The college plot clearly shows Shawn his intellectual potential, as well as the basic mechanics he still needs to learn before he can take that next step. While I have issues with the buildup, that payoff is fantastic.
Corey is well played in his frustration at trying to please all parties and juggle conflicting choices.
Julius Carry is marvelous as the philosophy professor.
While I don't like the drag humor, I don't mind the suggestion that Eric has become comfortable with exploring that side of himself. And those dresses are tailored to them perfectly.
Friedle and Lawrence are developing a nice chemistry, as bad as their plots are.
What I Don't Like
We've had so many plot of Shawn dropping out and trying to take easy shortcuts in learning. Instead of all the suspension drama and Shawn trying to pick up girls, if this had started as the teens getting to shadow college courses as part of their school program, only for Shawn to not come back with the rest of the class, it would have been more engaging.
The whole "fake fraternity to meet chicks" plot.
The drag humor is all played for cheap laughs, and doesn't even make sense as a premise other than to be there.
Paul Gleeson's dean continues to be a stunt casting cameo that I'm eager to move past.
While Ted Lange and Bernie Kopell are charming, it's yet another confusingly dated reference reaching beyond the target audience of the show, and all of the writing for their scenes is hacky as hell.
I forget if Topanga was even in this episode. Morgan was. That's not a good sign.
Overall
A messy episode that finds a nice landing after a whole bunch of weird wobbling.
Review by noelctBlockedParent2024-08-04T16:49:06Z
Premise
Shawn learns to appreciate learning. Again.
What I Like
What I Don't Like
Overall
A messy episode that finds a nice landing after a whole bunch of weird wobbling.