tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post4011642942612980455..comments2024-03-07T03:41:31.958-08:00Comments on Girl Meets World Reviewed: Episode Review: "Girl Meets World of Terror 3" (#3.15)Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15777511078966279437noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-67911767591149179952017-11-19T16:08:46.146-08:002017-11-19T16:08:46.146-08:00Blame the writers that made Cory being this kind o...Blame the writers that made Cory being this kind of person lollinhluvz_LWDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960173015426675586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-62549662170700624062016-10-26T16:16:07.461-07:002016-10-26T16:16:07.461-07:00New Tweet from the Writers
"Two mothers caus...New Tweet from the Writers<br /><br />"Two mothers cause two teenage girls hurt, pain and humiliation just because Riley is selfish and Maya kidnaps a movie star. GMW: November."<br /><br />Okay...are they summarizing the plots of both new episodes? "Hollywood/Hollyworld" is supposed to be next after "Her Monster."Cryptid456https://www.blogger.com/profile/00412297623766249504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-1068899881761097332016-10-26T13:46:55.760-07:002016-10-26T13:46:55.760-07:00That was so awesome!
Eric Matthews for President!...That was so awesome!<br /><br />Eric Matthews for President!Cryptid456https://www.blogger.com/profile/00412297623766249504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-48274162618604403092016-10-26T13:36:49.990-07:002016-10-26T13:36:49.990-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cryptid456https://www.blogger.com/profile/00412297623766249504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-47690777587511427062016-10-26T13:33:40.561-07:002016-10-26T13:33:40.561-07:00That was amazing. That was amazing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263587507184495805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-25140984660644077152016-10-26T13:25:21.780-07:002016-10-26T13:25:21.780-07:00So you know how Will Friedle kept teasing we'd...So you know how Will Friedle kept teasing we'd see more Eric outside of GMW? Well it's finally here. He made a little Eric Matthews for President campaign video.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5J4-FhALQA&sns=twchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892640723784517748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-4844188115303963702016-10-25T20:52:19.177-07:002016-10-25T20:52:19.177-07:00Yeah. Would have worked better. That's how I -...Yeah. Would have worked better. That's how I -thought- they were going to do it. Of course this is just my 'don't make everything reliant on the bay window!' talking as well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033285584106079567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-56754829606232090842016-10-25T20:50:05.151-07:002016-10-25T20:50:05.151-07:00The only issue I have, is that when Zay first trne...The only issue I have, is that when Zay first trned up didn't he make Lucas believe he moved because of him, then Lucas said 'so, your dad got transferred too?', left me with the strong feeling that Zay did not want to be moving to New York. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033285584106079567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-88833036102948407582016-10-25T17:08:10.657-07:002016-10-25T17:08:10.657-07:00That's so true.That's so true. Kit Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840686815409700687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-39569759473237957312016-10-25T17:07:52.525-07:002016-10-25T17:07:52.525-07:00There's an easy way to fix this episode. Inste...There's an easy way to fix this episode. Instead of having Riley and Maya not meeting being the thing that change everything, they should have done it as a more generic imagine spot. What if we lived in a world where things were different? Sort of like the "Friends" episode, "The One That Could Have Been." The episode of "Friends" wasn't based around one thing happening or not happening, instead each character was imagining how different his or life would be if one or two major things had/hadn't happened, and how that would impact the rest of the characters. <br /><br />The writers would still be able to mention Chaos Theory/Alternate Universes, they still would have been able to show everything they showed, and there wouldn't need to be an explanation for why things were different. We as the audience would have been able to accept everything, without trying to figure out how other changes were caused by the bay window being shut. You could still have ghost Auggie watching. Kit Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840686815409700687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-79520957052571841452016-10-25T16:27:27.899-07:002016-10-25T16:27:27.899-07:00An interesting thought Tiffsquatch, and the though...An interesting thought Tiffsquatch, and the thought crossed my mind. <br /><br />Would Zay's transfer be contingent on Friar's friendship with Riley and Maya?<br /><br />Back when Mike and I were kids, several of our friends transferred from our first elementary school. Not once, but twice, a friend transferred to a different school, because their best friend transferred there first.<br /><br />However, there's a difference in transferring one school district over (and maybe less, we had a lot of schools in our general area, not to mention our original elementary school sucked) and moving a thousand miles away, for one friend.<br /><br />It's a toss-up, but it's certainly a reasonable conclusion to come to.Cryptid456https://www.blogger.com/profile/00412297623766249504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-43965721466347703092016-10-25T14:27:19.337-07:002016-10-25T14:27:19.337-07:00Thanks everyone! I've been lurking for a while...Thanks everyone! I've been lurking for a while and have really enjoyed everyone's opinions on the show. <br /><br />This is complete speculation and not reliant upon any kind of evidence but what if Zaye's dad wasn't transferred because Lucas never talked about his great new friends? I'm imagining a world where Lucas constantly talks about how happy he is in NY and Zaye asks his Dad to request a transfer. But if Lucas doesn't have friends, then Zaye wouldn't be chomping at the bit to go somewhere that his best friend was unhappy.