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'The XY Factor' By Far The Best Episode Yet!

posted 12 years ago by NinetyPercentGravity
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I haven't had the chance to get on here in a week and I know another episode has already aired since then but i'd just to see if anyone shares my sentiment for that episode, "The XY Factor".

I think every show has a moment where you realize just how invested in the characters you have become and for me it was that episode. The voiceover at the end, the shot of Goldie and her dresses, the baby's room, it was just a great ending to a great episode.

The shot of Goldie for me also was a major point in the show because for the first time it seemed like these episodes were linear, like there was plot development (other than the baby) and that this show had direction. Im not sure im doing a good job of explaining it but by the end of that episode for me at least, there was something to look forward to in the coming weeks, not a new scenario each week...

The "Half-Breed" performance was hilarious, the entire episode was the perfect blend of humor and heart, and this was the episode that made me realize that I am finally at a point where I love this show and genuinely care for its characters.

Anyone else?

[–] tomfoolery_kitten 12 years ago

Uhhhh... When Bryan tells David they're having a boy... that was simply the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life. It took me a while to recover from that. I thought Bryan bonding with the football team was really heartwarming too. And Goldie figuring out what she wants to do with her life was a great character development. By far one of my favourite episodes.

Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?

[–] IsoldeJaneHolland 12 years ago

I liked it, too - I've watched it three times on One Demand- but speaking of bonding with the football team, I couldn't help wondering what kind of gargantuan oven they have to fit eight pizzas simultaneously!!!

[–] RogerSmithAD 12 years ago

It was also good because Nene Leakes and Ellen Barkin weren't in it. They bring in all the annoying PSA story lines.

[–] tomfoolery_kitten 12 years ago

It was a nice little relief to not have to worry about Jane for once... but I've actually grown to like Rocky when she's being purely comic and nothing else.

Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?