Hi, guys. Sorry this review is late. But now that I'm settled back in college, I'll be planning out my time much better so these reviews should be posted on time. So, don't worry--I haven't forgotten about it.
I'm guessing this is the beginning of a new semester, because everyone has new class assignments hand-delivered to them in white envelopes. Dodie is freaking out, as usual, because she doesn't want to find out she has Mr. Cilia, some weird chemistry teacher she doesn't like. Probably because he's not 25 and smokin' hot. Grow a pair, Bishop.
So, Ginger tries to tell Dodie that Mr. Cilia is ballin', but Dodie says it's only because she's teacher's pet. Bitch. And just like that, he shows up and practically starts flirting with Ginger. Ahem. Lawsuit.
At the table, Ginger rips open her envelope and begins reading the list of all the new asses she'll now have to kiss. To her delight, she got Mr. Cilia for chemistry. Darren says he got him, too, and then pushes down his face guard to eat a hot dog. That's actually quite unfortunate to have such a hindrance.
Ian struts over to the table while a 50s rock tune plays in the background. He and Darren start speaking brospeak, but Ginger can't bear to peel her eyes away from his hawtness to realize his lack of even a shriveled up brain stem.
By now, we can assume Ginger hasn't said anything to Ian other than the on-screen interactions we know about. Dodie mentions that Ian hasn't exactly thrown rocks at her bedroom window yet, but Ginger still doesn't want to make the first move. Somebody better do something fast, otherwise no one will get who they want. Jeez.
In music class at the elementary school, Carl and his class play something that vaguely resembles the As Told By Ginger theme song. Could be a homage. Anyway, after the song is finished, the teacher, Mr. Hepper, strolls over to Carl and Hoodsey and coolly asks them if they know of Ludlow Krantz, and judging by their pirate-y descriptions of him, I guess it's safe to say they have. Even Higsby is a huge fan. Go figure. Mr. Hepper tells the boys about how Ludlow Krantz was a student at Lucky Elementary, and how he played the glockenspiel, just like Carl, Higsby, and Hoodsey. Mr. Hepper explains how Ludlow Krantz composed a solo for the glockenspiel, and some lucky duck will be able to perform for him. Carl is like, "Fuck yeah!" But since it's a solo, only one of them will be able to perform. Which means Carl and Hoodsey will have to compete against each other. And Higsby. No way their friendship can stand this kind of pressure, right?
Back in the junior high, Mr. Cilia introduces the class to the world of chemistry, and already someone is playing with the burners. No one seems to give a shit about his lesson, not even Ginger, so Mr. Cilia decides to pair people up randomly, because everyone knows group assignments area totally effective method of learning.
This is the expression Dodie makes when she finds out she and Courtney are partnered up:
She starts hyperventilating and flailing her arms around while failing to control the brigade of "Ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh"es pouring out her mouth while Macie tries to pull the reigns on her. This girl has some serious problems. I know I've mentioned how obsessive and annoying she is in the past, but holy shit, Dodie. Calm yourself.
Macie and Miranda get paired up next, and then Darren and some Ben guy, and then unsurprisingly, Ginger and Ian. Surprisingly, Ian happily fistpumps in honor of his new lab partner, to the dismay and shock to all the other girls in the class.
In the locker room, Ian talks to some other jock about Mr. Cilia's class. The jock says that Ian is going to have to bust his balls, and probably someone else's balls, just to pass the class but Ian's like, "Nah, bro, I got Ginger Foutley. She's totally gonna be my "A" ticket." Followed by bro-slaps and bro-bumps and the like.
And there you have it. Proof that Ian Richton is not only a Neanderthal, but a dick. After they leave the locker room, Darren comes around the corner and stares at them with his beady cartoon eyes.
In the doghouse, Carl continues to perfect his glockenspiel technique, and Hoodsey (horribly) attempts to copy him. Carl's like, "Why are we doing this to ourselves? Higsby can't even hold a candle to our skillz." Then he unveils a framed, discarded portrait he found of Ludlow Krantz he found behind the school dumpster. Now what kind of school would disrespect a now-famous alumni like that? Anyway, Carl proclaims how much he wants to be just like him when he grows up, as well as Hoodsey, and not even Hoodsey is going to get in his way of earning that solo. So, Hoodsey leaves in a huff, determined to earn his chance at a solo.