<br /><br />It's a tenuous explanation I know...but maybe?Tiffsquatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742891623879416756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-53363351934969195912016-10-25T07:34:27.449-07:002016-10-25T07:34:27.449-07:00Heh, you're right.Heh, you're right. Evihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860936484835801257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-25962621717395248672016-10-23T20:11:51.579-07:002016-10-23T20:11:51.579-07:00the way Riley acted as alternate universe Riley re...the way Riley acted as alternate universe Riley remind me a bit of season 7 Eric in a way lol Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09133943862757678855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-26497076480682317742016-10-23T06:29:54.727-07:002016-10-23T06:29:54.727-07:00Having read Christians review now - yes. We do kno...Having read Christians review now - yes. We do know that Auggie was born after Riley and Maya met - Cory was rushing her to the hospital and Mrs Svorski was babysitting.<br /><br />Having said that, they used the same child actors of when they were seven as when Auggie bit the bears face off, and I believe he has stated it was when he was 4, so that is a bit silly. And I am not entirely convinced that, even ignoring that, it tracks that they met before Auggie was conceived. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033285584106079567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-44300759945755168082016-10-22T23:38:11.906-07:002016-10-22T23:38:11.906-07:00Kit - I think the way the story was set-up, flashi...Kit - I think the way the story was set-up, flashing back to the bay window, they believe that everything was tying back to Maya and Riley not being friends. I don't agree with it, at all, but that is how the story was framed. Personally, I would have cut out the 'fixing' of everything. Just have the whole thing as a single 'what-if' story. In reality, what the story was saying is that events don't really matter; we are who we are and no matter what, eventually Riley and Maya would be friends, Auggie was real again even before we went back to the real world, Farkle and Smackle would date. I don't really know chaos theory, but that doesn't seem to be what chaos theory is about. Basically, individual choices are meaningless, because eventually things will happen the way they are meant to. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033285584106079567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-44347846811182335262016-10-22T23:31:02.305-07:002016-10-22T23:31:02.305-07:00Milestones - It's not just the set-up. It'...Milestones - It's not just the set-up. It's also that after Riley and Maya started becoming friends, that's when Auggie started solidifying, becoming real. If it was their divorce that started the whole thing, it should have taken Cory and Topanga moving to reconciliation to start making him real again. It's quite clear the writers saw the bay window being closed was where things went differently; and I just cannot accept that Maya not being friends could have such a profound affect on Cory and Topanga, that it led to their break-up. That means they're stating that a relationship that had at least lasted, in some form or another, since they were thirteen could break apart purely because their -daughter-, not even themselves, had no friends? Or not Maya in particular? That leads to all sorts of uncertainty of their longtime success, as in, are they staying together for Maya? Once Auggie has graduated, are they going to go the way of Topanga's parents?<br /><br />Then again, this implies they actually ever think of what any particular episode means if studied against the context of the entire series, let alone both series. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033285584106079567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-75838586731326522712016-10-22T17:09:18.135-07:002016-10-22T17:09:18.135-07:00Likewise, Milestones. My friend, I have missed our...Likewise, Milestones. My friend, I have missed our correspondence.<br /><br />I don't think we're supposed to think that Riley would be better off without Maya--if nothing else, Chaos Riley doesn't seem to have quite as altruistic instincts as Regular Riley. Which, assuming the writers ever give Riley an actual goal--her wanting to do good in the world, somehow--could come into play eventually.<br /><br />That being said, you raise a good point. Riley loves Maya dearly. The question of a person you love being someone you may be better off without is interesting, and actually raises important questions about the very idea of love, but probably too complex for a half-hour sitcom.Cryptid456https://www.blogger.com/profile/00412297623766249504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-22405833723237669502016-10-22T16:23:49.033-07:002016-10-22T16:23:49.033-07:00Hi Cryptid, always good to talk to you, my friend,...Hi Cryptid, always good to talk to you, my friend, even if it is a week after the fact. Looks like that's the new normal for me.<br /><br />The way I thought about it, the Riley-Maya relationship is symbiotic, and confidant Chaos Riley was without something she didn't know she was missing.<br /><br />But maybe we are supposed to think that Riley would have been better off without Maya. That would be really interesting, even if it cuts against they way they have normally framed their friendship, as recently as the opening of this episode.milestones1958https://www.blogger.com/profile/17399359189984453459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-13438880601269492872016-10-22T14:25:46.106-07:002016-10-22T14:25:46.106-07:00Interesting points, Christian. I especially liked ...Interesting points, Christian. I especially liked your commentary on the DC Alternate Universes and how Lex Luthor is almost always a good guy. I loved playing "Injustice: Gods Among Us." Alternate timelines can actually be a lot of fun, if the authors take enough chances.<br /><br />Don't have much more to add the episode's content itself--though I do agree that Isadora's appearance here was ridiculous, and Cory's teaching methods are about as opposite as one could imagine (likely on purpose). <br /><br />Also, on a time-related callback we all missed, and I only realized two weeks ago, but haven't had a real chance to comment on yet? Remember back in "Real World," when Farkle and Riley were debating and Farkle added that there was no such thing as time? I'm not positive, but that may have been a call-back to Season One of Boy Meets World where Minkus had that super elaborate mathematical formula to try to understand Feeny's legendary Car Wash problem and then repeatedly popped in and out of existence when he hypothesized that "maybe time wasn't linear, but a series of random events."Cryptid456https://www.blogger.com/profile/00412297623766249504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-58978382208926970052016-10-22T13:59:47.299-07:002016-10-22T13:59:47.299-07:00Hi Milestones! It's good to hear from you.
