting their comeuppance, and Marge having absolutely no reason to apologize for what she did.
- Unintentionally Unsympathetic: Viewers are supposed to feel bad for Lisa after she realizes that Marge cheated in the Bake-Off, however Lisa herself saw how the other contestants were trying to blatantly sabotage Marge throught the whole contest, with one of the contestants burning her mother's entry to a crisp right in front of her, but she never calls them out for what they tried to do. The instant Marge cheats in the contest though, Lisa tells her to tell the truth and apologize.
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