663 Finish What You...
This was a good episode... not the best, but good!
Characters: Whit is getting a lot better. Olivia Parker on the other hand is not my favorite character. Her voice is always whinny, and the adult actor talks "down" trying to sound like a little girl, which does not sound good.
Story: The story was a little slow, it wasn't terrible... just not my favorite. The lesson was good, although I was wondering why two things was too much for Olivia. Personally I have more than that to keep track of on a regular basis.
Music: Was great! No complaints here!
Over all I'll give it a 4/5!
Characters: Whit is getting a lot better. Olivia Parker on the other hand is not my favorite character. Her voice is always whinny, and the adult actor talks "down" trying to sound like a little girl, which does not sound good.
Story: The story was a little slow, it wasn't terrible... just not my favorite. The lesson was good, although I was wondering why two things was too much for Olivia. Personally I have more than that to keep track of on a regular basis.
Music: Was great! No complaints here!
Over all I'll give it a 4/5!
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You're right. I was thinking along the lines that "Finish What You..." should be followed by the word "start", instead of "started". I guess they're both correct.Crazy 4 Pugs wrote:AE:
Yes the title is wrong, but actually the grammar is okay. "Finish what you started" would be an imperative (commanding) sentence telling someone to finish (now) what you started sometime in the past. No problems there.
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Finish what you started isn't terrible grammar, just sloppy. While they're both correct, you would only use started if you were referring to something specific but, for an episode title it would be Finish What you Start. Either way, it's wrong and kind of funny.
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I know! Her voice really bugs me sometimes. Though as far as her personality goes, I like her. She reminds me of myself sometimes.Joanne wrote:Olivia Parker on the other hand is not my favorite character. Her voice is always whinny, and the adult actor talks "down" trying to sound like a little girl, which does not sound good.
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I liked it because the show was realitic. Well, I am a guitarist and when i first started the strings dug into the skin on my fingers. But now my fingers have deep calluses and now i do not feel the pain anymore.
Yup! Character great! Voice... not so great.EMBEE wrote:I know! Her voice really bugs me sometimes. Though as far as her personality goes, I like her. She reminds me of myself sometimes.Joanne wrote:Olivia Parker on the other hand is not my favorite character. Her voice is always whinny, and the adult actor talks "down" trying to sound like a little girl, which does not sound good.
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I just listened to this episode and I have to say: "Welcome to my life, kid." Seriously, the million projects and constant business make me want to go into a crying meltdown (and it has a few times...in the last couple weeks) so I understand what Olivia was going through.
When it comes to balancing responsibilities in life, it's not only about how many things you have to balance, but also how you work them together. EDveryone seems to think that Olivia should have been able to handle two projects. And she could have, but she didn't take into account the work that would be involved for each one and where to fit it on her schedule. In "The 'No' Factor", on the other hand, Connie had a time on her schedule for each responsibility, she just had way too many responsibilities. Olivia could have done the two projects, but she didn't balance them. She didn't even realize the play was the same day as the birthday party.
When it comes to balancing responsibilities in life, it's not only about how many things you have to balance, but also how you work them together. EDveryone seems to think that Olivia should have been able to handle two projects. And she could have, but she didn't take into account the work that would be involved for each one and where to fit it on her schedule. In "The 'No' Factor", on the other hand, Connie had a time on her schedule for each responsibility, she just had way too many responsibilities. Olivia could have done the two projects, but she didn't balance them. She didn't even realize the play was the same day as the birthday party.
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Probably since before he started playing the ukulele. I dunno; it makes sense to me that Eugene would have learned to play the guitar before he started playing the ukulele instead of picking up the ukulele right off the bat.DanP740 wrote:So since when did Eugene play guitar?
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I think they should up Olivia's age and just make her be thirteen. She reminds me of a junior high, almost high school student. I think eleven is too young for the voice and actions.
Definitely a remake of the No Factor. I really think that they should of had a more mature teenager in the Parker family instead of 2 tweens and a little girl. The episode isn't bad, it is kinda funny but, I mean, having Olivia crying might have been a little to far. I'm not saying Odyssey is a reality show but, sometimes you've just got to look at things and say,"Would this ever happen in real life?".
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You better believe it! Smaller things than this have made me cry, and considering she's an adolescent, it's not too much of a stretch.ricrocflow wrote: I mean, having Olivia crying might have been a little to far. I'm not saying Odyssey is a reality show but, sometimes you've just got to look at things and say,"Would this ever happen in real life?".
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Ah, but then she'd have to disappear in the next year or so.I think they should up Olivia's age and just make her be thirteen. She reminds me of a junior high, almost high school student. I think eleven is too young for the voice and actions.
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Ok maybe you're right. But it just seems a little funny that she just had 2 things she was doing at the same time and didn't even realize it even when those were the only two things she was doing. What kinda adolescent is that, who doesn't even know her schedule?Mrs Jason Whittaker wrote:You better believe it! Smaller things than this have made me cry, and considering she's an adolescent, it's not too much of a stretch.ricrocflow wrote: I mean, having Olivia crying might have been a little to far. I'm not saying Odyssey is a reality show but, sometimes you've just got to look at things and say,"Would this ever happen in real life?".
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I agree. That aspect of the story was far-fetched. I can just empathize with her because I've been overwhelmed with activities and responsibilities and then the smallest thing can start the tears.ricrocflow wrote:Ok maybe you're right. But it just seems a little funny that she just had 2 things she was doing at the same time and didn't even realize it even when those were the only two things she was doing. What kinda adolescent is that, who doesn't even know her schedule?
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It didn't seem like Olivia had that much to do, it's just the idea of balancing the two and doing you're best to finish what you start.
I liked this episode, and I'm liking Whit more and more. I got annoyed with Olivia's voice, you could totally tell she wasn't played by a kid.
I liked this episode, and I'm liking Whit more and more. I got annoyed with Olivia's voice, you could totally tell she wasn't played by a kid.
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This episode had more of an "Odyssey feel" than some of the others this season, but there wasn't much to it. I could make some comments about episode specifics, maybe about Eugene's sentimentality toward a guitar seeming strange, or that two weeks isn't enough time to learn a song on the guitar or especially to put together a theatrical production from scratch ... but my overriding impression of this episode is that it's a hard one to engage with, either positively or negatively. I didn't necessarily mind the similarities to past episodes ("The No Factor" and "The Secret Keys of Discipline" come to mind), but it needed something more. It had some nice moments (including the ending with Eugene and Olivia's duet), but nothing that really stood out.