I ...Hi Milestones! It's good to hear from you.<br /><br />I had to Google Dunning-Kruger to realize what you meant, and while I think you raise an interesting point, especially in the context of the regular, canonical episodes--it was not long ago that Riley and Maya thought they were the Kings of Middle School. I'm not quite sure I agree with you within the boundaries of this episode.<br /><br />Bearing in mind that I am in no way whatsoever even a novice at studying this material, from what I read on Wikipedia, under Dunning-Kruger, an incompetently skilled person neither understood the extent to their relative inability and did not recognize that others may be more skilled than they.<br /><br />I don't think Chaos Riley's confidence is built off of ignorance, necessarily. It came across that she genuinely didn't mind what people thought about her. Mike and Sean compared her to Luna Lovegood, from the Harry Potter books. <br /><br />That being said, just because Chaos Riley doesn't mind what people think about her, you definitely have a point that her skipping from Point A to Point B would likely make her a target for bullies. Mean text messages might not phase her, but a more physically aggressive bully may be more of a problem,Cryptid456https://www.blogger.com/profile/00412297623766249504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-10917448389050015262016-10-22T12:19:07.707-07:002016-10-22T12:19:07.707-07:00I would love to see them at a high school party. M...I would love to see them at a high school party. Maybe Lucas and Zay get invited because they're on the team, and they bring Riley and Maya. It would be great to see a dance. They could an episode that's set over the course of the day. Start the day of the dance, and end that night. Kit Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840686815409700687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-1550372774250131872016-10-22T12:16:15.375-07:002016-10-22T12:16:15.375-07:00Tiffsquatch- Welcome! This is a great place to dis...Tiffsquatch- Welcome! This is a great place to discuss the show with smart and interesting people. I could maybe see Lucas become the man in black without friends, but it's a bit of a stretch. <br /><br />Will van Roekel-If they wanted to do a "Quantum Leap" fix the past to set the future right, they should have had everything be related to the window being closed. If for some contractual reason Ava and Dewey had to be in the episode, give them the role of guide. Have them explain why things are different. Kit Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840686815409700687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-56828327806656961382016-10-22T12:13:09.779-07:002016-10-22T12:13:09.779-07:00This one finally aired up here last night. I wasn’...This one finally aired up here last night. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy a WOT episode, one which carried with it the non-promise of Ava-Doy no less, and was surprised when, for the most part, I did.<br /><br />The alternate Farkle/Isadora bits weren’t any good, another wasted opportunity as they could have done something good. I didn’t have much use for Auggie in this one either. But, everything else basically worked for me, at least in part because I’m not going to sweat the timeline details if the show isn’t.<br /><br />I still wouldn’t place it very high in the GMW firmament. But this review was one of my favourites, and the ensuing discussion was fascinating. Coming to this late, there is not much for me to add.<br /><br />Of particular interest was commentary that followed 1960's report about what wasn’t included in the episode. While Will’s point regarding how ghost-Auggie (or nun-Auggie, I saw a leper in burial sheets) set it up is well made, I still saw it the same way Cryptid did: that the event that was different occurred earlier and itself lead to divorce which then lead to the Bay Window window being closed.<br /><br />Or maybe they were never married to begin with. I was reminded of Season 2 discussion in this blog in which a theory about Riley’s paternity was floated. But this would all be far afield from Disney territory.<br /><br />I too enjoyed this Riley, and Rowan Blanchard was again very funny. But, there seemed to be more than a touch of Dunning-Kruger about her confidence. Her best and presumably only friend is her teddy bear. And if continually wearing a cowboy hat would be problematic in high school, I can’t imagine what going through the day skipping from point A to point B would do. Alternate Riley was fun to be with for an episode, but I wouldn’t want a steady diet of her. I didn’t see her as preferable or more admirable.<br /><br />Count me as one of those who enjoyed “Remedial Chaos Theory” way more than Sean. If they hadn’t started WOT3 talking about chaos, I won’t have considered there was a resemblance. Among the differences, while Community accepts randomness, even with randomness as the theme of an episode, GMW pivots back toward familiar “life knows what it’s doing” ground.<br /><br />Though I can’t claim to have really liked the Ava-Doy bits, they were less objectionable then they easily could have been.milestones1958https://www.blogger.com/profile/17399359189984453459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-4384794984190889272016-10-21T15:39:40.774-07:002016-10-21T15:39:40.774-07:00Cory's classrooms are a little bit improved, b...Cory's classrooms are a little bit improved, but for the most part, the only thing different is that Farkle is taller than Friar now. Which is funny in its own right, but the day-to-day tone doesn't feel very new. Cryptid456https://www.blogger.com/profile/00412297623766249504noreply@blogger.com