And then, oh, Smackle had been kind of playing them / was way more thoughtful than we gave her credit for. I had not expected the show to redeem this plotline so significantly.
Yes! I was so surprised, and excited, that the story wasn't the shallow, straightforward thing it originally appeared to be. I love the moments of depth, though I wish those moments carried through to things like Farkle's creepiness, etc.
"I continue to not understand anything," "That's what's so beautiful about you." NOW KISS. (In any other context I would think that was gross -- "you're so clueless, that's what's beautiful about you" -- but this felt more like, "I love everything about you; I love all of you.")
I definitely think the actors are pulling off the depth and chemistry between them well enough to make this my read of it, too, because you're right, the words themselves would normally infuriate me, but they're just so sweet and caring and supportive of each other.
Reciting MLK's color of their skin/content of their character speech to a group of entirely* white people (and as a white person yourself)? Did NO ONE in the process flag that this was problematic?
I could use some of that earlier surprise depth HERE, for example. (I saw your note about Riley's actor not being white, which is cool, except that Riley herself is definitely portrayed as a white kid from a white family, so actually, I realize it is more disappointing to me than actually cool. I know the show has to build on what it created in Boy Meets World, but still.)
Legit shouted "SISTER SISTER" at the screen when Evelyn appeared on the screen. Good catch about the first episode appearance, too.
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Date: 2015-09-06 11:47 pm (UTC)Yes! I was so surprised, and excited, that the story wasn't the shallow, straightforward thing it originally appeared to be. I love the moments of depth, though I wish those moments carried through to things like Farkle's creepiness, etc.
"I continue to not understand anything,"
"That's what's so beautiful about you."
NOW KISS. (In any other context I would think that was gross -- "you're so clueless, that's what's beautiful about you" -- but this felt more like, "I love everything about you; I love all of you.")
I definitely think the actors are pulling off the depth and chemistry between them well enough to make this my read of it, too, because you're right, the words themselves would normally infuriate me, but they're just so sweet and caring and supportive of each other.
Reciting MLK's color of their skin/content of their character speech to a group of entirely* white people (and as a white person yourself)? Did NO ONE in the process flag that this was problematic?
I could use some of that earlier surprise depth HERE, for example. (I saw your note about Riley's actor not being white, which is cool, except that Riley herself is definitely portrayed as a white kid from a white family, so actually, I realize it is more disappointing to me than actually cool. I know the show has to build on what it created in Boy Meets World, but still.)
Legit shouted "SISTER SISTER" at the screen when Evelyn appeared on the screen. Good catch about the first episode appearance, too.