Fandom: Girl Meets World 1x06 - 1x10
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1x06 Girl Meets Popular
... I am not sure I believe that people actually hand out written invitations to parties and don't just text or use social media, but okay.
I love how deadpan Maya is about Riley's party walk (and how, in a few minutes, she actually does it too, because friends). I love their friendship so much.
Riley is so over the top and ridiculous and adorable pretty much all the time. I find her delightful. I mean, Maya is my favorite and the character of my heart and all those things already, but Riley's sheer exuberance for life is wonderful.
While I could do with a lot more Topanga and the mother-daughter relationship, I love Riley and Corey, and how she is so deeply his daughter. (I am deeply my father's daughter. This obviously colors my views of this show.) And Riley and Maya outlogicing Corey with his own logic RE Riley going to the party made me LOL in real life, so.
Corey clearly has ZERO LOGICAL LESSON PLANS, though, because we've gone from conveniently talking about Darwin so the episode can beat us over the head with the metaphor to conveniently talking about Damocles so the show can beat us over the head. But I love what Maya says, so I'm ignoring that ridiculousness.
Maya: Be careful what you wish for ... Being what other people want you to be is just a sword hanging over your head.
"Yogurt lawyers, scum of earth." Ha! And also, um, this story where Topanga works for a big law firm that is taking cases she doesn't morally agree with MAY HIT TOO CLOSE TO HOME WHAT?
... Not sure about Maya not telling Riley she's going to a geek party, and also not sure why Farkle wouldn't invite Maya too when he's in love with her. However, the light saber Sword of Damocles is kind of adorable, and I do love how Corey and Maya bond.
You guys, this show literally did the two kids under a trench coat thing. I'm not sure my interest in this show is going to survive this episode.
Oooh, now Maya is going to miss how her best friend is changing. Also, Harajuku, really, show? Unless this is going to address racism in geekdom, just don't. Could do with a billion times less "crazy" and "nutjob" too.
Topanga: Another day, another little piece of my soul gone.
YUP YUP YUP, BACK AWAY FROM THE LAWYER STORYLINE, CARLA, BACK AWAY.
This is actually a pretty decent reminder of how it felt to be on the wrong side of things I find important, like online privacy and copyright reform. Moving on. I'm hoping that Topanga can be true to her younger self and her lawyer self by proving that the loophole being exploited by the other lawyers is not really a loophole.
... wait, are we actually seeing a subtle look at racism in the nerd crowd? I mean, we're supposed to think that Riley is being ridiculous, and she says she doesn't need to understand what it means to be a Harajuku girl, she just has to know that people like it, and that is far more nuanced than I ever expected. Huh.
Farkle is so, so, so creepy, still. Go away, Farkle. Stop trying to change people and creep all over people.
... ok, I have concerns about the ethics of this whole partnership, and the fact that senior partner lawyer at a big law firm backed down like that to an associate (or, at most, a junior partner), but whatever, deep breath, it doesn't matter.
... NO FUCKING WAY, CULTURAL APPROPRIATION IS ACTUALLY BEING DISCUSSED? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Corey and Topanga continue to be adorable.
1x07 Girl Meets Maya's Mother
Well this certainly sounds like it will be terrible.
Oh dear god, Farkle, no. Just go away. Also, creepy teacher is pretty creepy, RE what boys actually look like.
... Lucas speaks French? Of course Lucas speaks French.
I do love Maya's art, and how she actually talks about the meaning behind it, even when it is embarrassing. (Farkle needs to be protected, and she draws him as a baby bird in a nest, and while heavy handed [what isn't in this show?], is also adorable.)
Auggie speaks French?!
Could do without everyone praising people around Riley for their talent and intelligence and then telling Riley she has nice clothes. ESPECIALLY FROM HER FUCKING MOTHER. ESPECIALLY FROM TOPANGA. TOPANGA!
The family magician hands, though, kind of adorable.
I need Corey to be played slightly less Over the Top, though. It's getting weird.
I don't much like little kid characters, but Auggie has these adorable moments of way too serious for his age that I find delightful.
Does Topanga have a talent? Well, she is an incredibly successful big law lawyer, but ok, her hips don't lie, right, Corey? *eyeroll*
OH GOD NO NOT CAREER DAY.
... oh dear god. Now we get to have Creepy Senior and Creepy Junior. Also, FARKLE MINKUS? Lucas, you are correct, that is a big old WTF.
... baby minkii. I love you, Maya.
"You hope for things, you get disappointed." OH GOD MAYA STOP MY HEAAAAAAART.
