I was excited to have David Firth make me feel uncomfortable again. Back in the day, my favorite Firth cartoons were weird, semi-abstract, and saturated in a tonal atmosphere that carried the emotional impact and enjoyment of the piece. Burnt Face Man was never the most memorable of his work to me, but even those I felt like were based on Firth's trademark morbid and almost abstract absurdity, being transposed onto a typical archetype and then *that was the joke*. But in Burnt Face Man 10, the joke is often "sexual predation". It's not the first time Firth has done that, but this time it's very focal. Something maybe my younger, more immature self would have have laughed at, but today I don't find much amusement in. It's a shame too, because some of Firth's stylistic tone is definitely here, and it is great to see again. I love some of the visual bits and animations. The way a character twiddles his thumbs is a delight to see. But for this piece as a whole, to me, it feels like there are too many instances of "Sexual Predation on young people: isn't that FUNNY?", and to me the answer is: "No. Not really.".
So in short, David Firth has come back to make e feel uncomfortable, but this time it wasn't for any of the right reasons.