Cell Block

Cell Block

   This is a pretty good one. The group is constantly on their phones during Sikowitz's class, so he offers them a challenge to revoke all technology (from after Sikowitz was born) for one week to receive an A for the semester from him. The group agrees, but ends up struggling. Andre has to listen to music on a gramophone, Robbie uses a typewriter instead of a computer, and Cat- doing the worst of all, has to be constantly restrained to stop her from breaking the challenge. 

   After a while the challenge is changed (I can't really remember why, I'm sure there was a reason). Instead of the one week time limit, it's not a boys vs girls competition, with whoever wins receiving the A's. Each group quickly tries to trick/tempt the other into using their phones- but are largely unsuccessful. 

  The group begins to bicker and argue in Sikowitz's class, and he proudly says that everyone can take their phones if they want. But strap in bucko this is a wild ride- it turns out Sikowitz had taken the boys side (stating "Before anything else. I am a boy"), and as the girls activate their phones, the boys leave theirs off, winning the challenge (as Sikowitz never said the challenge was over, simply that people could take their phones). It's a wild twist, and it's very nice to see Tori lose for once. In fact, Tori doesn't do much of anything this episode. It's almost as if she's been a consistent waste of time and writing. Anyway, yeah it's a nice change of pace and it feels fun without being bizarre or crazy.

  I don't even think there's a B-plot in this episode.

     But yeah this is a good one. This to me is more or less how episodes should be in this show. Or should have been. It's not the funniest episode or anything, but it makes sense. It's grounded and it really makes progress through using the characters personalities. Every character gets their own little spot in the episode. The setting of Hollywood Arts isn't used in the same way it was in Season 1. But why would it be? It's not this crazy place to Tori anymore. It's just a school now more or less. 

I'd give it an 8/10

Side Notes:

• At one point Jade says "Have you ever noticed the people at this school really aren't that attractive? It's like this show has been reading my reviews.