ElectricBoogaloo September 26, 2017 Share September 26, 2017 Quote Still homeless, the Huangs move in with Honey and Marvin. Jessica’s dreams come true when she gets a chance to compete on “Wheel of Fortune” during Best Friends Week with Honey. Eddie starts high school and is still on the outs with his pals but finds unexpected sympathy from Nicole. Michael Bolton offers to step in at the restaurant to give Louis more time with his family, but does he have an ulterior motive? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/
ElectricBoogaloo October 4, 2017 Author Share October 4, 2017 Jessica and her mother in law screaming when she got the Wheel of Fortune letter cracked me up. I was disappointed (but not surprised) that Eddie was initially so awkward in the car after Nicole told him she might like girls, so I was glad when he got back in the car to talk to her about it. Even though his questions were more for his own curiosity, I think just giving Nicole the opportunity to talk about it with someone openly was a relief to her. Ha, I KNEW that Evan wouldn't be able to resist the lure of The Baby-Sitters Club! 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3691720
Skyfall October 4, 2017 Share October 4, 2017 HOLY GROWTH SPURTS BATMAN!!! 18 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3692285
MaryMitch October 4, 2017 Share October 4, 2017 Yes, the cast is definitely growing up! Sometimes I forget this is supposed to be set in the 90s. Vanna and Pat looked pretty good! I thought Eddie's reaction was what one could expect. I remember having a similar reaction when a friend told me something shocking like that - I just walked away to process it, but soon came back to talk to her. I loved the end of the episode. Honey and Jessica aren't two people you would expect to be friends, and I'm glad they talked it out. Sweet moment. I forgot to mention - Honey's reaction seeing Eddie eat the cereal out of a cook pot hit close to home. I grew up with sisters, and I'll never forget the time my tween nephew was visiting and asked if he could have "a snack". He basically did what Eddie did, and I remember being shocked at how much a growing boy can eat! 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3692293
Blakeston October 4, 2017 Share October 4, 2017 Sorry Jessica, but "I see you as family" isn't an excuse for treating people like garbage (like taking their wedding dress out of its bag and rolling it up inside a board game). 9 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3692810
Racj82 October 4, 2017 Share October 4, 2017 I don't like Jessica. She has ABC comedy syndrome like a mofo. Rude, over aggressive know it all's that need to learn the same lessons over and over again. I know that could relate a ton of sitcom characters but ABC moms from The Goldberg's to Black ish (Dre's mom) to Speechless and on and on. Its very tiresome. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3692876
tennisgurl October 4, 2017 Share October 4, 2017 The kids are growing so much! Holy crap! The scene with Eddie and Nicole in the car was really good. You could tell that Eddie was confused, but still wanted to be a friend to Nicole. It was a nice moment. No kid can avoid the allure of the Babysitters Club in the 90s! No Kid! 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3693112
Rockstar99435 October 4, 2017 Share October 4, 2017 5 hours ago, MaryMitch said: I loved the end of the episode. Honey and Jessica aren't two people you would expect to be friends, and I'm glad they talked it out. Sweet moment. Honey and Jessica's friendship is my favorite thing about this show. I love how much they love each other. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3693216
barbedwire October 4, 2017 Share October 4, 2017 The Pat and Vanna interaction (yogurt, etc.) was weird. I liked that Jessica is so cheap of course she is going to continue to stay with Honey and nickel and dime the man selling the house to death. I agree with you all - yikes Eddie! That was some summer of growth. New voice too. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3693256
Robert Lynch October 4, 2017 Share October 4, 2017 They didn't put any thought in that WOF segment with Pat and Vanna. They looked more remotely modern than 90s. Even the puzzle board itself. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3693645
Camera One October 5, 2017 Share October 5, 2017 I watched this before I realized I didn't finish watching last season... no wonder it made no sense to me. I didn't realize Eddie's voice hadn't changed yet since Emery's changed last year and he's the younger brother. I wasn't used to Eddie's deeper voice. It is a little tiresome to see Jessica treating Honey like that. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3693891
