Suuure, "bandits" burned down the entire village, conveniently killing all witnesses and the bandits themselves. That sounds totally reasonable. Meanwhile, that damned cat is just standing there watching, holding a pack of matches that are completely unrelated to this blaze.
Weaver's comments to the MC sounded a lot like Ricky's lines in an early Door Monster Sketch, 'Zucchini and Rhubarb': "You suck! I hate you! You were adopted, and nobody likes your milkshakes!"