tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post8709960379538657090..comments2024-03-07T03:41:31.958-08:00Comments on Girl Meets World Reviewed: Episode Review: "Girl Meets Jexica" (#3.03)Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15777511078966279437noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-66611559621867112652022-09-03T05:17:03.309-07:002022-09-03T05:17:03.309-07:00This show has always makes me feel special and it ...This show has always makes me feel special and it is totally good. Having a cup of tea, wearing <a href="https://www.voguishvibe.com" rel="nofollow">Voguish Vibe</a> and watching such TV shows makes me feel good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-76121220105360449952018-10-29T09:35:43.782-07:002018-10-29T09:35:43.782-07:00Very much impressive blog keep the good work up. I...<br />Very much impressive blog keep the good work up. I found this very informative. It helps me a lot. Love to wait for your next post.<br />Click Here : <a href="https://www.micoequipment.com/backhoe-for-sale/used-bakhoe-cat-420f-0skr02123" rel="nofollow">used-bakhoe 420f 0skr02123 for sale</a><br />Emily Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746320358988998120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-52860756758304840632016-11-16T14:43:01.902-08:002016-11-16T14:43:01.902-08:00I forgot to mention: I was really hoping that Fark...I forgot to mention: I was really hoping that Farkle's favorite song would be something by Rush.<br /><br />"Favorite song...Cygnus X-1 from A Farewell to Kings"<br /><br />"...what?"<br /><br />"It's a Rush song. It's about a man who flies his spaceship into a black hole because of his compulsion to discover and voyage"<br /><br />"Oh, cool! So he learns more about his situation and himself by voyaging into the unknown?"<br /><br />"No. He's instantaneously torn apart at an atomic level. It's called 'spaghettification'"<br /><br />and then lucas, farkle and zay look at each other somewhat awkwardly, because LOLOL this whole triangle thing is going to tear them all apart<br /><br />"Uhh, I meant to say my favorite song was anything by Celine Dion"literally will friedlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-89471233267520684612016-11-16T12:34:39.489-08:002016-11-16T12:34:39.489-08:00I disagree entirely.
The Wampa stuff is the first...I disagree entirely.<br /><br />The Wampa stuff is the first evidence of Luke being clearly overmatched by an opponent. It's not really a hubris moment, as he gets surprise attacked rather than jumping into it or whatever, but he learns that he's incredibly unskilled with the Lightsaber (remember that in ANH his story was basically: rescue Princess incredibly easily [although that was a trap], become a fighter pilot, be the BEST FIGHTER PILOT IN THE SQUADRON, blow up the Death Star no problem). Luke has done amazing things, but the Wampa nearly kills him. It's the first in a series of encounters that lay out just how unprepared he and his crew really are. and it's in that moment that he decides to seek out training i think or whatever<br /><br />The asteroid-snake-worm thing isn't the most critical thing in terms of plot, but I think it serves at least some purpose. First, it helps to show Han's ignorance (he comes off as a guy who knows a lot of the seedier/darker stuff about the universe, but there's a hell of a lot of stuff in space that he doesn't know anything about). it's also just another threat after escaping the empire (who were chasing them down until they blew up in the asteroid field). I'd argue that it could have had more significance if they were attacked or whatever sooner and had to flee right back into another chase, but it's simpler (and probably better, actually) the way they did it. it's also a reason for them to get going instead of hiding out longer<br /><br />Apparently I forgot to talk about Hoth before the Wampa <_< Hoth is probably the single most important part of the movie in-universe (yes, more important than HAN BEING FROZEN IN CARBONITE D: and more important than Luke being utterly REKT by Vader). By losing the Battle of Hoth, the Rebels don't just lose the men/women/whatever who died on Hoth that day, they lost their primary base and a hell of a lot of morale. They picked Hoth specifically because it was a mostly uninhabited planet that the Empire likely would have paid no attention to, but oh wait the Empire found them because the Empire's power is incredible. The defeat scattered the Rebels all across the galaxy, which basically would have ended the Rebellion had Luke not managed to redeem Anakin.<br /><br />basically hoth went from the rebels down 6-2 in the third inning to the rebels down 20-0 in the bottom of the ninthliterally will friedlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-82173148096492672672016-11-16T12:19:59.567-08:002016-11-16T12:19:59.567-08:00"but the Jabba's palace sequence is bette..."but the Jabba's palace sequence is better than anything in Empire"<br /><br />How can anyone possibly believe this?