Reviews
for
"Unbecoming Jay"
[#701]
*All
ratings are based on a 5 star scale unless otherwise noted.
Review by Gracie
Rating:
 
Well, I've been looking forward to this
episode for a long time because I'm a big fan of Jay. :)
However, a few things kind of bothered me. I thought that
Barrett was was very kind and sensitive at the end in his
dealing with the situation (I really like him), but should
he have gotten in that situation in the first place? Let me
explain. Aren't Barret and Priscilla still in middle school?
If so, why are they in this "deep heart-felt" relationship?
That prevents both of them from having normal friendships
with others since they would be afraid the other person
would be jealous. Now, if I were Priscilla, I would probably
be purple with jealousy. =) But does she really have any
claim on him? Are they engaged or something? Also, I thought
Cindy came across a little too . . . sweet. That could be
just me though. =D
In spite of these what I consider big
problems, I liked the episode.
Review by
CammillaFan (Town of Odyssey)
I thought this was extremely
funny! Though, I found the scene where they all made up,
quite stupid. The scenes with Jay were hilarious, as they
always are! I don't have much to say, besides that.
Review by Dallas R.
(Town of Odyssey)
Rating:
(out of 4)
Hmm. I'm not sure what to
think of today's episode. I mean, personally, I liked the
story, and laughed quite a few times. Jay was amazing, and
Barret did a pretty good job too. I related to the episode,
which doesn't happen as often anymore now that I am many
years out of the age range, and the episodes have been a bit
toned down.
But actually, my relating to this episode is sort of what
scares me. When we all started asking for a few more mature
episodes, I didn't realize they would still use the younger
kids in Odyssey to portray these messages. I think this
Barret and Priscilla thing is getting a little too close to
dating. The Most Amazing Loser was on the line, but this one
really makes it seem like Barret and Priscilla are a couple.
Unless they use this on a future episode about how silly it
is for junior high kids to date, I don't know if I like
where they're going with this.
Overall though, I thought it really was good, and I am
becoming more and more impressed with the season with each
new episode. I can't believe it's almost over already.
Oh, and random side note, when Jay is sneaking around behind
Barret and Cindy, he comes out and says "Hey guys" and it
really reminded me of Bart Rathbone. Just thought that was
funny.
Review by whittaker96
(Town of Odyssey)
Well, we did ask for
more mature episodes, and we did ask for showing the lesson
better. Both wishes were granted in today's episode, and
honestly, I'm gonna take a different side to this mature
episode thing, which I'll get to do in a moment. Notes on
"Unbecoming Jay"...
-Jay, you had your BEST. AND. FUNNIEST. EPISODE. EVER. First
time I have actually "LOLed" since "The Triangled Web" and
"Buddy Guard." Honestly, at first I thought some of the Jay
dialogue was kinda corny, but in this album, he has grown on
me to become one of my favorite new characters. I like the
human element that he adds to the typical "I'm Rodney
Rathbone, and I'm a bully" angle.
-Whit continues to impress. I loved his advice and the
warmer approach that Andre is finally beginning to bring.
Perhaps Dr. Julius Schnitzelbonker used the
Rathbones in an experiment that completely went wrong, as
his experiments often do, and they transformed into Jay! And
that's where they disappeared off to! Just a thought...
-This episode is an excellent counterpart to Opposite Day
when it comes to music. They both used previously recorded
music; however, Unbecoming Jay pulled it off perfectly. For
me, I really enjoyed the music as it was nice to hear some
of the themes again, but using them appropriately; something
Opposite Day failed to do.
-Ah, Barrett, Priscilla, and Cindy. The teen dating thing
has once again been brought up. Personally, I agree with
most of you that most teens are not mature enough to deal
with all the effects of dating. However, some are, but most
of them are not the ones listening to this episode. I think
the lesson for today's episode can be applied and should be
applied to all kinds of friendships. The "friend is seen
hanging out with another friend, other friend gets jealous"
is a very common situation, and just wondering, who else
should the Odyssey team have used to portray this situation
besides Matthew and Emily? Oh wait, that already happened in
Square One. Those are the main two pairs that have developed
so far and we've already had a lot of Matthew & Emily. I can
relate to this episode, and I think the target group can
also relate. There ARE such a thing as platonic
relationships, and a relationship where one person has a
crush doesn't mean they're both in a relationship
relationship.