The next day, Dodie is dressed in her morning announcement attire, hoping to impress Courtney with her own warped perception of fashion. Macie totally agrees that Dodie is awesome, probably to avoid any conflict that doesn't have to do with the plot. A few lockers down, Ginger turns pessimistic and wonders if Ian actually wasn't excited to be her partner. Well, she's on the right track. A little closer and she'll learn the truth. Suddenly, Ian approaches her, spinning a basketball on his finger, and tells her how excited he is to be her lab partner. Wait a second--his letterman jacket has a soccer ball on it. Why does he have a basketball under his arm, then?
Ginger must notice the sinister presence in the air, because even she's uncomfortable with how much her dreams are coming true. It must be intuition. I like that. Even Courtney wonders why Ian has taken a sudden liking to Ginger, as he's never been so attached to a girl before. That's an awfully strange thing to say. A guy like Ian at the junior high school level is usually juggling girls left and right. I guess juggling balls is his calling instead. No, I did not mean to imply that he's gay. I'm just wondering why he has a basketball in his hands when he clearly plays soccer. Because in the cartoon world, jocks only play one sport and--ah, forget it.
Courtney guesses that Ginger is playing hard-to-get, and is totally impressed with her. What? Ginger didn't even do anything. I'm fairly certain just about anything Ginger does impresses Courtney. I bet Courtney's even impressed every time Ginger takes a shit.
In chemistry, Courtney slips Ginger a pair of pink cat's-eye goggles to impress Ian. I highly doubt those are regulation goggles. But, whatever.
Mr. Hepper sits down in a wheelie chair and begins the auditions. Higsby, in his high-pitched flamboyant voice, squeezes his eyes shut and suggests that they all have "lots and lots of fun!" There's got to be something wrong with this kid. Maybe it has to do with having a monkey for a best friend. Anyway, to make his choice bias-free, Mr. Hepper has Hoodsey, Carl, and Higsby play behind separate red curtains.
Back in chem, Ian pretends to know exactly what he's doing, but his facade is short-lived when Ginger points out that he should turn the gas on first.. Oh, boy. If this episode doesn't end with Ian blowing up the entire science wing, then this plot line is completely unrealistic.
Higsby does a helluva good job during his solo audition, causing Carl to grow green with envy. He spits on his hands for luck, picks up his sticks, and begins.
And back again to the chem lab, Courtney stares over at Ginger while Dodie stares at Courtney. Is anyone in this class actually doing their work?
Courtney is thrilled that Ginger and Ian are stirrin' up some chemistry *ba dum tssss.* Dodie suggests that she and Courtney should do their homework and hug for awkward lengths of time after school, but Courtney rightfully ignores her attempts at "friendship." Courtney is smart to steer clear of Dodie. Who knows what Dodie would do to her if they were alone together? *Shudders* I don't even want to think about it. Then, in an incredibly dated form of communication, Courtney calls Miranda on her cell phone--yeah, when Miranda is literally across the room and have a conversation about Ginger being herself around Ian. Where is Mr. Cilia and why isn't he telling these girls to put their phones away?
Anyway, the fumes from Macie's test tubes leave behind a sinister green smoke, and Miranda starts choking on it. Macie slips on a gas mask to protect herself from the fumes. Why does a junior high school science class have something like that? And what the hell is Macie doing that requires a Goddamn gas mask?! What kind of school is this?!?!
In the back, Ian can't figure out how to use Fahrenheit and Celsius, but Ginger doesn't really care because *ohmygod Ian Richton! ohmygod hotttt! ohmygod squee!* Even Darren can't take his eyes off the sick love fest.
