#bmw1x08

[rileymaya]

When someone calls someone else a bad name, it's not good that just that one person jumps up. We all have to jump up.

-Cory Matthews: Boy Meets World 1x08 Teacher's Bet-

[rileymaya]

3x13 thoughts

Busy week. Only just had time to watch this one.

I liked it overall. Fell short in some areas, but it was a decent episode.

Disappointed that Riley didn't get more of a story. America's only 240 years old; her family (on each side) had to have come from somewhere. Get on Ancestry.com or something and find your roots, girl.

Also didn't catch a Native American booth. Some focus probably should have been given there. I guess America's about all of these great cultures except for the original ones.

And where's Lucas from?

Another thing that really sticks with me is that I've had the impression for a long time (since before GMW ever started) that the Matthews family was a secular Jewish family. They talk about God in BMW and GMW, but not specifically about Christianity. There's a BMW episode where Eric says he won't work on Saturdays out of respect for his "Jewish peeps." Cory got pretty passionate once he understood Anne Frank's story. Cory and Auggie have the curly hair (not to mention Cory's character in the back half of BMW being kind of a Jewish stereotype at some points.) Then GM Demolition comes along. Maya says they need a Bat Mitzvah. Riley asks if there are any special requirements. Maya says it would need to be Riley. Am I the only one who had the impression that the Matthews family was a secular Jewish family? I was hoping this episode might expound on that.

Farkle's story was probably the strongest one in this episode. Kind of makes me lament the fact that the show is on the Disney Channel. BMW would have done that story with a lot more emphasis and emotional power.

Zay's is another story that might have gotten more time on BMW. (I say might, because I don't recall them doing much about Angela's heritage.)

Riley with the cheese and Maya with the soap was hilarious.

Riley apologizing about the cookie was fun. Then realizing it was the wrong grandmother made it better.

As I said before, it fell short in some areas, but all-in-all it's a solid like from me. Good starting point, if you take my meaning. Hope they build on that and get into bigger things.