<br /><br />And I'd say Empire isn't where Han becomes "whiny and ineffectual," it's where he becomes a real person. The predominant aspects of his character in ANH are that he's cocky, brash and selfish (and maybe a little dumb <_<). We see a lot of who he is on the surface, but he doesn't really struggle at all in the movie. Empire is when things actually get tough for him. I think a struggling character is infinitely more compelling, even if he's less...awesome, or whatever.<br /><br />In ANH we end with: "We defeated the Empire!" In Empire we see IMMEDIATELY how powerful the Empire really is, and just how horribly the odds are stacked against the Rebels. The entire theme of the movie is struggling against near impossible odds, and THEY DON'T WIN. Obviously they were going to take out the Empire in Jedi, but we get a much better sense of just how huge the opponent is.<br /><br />And just a couple points (and a question or two) about your take on the Luke/Vader climax:<br /><br />What exactly do you mean when you say it "isn't actually as good on screen as it is in everyone's head?" I'm assuming you're talking about the slightly awkward choreography? If so, I have an answer for that, but I'll wait and see if you answer.<br /><br />What do you think the significance of Luke having his hand cut off is? I ask because there's a couple interpretations I've seen on it:<br /><br />1. Vader disarms his son because he can't kill him and wants him to join the Dark Side (pretty literal, but the focus is on Vader's struggle to connect with his son, I guess)<br /><br />2. Vader was toying with Luke during the entire duel and cut off Luke's hand to let him know (focus is on Luke learning that he is incredibly overmatched and made a grievous error in leaving his training early. Also kind of assumes that Vader's not killing Luke was less "HE'S MY SON I CAN'T" and more "Eh, I could but WHERE'S THE CHALLENGE?!")<br /><br />3. Lightsabers are dicks. Luke was using his dad's dick. Vader emasculates Luke (symbolic of children feeling inferior to their parents ["I'm not a real man like my dad, the superhero or whatever"] which is JUST LIKE WHAT RILEY WAS FEELING ABOUT CORY AND TOPANGA. LET'S BRING THIS AROUND AND TEACH YOU KIDS A LESSON!)<br /><br />but basically the significance wasn't "oh shit luke's hand got cut off now he won't ever be able to be a jedi knight because NO LIGHTSABER" but rather "dude literally can't even compete with this unstoppable machine"<br /><br />Also Luke in Jedi wasn't compelling, in my opinion (for the most part). He spent most of the movie as this unemotional weird monk guy. I guess if you look at the second Vader duel as evidence of emotions boiling under the surface (especially when he just WAILS on Vader) then you could see him as a guy who is trying to cut off all emotion unsuccessfully, but we never actually see that. He goes from one extreme to the other. I'd accept his explosion against Vader if he at least got a little angry or something earlier in the movie.literally will friedle IS ACTUALLY CORY MATTHEWS OH NOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-68279507491078096512016-06-23T13:17:23.268-07:002016-06-23T13:17:23.268-07:00No and I do understand why friendships that become...No and I do understand why friendships that become more are appealing, but there are so few female broships in popular media that I would hate to see this one erased. <br /><br />I have nothing against the idea of one or both of the girls turning out to be bi/gay but I would prefer it if they interned into a relationship ship with another girl instead of with one another. disneydork57https://www.blogger.com/profile/00655977128139389191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-23972191119518436742016-06-23T06:28:45.145-07:002016-06-23T06:28:45.145-07:00Whilst I don't really see the Maya and Riley s...Whilst I don't really see the Maya and Riley spark described, I do agree that it doesn't mean that -all- close female friendships would be that way. It's no different than when close friends of different genders become more. It doesn't mean you -can't- have strictly platonic boy-girl friends. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033285584106079567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-66018232634697918932016-06-23T06:20:32.927-07:002016-06-23T06:20:32.927-07:00And this is exactly why I hesitated to say anythin...And this is exactly why I hesitated to say anything. I never felt a romantic vibe between Shawn and Cory, and until very very recently I wouldn't have been able to see it with Riley and Maya either. But I saw a spark of something in this episode that *did* feel romantic. Not that romantic relationships are "more valuable", but... that's just the vibe I suddenly noticed. <br /><br />It doesn't disregard female friendship if one were to possibly blossom into more. Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15777511078966279437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-23582478395892256822016-06-22T20:54:46.922-07:002016-06-22T20:54:46.922-07:00Female friends really are super close and codepend...Female friends really are super close and codependent. No one is more important to me than my BFF and it's not uncommon for us to be mistaken for a couple. And quite frankly its a little annoying. <br />Cory and Shawn were one of the few life long friendships on television that I could connect to and now I finally have a female bromance that is reflective of my own. And it's frustrating to see people automatically go "they're gay!" all because of our hyper sexualized society. <br /><br />Why can't close friendship be valued as much as romantic relationships? disneydork57https://www.blogger.com/profile/00655977128139389191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-90230821438338517592016-06-19T13:43:03.014-07:002016-06-19T13:43:03.014-07:00Hey Cryptid, I’ve only seen the first three Star W...Hey Cryptid, I’ve only seen the first three Star Wars movies, and a long time ago at that. Even if one or both of the follow-ups might arguably have been better movies, nothing was going to match the freshness and excitement of the original. I walked out of the theatre stunned. <br /><br />Yeah, the Ava/Auggie dream sequence might have overstayed its welcome. But an Ava/Auggie scene being welcome for any length of time is an achievement. This was a problem with the series into which they seem to have put some work.<br /><br />I also agree about Farkle’s non-answering. As contrivances go, it was fairly minor and over quick. If some wizard-did-it explanation is needed, maybe he never considered state capitals worth remembering and was confused by Cory’s placement of the animals at the actual poles. Maybe he caught on that Cory was going somewhere with the questions and didn’t want to sidetrack or undercut him.<br /><br />Did you guys have to learn/memorize the state capitals at any point in your education?<br /><br />Did you notice that bit in the bedroom where Maya dove from the Bay Window on to Riley on the bed? That’s the third or fourth time I have seen the kids on this show do something that, while probably not that dangerous, didn’t look entirely safe either.<br /><br />About Christian’s topic for discussion. <br /><br />For someone not here chasing the BMW dragon, though now having a much better understanding of those who are, the relationship between Riley and Maya has always seemed not just the central love affair of the show, platonic or otherwise, but the show’s bedrock. (Reflecting on this has annoyed me all over again that Fish wasn’t just a straight-up homage to Double Indemnity.) Christian is absolutely correct that it feels different than Cory and Shawn. I agree with you Cryptid that it is unlikely that they would “go there,” as a commenter here, la texana perhaps, once put it. But no objections if they do.<br /><br />High school was too long ago for me, but earlier this year I worked with at least two sets of university girls who seemed almost as tightly bonded as Riley and Maya. <br /><br />Last summer, when Maya ratted out Riley at the end of Tot, I figured that this was going to come up again. It didn’t come up again. In Yearbook, when we were told you couldn’t pretend to be someone you had strong feelings for, then almost immediately were shown Maya pretending to be Riley, I thought it meant something. It didn’t mean anything. So this year, I’m just going to let GMW come to me.milestones1958https://www.blogger.com/profile/17399359189984453459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-13546655753408276012016-06-19T02:07:02.920-07:002016-06-19T02:07:02.920-07:00I agree that Maya wouldn't not do it purely fo...I agree that Maya wouldn't not do it purely for that. But I think Josh would.<br /><br />Put it this way, my brother is 12 and a half years older than me, and lives on the other side of the world. But if there was someone he was raising as a daughter, no matter how often I saw her, I just... would not. And Josh and Cory are written a lot closer than me and my brother are. <br /> <br />Having said that, I know my views on this aren't widely shared, so I'm not really going to flog it. The age thing is also a concern for right now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033285584106079567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-10746896105835180652016-06-18T23:26:39.164-07:002016-06-18T23:26:39.164-07:00Will, I'd agree with that, except we know from...Will, I'd agree with that, except we know from Josh and Maya's interactions with each other in the Christmas episode, that this was the first time he'd even seen her since she was a little kid. They almost didn't recognize each other and were both blown away by how physically attractive they'd come.