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"Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous" Season Three Reviews (Spoilers)
Also reviews for the latest episodes of DC's Legends Of Tomorrow, Teen Titans Go!, and Bless The Hart, the season finales of The Simpsons, and Bob's Burgers, and the latest episodes of Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "View From The Top"
Not having to leave Bumpy behind IS quite the conundrum.
Those bird dinos were fierce and scary. Scariest of all was their attack on the tower when there was no cover for the kids. I was terrified. Good stuff.
Solid opener. ***1/2.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Safe Harbor"
Kenji's a jerk. Somebody needs to tell that idiot you don't pull scare pranks during life and death scenarios.
Honestly, all the kids were hard to root for because they kept doing dumb things. When Darius suggests to split up to cover more ground, I realize these goobers would be the first morons picked off in a slasher flick. They are VERY lucky the horror on this show is TV-Y7. They'd be doomed otherwise. **.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Casa De Kenji"
I might be inclined to throw shade at the end for doing the cliched and utterly predictable "The kids find a rare luxury on the island and while they are enjoying it dinosaurs attack" bit. However, the truth is, nothing about the Dinosaurs' behavior adds up or is remotely what I would call predictable. Even the herbivores on the island are good and riled up which means the kids aren't really safe anywhere. The biggest question is if Bumpy ever turns on them. I don't think so but all of these dinosaurs acting utterly hostile and crazy has me worried about just what is wrong here. ***1/2.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Clever Girl"
Great episode title, taken from the best line of the original movie. I am going to believe the Raptor in this episode is the very same one who ate that dude years back.
I think the kids rescuing the Raptor was stupid. Yes, it it wasn't the Raptor's fault they were in that mess. But the Raptor is dangerous and the kids need to survive too. Not to put too fine a point on it, but it's a jungle out there. It's also an open question at the end of the scene whether or not the Raptor even recognizes or acknowledges altruism (or favors owed) so the whole thing was probably a wash.
Question to ponder: Does Kenji have to be as stupid or as unlikable as he is for the series to function? My guess is no, but the creators disagree.
Speaking of which, as annoyed as I usually am with Sammy, I often think Brooklynn needs an off switch. She is very similar to Kenji in being dumb and superficial and valuing stupid things. Unlike Kenji, she can be occasionally useful. But lord she's a trial to be around. And that's in comparison to a flake like Sammy. That's how annoying she is.
I've noticed at this point in the series, Ben often seems to go off on his own thing, and sort of bows out of the adventures with the rest of the group. I like that idea, particularly because it's all suggested, not seen, or even commented on. It's pretty cool, if you ask me.
The death of Hammond by Compies Brooklynn describes reading about was in the original Michael Crichton novel. He didn't die in the movie (at least on-screen in the first one) and he wasn't a villain there like he was in the book either. Brooklynn's line sort of suggests the actual Crichton novel is a fictionalized version of what actually happened, although I'm not quite sure how that would actually work.
Solid episode, although the characters are far more annoying than they needed to be. The cinematography and boarding of the series are amazing. And the dialogue and plot both stink. ***1/2.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Eye Of The Storm"
Dire episode. That Scorpius Dinosaur is absolutely terrifying. ****1/2.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "The Long Run"
I think because the dialogue isn't very good on the show, and the story is only so-so, the human melodrama doesn't land as hard as it needs to. It's a bit of a shame, but also not a surprise. I think long-time fans of the franchise will be satisfied with the Dino chases and thrills. But for me, if the human element doesn't land, then any drama is a failure. That includes kids shows.
The episode had some scary moments though. It had problems but definitely wasn't merely a wash. ***.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "A Shock To The System"
Two of them! That's awful. I'm already cringing. Jeez, what a great ending! ****.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Escape From Isla Nublar"
I like the Raptor's role as the wildcard and unlikely sudden ally. That's how the dinosaurs in the films work too. Even the worst of them ally with the humans when necessary.
The complication at the end hitting them when it did struck me as majorly unfair. It strongly reminds me of the storytelling turns I resented on Lost. Don't get me wrong. Lost was a great show. But some of it drove me nuts and I resented a LOT of it.
Darius talking about the asexual reproduction is interrupted as sort of a meta joke that maybe the audience shouldn't pull too many threads about the science there. But I'll bite. If the Scorpius reproduces asexually, why isn't the second one smaller than the first? They WERE just released a few days ago. The second one should still be a baby.