In the elementary school, Mr. Hepper decides that Higsby's solo blew Carl's and Hoodsey's out a twenty story window, so he awards him the solo. To make amends, Hoodsey tries to repair their friendship by bashing Higsby and saying he's not a fanboy like they are, so it doesn't even matter who won the solo. Even though Carl appears to agree, he's still too pissed off to not be able to meet his idol. And when he doesn't respond, Hoodsey grabs his glockenspiel and high-tails it out of the room, telling Carl that if this was the "good ole days," this wouldn't happen, giving Carl an idea.
It's lunch time at Lucky Junior High the next day. Ian and Ginger sit together because they're totally a "couple" now. I guess Ian is just trying to milk anything he can out of Ginger so he can get the biggest "A" he possibly can to bring his D average up to a D+. Even though I've never played any sports in school, I'm pretty sure that your average has to be much higher than a D in order to stay on the team. Maybe Ian's dad is a rich lawyer who could sue the coach if he wanted to. I don't know. Anyway, Ginger shows Ian a trick where you put a string on a block of ice and then put salt on the string and ice to bond them together, and then she lifts the string up with the ice attached to show him the result. Amazed at what science can do, Ian promptly shits his pants.
After Ian leaves, Darren, Dodie, and Macie run up to Ginger all at the same time trying to tell her different things. Darren tries to warn Ginger about Ian's true intentions while brainless Dodie gushes over how adorable she and Ian are together. Even though Ginger allows Darren to speak first, he chickens out an walks away. Really, Darren? How hard is it to say, "I overheard Ian in the locker room the other day. He's only using you so he can get an easy "A.""? You're supposed to be her best friend, Darren. What is so difficult about saying it? It's not like Ian would find out it was you who told Ginger. The kid is so dumb, he couldn't find his way around a telephone pole.
At the glockenspiel solo, Higsby happily plays the same tune he did for his audition, which is actually kind of a creepy tune to begin with. It sounds like something you would hear in a horror movie about a young child and a dollhouse or something. Ludlow Krantz listens intently in the audience, and he doesn't look too pleased about what he's hearing. Or maybe he loves it. You know how artists are, hiding behind a poker face and all.
Suddenly, a green fog brushes over the stage. A white ghost in a fedora appears in front of the curtain and starts scaring the crap out Higsby by knocking things over and making ghost sounds. And then, Carl and Hoodsey slide down some rope with sandbags, revealing that they were behind the paranormal escapade.
After Higsby's pants are completely soaked with the pee of fear, he calls Carl and Hoodsey freakazoids, and they're like, "Damn straight, we are." And then they're friends again. Yay. Ludlow Krantz struggles to approach the boys due to his aging and crippling back. In a raspy voice, he turns to Higsby and accuses him of hate crime for calling Carl and Hoodsey freakazoids. But before Higsby can answer, Ludlow Krantz collapses on the floor.
Carl orders Higsby to run for help while he and Hoodsey stay by Ludlow Krantz to give him CPR. Higsby's like, "Screw this, I'm a good boy!" and runs off the stage. So, you're a "good boy" but you're not going to call for help when a fragile old man collapses right in front of you, Higsby? Fuck you. You sound like one of those college douchebags who claim that they're "nice guys" just to try to snag a girl, only to flee whenever she wants you for something other than sex. I bet that's what he turns out to be in ten years. Cal and Hoodsey believe they killed him, and then there's some dramatics with accompanying music. Before we're turned off at how corny this supposed-to-be-serious death scene is, Ludlow Krantz holds up a finger to signal that he is alive. After he stands up, Ludlow Krantz compliments Carl on his special effects, and it looks like these three are going to bond very well in the future. Because Carl always gets along with eccentric old people.
Back in chemistry, Mr. Cilia tells Ginger and Ian that they have the best partnership he's seen in years, and that they're on the road to getting an A. Ian turns to Ginger with puppy-dog eyes and plays dumb at the fact that everything Ginger has been doing for him is getting him an A. Dunce. So, to thank Ginger for keeping him on the team, he gives her his letterman jacket. The official sign that they're going out.
