Boy Meets World (TV Series) Family Trees (1999) User Reviews

Intense

[chrissyelizabeth-14563 · 10/10 · 2 November 2019]

Once again the story centers on Shawn going through a rough time. Now that Chet is gone Shawn is at first thrilled to get a letter from his "mother" after three years of not hearing from her however this quickly turns to despair when Virna reveals that she is not really his mother he desperately searches for answers not finding anything good. As a result he shows up drunk and despondent at Alan Matthews birthday party leading to everyone expressing their concern and the Matthews offering to adopt him. After this Shawn runs off crying and ends up in the cemetery yelling at his dad's headstone about all of the secrets Chet kept from him and the second appearance of Chet's sprit who than reveals that he kept the secret to try to protect Shawn from the fact that his biological mother was a stripper who took off moments after Shawn was born never to be seen or heard from again. After this Shawn and Chet share a tender moment where Shawn not only tells Chet that he is proud of him for trying to put the family back together but he also tells his dad that he loves him. After this Cory shows up and they go back to the Matthews house where Shawn turns down the offer of adoption, walking over and embracing Jack saying, "Thank You,But I think there's to much work to do to repair the Hunter clan." This makes Jack smile and return the embrace after this the best moment is when Shawn asks Alan, "Yell at me like you yell at Cory and Eric." This results in a moment where you see how much the Matthews really love Shawn.

My eyes hurts of crying that much

[salhy-40882 · 10/10 · 23 December 2019]

Until the very end the show's gonna put Shawn on some rollercoaster triggering issue. So now his mom are not is biological one... can't they just leave him alone already, seriously ?? He had to get through so much stuffs ever since he came into world and now that he was finally good about his life, his friends, that he had made his grief about the death of his dad and even though his mother had taking off without any signs whatsoever of her, the show decided to kick him down again. He had finally accepted his own self and was getting along with it which was making him able to confront his strong and overwhelmed feelings towards Angela, finally accepted them without fear leading him to fought for her, for them together, he had started to think that he was fitting much more in college that he thought, was beginning to feel like finally belonging to this world thanks to all his loved ones around him, he had finally found a balance on his life... and now this, apparently this is his entering gift on his twenties which I personally qualified as the worst period of your life as much the pressure of failing in life is huge to handle. What an insensitive thing to let him know that through a letter, not only that but she will never come back either, I'm so disappointed of her knowing I always thought of her as a strong and caring mother which had made bad choices in life but in some way or another always was keeping touch with Shawn as during the first time she took off but had send him a letter each day of that year, that's not innocuous damn but now this ?!! And as always, Cory is having that damn reaction he always has meaning telling Shawn, no even trying to impose him what he should do and while seeing Shawn not doing it, the little boy will choose to be in that negative mood around him instead of supporting him no matter what Shawn would decide towards that subject : hate it but hey it would not be Cory if not : messing up and after cleaning up, I can't blame him in that one though. Last Chet apparition was priceless, unexpected and I'm afraid this time is going to be his last scene on screen. Lousy father or not, he did make his best with Shawn and this latter would not be who he is without him, no one will never take that away from him. For me the Mathews wanted to adopt him and obviously not in a charity move but really because they consider him as their son just lighten up what I always considered meaning that not matter what anybody could say, Shawn had two fathers and two mothers in its life which is even more than anyone could dream on. He can refuse to be adopted and I understand but to be honest it's not even necessary, he's already their son since a long time ago. The ultimate farewell to Chet just broke me inside, I wasn't prepared for that. Chet was really and will remain a worthy man, a worthy father and it's all in Shawn's honor to be proud of him and damn he can be, he definitely can be and be proud to hold his name as much as he can be proud of Alan who's as great and outstanding father as Chet, both equally. It also realistic showing than someone who fell for the alcohol once can trip on it again when it's really unbearable, it still no enjoyful seeing him in that kind of state but I think when he really got drunk bad, it remained him a precise memory because of all wasted it was, I think he sensed instantly how Angela was taking it (and well, poor of her, she was a mess as well feeling again that gigantic fear of loosing him in favor of the darkness that mother issue spreaded all around him) and felt ashamed then had the urge to reassure himself which is probably why he directly asked her if she still loves him (as feeling unworthy after being rejected by his mother as well, maybe ? Probably he may have feel he wasn't worth nothing and fear to not worth nothing in Angela's eyes as well : painful as hell) and even after when he came back more sober and she reassures him again about it, his first instinct when she neared him was to grab her hand tightly, almost desperately and with a notable fear delivered by a broken voice tone, he desperately seek her asking her "never leave" as both his mothers did to him. They just love each other in a such outstanding, unconditional and irretrievable, complex, deep and passionate way that is just not humanly possible for me not shipping them.

Have the writers ever had a beer?

[chunkylefunga · 5/10 · 15 December 2020]

Episode premise is ok, but why do the writers seem to think that one beer makes you a complete twat?

Then you completely sober up 2 minutes later.

Shawn doesn't have the characteristics of an alcoholic. It's quite frankly irresponsible to portray a drinking problem like this.

As if you're fine 99% of the time, have a bad day, get a bit aggresive and then are completely fine 2 minutes later.