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Alex Mack Season 3 Episode 20 - "The Creeper"
#53 of 78 aired, #53 produced.
I liked this episode. I thought it was sweet. I admire how the show tried to tactfully broach the subject of portraying a "mentally disabled" person in an accurate and positive light. Although they never explicitly say it I think Nathan is supposed to be on the autism spectrum. Nathan is socially withdrawn and awkward. He can play piano very well. He quotes facts as non sequiturs. Nathan genuinely doesn't realize how inappropriate it was filming Alex without her consent and making her the subject of his student film without telling her. Nathan understands Alex is upset but He doesn't realize why She's upset and why it was wrong.
Nathan wearing the "Indian" headdress while watching what sounds like a western in the background is odd. I thought that was unnecessary. I infer that it was meant to emphasize how child-like Nathan is.
The B plot makes no sense because of how much negative continuity it creates. Are we supposed to believe that ever since the accident almost 3 years ago Dave has been driving on a suspended license? Never mind being fired, Dave should be in jail. I understand Dave is the village idiot (whom everyone ignores and dismisses) but I will never understand why Danielle Atron keeps him on staff. Dave acts like He's meeting Ray for the first time (despite having met him several times). Here's the real kicker: In the previous episode Dave just found out Alex Mack is the GC-161 kid! So, not only should Dave known full well who Ray is, but that Ray is Alex's best friend.
The video of Alex is a little cringe. I don't understand why the teacher sent Alex to Detention (instead of Louis and Ray) for merely dropping her book on the floor. The plot required it - That seems to be the answer to a lot of questions of why anything happens on this show.
Larisa Oleynik is adorable. I liked how cute and playful Alex looked when She was goofing off singing "B-I-N-G-O" in front of the camera
I hate the title of this episode, and the use of the term "the creeper" by Louis (who really is a jerk in this episode and does little to redeem himself). I hate the insinuation that people who are a little odd and different are creepy and thus some sort of a "threat". It's not cool.
I liked this episode. I thought it was sweet. I admire how the show tried to tactfully broach the subject of portraying a "mentally disabled" person in an accurate and positive light. Although they never explicitly say it I think Nathan is supposed to be on the autism spectrum. Nathan is socially withdrawn and awkward. He can play piano very well. He quotes facts as non sequiturs. Nathan genuinely doesn't realize how inappropriate it was filming Alex without her consent and making her the subject of his student film without telling her. Nathan understands Alex is upset but He doesn't realize why She's upset and why it was wrong.
Nathan wearing the "Indian" headdress while watching what sounds like a western in the background is odd. I thought that was unnecessary. I infer that it was meant to emphasize how child-like Nathan is.
The B plot makes no sense because of how much negative continuity it creates. Are we supposed to believe that ever since the accident almost 3 years ago Dave has been driving on a suspended license? Never mind being fired, Dave should be in jail. I understand Dave is the village idiot (whom everyone ignores and dismisses) but I will never understand why Danielle Atron keeps him on staff. Dave acts like He's meeting Ray for the first time (despite having met him several times). Here's the real kicker: In the previous episode Dave just found out Alex Mack is the GC-161 kid! So, not only should Dave known full well who Ray is, but that Ray is Alex's best friend.
The video of Alex is a little cringe. I don't understand why the teacher sent Alex to Detention (instead of Louis and Ray) for merely dropping her book on the floor. The plot required it - That seems to be the answer to a lot of questions of why anything happens on this show.
Larisa Oleynik is adorable. I liked how cute and playful Alex looked when She was goofing off singing "B-I-N-G-O" in front of the camera
I hate the title of this episode, and the use of the term "the creeper" by Louis (who really is a jerk in this episode and does little to redeem himself). I hate the insinuation that people who are a little odd and different are creepy and thus some sort of a "threat". It's not cool.
There are two problems I have with the episode IN MIRANDA LIZZIE DOESN'T TRUST
1. The episode tried to broach the very sensitive subject of racial profiling but then quickly backed off in favor of a more generic moral.
