It garnered 981 responses, and out of curiosity, I decided to dig into their answers. The survey itself had 45 questions, and ranged from asking for demographic information to the role of data visualization in the respondent’s job. It stirred quite a bit of conversation, and resulted in a community survey and a Medium publication. Yet when Courage runs back to the dining room, it swings inward.655 Frustrations Doing Data VisualizationĮarlier this year, my friend Elijah made a bold claim: that most people in data visualization end up leaving, because there’s something wrong with the current state of the field. When Courage runs into the kitchen to get Muriel while the creature in the box is attacking Eustace in the dining room, the door linking the rooms swings outward.It is revealed that Horst never trusted Eustace (especially when it came to money).When Shirley contacts Gertrude, she tells Muriel to start using vinegar in her cooking, and this becomes a running gag throughout the rest of the show. We only hear her voice however, and she has a strong Scottish accent.

It is revealed that Muriel has an Aunt Gertrude, when Shirley inadvertently contacts her instead of Horst.Trapped and starving, Eustace asks Muriel if he can buy her cooking but Muriel tells him he can get out once they find the key, but it is shown that Courage has the key, thus Eustace's freedom is in Courage's hands. Inside, he finds himself in huge piles of money, but nowhere to spend it. A hundred-dollar bill floats out, which Shirley takes as payment, and Eustace opens the box again only to get sucked into the box. Simply, she slams the lid of the box down with her foot, crushing the hands and forcing them to retreat back into the box, freeing Eustace and Muriel. Courage gives them a clothesline to hold onto to and then ties it around the house.Ĭourage runs and finds Shirley and brings her back, where she scolds Eustace for opening the box. Two large monstrous hands protrude from the box and grab Eustace and Muriel, trying to take them into the box. Horst tells Eustace that the key is in the lining of his hat and Eustace opens the box, much to Courage's horror. Shirley warns Eustace as well but he dismisses her. Horst warns Eustace about the box but stubborn as Eustace is, he continues to ask for the location of the key. When they are unable to open the box, the Ba gg es hire a psychic to help find the key after seeing an ad on television.Ī local psychic, Shirley the Medium, contacts Horst and Eustace asks for the key. Desperate, Courage attempts to stop Eustace from opening the box. Courage peeks inside, only to hear strange growling. The box contains money that Horst never shared with his brother.

While digging in the yard, Courage discovers a locked box that belonged to Eustace's dead brother, Horst. As the cursed box releases a grabby terror, Courage pleads with the medium for assistance. Through Shirley the Medium (voiced by Mary Testa), a Gypsy chihuahua, Eustace contacts his brother for the key, despite Horst's warnings. A locked box left behind by Eustace's late brother, Horst, defies the every attempt to open it.

Shirley the medium