mtlchick October 5, 2017 Share October 5, 2017 10 hours ago, Skyfall said: HOLY GROWTH SPURTS BATMAN!!! I chuckle as the future Batman on Gotham hit a growth spurt of his own. But these two shows and the boys on Blue Bloods, I am feeling ancient. Quote Ha, I KNEW that Evan wouldn't be able to resist the lure of The Baby-Sitters Club! I was sort of hoping he would be a Sweet Valley High fan instead. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3694157
memememe76 October 5, 2017 Share October 5, 2017 (edited) I loved the boys discussing ER. They were talking about the second season finale, right? That is when Doug and Carol kissed, right? I look forward to Nicole taking Eddie to Lillith Fair!!! Edited October 5, 2017 by memememe76 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3694291
amaranta October 5, 2017 Share October 5, 2017 12 hours ago, Skyfall said: HOLY GROWTH SPURTS BATMAN!!! I know, right? The character of Eddie was so freaking tall. And he's probably not done yet. Loved the grandmother and Jessica scream fest; usually there's so little they share so it was nice to see them excited together. Glad this show is back. Now just please get rid of the celebrity names on Cattleman's Ranch. I want it to belong only to Louis. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3694454
fauntleroy October 5, 2017 Share October 5, 2017 Did I hear the girl in the car refer to it as a 'safe space'? The kid who plays Eddie might already be taller than the real Eddie. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3695000
Skyfall October 5, 2017 Share October 5, 2017 4 hours ago, fauntleroy said: Did I hear the girl in the car refer to it as a 'safe space'? The kid who plays Eddie might already be taller than the real Eddie. Safe Spaces have been around since well the 90s ? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3695623
galaxychaser October 6, 2017 Share October 6, 2017 Eddi gotten so tall. Wow. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3697188
theatremouse October 6, 2017 Share October 6, 2017 On 10/4/2017 at 3:45 PM, Robert Lynch said: They didn't put any thought in that WOF segment with Pat and Vanna. They looked more remotely modern than 90s. Even the puzzle board itself. I immediately wondered when Wheel switched from flipover to touchscreen, so I looked it up during the episode: 1997. I think that's the year the show should be in now? So the puzzle board wasn't wrong. Unless there were other visual details of it that changed since besides it being touchscreen. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3697422
rmontro October 6, 2017 Share October 6, 2017 On 10/4/2017 at 2:32 AM, ElectricBoogaloo said: I was disappointed (but not surprised) that Eddie was initially so awkward in the car after Nicole told him she might like girls, so I was glad when he got back in the car to talk to her about it. Even though his questions were more for his own curiosity, I think just giving Nicole the opportunity to talk about it with someone openly was a relief to her. My original impression was that his ego had taken a hit that she wasn't really crushing on him, but I agree you're right, he just felt awkward about the topic. At first. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3697468
Robert Lynch October 6, 2017 Share October 6, 2017 While the touchscreen is right, it is Pat's highlighted hair and Vanna's style that makes this more 2017 than 1997. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3697608
jah1986 October 6, 2017 Share October 6, 2017 I liked this episode, like others I really enjoy Honey and Jessica as best friends. I was also kind of shocked by Eddie's growth spurt and voice change. It seems all his friends hit a growth spurt too. I guess that's appropriate for high school. It really seems they didn't even try to make WOF look retro, but it was still enjoyable. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3697677
possibilities October 7, 2017 Share October 7, 2017 It would be hard to age Pat and Vanna backwards 20 years, so they probably figured they should just go with the current look so as not to call attention to the problem. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3699536
Snow Apple October 7, 2017 Share October 7, 2017 (edited) Eddie and Nicole look the same age now. I noticed chemistry too and thought the show was setting them up to be a couple now that they don't look awkward/creepy together. I'm glad they're staying good friends who can confide in each other and have each other's backs though. eta: I forgot to say that the birdhouse cracked me up. Those famous half-moon windows! and "I didn't know you put in doorbells." "I didn't." Edited October 7, 2017 by Snow Apple 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3701090