And, like the naive girl that she is, Ginger accepts it. And all of her friends and enemies see. Dodie and Macie walk with Ginger home from school and talk about how Ian has never done something like this before. They try to share the news with Darren, but he, again, rides away on his bike like a chicken. Ginger calls Darren over, who looks less-than-thrilled to hear the news (why would a guy friend be interested in this kind of thing, anyway?). Not because he's secretly crushing on Ginger, but because he's harboring the secret from her and is afraid of telling her for some reason. And when Ginger tells Darren that he should be happy for her, Darren finally spills the news, much to Ginger's dismay. Ginger makes a bunch of faces that indicate that she wishes she never found out, but I'm assuming she knew something was up with Ian anyway since he just started rubbing up against her out of the blue.
So, Ginger peels off the jacket and puts it on the living room floor for her and her friends to stare at miserably.
Ginger says that she doesn't even care that Ian was using her, only that he doesn't actually like her. Lots of self respect you have for yourself, huh, Ginger? But she quickly contradicts what she says by making Ian do all the work in class from now on to show him what it's like to be taken advantage of. Uh, writers? Did you happen to pick that up? I guess not, even though Ginger contradicts herself within ten seconds.
The next day in class, Mr. Cilia gives the class an exam that's worth 15% of their grade. That's actually not too big of a chunk, but for someone like Ian, it could very well be the difference between him staying on the team or being kicked off. Ginger makes Ian set up the equipment while she watches him, but Ian can't figure out what's what. About fifteen minutes later, Ian still can't figure out what to do, so he tries to get help from Ginger, but she doesn't give him any useful hints. Instead, she keeps herself facing the back wall while Ian panics.
He looks around the room to try to see what everyone else is doing, but they're so far ahead of him that he wouldn't be able to follow along anyway. Finally, the gears in Ian's head finally dust themselves off and begin turning, and he tells Ginger that they're going to fail, so Ginger whirls around and reveals to him that she knows his plan. So instead of putting him in his place for being such an asshole, she agrees to help him after he apologizes. And he lets her keep his jacket. Weak.
Mr. Cilia walks right past Miranda and Courtney using their phones. What an incompetent teacher. How does he not notice that?
Carl and Hoodsey bring hard-boiled eggs to Ludlow Krantz's house, and they too are confused about his intentions. Carl pulls a cord on his front porch that he thinks is a doorbell, but it actually opens a chute, where the boys slide down and land in some kind of secret room with a talking moose head and frog cuckoo clocks. Methinks this Ludlow Krantz is a cuckoo himself. What a weird way to end the episode.
Man, I'm glad that Ginger's crush on Ian ends after this episode. The fact that Ian's whole personality can be summed up in just one scene proves that he's not even a worthy character for this show at all. All the other main characters have depth to them, but Ian is that typical one-dimensional dumb jock character recycled over and over for future and past kids' shows. The fact that the creators of this show decided to drop him before the end of the first season is like a new renaissance for this show. After eleven episodes of cliched plot lines, we are dropping the dead weight and are beginning to move into the better episodes of the show.
I suppose the first half of this season wasn't too bad, as to me it symbolizes the shedding of superficiality and cliches in favor of episodes that will dive deeper into the outstanding soul that is As Told By Ginger. Stay tuned for the next episode's review!
Lessons Learned From This Episode: Even if someone uses you, plays with your emotions, and even makes you think they like you, it's still the "right thing" to help them with whatever they were trying to use you for, because, fuck self-respect; do your own work and learn something; do not end a friendship over a glockenspiel solo, or anything silly for that matter because it's not worth it
I'm guessing this is the beginning of a new semester, because everyone has new class assignments hand-delivered to them in white envelopes. Dodie is freaking out, as usual, because she doesn't want to find out she has Mr. Cilia, some weird chemistry teacher she doesn't like. Probably because he's not 25 and smokin' hot. Grow a pair, Bishop.
So, Ginger tries to tell Dodie that Mr. Cilia is ballin', but Dodie says it's only because she's teacher's pet. Bitch. And just like that, he shows up and practically starts flirting with Ginger. Ahem. Lawsuit.