I know it's been played for laughs each time, but if Riley doesn't stop stroking Maya's hair out of (and into) her face, I may die. It's adorable.
Maya translating for her mother. Also, her mother as a frustrated actor is a little heartbreaking. Oh, Riley, what have you done? OH GOD YOU'RE TELLING HER ABOUT THE ART SHOW MAYA REFUSES TO HAVE HER WORK IN, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!
Oh my god, Maya drew Riley surrounded by hearts and shiny lights, I love them. I love them so much.
Paint fight! I've been waiting for this since I first noticed it in the credits. And of course, the teacher thinks it's an authentic piece from Riley. Oh, Art Teacher.
Awww, Lucas protecting Maya from Farkle asking questions about her mother. That is adorable.
I am not following Maya's mother's logic. She pretended all sorts of things, but she loves her daughter, so she won't go to her, she won't pretend for her? I am confused. Showing up is not pretending. Showing up is being real.
I love that Riley tells Maya she'll be something someday, she is something now. I love them so, so much.
Now Auggie can sing in Italian?! Okay, okay, just rolling with the ridiculousness.
1x08 Girl Meets Smackle
SMACKLE?!
And now we're on to Ancient Greece, and the Trojan Horse. Corey, we really need to talk about your syllabus.
Hahahahahahahahahaha. Ok, I like today's lesson, though, between the pretty gifts and Lucas playing along to frustrate Maya. This is the kind of adorable ridiculousness I like.
Once again, SMACKLE?! To go with Farkle. Because ... why?
She's adorable, though her debate was not very debate like. (It's only <30 minute show, Carla, stop caring so much about realism.)
Isadora is a delightful name, though. Smackle is forgiven.
... I have to admit, I like the idea of an arch nemesis love story between Smackle and someone who is not creepy as hell like Farkle.
How in the world is Topanga, a big law attorney in NYC, home all the time?
At least they've sort of made fun the five second makeover = glasses off and hair down, even while they're (for the moment) playing it straight.
Maya is adorable wearing Smackle's glasses, I have to say.
While this is supposed to be all about how beauty is not skin deep and all, but man, this whole Smackle is made "pretty" and then gets "stupider" is shitty. You have less than 10 minutes to resolve this crap, show.
UGH, I don't want to like you, Farkle, stop with this whole it doesn't count if he doesn't beat her as herself, which I agree with. I hope Smackle has embraced outer beauty and inner intelligence.
And I think she did. Mostly. If in a way that is a little trite.
1x09 Girl Meets 1961
So now we've gone to history lessons about the 60s? SERIOUSLY, COREY? (I will never get over the lack of organization. NEVER.)
Corey: How old do you guys think I am?!
Lucas: There's no right answer to that, sir.
Ha!
Okay, even in this 60s weird thing, Riley focuses in on Maya and they immediately become friends. I think the show ships them even more than I do. ADORABLE.
Maya playing the guitar is a delight, and I love her song for Lucas. I quite like how the girls' friendship is so close and center, but the boys have their friendships too. It's delightful.
Topanga: What a beautiful name for something you want to love.
UGH cried real tears over this moment when Riley shared this quote with her mom.
Little weirded out that everyone's great-grandparents met up. How twee.
Love Lucas' joy at Maya being a Clutterbucket. Oh, the ways they can tease each other just keep growing.
Wait, are you actually going to teach history in order now, Corey? It won't last.
(Also, why are you teaching MLK's I Have a Dream speech to only white kids. I get the overarching part, these four friends are now excited about history, but damn.)
1x10 Girl Meets Crazy Hat
Oh dear, that title.
So much for teaching history in order. 1831 now, huh? Oh, Corey.
... so Riley is going to be Maya's sugar momma. SHOW. How hard do you ship them? SO HARD.
Oh, god, we're doing an addiction as well as an ethics of business episode.
... I am really disturbed by the way Topanga deals with Auggie's little girlfriend Ava. The show tries to write it as if Topanga is protecting him because he's young, but it so often comes across as if she's jealous if this little girl, and not only is that creepy and messed up, but also, TOPANGA WOULD NOT DO THAT.
Secret rich investor story, too. Man, this episode has all the things.
Except for the bad luck of opening umbrellas inside a building. Is that not a thing anymore? Huh.
I can only watch this in small chunks, because it gets way too over the top, but my god, are the friendships and family relationships wonderful, and Maya and Riley just the dearest things ever.
1x06 Girl Meets Popular
... I am not sure I believe that people actually hand out written invitations to parties and don't just text or use social media, but okay.
I love how deadpan Maya is about Riley's party walk (and how, in a few minutes, she actually does it too, because friends). I love their friendship so much.
