Eddie's entire personality shifts just because this is a kids show and it would be uncharacteristic of the genre to have someone not learn their lesson. Literally nothing happens to prompt this change. At the end of the episode, he shows back up, says he's changed, and gives back everything he stole. Instead, Eddie has the most unconvincing change of heart at the last minute. If the show had stuck with this idea, that some people are always terrible, it would've at least committed to its main joke. He gives the supervillain the world-threatening ring in exchange for a massive payoff, which is totally in keeping with Eddie's personality. As soon as the ring is unstuck, Eddie runs off to Robotnik. However, I could've forgiven a lot if the episode did one thing. Sonic griping about Eddie's unavoidable bad behavior is played for laughs throughout "Fast and Easy." Most of the episode is still devoted to pedestrian slapstick. (Also, Wes spends nearly the whole episode in just his boxers with a giant cigar in his mouth, presumably because the animators just had to prove how freaky they were one more time.) But at least one of the reoccurring cast members has an effect on the episode's plot and undergoes some sort-of, kind-of, almost meaningful change. Wes' motivations are entirely self-interested and he already seems to be sliding back into bad behavior by the final scene. Afterwards, he promises he's done scamming. Having been screwed by Robotnik, he decides to jump in the submarine he has for some reason and save Sonic. However, at the very least, Wes Weasely gets something like a proper redemption arc. You'd think that, if this was one final chance to see old friends, the writers would've given them more to do. Breezie says every line as a near-orgasmic moan and Robot's story moves the audience to tears. Aside from providing set-up for old footage, none of the returning characters do too much.
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