Maharincess October 8, 2017 Share October 8, 2017 (edited) On 10/4/2017 at 11:26 AM, Racj82 said: I don't like Jessica. She has ABC comedy syndrome like a mofo. Rude, over aggressive know it all's that need to learn the same lessons over and over again. I know that could relate a ton of sitcom characters but ABC moms from The Goldberg's to Black ish (Dre's mom) to Speechless and on and on. Its very tiresome. The Jessica character is why I stopped watching. She's such an asshole that she ruins the show for me in the same way that the Marie character ruined Everybody Loves Raymond for me. I caught this episode because it came on after The Middle and I figured I'd see if Jessica has become less of an asshole but she hasn't. Edited October 8, 2017 by Maharincess 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3703086
Racj82 October 9, 2017 Share October 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Maharincess said: The Jessica character is why I stopped watching. She's such an asshole that she ruins the show for me in the same way that the Marie character ruined Everybody Loves Raymond for me. I caught this episode because it came on after The Middle and I figured I'd see if Jessica has become less of an asshole but she hasn't. Yeah I agree and I'm also not understanding the sentiment that a Jessica and Honey have this great friendship. It's literally the friendship version of every crappy sitcom ever with the clueless husband screwing up or not understanding what he's doing wrong and fixing it at the end. Their friendship sucks imo. She's not always terrible but she's often just tiring to me. I don't find a lot of her actions funny. It's also hard for me to laugh at behavior that would drive me crazy in real life ala Bev in The Goldberg's. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3703346
SmithW6079 October 10, 2017 Share October 10, 2017 On 10/4/2017 at 2:26 PM, Racj82 said: I don't like Jessica. She has ABC comedy syndrome like a mofo. Rude, over aggressive know it all's that need to learn the same lessons over and over again. I know that could relate a ton of sitcom characters but ABC moms from The Goldberg's to Black ish (Dre's mom) to Speechless and on and on. Its very tiresome. On 10/8/2017 at 5:56 PM, Maharincess said: The Jessica character is why I stopped watching. She's such an asshole that she ruins the show for me in the same way that the Marie character ruined Everybody Loves Raymond for me. I caught this episode because it came on after The Middle and I figured I'd see if Jessica has become less of an asshole but she hasn't. On 10/8/2017 at 8:19 PM, Racj82 said: Yeah I agree and I'm also not understanding the sentiment that a Jessica and Honey have this great friendship. It's literally the friendship version of every crappy sitcom ever with the clueless husband screwing up or not understanding what he's doing wrong and fixing it at the end. Their friendship sucks imo. She's not always terrible but she's often just tiring to me. I don't find a lot of her actions funny. It's also hard for me to laugh at behavior that would drive me crazy in real life ala Bev in The Goldberg's. I agree. They seem to be going out of their way to make Jessica as unpleasant and unlikable as possible. She's wrong -- you do thank family when they do nice things for you. But Honey was wrong too -- she knows what Jessica is like, and she should have dropped the southern indirectness and just told Jessica and her family to get out. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3707818
possibilities October 12, 2017 Share October 12, 2017 Honey should have been more direct, but Jessica really was way over the line. It wasn't just not thanking her, it was the way the entire family was completely devoid of any manners or basic consideration. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3715426
EyewatchTV211 October 15, 2017 Share October 15, 2017 On 10/6/2017 at 8:03 PM, possibilities said: It would be hard to age Pat and Vanna backwards 20 years, so they probably figured they should just go with the current look so as not to call attention to the problem. This is what I was thinking. Similar to Michael Bolton having his current short hair as opposed to the longer hair he used to sport. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61989-s04e01-b-as-in-best-friend/#findComment-3724629
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