702: Childish Things

[Bren]

The last episode of 54 is airing. Hey, we are that closer to Album 55 and The Labyrinth.

[DanP740]

I surprisingly actually liked this, despite Penny being in it. 4/5

[Jehoshaphat]

Good episode I enjoyed very much.

[Bob]

I have to say that while I don't think the last two Penny episodes were awful, I wasn't entirely in love with them. Both of them had good ideas, but I believe they failed in some aspects of their execution.

This one is similar in that I think there are several ways it could have been better. The episode is essentially about trust, and I'm not sure it was entirely clear in its use of the verse about childish things (1 Corinthians 13:11). Also, Penny seems unreasonably obstinate and even arrogant in her continued refusal to accept Connie's advice -- and she even throws her own statement that she shouldn't rely solely on body language out the window, choosing to focus entirely on it, though she hasn't even finished reading her book on the subject. Also, it would have been nice if she could have tried some other "quick method" of determining trust in the episode, instead of just the body language. I expected some sort of deal where she would go through two or three different "solutions" to her problem, and I was slightly disappointed.

However, in spite of those flaws, it was still overall well-done; a notably better episode than Penny's last two adventures. Wooton was pretty good in this episode -- not his best, but a lot more three-dimensional and better-characterized than he's been, well, since he first met Penny. Also, I think Penny, whatever her faults, has helped bring out all of the mature points in Connie's character again, which is a definite plus. Mr. Henri is turning out to be a very likable minor character, in the same sense as Mr. Holstein.

4/5; 79/99.

[Sapphire]

I enjoyed this episode. It was humorous, yet it taught a valuable lesson. I will give "Childish Things" four stars out of five.