Riley is so over the top and ridiculous and adorable pretty much all the time. I find her delightful. I mean, Maya is my favorite and the character of my heart and all those things already, but Riley's sheer exuberance for life is wonderful.
While I could do with a lot more Topanga and the mother-daughter relationship, I love Riley and Corey, and how she is so deeply his daughter. (I am deeply my father's daughter. This obviously colors my views of this show.) And Riley and Maya outlogicing Corey with his own logic RE Riley going to the party made me LOL in real life, so.
Corey clearly has ZERO LOGICAL LESSON PLANS, though, because we've gone from conveniently talking about Darwin so the episode can beat us over the head with the metaphor to conveniently talking about Damocles so the show can beat us over the head. But I love what Maya says, so I'm ignoring that ridiculousness.
Maya: Be careful what you wish for ... Being what other people want you to be is just a sword hanging over your head.
"Yogurt lawyers, scum of earth." Ha! And also, um, this story where Topanga works for a big law firm that is taking cases she doesn't morally agree with MAY HIT TOO CLOSE TO HOME WHAT?
... Not sure about Maya not telling Riley she's going to a geek party, and also not sure why Farkle wouldn't invite Maya too when he's in love with her. However, the light saber Sword of Damocles is kind of adorable, and I do love how Corey and Maya bond.
You guys, this show literally did the two kids under a trench coat thing. I'm not sure my interest in this show is going to survive this episode.
Oooh, now Maya is going to miss how her best friend is changing. Also, Harajuku, really, show? Unless this is going to address racism in geekdom, just don't. Could do with a billion times less "crazy" and "nutjob" too.
Topanga: Another day, another little piece of my soul gone.
YUP YUP YUP, BACK AWAY FROM THE LAWYER STORYLINE, CARLA, BACK AWAY.
This is actually a pretty decent reminder of how it felt to be on the wrong side of things I find important, like online privacy and copyright reform. Moving on. I'm hoping that Topanga can be true to her younger self and her lawyer self by proving that the loophole being exploited by the other lawyers is not really a loophole.
... wait, are we actually seeing a subtle look at racism in the nerd crowd? I mean, we're supposed to think that Riley is being ridiculous, and she says she doesn't need to understand what it means to be a Harajuku girl, she just has to know that people like it, and that is far more nuanced than I ever expected. Huh.
Farkle is so, so, so creepy, still. Go away, Farkle. Stop trying to change people and creep all over people.
... ok, I have concerns about the ethics of this whole partnership, and the fact that senior partner lawyer at a big law firm backed down like that to an associate (or, at most, a junior partner), but whatever, deep breath, it doesn't matter.
... NO FUCKING WAY, CULTURAL APPROPRIATION IS ACTUALLY BEING DISCUSSED? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Corey and Topanga continue to be adorable.
1x07 Girl Meets Maya's Mother
Well this certainly sounds like it will be terrible.
Oh dear god, Farkle, no. Just go away. Also, creepy teacher is pretty creepy, RE what boys actually look like.
... Lucas speaks French? Of course Lucas speaks French.
I do love Maya's art, and how she actually talks about the meaning behind it, even when it is embarrassing. (Farkle needs to be protected, and she draws him as a baby bird in a nest, and while heavy handed [what isn't in this show?], is also adorable.)
Auggie speaks French?!
Could do without everyone praising people around Riley for their talent and intelligence and then telling Riley she has nice clothes. ESPECIALLY FROM HER FUCKING MOTHER. ESPECIALLY FROM TOPANGA. TOPANGA!
The family magician hands, though, kind of adorable.
I need Corey to be played slightly less Over the Top, though. It's getting weird.
I don't much like little kid characters, but Auggie has these adorable moments of way too serious for his age that I find delightful.
Does Topanga have a talent? Well, she is an incredibly successful big law lawyer, but ok, her hips don't lie, right, Corey? *eyeroll*
OH GOD NO NOT CAREER DAY.
... oh dear god. Now we get to have Creepy Senior and Creepy Junior. Also, FARKLE MINKUS? Lucas, you are correct, that is a big old WTF.
... baby minkii. I love you, Maya.
"You hope for things, you get disappointed." OH GOD MAYA STOP MY HEAAAAAAART.
I know it's been played for laughs each time, but if Riley doesn't stop stroking Maya's hair out of (and into) her face, I may die. It's adorable.
Maya translating for her mother. Also, her mother as a frustrated actor is a little heartbreaking. Oh, Riley, what have you done? OH GOD YOU'RE TELLING HER ABOUT THE ART SHOW MAYA REFUSES TO HAVE HER WORK IN, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!
