Average episode rating for this season: 6.136363636…
So much Alex drama. It's already boring 3 episodes into the season, but it just keeps going.
I am so tired of Brian/Alex drama. It's surely not a bad episode; it just bored the heck out of me.
Average episode rating for this season: 6.95454545…
Sure, it isn't common for a sitcom like this to have a serious through-line of any kind—especially two decades ago—but boy did this season feel scattered. At some point the writers seemed to entirely forget that Raven and crew were still supposed to be in high school, only to suddenly remember that when an episode's central gag demanded it. And ultimately, the series ends without so much as a single line of dialogue about graduation. Kinda weird.
Hard to believe communicating back to Zenjiro given what happened to the rails behind them as they headed to Higashi-Agano, but whatever. Go with it? :joy:
Two episodes in, it's crystal clear that this is the style they're using: Vignettes inspired by the original four-panel comic. There's no real through-line to the story so far. Can't say it's my favorite storytelling style…
Good, but why is there basically a fraternity in Raven's high school? And why is Eddie suddenly trying to join it a few weeks before the end of their senior year?
I am not sure if I ever saw this one. I definitely did see the Suite Life episode it ties into, but don't remember much. It's almost tempting to go watch the other parts of the crossover event, but that would require watching two other series out of sequence… :scream:
Average episode rating for this season: 6.77142857
The setup is pretty absurd, bordering on technophobia (or a parody of it). But by the end, the title card "30 stops to Ikebukuro" makes it clear that this could be an interesting "journey" series. If nothing else, "cute girls driving a train" should be fun.
Some production order shenanigans going on here: Cory already asked Cindy to be his girlfriend, and she already said yes.
Average episode rating for this season: 6.0
(How did that happen? I found this season less compelling than the previous, sure, but I didn't think my ratings were that low.)
Average episode rating for this season: 7.0454545…
Average episode rating for this season: 6.77272727
Average episode rating for this season: 7.12500
Average episode rating for this season: 7.2173913
Average episode rating for this season: 7.47826087
I apparently started this show before developing the habit of rating every episode I watch, so this is the first season with a complete set of ratings to use for statistical calculations. Whoops?
Why does dialogue in this episode imply that Helen went to New York because Joe broke up with her? She left to pursue the cello, and he only moved on to someone new after not hearing anything from her over a period of several months.
Enabran Tain coaching Kevin in soccer :astonished:
Well, that was a short relationship (Joe and Gail). Apparently he never even tries to go apologize to her, as this is her last credited appearance.
This explains why Gail was such a one-dimensional character, I guess. They didn't intend to have her around long-term.
Neat little bit of sitcom trivia: Roz Doyle the Frasier character was named for Roz Doyle the Wings producer, who passed away in between seasons 2 & 3. Peri Gilpin, who later plays Roz the character, also has a guest role on Wings later this season.
I've definitely seen worse clip shows. The narration ties this together well, and it works better than most I've watched.
But it's still a clip show, and the timing is weird. (IMO it should have aired before "Graduation".)
"I really don't think that's none of your business"?
Kevin doesn't have a suit that fits? What was he wearing last week at the funeral?? :joy:
So what was Kevin's detention-deserving crime, exactly?
Blink and you'll miss Aron Eisenberg (Nog from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) as an elf, alongside Robert Picardo (the Doctor from Voyager) as Cutlip/Santa.
Madeline being played by a 19-year-old opposite 14-year-old Kevin is certainly odd.
Mimi is the same actor as Roxie in the latter seasons of Sabrina the Teenage Witch? :exploding_head:
Messed up the timeline of Apollo 13 just a bit, didn't they? It launched on Saturday, with the problems starting 2 days into the mission.
When's the last time you saw uniformed ushers like that in a movie theater? I can't remember.
Average episode rating for this season: 7.19230769231
