Jade Gets Crushed
I don't think Dan Scneider understands double ententes in titles. There are like 5 episodes of this show that have two 'meanings' but one of which doesn't apply to the episode. For example, in this episode Andre has a crush on Jade and thats it. I spent the entire episode thinking "Wonder when something is going to fall on Jade" and it just never happened.
Anyway, hey; thats the plot of the episode. Andre works with Jade on a song and since he treats her like a human being (unlike Tori) and extends some basic friendship to her (unlike Tori) he finds that Jade is actually a very polite and pleasant person to be around. So he gets a crush on her or whatever. He vents to Tori about this and they decide there is only one way to solve this problem- take your pick:
1.) He talks to Jade about it and expresses his feelings like a normal person
2.) He keeps his feelings private for a bit, waiting to see if they either subside or prove to be something more serious
3.) They seek alternative methods to help Andre get over it, maybe finding him a different girl
4.) They do a song and dance.
It's the last one.
They do a song and dance addressed to Jade but without using her name and that helps Andre get over it. Why? I don't know, who do you think I am?
The B-Plot of this episode is good. Robbie assists Tori in studying for a tech crew exam by putting her through an obstacle course like drill. The "dummy actors" Robbie uses are cardboard cutouts of Cat- and he is frequently questioned on why he owns them. It's funny.
In a C-plot, Cat gets moon shoes. That's it.
You know what? This is a good episode. Same with the last one. It's down to earth, Tori is a decent person, everyone (save Beck and Trina) is involved somehow, and there's a lot of conversation that makes the episode feel longer than its 26 minute time slot. So far I would put it in the top 5, but I'm only half way done with this show for 11 year olds as it is.
8/10
Hey this time I'm just here to say that Jade and Tori have a back and forth love hate friendship because Jade has been antagonistic towards Tori from the start. Although I'll admit it wasn't the best way to get back at her but the reason Tori kissed Beck at the end of the first episode is cuz as soon as they introduce Jade she immediately antagonized Tori for a simple misunderstanding, Tori accidentally spilled the coffee on Beck and was trying to fix it, she wasn't flirting with him or anything but later Jade decides during a skit to dump coffee over Tori's head. So yeah a lot of the times that Tori's a "monster" it's justified because of one of the other characters usually Jade.
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