At the table, Ginger rips open her envelope and begins reading the list of all the new asses she'll now have to kiss. To her delight, she got Mr. Cilia for chemistry. Darren says he got him, too, and then pushes down his face guard to eat a hot dog. That's actually quite unfortunate to have such a hindrance.
Ian struts over to the table while a 50s rock tune plays in the background. He and Darren start speaking brospeak, but Ginger can't bear to peel her eyes away from his hawtness to realize his lack of even a shriveled up brain stem.
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| A smart girl like Ginger needs a man who should at least be able to tie his own shoelaces. |
In music class at the elementary school, Carl and his class play something that vaguely resembles the As Told By Ginger theme song. Could be a homage. Anyway, after the song is finished, the teacher, Mr. Hepper, strolls over to Carl and Hoodsey and coolly asks them if they know of Ludlow Krantz, and judging by their pirate-y descriptions of him, I guess it's safe to say they have. Even Higsby is a huge fan. Go figure. Mr. Hepper tells the boys about how Ludlow Krantz was a student at Lucky Elementary, and how he played the glockenspiel, just like Carl, Higsby, and Hoodsey. Mr. Hepper explains how Ludlow Krantz composed a solo for the glockenspiel, and some lucky duck will be able to perform for him. Carl is like, "Fuck yeah!" But since it's a solo, only one of them will be able to perform. Which means Carl and Hoodsey will have to compete against each other. And Higsby. No way their friendship can stand this kind of pressure, right?
Back in the junior high, Mr. Cilia introduces the class to the world of chemistry, and already someone is playing with the burners. No one seems to give a shit about his lesson, not even Ginger, so Mr. Cilia decides to pair people up randomly, because everyone knows group assignments area totally effective method of learning.
This is the expression Dodie makes when she finds out she and Courtney are partnered up:
She starts hyperventilating and flailing her arms around while failing to control the brigade of "Ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh"es pouring out her mouth while Macie tries to pull the reigns on her. This girl has some serious problems. I know I've mentioned how obsessive and annoying she is in the past, but holy shit, Dodie. Calm yourself.
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| Maybe if you had curly red hair, Courtney would love you. |
In the locker room, Ian talks to some other jock about Mr. Cilia's class. The jock says that Ian is going to have to bust his balls, and probably someone else's balls, just to pass the class but Ian's like, "Nah, bro, I got Ginger Foutley. She's totally gonna be my "A" ticket." Followed by bro-slaps and bro-bumps and the like.
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| I'm assuming that this was gym class, so how is Darren the only one to witness Ian's plan? |
The next day, Dodie is dressed in her morning announcement attire, hoping to impress Courtney with her own warped perception of fashion. Macie totally agrees that Dodie is awesome, probably to avoid any conflict that doesn't have to do with the plot. A few lockers down, Ginger turns pessimistic and wonders if Ian actually wasn't excited to be her partner. Well, she's on the right track. A little closer and she'll learn the truth. Suddenly, Ian approaches her, spinning a basketball on his finger, and tells her how excited he is to be her lab partner. Wait a second--his letterman jacket has a soccer ball on it. Why does he have a basketball under his arm, then?
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| I guess he's supposed to be super sporty? |
Courtney guesses that Ginger is playing hard-to-get, and is totally impressed with her. What? Ginger didn't even do anything. I'm fairly certain just about anything Ginger does impresses Courtney. I bet Courtney's even impressed every time Ginger takes a shit.
In chemistry, Courtney slips Ginger a pair of pink cat's-eye goggles to impress Ian. I highly doubt those are regulation goggles. But, whatever.
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| They totally clash with her hair. You should know better, Gripling. |
Back in chem, Ian pretends to know exactly what he's doing, but his facade is short-lived when Ginger points out that he should turn the gas on first.. Oh, boy. If this episode doesn't end with Ian blowing up the entire science wing, then this plot line is completely unrealistic.
Higsby does a helluva good job during his solo audition, causing Carl to grow green with envy. He spits on his hands for luck, picks up his sticks, and begins.