Oh my god, Maya drew Riley surrounded by hearts and shiny lights, I love them. I love them so much.
Paint fight! I've been waiting for this since I first noticed it in the credits. And of course, the teacher thinks it's an authentic piece from Riley. Oh, Art Teacher.
Awww, Lucas protecting Maya from Farkle asking questions about her mother. That is adorable.
I am not following Maya's mother's logic. She pretended all sorts of things, but she loves her daughter, so she won't go to her, she won't pretend for her? I am confused. Showing up is not pretending. Showing up is being real.
I love that Riley tells Maya she'll be something someday, she is something now. I love them so, so much.
Now Auggie can sing in Italian?! Okay, okay, just rolling with the ridiculousness.
1x08 Girl Meets Smackle
SMACKLE?!
And now we're on to Ancient Greece, and the Trojan Horse. Corey, we really need to talk about your syllabus.
Hahahahahahahahahaha. Ok, I like today's lesson, though, between the pretty gifts and Lucas playing along to frustrate Maya. This is the kind of adorable ridiculousness I like.
Once again, SMACKLE?! To go with Farkle. Because ... why?
She's adorable, though her debate was not very debate like. (It's only <30 minute show, Carla, stop caring so much about realism.)
Isadora is a delightful name, though. Smackle is forgiven.
... I have to admit, I like the idea of an arch nemesis love story between Smackle and someone who is not creepy as hell like Farkle.
How in the world is Topanga, a big law attorney in NYC, home all the time?
At least they've sort of made fun the five second makeover = glasses off and hair down, even while they're (for the moment) playing it straight.
Maya is adorable wearing Smackle's glasses, I have to say.
While this is supposed to be all about how beauty is not skin deep and all, but man, this whole Smackle is made "pretty" and then gets "stupider" is shitty. You have less than 10 minutes to resolve this crap, show.
UGH, I don't want to like you, Farkle, stop with this whole it doesn't count if he doesn't beat her as herself, which I agree with. I hope Smackle has embraced outer beauty and inner intelligence.
And I think she did. Mostly. If in a way that is a little trite.
1x09 Girl Meets 1961
So now we've gone to history lessons about the 60s? SERIOUSLY, COREY? (I will never get over the lack of organization. NEVER.)
Corey: How old do you guys think I am?!
Lucas: There's no right answer to that, sir.
Ha!
Okay, even in this 60s weird thing, Riley focuses in on Maya and they immediately become friends. I think the show ships them even more than I do. ADORABLE.
Maya playing the guitar is a delight, and I love her song for Lucas. I quite like how the girls' friendship is so close and center, but the boys have their friendships too. It's delightful.
Topanga: What a beautiful name for something you want to love.
UGH cried real tears over this moment when Riley shared this quote with her mom.
Little weirded out that everyone's great-grandparents met up. How twee.
Love Lucas' joy at Maya being a Clutterbucket. Oh, the ways they can tease each other just keep growing.
Wait, are you actually going to teach history in order now, Corey? It won't last.
(Also, why are you teaching MLK's I Have a Dream speech to only white kids. I get the overarching part, these four friends are now excited about history, but damn.)
1x10 Girl Meets Crazy Hat
Oh dear, that title.
So much for teaching history in order. 1831 now, huh? Oh, Corey.
... so Riley is going to be Maya's sugar momma. SHOW. How hard do you ship them? SO HARD.
Oh, god, we're doing an addiction as well as an ethics of business episode.
... I am really disturbed by the way Topanga deals with Auggie's little girlfriend Ava. The show tries to write it as if Topanga is protecting him because he's young, but it so often comes across as if she's jealous if this little girl, and not only is that creepy and messed up, but also, TOPANGA WOULD NOT DO THAT.
Secret rich investor story, too. Man, this episode has all the things.
Except for the bad luck of opening umbrellas inside a building. Is that not a thing anymore? Huh.
I can only watch this in small chunks, because it gets way too over the top, but my god, are the friendships and family relationships wonderful, and Maya and Riley just the dearest things ever.
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Date: 2015-09-04 01:08 am (UTC)I boggle more than a little bit at Corey's lesson plans. The class period also tends to be conveniently variable in length, generally far too short given that they're showing us the whole thing.
I don't think the lack of realism in terms of Topanga's career improves at all over the course of the series.
They tend to have characters who I'd have expected to be one offs come back in later episodes. None of them appear frequently, but they don't usually exist just for that episode.
I like that Maya's relationship with her mother isn't played for laughs and never magically becomes perfect.