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Re: My So-Called Life (Season 1 - Entire Series)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 29, 2011, 11:27 pm
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Added Episode 10: Other People's Mothers
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Re: My So-Called Life (Season 1 - Entire Series)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 30, 2011, 2:25 am
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Other People's Mothers
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With a title like Other People's Mothers, you know exactly what
you're getting. This one leans heavily on the parents and I
can't remember this being as boring as it turned out to be. And
I guess that was the intent so that Angela would have a gauge
between her family and that of Rayanne's who is out of control
with her drinking and drugging as she throws a house party. I
found it very stupid of Rayanne's Mother to criticize her about
her drinking when she obviously condones it by reminding her to
drink in moderation. Really? That's what you call good
parenting, allowing your 16 year old daughter to drink in
moderation? Dumb doesn't begin to even describe Rayanne's
mother.. With all the sh*t hitting the fan when Rayanne OD's and
needs to get her stomach pumped, Angela realizes the grass isn't
always greener on the other side.
But for the episode as a whole, it really was a boring one at
that. And more than anything, it reminded me exactly why they
eventually got rid of the parents on Beverly Hills: 90210 .
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Re: My So-Called Life (Season 1 - Entire Series)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 30, 2011, 11:09 am
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Added Episode 11: Life Of Brian
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Re: My So-Called Life (Season 1 - Entire Series)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 30, 2011, 12:18 pm
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Life Of Brian
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This is a great episode in spite of it being a Brian-narrated
one wherein he tells us what a complete ass he is and in spite
of the fact that the writer(s) suddenly wrote Jordan as a dumb
stoner-dude which was completely out of character, based on what
has come so far.
Getting back to Brian. He is just so f ucking annoying. He is
so indecisive and wishy washy about everything. It has nothing
to do with him being a teenager with a lack self confidence.
It's just that he comes off so condescending to others when he
doesn't get what he wants. He was a d ick for treating Delia
like that by dumping her as soon as he thought he had a chance
with Angela at the school dance, a chance that he fabricated in
his own mind.
At least Delia and Rickie had a cool moment at the end when they
were the stars out on the dance floor. When What Is Love stated
playing, I half expected to see the Butabi Brothers appear.
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Re: My So-Called Life (Season 1 - Entire Series)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 30, 2011, 2:12 pm
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Added Episode 12: Self-Esteem
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Re: My So-Called Life (Season 1 - Entire Series)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 30, 2011, 4:00 pm
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Self-Esteem
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How did Angela and Jordan go from just "knowing each other
existed" from the last episode during the dance to suddenly
making out in the school's Boiler Room? The writers completely
jumped the whole process of getting them to this next level with
awkward dates and all that. Yeah, I know that kids in school do
exactly that. But this is a show and seeing those moments helps
make a series what it is. Just sayin'.
It's too bad that Jordan shuns Angela in public because he is
embarrassed to be seen with her. Why? What could he possibly be
embarrassed about with her? I dunno. With the threat of losing
her, he finally manage to man up and take it public down the
hallway. Props for the song that plays during this closing
scene. It really made it much better. It took long enough, but
now they are starting to give Rickie something to do other than
just following Rayanne around.
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Re: My So-Called Life (Season 1 - Entire Series)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 30, 2011, 7:18 pm
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Added Episode 13: Pressure
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Re: My So-Called Life (Season 1 - Entire Series)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 30, 2011, 8:16 pm
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Pressure
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Jordan wants sex. Angela wants sex. Not gonna happen. She is
scared. That's pretty much the entire episode in a nutshell. I
did find it particularly amusing that Angela ends up talking to
Brian of all people about sex without the knowledge that her
father was laying on the couch in the next room, hiding from
being seen so as not to embarrass her and most likely himself.
I'm sure he was mortified and relieved at the same time when
Jordan came over and she told him that it wasn't gonna happen.
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Re: My So-Called Life (Season 1 - Entire Series)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 1, 2011, 9:32 am
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Added Episode 14: On The Wagon
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Re: My So-Called Life (Season 1 - Entire Series)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 1, 2011, 10:42 am
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On The Wagon
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Angela and Rayanne's friendship is on the outs, but who's to say
why. Is it because of Rayanne's increasingly odd behavior
because she is on-the-wagon or is it because at times the
actress A.J. Langer's portrayal of her is a bit manic? Whatever
the case may be, this episode had Rayanne on full extreme mode
and was really irritating. It was embarrassing watching her
"sing" with Frozen Embryo's. Out of the debacle that was her
debut as a "singer" came 30 Seconds To Mars.
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It may sound like I'm bashing on A.J., but I'm not. I actually
like her as an actress. But she was way out there in On The
Wagon, most likely to high-lite the chaos of trying to stay
sober and still be the "life of the party". I'm sure it doesn't
help that she doesn't have a conventional family. It's not gonna
help matters much when her own Mom is still drinking margaritas
in front of her for breakfast.
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