Frustrated, but in a good way. ****.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Whatever It Takes"
It can be argued that Wu is the Big Bad of the franchise, and he always seems to be in the background of bad things happening.
The good thing about having other human characters on the show is that the dinosaurs are allowed to eat them.
The T-Rex is still scary but after the Scorpius I've relieved to see the kids tangle with it because I know they can handle it.
Cool cliffhanger too. ****.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Stay On Mission"
That last shot means this is NOT the series finale.
Another big hint things are unresolved is that Kenji doesn't forgive Darius at the end of the episode. Totally not a series finale move.
I liked it. I liked the show showing Wu with a speck of conscience, but his incompetence at The Adventures makes me wonder how he's survived the movies (so far). It seems a bit unfair to some of the competent cool characters who became Dino Bait when he didn't.
It's weird but I was relatively satisfied with that. If the show doesn't get renewed, I won't be, but this is the first finale I felt went out at a good stopping point. ****1/2.
DC's Legends Of Tomorrow "Bay Of Squids"
Half of that was great and half of it was stupid. When they were literally playing football with the nuclear football I was like, "Um, no." But the episode also has Behrad confused for Che Guevara and Fidel Castro eating edibles. It's not all good and it's not all bad.
The looks Rory gives the alien babe at the end was great. Fun times are ahead.
Speaking of which, Rory should be in charge of all missions from now on. The episode was more fun when he was.
The portrayal of Kennedy was a mixed bag. It's nice that Nate's a fanboy, but aside from the actor looking and sounding nothing like him, the show made him seem like such a pushover. Say what you will about Jack Kennedy (and people have). He did not get through the Cuban missile crisis by having supposedly smarter people tell him what to do. Us navigating that successfully was on him. I'm annoyed the show seems to want to take that away from him by making him such a wallflower.
It was too dumb in places and so much fun I almost couldn't stand it in others. I'd call it an average episode. And since I like the show (generally) that means a positive review and grade. A so-so episode of a worse show would not leave the favorable impression on me this did. ***1/2.
Teen Titans Go! "A Little Help Please"
I want to see the next episode. Which we never will. Damn them.
Is there such a thing as being too insular and meta? If so, this is pushing it. Describing the different kinds of animators strikes me as the type of joke only other animators would find funny. We're not quite at John Kricfalusi levels of incomprehensibility here. But we're approaching ballpark.
Also, not to put too fine a point on it, but it's hard to enjoy an episode designed to let the animators half-ass things. Just for the record.
Meh. Not as bad of a bottle episode as a clip show would be, but that's no kind of bar. ***.
Bless The Harts "Toni With An I"
NOT the best episode for only two episodes left. Or was it? Because it was pretty great.
Yeah, that was an eye-opener that would have really made season three interesting. Fun fact: I promised in an earlier review that if the show had got renewed I'd drop it next year. Because of this episode, I wouldn't have after all. Season 3 could have gone places.
The idea of questioning the rules of when and where Jesus can appear is a good enough bit. The idea that Violet can see him too, and at the same time Jenny does, says for the first time Jenny isn't crazy, which is amazing because I always thought she was. I don't know what's going on, but it's not what I thought, and I'm bummed it won't be further explored (unless the last two episodes REALLY lean into that).
The half painted deformed Jesus made some funny and horrific visuals. Which is nice because this isn't a show that leans into the animation medium all too often.
I like Violet speculating the bees don't go for her because her anemia gives her less body heat than a glass of white wine. What a funny and witty thing to say. Which makes her being forced to do the Tool Time thing absolutely painful to me.
For the record, ethical considerations or not, I have had a transaction or two on Amazon where I have come out more favorably than I should have. As an Aspie, I'm honest enough to contact customer service every time. And every single time, Amazon lets the error slide in my favor. The chainsaw thing is not the dilemma either Jenny or Jesus thinks it is. Amazon would almost certainly let them keep it at the good price they got.
Travis being absolutely touched and overwhelmed that Wayne lied to him to make him feel better says this is not a show whose characters actually want much.
I KNEW Jenny should have kicked Brenda to the curb last episode. This is why she's worse for having her in her life.
Not bad at all. It also raised excellent questions for me that I won't ever get answers for (which is something the Twin Peaks fan in me loves). ****1/2.
