User blog:AustinDR/So, Job Insecurity....

Well, just saw the episode "Job Insecurity." It wasn't a bad episode; far from it, in fact. Really, there were several things that I liked about it such as Mr. Grouse pretending to be Lynn Sr. and having to be trained to work a computer (and taking a few of the terms with running a computer too seriously). Really, it's great that we got Mr. Grouse in two episodes; he was last seen in "NSL" if I remember correctly. And his motivation for helping the kids is lasagna. Garfield would be proud. Other than that, there were also several humorous moments in the episode that I liked, especially when the kids try to masquerade as their father in order to attend the interview. And then there's how Lola told off Lynn Sr.'s boss. He's practically traumatized when he hears her bring up the dishes.

So, in part, I did love this episode, mostly because the kids believed that they royally screwed up their father's job, and they decide to help him find another one, even though it was all a misunderstanding. That, and Lynn Sr. getting his dream job as a chef....saw that coming, but it was sweet. However, at the same time, I was disappointed. I've been hearing several claims that this episode would be the game changer for the show from several sources, including here. So, as you would've guessed, I was on board the hype train. With the actual episode...I was disappointed. Really, to me, it just seems like another episode of the show that doesn't really have anything too serious to happen. If the big idea was to change the status quo, they did just that in regards to Lynn Sr. getting a new job, but if this was supposed to be the big game changer everyone was talking about, I don't see it. It's kind of like The Exorcist; at the time it premiered, it was regarded as the scariest movie ever made. After years of hearing about this film's reputation, I finally got to watch it on NetFlix, but....it came off as dated, bland, boring, and completely un-scary. I found myself laughing at some scenes that were supposed to be scary, like Possessed!Reagan upchucking pea soup-green vomit.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that while I found the episode good (though I am anticipating some fans complaining about Lori eating Leni's sandwich, or Luna acting aggressive), I was overall disappointed. I guess I just had my expectations too high for this episode.

Final score:

4 1/2 stars out of 5