In this ep, Plot A sees Adam losing all confidence after he gets hurt by a prank Chase pulls on him, while in Plot B Bree discovers her hidden ability is imitating other people's voices and uses it to get on Principal Perry's bad side. Both could have been done better but ultimately win my approval.
Plot A opens up the potential to explore the complex relationships between siblings: Chase cares about his brother and wants him back on the team, but realizes that restoring his confidence will allow Adam to go back to bullying him. That potential is more touched on than explored, and I really don't like how they try to make Adam's physical abuse of Chase into a joke. That said, there is at least a smidge of real heart in this plot thread, and Adam's climactic resolution to stop thinking got a sincere laugh out of me, a laugh that drew equally from humor and the lovableness of Adam's character.
The requisite lip-syncing of Plot B is often inadequate. More crucially, I can't buy that Bree's uninspired pranks would fool anyone as well as they do. However, this is redeemed by the hilarious final act, in which Bree combines her speed and voice mimicry to hold up two sides of a phone call. Davenport's unexplained appearance at the school is a huge plot hole, but not enough to sink this portion of the ep.
Plot A opens up the potential to explore the complex relationships between siblings: Chase cares about his brother and wants him back on the team, but realizes that restoring his confidence will allow Adam to go back to bullying him. That potential is more touched on than explored, and I really don't like how they try to make Adam's physical abuse of Chase into a joke. That said, there is at least a smidge of real heart in this plot thread, and Adam's climactic resolution to stop thinking got a sincere laugh out of me, a laugh that drew equally from humor and the lovableness of Adam's character.
The requisite lip-syncing of Plot B is often inadequate. More crucially, I can't buy that Bree's uninspired pranks would fool anyone as well as they do. However, this is redeemed by the hilarious final act, in which Bree combines her speed and voice mimicry to hold up two sides of a phone call. Davenport's unexplained appearance at the school is a huge plot hole, but not enough to sink this portion of the ep.