The Simpsons "The Last Barfighter"
The worst thing about the recent seasons' hit-and-miss quality is that out of nowhere the show will hit you with a travesty of an episode you never wanted, and you never know when this dud is coming, or just HOW bad it's gonna suck.
The best thing about it is that gems like this episode come out of blue, and are awesomer than you ever expected the show to still be.
I'm not going to pretend it was perfect. The ending seemed a bit of a stretch. But I'll tell you, I'm giving the episode five stars for taking the characters and the premise as far they did and not simply doing a cop-out ending like they were drunk the entire time, and it was all dream. Even more refreshing (to me at least) was that Homer wanted to stay sober at the end, and the inevitability of him being a worse husband and father again was not of his choosing. I gotta say, I really like that idea a lot. (Although in fairness, he could simply choose to not drink from now on if so inclined. Some of it IS on him.)
SO much greatness to talk about.
Let's talk about the skull. When Bart sees the dirt-bike on the game show and declares the choice of prizes a no-brainer, I knew he was gonna choose the skull. Bart Simpson is a character who rarely does awesome things anymore (and if he ever did is actually debatable). I'm glad I could count on him for that bit at least.
I laughed at Marge saying that Bart won that bottle of tequila and he could do anything he wanted with it. I REALLY wish she hadn't put in the disclaimer "Except drink the tequila." I think the show was a LITTLE bit too focused on making sure Marge was a responsible parent just then, and I don't think that was necessary. If she hadn't said it, I'd have known what she meant, but it still would have been funnier unsaid.
Let me say one thing about the show I now love and will love from this point forward. And the fact that I love it dismays me a bit. The show could have been MUCH better for its first 32 years if it had done this all along. But the Bumblebee Man jokes and game show were actually by turns funny, bizarre, and fascinating, because the lines were delivered by Latino actors. If they had been done by Hank Azaria in a derogatory accent I would have absolutely cringed instead. How much ethnic comedy has the show absolutely ruined before this by using Azaria's fake and ugly-sounding accents? Because seeing how fun this turned out and how much of a chore the previous Bumblebee Man stuff was, suggests it was a lot. I very strongly agreed with the show dropping Apu. But maybe bringing him back with an Indian actor would actually be okay. It's very possible the entire problem is Azaria's insulting accents.
I'm not positive about Apu, mind you. That character contains a TON of baggage that a new actor can't simply erase. But this episode told me it's possible Apu's entire problem begins and ends with Azaria.
As the seasons have worn on I've thought less and less of Azaria's performances. This episode will probably make me think less of some of the earlier performances in hindsight.
I like the observation that the worst Indiana Jones movie is the best Shia LaBeuof movie. It's funny because it's true.
Moe is surprised Barney doesn't work at the nuclear plant. Carl agrees and thinks that he should, and that that would make some great stories. You know what? I agree too. I'm glad the show put the idea in its own head. I would love it if it actually happened.
I wish every week was this episode. The show can still deliver if it puts in the work. I wish they felt the need to do that more often. That was great. *****.
Bob's Burgers "Vampire Disco Death Dance"
I would totally see that movie.
Generally speaking, I have come to loathe Tina Belcher. But this episode raised my esteem of her greatly. Because she hates her peers. I utterly sympathize with her. Not because I've ever hated my peers, but because her peers DO suck, have always sucked, and I am very glad she can recognize it after all this time. And they are the best the school has to offer her of kids her age, which is outright obscene. What is the one thing Jimmy Jr., Zeke, Tammy, and Jocelyn have in common? They are all the absolute worst. But when Tina says, "Yes, I would love to have peers that talk about fun stuff and each other, but that's not the hand I've been dealt," I felt every inch of her frustration.
The "drinking" game says how utterly appalling each of those kids are. Poor Tina.
I love that in the theater hallway, Bob holds her hand to make her feel better. And he talks to her about meeting new friends someday as she leans on his shoulder. It can argued that Bob Belcher is the best current fictional father on television. And it's because of stuff like that.
I did feel bad for the guy who had to stop the movie and ask her to leave. That was awkward in what should have been a fun occasion.
Linda's stuff with the raccoons did nothing but tell me my previous opinion of her being an utter moron was dead-on.
Sweet episode. But The Simpsons won the week. ****.
Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy "Don't Be Alarmed"
It's very hard to root for characters this dumb. Although Grimlock (of all people) knowing what the word "aerodynamic" meant was a pleasant surprise. **1/2.
Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy "Powerless"
What a bunch of insufferable little turds. Do little kids actually LIKE characters like that? Uck. *.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "View From The Top"
Not having to leave Bumpy behind IS quite the conundrum.
Those bird dinos were fierce and scary. Scariest of all was their attack on the tower when there was no cover for the kids. I was terrified. Good stuff.
Solid opener. ***1/2.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Safe Harbor"
Kenji's a jerk. Somebody needs to tell that idiot you don't pull scare pranks during life and death scenarios.
Honestly, all the kids were hard to root for because they kept doing dumb things. When Darius suggests to split up to cover more ground, I realize these goobers would be the first morons picked off in a slasher flick. They are VERY lucky the horror on this show is TV-Y7. They'd be doomed otherwise. **.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Casa De Kenji"
I might be inclined to throw shade at the end for doing the cliched and utterly predictable "The kids find a rare luxury on the island and while they are enjoying it dinosaurs attack" bit. However, the truth is, nothing about the Dinosaurs' behavior adds up or is remotely what I would call predictable. Even the herbivores on the island are good and riled up which means the kids aren't really safe anywhere. The biggest question is if Bumpy ever turns on them. I don't think so but all of these dinosaurs acting utterly hostile and crazy has me worried about just what is wrong here. ***1/2.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Clever Girl"
Great episode title, taken from the best line of the original movie. I am going to believe the Raptor in this episode is the very same one who ate that dude years back.
I think the kids rescuing the Raptor was stupid. Yes, it it wasn't the Raptor's fault they were in that mess. But the Raptor is dangerous and the kids need to survive too. Not to put too fine a point on it, but it's a jungle out there. It's also an open question at the end of the scene whether or not the Raptor even recognizes or acknowledges altruism (or favors owed) so the whole thing was probably a wash.
Question to ponder: Does Kenji have to be as stupid or as unlikable as he is for the series to function? My guess is no, but the creators disagree.
Speaking of which, as annoyed as I usually am with Sammy, I often think Brooklynn needs an off switch. She is very similar to Kenji in being dumb and superficial and valuing stupid things. Unlike Kenji, she can be occasionally useful. But lord she's a trial to be around. And that's in comparison to a flake like Sammy. That's how annoying she is.
I've noticed at this point in the series, Ben often seems to go off on his own thing, and sort of bows out of the adventures with the rest of the group. I like that idea, particularly because it's all suggested, not seen, or even commented on. It's pretty cool, if you ask me.
The death of Hammond by Compies Brooklynn describes reading about was in the original Michael Crichton novel. He didn't die in the movie (at least on-screen in the first one) and he wasn't a villain there like he was in the book either. Brooklynn's line sort of suggests the actual Crichton novel is a fictionalized version of what actually happened, although I'm not quite sure how that would actually work.
Solid episode, although the characters are far more annoying than they needed to be. The cinematography and boarding of the series are amazing. And the dialogue and plot both stink. ***1/2.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Eye Of The Storm"
Dire episode. That Scorpius Dinosaur is absolutely terrifying. ****1/2.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "The Long Run"
I think because the dialogue isn't very good on the show, and the story is only so-so, the human melodrama doesn't land as hard as it needs to. It's a bit of a shame, but also not a surprise. I think long-time fans of the franchise will be satisfied with the Dino chases and thrills. But for me, if the human element doesn't land, then any drama is a failure. That includes kids shows.
The episode had some scary moments though. It had problems but definitely wasn't merely a wash. ***.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "A Shock To The System"
Two of them! That's awful. I'm already cringing. Jeez, what a great ending! ****.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Escape From Isla Nublar"
I like the Raptor's role as the wildcard and unlikely sudden ally. That's how the dinosaurs in the films work too. Even the worst of them ally with the humans when necessary.
The complication at the end hitting them when it did struck me as majorly unfair. It strongly reminds me of the storytelling turns I resented on Lost. Don't get me wrong. Lost was a great show. But some of it drove me nuts and I resented a LOT of it.
Darius talking about the asexual reproduction is interrupted as sort of a meta joke that maybe the audience shouldn't pull too many threads about the science there. But I'll bite. If the Scorpius reproduces asexually, why isn't the second one smaller than the first? They WERE just released a few days ago. The second one should still be a baby.
Frustrated, but in a good way. ****.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Whatever It Takes"
It can be argued that Wu is the Big Bad of the franchise, and he always seems to be in the background of bad things happening.
