7 hours ago, VCRTracking said:

I wonder if they would they have had Alex dress better and shed the "nerdy" image like Carol on Growing Pains but nixed it when Ariel developed "more" than they expected. Like just putting her in low cut tops and tighter clothes would be seen as sexualizing her and also be too distracting.

I can't imagine that's a problem the producers would have considering the existence of Gloria, queen of low cut tops and tight clothes. I think they just like to keep the kids in their box because it is easier for the audience.

I think Alex dresses exactly how someone like her would dress, except I do think it would be nice to give her a real date and let her dress up for that sort of thing. When I was in school, the women around me all dressed pretty plain to go to class but we all knew how to dress up for a night out. Even something silly like letting Alex have a female friend and them going out somewhere fun would be both a nice plot and a chance to break Alex out of her style rut.

As for Haley, of course the professor was into her. For all the ways I find Alex's love life unbelievable, I find Haley's is just as ridiculous. Haley was so rude in that class. But where Alex strikes out with losers, Haley attracts all men. It's too much. I am looking forward to her work plots though. I'm all for mocking GOOP. Some of the shit she sells is dangerous.

1 hour ago, luna1122 said:

I was lol-ing because I had JUST said 'wait, Mitch and Cam were rooting for La La Land over Moonlight???' when Cheyenne basically said the same thing.

I died at that. And I think it's perfectly in character for both of them.

I do wish they had taken a more balanced approach to living. You don't need to do everything for the moment, but it's nice to experience some things. A fancy breakfast just because is a good thing once and a while.

The Luke/Hangover plot was the clunker in this one for me. He was always going to be fine and trapping him on a roof isn't an original idea. And I don't think the stuff Manny, Phil and Gloria got up to was funny.

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