<br /><br />Despite Maya's role as a de-facto Matthews, it really doesn't seem they were, at any point, raised as anything resembling family. Somehow they hadn't crossed paths in years. And I mean, it makes sense, he lives in a different city. He probably only got to visit his brother every so often, probably a lot of those times were trips the Matthews took back home to Philly which likely didn't include Maya, so they just never really interacted as much. <br /><br />So, yeah, if it seemed like they had an unofficial quasi-family relationship, I'd be against it too, and the lack of blood relationship wouldn't matter. But the family vibe Maya feels with the New York Matthews just doesn't seem to extend to the Philadelphia Matthews. Amy and Alan didn't seem that close with her either. I don't think she thinks of them like that.<br /><br />All of that said, I'm not on board with Josh and Maya either. My concern's the age though. He's a freshman in college. He doesn't need to be sniffing after a freshman in high school. Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15777511078966279437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-12406827943775600252016-06-18T23:20:54.188-07:002016-06-18T23:20:54.188-07:00My issue with it isn't the age thing. I mean y...My issue with it isn't the age thing. I mean yeah, she's below the age of consent, but that's not really the big issue. It's only been recently that her mother has been taking active part in her life again. For about 10 years before that, Maya had pretty much been raised as Riley's sister. It doesn't matter, to me, that there's no blood or even marriage link between her and Josh. It just feels icky; from Josh at the very least - if Josh and Cory are as close as has been hinted at, he'd know exactly how much of a role his brother and his brother's wife had in raising Maya; and just so couldn't even look at her in that way. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033285584106079567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-14678232925049104762016-06-18T13:27:38.118-07:002016-06-18T13:27:38.118-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.somerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612903056132880682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-10477675383288930962016-06-18T13:27:30.933-07:002016-06-18T13:27:30.933-07:00Yeah I just watched it again because it didn't...Yeah I just watched it again because it didn't stick out to me before: it's definitely Zay who said "Yeeeeees?"somerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612903056132880682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-52285415513376915582016-06-18T08:26:01.530-07:002016-06-18T08:26:01.530-07:00"But the weirdest thing happens after that, F..."But the weirdest thing happens after that, Farkle says something and Lucas goes "Yeeeeeessss?" in this weird sing-songy tone"<br /><br />Didn't remember that so looked back, and it was actually Zay who said that, not Lucas. So, not that weird. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-7695363588919313552016-06-18T07:00:12.694-07:002016-06-18T07:00:12.694-07:00Funny look from Riley after Maya said she would li...Funny look from Riley after Maya said she would like Jexica/foreshadowing?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12028971269158609872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-25356779544878435382016-06-18T05:59:14.999-07:002016-06-18T05:59:14.999-07:00I don't -not- see Maya and Riley, but I don...I don't -not- see Maya and Riley, but I don't really see it either. I don't really see it as any more serious than Cory/Shawn and I never really saw them as a potential couple; and don't think I would even if they were airing for the first time now. Granted, some of that may be that Shawn and Cory were both very clearly interested in girls. <br /><br />The thing I hated most about the dream thing at the end, was the uncertainty as to whether the Cory/Topanga making up was meant to just be the dream as well. So yeah, I would have preferred she really had been stranded in London; and cut out the bit about the prince. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033285584106079567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-85508416538656710682016-06-17T23:31:04.731-07:002016-06-17T23:31:04.731-07:00Hi. I watched Empire for the first time at 24 in 2...Hi. I watched Empire for the first time at 24 in 2015. Yeah. It's lame! It feels like a bunch of disjointed stories that are all just killing time until Luke can fight Vader. None of the stuff on Hoth really matters, especially the beginning with the Wampa. The Millenium Falcon being attacked by a big moon monster doesn't matter. The stuff with Lando is cool, the stuff with Luke and Yoda is cool and the ending is great, but it all just feels like it's coming up with random shit to do until we can get to the end. Dead Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-79021565546528142312016-06-17T23:23:50.947-07:002016-06-17T23:23:50.947-07:00Christian, while I can't argue with your reaso...Christian, while I can't argue with your reasoning, I still think that the whole "villians end up the winners in a movie" vibe that Empire has makes up for its shortcomings because movies almost always have that "Hollywood ending".