The good thing about having other human characters on the show is that the dinosaurs are allowed to eat them.
The T-Rex is still scary but after the Scorpius I've relieved to see the kids tangle with it because I know they can handle it.
Cool cliffhanger too. ****.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous "Stay On Mission"
That last shot means this is NOT the series finale.
Another big hint things are unresolved is that Kenji doesn't forgive Darius at the end of the episode. Totally not a series finale move.
I liked it. I liked the show showing Wu with a speck of conscience, but his incompetence at The Adventures makes me wonder how he's survived the movies (so far). It seems a bit unfair to some of the competent cool characters who became Dino Bait when he didn't.
It's weird but I was relatively satisfied with that. If the show doesn't get renewed, I won't be, but this is the first finale I felt went out at a good stopping point. ****1/2.
DC's Legends Of Tomorrow "Bay Of Squids"
Half of that was great and half of it was stupid. When they were literally playing football with the nuclear football I was like, "Um, no." But the episode also has Behrad confused for Che Guevara and Fidel Castro eating edibles. It's not all good and it's not all bad.
The looks Rory gives the alien babe at the end was great. Fun times are ahead.
Speaking of which, Rory should be in charge of all missions from now on. The episode was more fun when he was.
The portrayal of Kennedy was a mixed bag. It's nice that Nate's a fanboy, but aside from the actor looking and sounding nothing like him, the show made him seem like such a pushover. Say what you will about Jack Kennedy (and people have). He did not get through the Cuban missile crisis by having supposedly smarter people tell him what to do. Us navigating that successfully was on him. I'm annoyed the show seems to want to take that away from him by making him such a wallflower.
It was too dumb in places and so much fun I almost couldn't stand it in others. I'd call it an average episode. And since I like the show (generally) that means a positive review and grade. A so-so episode of a worse show would not leave the favorable impression on me this did. ***1/2.
Teen Titans Go! "A Little Help Please"
I want to see the next episode. Which we never will. Damn them.
Is there such a thing as being too insular and meta? If so, this is pushing it. Describing the different kinds of animators strikes me as the type of joke only other animators would find funny. We're not quite at John Kricfalusi levels of incomprehensibility here. But we're approaching ballpark.
Also, not to put too fine a point on it, but it's hard to enjoy an episode designed to let the animators half-ass things. Just for the record.
Meh. Not as bad of a bottle episode as a clip show would be, but that's no kind of bar. ***.
Bless The Harts "Toni With An I"
NOT the best episode for only two episodes left. Or was it? Because it was pretty great.
Yeah, that was an eye-opener that would have really made season three interesting. Fun fact: I promised in an earlier review that if the show had got renewed I'd drop it next year. Because of this episode, I wouldn't have after all. Season 3 could have gone places.
The idea of questioning the rules of when and where Jesus can appear is a good enough bit. The idea that Violet can see him too, and at the same time Jenny does, says for the first time Jenny isn't crazy, which is amazing because I always thought she was. I don't know what's going on, but it's not what I thought, and I'm bummed it won't be further explored (unless the last two episodes REALLY lean into that).
The half painted deformed Jesus made some funny and horrific visuals. Which is nice because this isn't a show that leans into the animation medium all too often.
I like Violet speculating the bees don't go for her because her anemia gives her less body heat than a glass of white wine. What a funny and witty thing to say. Which makes her being forced to do the Tool Time thing absolutely painful to me.
For the record, ethical considerations or not, I have had a transaction or two on Amazon where I have come out more favorably than I should have. As an Aspie, I'm honest enough to contact customer service every time. And every single time, Amazon lets the error slide in my favor. The chainsaw thing is not the dilemma either Jenny or Jesus thinks it is. Amazon would almost certainly let them keep it at the good price they got.
Travis being absolutely touched and overwhelmed that Wayne lied to him to make him feel better says this is not a show whose characters actually want much.
I KNEW Jenny should have kicked Brenda to the curb last episode. This is why she's worse for having her in her life.
Not bad at all. It also raised excellent questions for me that I won't ever get answers for (which is something the Twin Peaks fan in me loves). ****1/2.
The Simpsons "The Last Barfighter"
The worst thing about the recent seasons' hit-and-miss quality is that out of nowhere the show will hit you with a travesty of an episode you never wanted, and you never know when this dud is coming, or just HOW bad it's gonna suck.