-Cindy has a much better laugh than Amber. Just sayin'...
-Jimmy Barclay should show Jay just how much more awesome
Zappezoids are.
-Jay was great in the credits. And I loved how Chris hung up
on Jay....
-The lines were good, the characters added new dimensions to
themselves, and the lesson was developed wonderfully. 93/100
-I have no idea on who I'm gonna vote for Best Episode:
Anger Mismanagement, Never for Nothing, or Unbecoming Jay...
-POSSIBLE AVERY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
~Whit Hertford for the role of Jay Smouse, best actor
~Andre Stojka for the role of John Whittaker, best actor
~Abigail Revasch for the role of Cindy, best actress/guest
actress
-BEST LINE: "Then I'll tell everyone about your Verminoid
action figure collection, with matching footie pajamas and
bedspread." "NOOO...YOU WOULDN'T." "And your Elvis jumpsuit
collection." "So beneath the shy mousy exterior lies an
extortionist criminal. I respect that. If I'd known that
earlier, we could have a great week." "No, probably not."
-Jay and Cindy
EDIT: My sister and I both agree that while we've enjoyed
this episode and numerous others since the relaunch, some of
the characters don't really seem to be asking God for help
on certain things. Instead they do what we think is
right...but anyways, just a thought.
Review by Moontide
(Town of Odyssey)
I think that they did good job
at showing the awkwardness of the conversations, plus I
finally figured out what the title was talking about. It
wasn't talking about trying to become not Jay at all, but
the fact the Jay was unbecoming.
Review by Bob
(Town of Odyssey)
First things first, about the
fact that the
"relationship" (you know which one) is prominently featured
in this episode. While I know that those intense juvenile
relationships are usually just silly and unproductive, and
can be downright dangerous at worst, the fact is that they
happen, and there isn't much point in sugercoating things
and pretending that it doesn't exist and nobody is ever like
that in real life. Perhaps there should be an episode that
covers the entire issue of "preteen romance" (or even teen
romance, any age before the concept of such a "bond" becomes
practical), but for now there isn't one. The fact that such
an episode does not yet exist doesn't mean that the plot
device can't be used (occasionally) as a tool to convey an
effective message.
Overall, I thought it was pretty good, and I can sympathize
with the plot. The thing that interests me the most is how
downright hostile Jay is in this episode, if you really stop
and think about it. I know that basically everybody here,
myself included, likes him, but the fact is that in this
episode, he's really kind of like the devil, doing his best
to stir up strife between his acquaintances -- and
absolutely shameless in doing so. I'd be interested to know
if any of y'all have thoughts on that.
Review by
TigerintheShadows
(Town of Odyssey)
Overall, a decent episode.
Honestly, Barrett/Priscilla doesn't seem like a "couple" at
the moment, even though a mutual crush wouldn't necessarily
surprise me. The fact that they're interpreted like this
kind of reminds me of Odyssey Middle School in regards to
Trent/Mandy.
Review by Catspaw
(Town of Odyssey)
I was too busy this week and
now I've waited too long to review with great detail. I did
like this episode. When I first heard the title, I thought
that it would have two means - that Jay was unbecoming, as
somebody noted above, and also that he was working to become
less unbecoming. It turns out that I was only half right. I
do enjoy Jay as a character. I thought this was a nice
episode about how doing the right thing doesn't always turn
out the way that we think it should. It's easy to think that
if you do something nice, then everything should all work
out perfectly, but that really isn't how life works at all.
I wasn't bothered by the Barrett/Priscilla stuff. They're
friends. There's nothing wrong with that. Two nice kids
should be able to enjoy spending time together and care
about each other without everybody worrying about dating, in
my opinion. Some people do meet their future spouse at a
young age and make that connection early on in life. Some
people make good friends in their youth that remain their
good friends for a long time. Some people don't. Only time
will tell what happens next with Barrett and Priscilla, but
I don't think that there's anything to worry about.
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