<br /><br />Having said that I agree with your rankings of 4 through 7, but for me Empire is #1 followed closely by "Star Wars" (when I first saw it, it wasn't titled "A New Hope" yet. That came years later - another change Lucas made along the way.1960posterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319497662389419606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-248412520083693922016-06-17T23:11:03.032-07:002016-06-17T23:11:03.032-07:00Okay I know this is off-topic but THAT WATERTRIBE ...Okay I know this is off-topic but THAT WATERTRIBE GIF THOUGH.<br /><br />Sorry, fangirling moment.AirbendingBookworm123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-77027458652658297482016-06-17T22:40:34.388-07:002016-06-17T22:40:34.388-07:00Age of consent in New York is 17. And while Maya s...Age of consent in New York is 17. And while Maya should be turning 16 this year, she would still be 15 at this point. That said, it's a little moot since I think, even if Maya and Josh were to start dating, they wouldn't necessarily immediately jump to having sex.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15777511078966279437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-35020041423702225932016-06-17T22:31:11.052-07:002016-06-17T22:31:11.052-07:00"Part of it may be that when I was in high sc..."Part of it may be that when I was in high school, I knew a fair few extremely close female-female friendships, like Maya and Riley, that were just that, platonic friendships."<br /><br />Sure, so did I. I dunno, just feels like there could be more there. That said, it's largely a chemistry thing. If they decided Maya and Riley were lesbians next week, that wouldn't work for me. Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15777511078966279437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-71981131969291221922016-06-17T22:28:02.372-07:002016-06-17T22:28:02.372-07:00Disagree. I like Empire, but it's an incomplet...Disagree. I like Empire, but it's an incomplete story that doesn't have a great narrative arc. It just kind of... ends, without offering much closure or wrapping much up. And I know they were setting up a sequel, but I think movies in a series should still stand on their own. A New Hope and Return of the Jedi both function on their own as stories while also informing a larger arc, Empire doesn't work without the movies on either side, in my opinion. Also it's where Han Solo goes from being the best character to being largely whiny and ineffectual. Also, I posit that the climax with Luke and Vader isn't actually as good on screen as it is in everyone's head, and it's really lame that they negate the one really cool part of that scene, Vader cutting off Luke's hand, by him getting an identical robo hand, like, later that same afternoon. <br /><br />I do like the movie, and I hate that my always arguing with people that it's the worst of the trilogy gets misconstrued into my not thinking it's good, because I do. I think it's got some great moments, and do think it did a great job of establishing the larger lore of the universe, but I feel rather strongly that both of the original Star Wars movies are better movies. Return of the Jedi has some faults, but the Jabba's palace sequence is better than anything in Empire, and I find Luke an extremely compelling character in this one, and the Luke/Vader stuff at the end is the most emotional moment in all of Star Wars for me.<br /><br />As for A New Hope, it's just, like, a perfect movie.<br /><br />I rank them:<br /><br />1. A New Hope<br />2. Return of the Jedi<br />3. The Empire Strikes Back<br />4. The Force Awakens<br />5. Revenge of the Sith<br />6. Attack of the Clones<br />7. The Phantom MenaceChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15777511078966279437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382001792347152845.post-72891113304939992922016-06-17T21:49:40.783-07:002016-06-17T21:49:40.783-07:00Christian - what are you smoking? Empire is the be...Christian - what are you smoking? Empire is the best Star Wars movie of the 7 we have so far. <br /><br />As for the Riley/Maya thing - I would have no issues if that was what they arrive at by the end, but being on Disney and not ABC means that it just isn't happening. Also remember that Rowan is still just 14 and while she talks a big game, I would be curious if her parents might not have an issue with their child in an onscreen non-hetero relationship, unless Rowan is really gay/Bi.<br /><br />Also while this wasn't the best episode of the series, it was better than Pluto/Master Plan/Semi-Formal in my opinion. Out of the 54 episodes to show when this aired I'd say Yearbook/Texas 1/New Teacher were the only episodes better. We can all agree to disagree on this point as we will never have a 100% consensus. 1960posterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319497662389419606noreply@blogger.com