Two white kids and a Hispanic girl go into a store and all three of them are goofing around and the white male security guard singles out the Hispanic girl as a possible shoplifting suspect and you are going to tell me oh no our intent was not to do an episode about racial profiling.
2. The moral that They do go for is problematic. You should always trust your friends and be ready to defend them. That is great if Miranda is innocent. Her story I admit is a little flimsy. Later on in the episode when Miranda is accused of plagiarism it turns out She was actually guilty. That time Lizzie did try to defend her but it was pointless. So if Miranda was guilty of plagiarism was She also guilty of shoplifting? Then the moral should be you should always defend your friend regardless of how guilty or innocent they might be? Blind loyalty can be a dangerous thing so that is not a great moral to teach
Lizzie could have at least had called her Mom and told her the situation and have her come down and meet with Mrs. Sanchez.
Have a mom-daughter chat where Jo tries to delicately explain what happened and how She can be a good friend.
The moral then becomes casual racism sadly is a reality that Miranda will face more often than Lizzie ever will. Gordo do will no doubt encounter anti-Semitism. It sucks that it exists and you can't act like it doesn't. The best thing Lizzie can do as a white person is just to be empathetic and be exemplary in her conduct. Let everyone sweep in front of their own door and the whole world will be clean.
That is the BETTER moral and thus would have made for a BETTER episode
As for the Matt plot It is relatively unimportant. I do find it funny that in 2002 Matt McGuire basically became a YouTube personality before YouTube was ever even a thing. The ethics of lowering one's standards just to become more popular is timeless and applicable to a lot of things
Things I did like:
The running gag on this show that Mr. Dig teaches a new subject every time he appears is funny.
The dance routine between the really tall girl and Gordo was pretty cool.
Observation: Writing a 5 page book report on the Red Pony (a novella of only 100 to 131 pages) would be a ridiculous thing to ask a 14 year old kid to do. That may have been a joke on how daunting students always find assignments and they were just using hyperbole to make that point.
1. The episode tried to broach the very sensitive subject of racial profiling but then quickly backed off in favor of a more generic moral.
Two white kids and a Hispanic girl go into a store and all three of them are goofing around and the white male security guard singles out the Hispanic girl as a possible shoplifting suspect and you are going to tell me oh no our intent was not to do an episode about racial profiling.
2. The moral that They do go for is problematic. You should always trust your friends and be ready to defend them. That is great if Miranda is innocent. Her story I admit is a little flimsy. Later on in the episode when Miranda is accused of plagiarism it turns out She was actually guilty. That time Lizzie did try to defend her but it was pointless. So if Miranda was guilty of plagiarism was She also guilty of shoplifting? Then the moral should be you should always defend your friend regardless of how guilty or innocent they might be? Blind loyalty can be a dangerous thing so that is not a great moral to teach
Lizzie could have at least had called her Mom and told her the situation and have her come down and meet with Mrs. Sanchez.
Have a mom-daughter chat where Jo tries to delicately explain what happened and how She can be a good friend.
The moral then becomes casual racism sadly is a reality that Miranda will face more often than Lizzie ever will. Gordo do will no doubt encounter anti-Semitism. It sucks that it exists and you can't act like it doesn't. The best thing Lizzie can do as a white person is just to be empathetic and be exemplary in her conduct. Let everyone sweep in front of their own door and the whole world will be clean.
That is the BETTER moral and thus would have made for a BETTER episode
As for the Matt plot It is relatively unimportant. I do find it funny that in 2002 Matt McGuire basically became a YouTube personality before YouTube was ever even a thing. The ethics of lowering one's standards just to become more popular is timeless and applicable to a lot of things
Things I did like:
The running gag on this show that Mr. Dig teaches a new subject every time he appears is funny.
The dance routine between the really tall girl and Gordo was pretty cool.
Observation: Writing a 5 page book report on the Red Pony (a novella of only 100 to 131 pages) would be a ridiculous thing to ask a 14 year old kid to do. That may have been a joke on how daunting students always find assignments and they were just using hyperbole to make that point.