>>105860413They put every major villain in a funny episode with absolutely no stake. This reduces their seriousness to a minimum in the future. These villains were a serious threat on their own before and now they get joke KOs. I wouldn't have mind putting together the weaker ones (most of them does nothing anyway), but using up the better ones for cheap jokes is a bad decision.
There is no guarantee if Varian ever gets back he won't be played to shits and giggles as well.