Caged! Is the series at its all time high. It is hysterical, intriguing and end on a shocking note. When Brooke completely shuts down Nichole. The second half of season one, is where the show begins to lose its edge. But some of the episodes, are the best the show's ever had. And episode 14, is a relief to people who thought writers didn't have it anymore. The fact that it is so politically incorrect, make it even better. Choosing menstruation, to finally stage a confrontation between the wannabe and the popular girls, could be « offensive ». Only it gave the show an opportunity to address that issue, while making fun of it, in a kind and pertinent way. And know more about the female leads, at the same time. The only thing I don't like about this episode, was how half of the secrets revolves around Josh. But it also explained why he became a catalyst for the girls rage. After him and his friends, suffered the wrath, then painful confessions of Mrs. Glass (Sir) about her tawdry affair, with that guy who fired her from her work at « Clinic », four episodes ago. The way the group switched tables on the boys, and locked them up in the girls bathroom. Was a great way to end this episode. And Maybe it helped them talk things over too... I'm always disappointed, when a show can't afford certain songs on the DVD sets, but it's cool they managed to keep « Freedom », there...
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the cast and crew might like this episode, but it is junky drivel to me
RavenGlamDVDCollector9 December 2016
This is the second episode where Carly Pope is a total match for Leslie Bibb. They are both equally hot. It shouldn't really be that way. But I'm not complaining, no. Brooke is suddenly now no longer filmed with Bambi-eyes. Carly also is getting totally into her zone playing the part, while perhaps Leslie shouldn't rest on her laurels.
I have no complaints about those two. But the script here is a total shambles. Cringeworthy. Mary Cherry and Nicole Julian might have their followers, but show this episode to a viewer seeing this lot for the first time. It's a damned silly embarrassment, I'd wager that very few would disagree. They behave immature, we go minutes in, it's one big shoddy shambles of irritating characters. So the theme is menstruation. Ryan Murphy tackles that with the campy approach as only the future NIP/TUCK creator would. The result is one off- putting inane sloppy episode that is clearly going to have far- reaching consequences, affecting the future flow (no pun intended) of the story, as sides seem to have shifted. Yet this thing looks like a dream sequence. Nonsensical stuff keeps on happening. Well, this is a trademark, especially after last week's talking scale, and Nicole's sledgehammer. Now, Mary Cherry has Tabasco sauce and a shovel in her purse. Tongue-in-cheek? Of course. Attractive? No. Hell, originally I expected something like BEVERLY HILLS 90210 but this is for very immature kids in laugh-out-loud mode. It sure takes 'quirkily off-beat' for a ride up to the funny farm. Hey, Wikipedia can quote me on that!
Zany is one thing. This is too much. And I just listened to the commentary. They think they are hilarious. Not realizing they're only being totally oafishly silly. Without being remotely funny. They're making fools of themselves. None more so than that seriously miscast Tammy Lynn Michaels* and the queen-of-the-aliens Leslie Grossman. Even Tamara Mello began a singsong dramatic wail that looked only half as convincing as the average grade school play.
*all that glowering she does in the series, did she try channeling a 1998 (one year before, did she watch?) WILD THINGS courtroom Denise Richards vibe? Well, it didn't work.
The big loss is: What this show could have been! With a firmer hand on the wheel. A proper drama. Not these inane antics. What a waste of two very interesting female leads. What a shame!
I have no complaints about those two. But the script here is a total shambles. Cringeworthy. Mary Cherry and Nicole Julian might have their followers, but show this episode to a viewer seeing this lot for the first time. It's a damned silly embarrassment, I'd wager that very few would disagree. They behave immature, we go minutes in, it's one big shoddy shambles of irritating characters. So the theme is menstruation. Ryan Murphy tackles that with the campy approach as only the future NIP/TUCK creator would. The result is one off- putting inane sloppy episode that is clearly going to have far- reaching consequences, affecting the future flow (no pun intended) of the story, as sides seem to have shifted. Yet this thing looks like a dream sequence. Nonsensical stuff keeps on happening. Well, this is a trademark, especially after last week's talking scale, and Nicole's sledgehammer. Now, Mary Cherry has Tabasco sauce and a shovel in her purse. Tongue-in-cheek? Of course. Attractive? No. Hell, originally I expected something like BEVERLY HILLS 90210 but this is for very immature kids in laugh-out-loud mode. It sure takes 'quirkily off-beat' for a ride up to the funny farm. Hey, Wikipedia can quote me on that!
Zany is one thing. This is too much. And I just listened to the commentary. They think they are hilarious. Not realizing they're only being totally oafishly silly. Without being remotely funny. They're making fools of themselves. None more so than that seriously miscast Tammy Lynn Michaels* and the queen-of-the-aliens Leslie Grossman. Even Tamara Mello began a singsong dramatic wail that looked only half as convincing as the average grade school play.
*all that glowering she does in the series, did she try channeling a 1998 (one year before, did she watch?) WILD THINGS courtroom Denise Richards vibe? Well, it didn't work.
The big loss is: What this show could have been! With a firmer hand on the wheel. A proper drama. Not these inane antics. What a waste of two very interesting female leads. What a shame!
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