And back again to the chem lab, Courtney stares over at Ginger while Dodie stares at Courtney. Is anyone in this class actually doing their work?
Courtney is thrilled that Ginger and Ian are stirrin' up some chemistry *ba dum tssss.* Dodie suggests that she and Courtney should do their homework and hug for awkward lengths of time after school, but Courtney rightfully ignores her attempts at "friendship." Courtney is smart to steer clear of Dodie. Who knows what Dodie would do to her if they were alone together? *Shudders* I don't even want to think about it. Then, in an incredibly dated form of communication, Courtney calls Miranda on her cell phone--yeah, when Miranda is literally across the room and have a conversation about Ginger being herself around Ian. Where is Mr. Cilia and why isn't he telling these girls to put their phones away?
Anyway, the fumes from Macie's test tubes leave behind a sinister green smoke, and Miranda starts choking on it. Macie slips on a gas mask to protect herself from the fumes. Why does a junior high school science class have something like that? And what the hell is Macie doing that requires a Goddamn gas mask?! What kind of school is this?!?!
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| What the hell are they doing in there? Mixing ammonia with bleach? (Please don't try this.) |
In the elementary school, Mr. Hepper decides that Higsby's solo blew Carl's and Hoodsey's out a twenty story window, so he awards him the solo. To make amends, Hoodsey tries to repair their friendship by bashing Higsby and saying he's not a fanboy like they are, so it doesn't even matter who won the solo. Even though Carl appears to agree, he's still too pissed off to not be able to meet his idol. And when he doesn't respond, Hoodsey grabs his glockenspiel and high-tails it out of the room, telling Carl that if this was the "good ole days," this wouldn't happen, giving Carl an idea.
It's lunch time at Lucky Junior High the next day. Ian and Ginger sit together because they're totally a "couple" now. I guess Ian is just trying to milk anything he can out of Ginger so he can get the biggest "A" he possibly can to bring his D average up to a D+. Even though I've never played any sports in school, I'm pretty sure that your average has to be much higher than a D in order to stay on the team. Maybe Ian's dad is a rich lawyer who could sue the coach if he wanted to. I don't know. Anyway, Ginger shows Ian a trick where you put a string on a block of ice and then put salt on the string and ice to bond them together, and then she lifts the string up with the ice attached to show him the result. Amazed at what science can do, Ian promptly shits his pants.
After Ian leaves, Darren, Dodie, and Macie run up to Ginger all at the same time trying to tell her different things. Darren tries to warn Ginger about Ian's true intentions while brainless Dodie gushes over how adorable she and Ian are together. Even though Ginger allows Darren to speak first, he chickens out an walks away. Really, Darren? How hard is it to say, "I overheard Ian in the locker room the other day. He's only using you so he can get an easy "A.""? You're supposed to be her best friend, Darren. What is so difficult about saying it? It's not like Ian would find out it was you who told Ginger. The kid is so dumb, he couldn't find his way around a telephone pole.
At the glockenspiel solo, Higsby happily plays the same tune he did for his audition, which is actually kind of a creepy tune to begin with. It sounds like something you would hear in a horror movie about a young child and a dollhouse or something. Ludlow Krantz listens intently in the audience, and he doesn't look too pleased about what he's hearing. Or maybe he loves it. You know how artists are, hiding behind a poker face and all.
Suddenly, a green fog brushes over the stage. A white ghost in a fedora appears in front of the curtain and starts scaring the crap out Higsby by knocking things over and making ghost sounds. And then, Carl and Hoodsey slide down some rope with sandbags, revealing that they were behind the paranormal escapade.
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| *Cue the Mission Impossible theme song* |
Carl orders Higsby to run for help while he and Hoodsey stay by Ludlow Krantz to give him CPR. Higsby's like, "Screw this, I'm a good boy!" and runs off the stage. So, you're a "good boy" but you're not going to call for help when a fragile old man collapses right in front of you, Higsby? Fuck you. You sound like one of those college douchebags who claim that they're "nice guys" just to try to snag a girl, only to flee whenever she wants you for something other than sex. I bet that's what he turns out to be in ten years. Cal and Hoodsey believe they killed him, and then there's some dramatics with accompanying music. Before we're turned off at how corny this supposed-to-be-serious death scene is, Ludlow Krantz holds up a finger to signal that he is alive. After he stands up, Ludlow Krantz compliments Carl on his special effects, and it looks like these three are going to bond very well in the future. Because Carl always gets along with eccentric old people.