The best thing about it is that gems like this episode come out of blue, and are awesomer than you ever expected the show to still be.
I'm not going to pretend it was perfect. The ending seemed a bit of a stretch. But I'll tell you, I'm giving the episode five stars for taking the characters and the premise as far they did and not simply doing a cop-out ending like they were drunk the entire time, and it was all dream. Even more refreshing (to me at least) was that Homer wanted to stay sober at the end, and the inevitability of him being a worse husband and father again was not of his choosing. I gotta say, I really like that idea a lot. (Although in fairness, he could simply choose to not drink from now on if so inclined. Some of it IS on him.)
SO much greatness to talk about.
Let's talk about the skull. When Bart sees the dirt-bike on the game show and declares the choice of prizes a no-brainer, I knew he was gonna choose the skull. Bart Simpson is a character who rarely does awesome things anymore (and if he ever did is actually debatable). I'm glad I could count on him for that bit at least.
I laughed at Marge saying that Bart won that bottle of tequila and he could do anything he wanted with it. I REALLY wish she hadn't put in the disclaimer "Except drink the tequila." I think the show was a LITTLE bit too focused on making sure Marge was a responsible parent just then, and I don't think that was necessary. If she hadn't said it, I'd have known what she meant, but it still would have been funnier unsaid.
Let me say one thing about the show I now love and will love from this point forward. And the fact that I love it dismays me a bit. The show could have been MUCH better for its first 32 years if it had done this all along. But the Bumblebee Man jokes and game show were actually by turns funny, bizarre, and fascinating, because the lines were delivered by Latino actors. If they had been done by Hank Azaria in a derogatory accent I would have absolutely cringed instead. How much ethnic comedy has the show absolutely ruined before this by using Azaria's fake and ugly-sounding accents? Because seeing how fun this turned out and how much of a chore the previous Bumblebee Man stuff was, suggests it was a lot. I very strongly agreed with the show dropping Apu. But maybe bringing him back with an Indian actor would actually be okay. It's very possible the entire problem is Azaria's insulting accents.
I'm not positive about Apu, mind you. That character contains a TON of baggage that a new actor can't simply erase. But this episode told me it's possible Apu's entire problem begins and ends with Azaria.
As the seasons have worn on I've thought less and less of Azaria's performances. This episode will probably make me think less of some of the earlier performances in hindsight.
I like the observation that the worst Indiana Jones movie is the best Shia LaBeuof movie. It's funny because it's true.
Moe is surprised Barney doesn't work at the nuclear plant. Carl agrees and thinks that he should, and that that would make some great stories. You know what? I agree too. I'm glad the show put the idea in its own head. I would love it if it actually happened.
I wish every week was this episode. The show can still deliver if it puts in the work. I wish they felt the need to do that more often. That was great. *****.
Bob's Burgers "Vampire Disco Death Dance"
I would totally see that movie.
Generally speaking, I have come to loathe Tina Belcher. But this episode raised my esteem of her greatly. Because she hates her peers. I utterly sympathize with her. Not because I've ever hated my peers, but because her peers DO suck, have always sucked, and I am very glad she can recognize it after all this time. And they are the best the school has to offer her of kids her age, which is outright obscene. What is the one thing Jimmy Jr., Zeke, Tammy, and Jocelyn have in common? They are all the absolute worst. But when Tina says, "Yes, I would love to have peers that talk about fun stuff and each other, but that's not the hand I've been dealt," I felt every inch of her frustration.
The "drinking" game says how utterly appalling each of those kids are. Poor Tina.
I love that in the theater hallway, Bob holds her hand to make her feel better. And he talks to her about meeting new friends someday as she leans on his shoulder. It can argued that Bob Belcher is the best current fictional father on television. And it's because of stuff like that.
I did feel bad for the guy who had to stop the movie and ask her to leave. That was awkward in what should have been a fun occasion.
Linda's stuff with the raccoons did nothing but tell me my previous opinion of her being an utter moron was dead-on.
Sweet episode. But The Simpsons won the week. ****.
Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy "Don't Be Alarmed"
It's very hard to root for characters this dumb. Although Grimlock (of all people) knowing what the word "aerodynamic" meant was a pleasant surprise. **1/2.
Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy "Powerless"
What a bunch of insufferable little turds. Do little kids actually LIKE characters like that? Uck. *.