Back in chemistry, Mr. Cilia tells Ginger and Ian that they have the best partnership he's seen in years, and that they're on the road to getting an A. Ian turns to Ginger with puppy-dog eyes and plays dumb at the fact that everything Ginger has been doing for him is getting him an A. Dunce. So, to thank Ginger for keeping him on the team, he gives her his letterman jacket. The official sign that they're going out.
And, like the naive girl that she is, Ginger accepts it. And all of her friends and enemies see. Dodie and Macie walk with Ginger home from school and talk about how Ian has never done something like this before. They try to share the news with Darren, but he, again, rides away on his bike like a chicken. Ginger calls Darren over, who looks less-than-thrilled to hear the news (why would a guy friend be interested in this kind of thing, anyway?). Not because he's secretly crushing on Ginger, but because he's harboring the secret from her and is afraid of telling her for some reason. And when Ginger tells Darren that he should be happy for her, Darren finally spills the news, much to Ginger's dismay. Ginger makes a bunch of faces that indicate that she wishes she never found out, but I'm assuming she knew something was up with Ian anyway since he just started rubbing up against her out of the blue.
So, Ginger peels off the jacket and puts it on the living room floor for her and her friends to stare at miserably.
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| They should have burned it over a campfire and made s'mores. |
The next day in class, Mr. Cilia gives the class an exam that's worth 15% of their grade. That's actually not too big of a chunk, but for someone like Ian, it could very well be the difference between him staying on the team or being kicked off. Ginger makes Ian set up the equipment while she watches him, but Ian can't figure out what's what. About fifteen minutes later, Ian still can't figure out what to do, so he tries to get help from Ginger, but she doesn't give him any useful hints. Instead, she keeps herself facing the back wall while Ian panics.
He looks around the room to try to see what everyone else is doing, but they're so far ahead of him that he wouldn't be able to follow along anyway. Finally, the gears in Ian's head finally dust themselves off and begin turning, and he tells Ginger that they're going to fail, so Ginger whirls around and reveals to him that she knows his plan. So instead of putting him in his place for being such an asshole, she agrees to help him after he apologizes. And he lets her keep his jacket. Weak.
Mr. Cilia walks right past Miranda and Courtney using their phones. What an incompetent teacher. How does he not notice that?
Carl and Hoodsey bring hard-boiled eggs to Ludlow Krantz's house, and they too are confused about his intentions. Carl pulls a cord on his front porch that he thinks is a doorbell, but it actually opens a chute, where the boys slide down and land in some kind of secret room with a talking moose head and frog cuckoo clocks. Methinks this Ludlow Krantz is a cuckoo himself. What a weird way to end the episode.
Man, I'm glad that Ginger's crush on Ian ends after this episode. The fact that Ian's whole personality can be summed up in just one scene proves that he's not even a worthy character for this show at all. All the other main characters have depth to them, but Ian is that typical one-dimensional dumb jock character recycled over and over for future and past kids' shows. The fact that the creators of this show decided to drop him before the end of the first season is like a new renaissance for this show. After eleven episodes of cliched plot lines, we are dropping the dead weight and are beginning to move into the better episodes of the show.
I suppose the first half of this season wasn't too bad, as to me it symbolizes the shedding of superficiality and cliches in favor of episodes that will dive deeper into the outstanding soul that is As Told By Ginger. Stay tuned for the next episode's review!
Lessons Learned From This Episode: Even if someone uses you, plays with your emotions, and even makes you think they like you, it's still the "right thing" to help them with whatever they were trying to use you for, because, fuck self-respect; do your own work and learn something; do not end a friendship over a glockenspiel solo, or anything silly for that matter because it's not worth it
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