Reviews
for
"Something Old, Something
New"
[#713,
714]
*All
ratings are based on a 5 star scale unless otherwise noted.
Part One
Review by whittaker96
(Town of Odyssey)
Whoa...this was even bigger
than the reveal of the Stiletto...and just like that reveal,
it was executed perfectly. A good plot twist has to be both
surprising and logical, and Mitch's return makes perfect
sense to come back now...and his circumstances for coming
back were certainly surprising. It was even foreshadowed
throughout the episode, as Connie reminisced on her almost
wedding when wearing the dress. Will Mitch and his fiance
break up, or will Connie have to start anew looking for a
new boyfriend? Seven days seems way too long.
Katie Leigh was wonderful as Connie in this episode,
although screaming "MITCH!" was a bit much. Actually, I
enjoyed everyone's performances in this episode, except for
Wooton. What happened to his sense of morality when he tried
to take advantage of the mishap by taking all the food
offered to him? That was the part that I didn't appreciate.
And I thought "I missed the emoticons" was insensitive after
Connie shared about her almost Mitch wedding. Wooton has yet
to impress me or make me laugh since before the hiatus,
although Hamsammich sounded ADORABLE.
Matthew and Emily's mystery was surprisingly enjoyable, and
their scenes with Penny reminded me of Harlow Doyle type
shows. In fact, it's my favorite ME episode since Green Ring
Conspiracy: Part 1. The mystery was really entertaining, and
the banter between them was hilarious. Looking forward to
the conclusion!
Bob Hoose department security cameo...
I wonder if the connection between the two stories will be
that the C.G. is Mitch and "Jessica Brown" is his fiance...
Mr. Fishbine from the jewelry store? Gifts for Madge and
Guy?
I want Penny's mother to appear on the show after hearing
her voice for two seconds...
Loved Connie talking about calls from her mother and George
Barclay. One of the funniest parts of the show. "He said I
need counseling." "Premarital?" "No, actual counseling, he
thinks I'm crazy for marrying Wooton." June Kendall, come
back!
Speaking of Penny, she's grown on me and now I think she's a
great addition to the cast, as long as sheand Wooton don't
get together.
I think that if they bring Wooton back to pre-hiatus Wooton,
and make Hand Up not disappear out of the blue, all the
awkward changes will go away and Odyssey will return to a
world with no holes! But Album 55 was a fantastic album, and
my favorite since Album 49!
Review by
connies#1fan (Town of
Odyssey)
All I can think is WOW! I was
totally surprised with the end of this episode. I just could
not believe that I was hearing Mitch. At first I did not
believe that it was supposed to be Mitch. It was not until
Connie yelled "Mitch" that I was totally convinced that it
was actually him. I was so excited to get to hear him
again!!!
Review by
jennifertwt (Town of
Odyssey)
I enjoyed this episode up
until the end, then it was ruined by the arrival of Mitch. I
am still holding out for Jason and Connie to eventually wind
up together. I do not see how any good can come of Mitch
being back, though I did enjoy the foreshadowing of the
entire episode. makes me want to go back and listen to
Something Blue again. I think Connie does need to get
married and face some adult issues. With Eugene and Katrina
facing the challenge of infertility and dealing with such
hard things, it does not seem fair to keep holding Connie
back. I would much have preferred that Jason show up when he
gets her "annoucement" and try to talk her out of it. I am
actually liking Wooton more since the relaunch, well, maybe
not the Broken Pencil Show, but otherwise he has been both
interesting AND entertaining. I liked the comment about the
emoticons. I just cannot get into the whole Matthew
Parker/Emily Jones detective agency thing, guess I am too
old (though I LOVED The Last Chance Detectives) When I first
looked at whitsend.org, it almost seemed like they were
playing both halves this weekend. THat would have been
awesome for those of us who do not own the album yet. It is
not available for purchase until June in Europe.
Review by
Dallas R. (Town of Odyssey)
I was glad to here the return
of Mitch. I've been waiting for him to come back since I was
about... 11. At 19 now, I'd say I've been waiting for too
long for his 'two year' Budapest term to end. I fully
expected him to return exactly two years later, so like,
Album 45? Never happened. After relaunch, I gave up hope.
This should be interesting. I'm surprised how many people
are disappointed by this, after I've spent the last however
many years reading, "Bring Back Mitch!!!!!!" on every single
podcast comment page.
I'm glad he's engaged to someone else though. If Connie is
going to get married, it shouldn't be to Mitch. It'll be
good to hear from him and get closure, but I don't think he
should stick around and marry Connie or anything.
Overall, the rest of the episode was pretty good. I'm still
learning to like Penny. She's not bad, she just doesn't seem
good enough for them to keep around. Oh well. She doesn't
bug me anymore at least. Matthew and Emily and Wooton were
well used too. I still insist on going against popular
opinion by liking Matthew and Emily's friendship. I actually
like Emily's character just so long as she is with Matthew.
Review by
Mandy Straussberg (Town of
Odyssey)
I like that Mitch is back, but
I don't like that he's engaged to someone else. I don't
think he should necessarily marry Connie. I wouldn't have
minded if they brought him back and he and Connie were
friends but nothing more. But I don't like the potential it
has to destroy Connie (though, I guess that has a lot more
to do with how the rest of the story is handled than
anything else).
This is only the second or third time I've heard Matthew and
Emily (I skipped a few episodes in the middle... but I'll
get to them eventually) but every time they talk, I find
myself tuning out and have to go back and re-listen to the
scene. They're just not engaging--which is kind of how I
feel about most of the new characters: just not engaging.
But, on the positive side, I LOVED the Wooton/Connie fake
wedding plot line. I was entertained and even laughed a
couple of times (which, I find, is pretty rare these days).
I think, on the whole, my opinion of this episode will
entirely depend on the second part.
Review by
Christian A. (Town of
Odyssey)
I was planning on writing and
posting this earlier in the week--preferably not the night
before Something Old, Something New, Part II comes out--but
if you know anything about me, you know that some of my
worst traits are laziness and procrastination. So, like a
true procrastinator, I've waited until just about the last
minute to get this out. Since I'm not writing a formal
review of Something Old, Something New, Part I, I did want
to talk about what I think might happen in the next part
before it is officially released.
As you could probably tell from my previous post, I was
really excited that Mitch came back in last week's episode.
I even expressed to friends of mine who don't know much
about Odyssey at all my excitement. Hopefully all of my
excitement won't give me an expectation that is too high for
tomorrow's episode to meet.
My first prediction, which I think makes the most sense of
anything I'm conjecturing, is that Mitch is back in town
because of the allegedly illegal activity going on involving
"Cute Guy" and "Maureen." Some have said that maybe Mitch
and his fiancee are those two's true identities, which could
be possible, since thus far only Matthew, Emily, and Penny
have seen them. However, I think that's unlikely. It really
seems like the mystery couple are doing something illegal
with their paintings, so unless that impression is totally
wrong, I don't think Mitch is involved in that.
A second thing I wanted to express was that although on the
one hand, it would be nice and somewhat emotionally
satisfying for Connie and Mitch to get back together, I
don't want that to happen. For one thing, I don't think he's
going to ditch his fiancee so quickly, even though we might
hope that he would. And secondly, as I believe someone else
has said, Mitch and Connie already determined that it was
not God's will for them to get married. If, all of a sudden,
God reveals to them that they are supposed to be together,
it would not make a lot of sense to listeners who already
have a hard time figuring out God's will and how all of the
specifics of that should play out. If the relationship
wasn't meant to be before, I don't think that should ever
change, no matter how much we fans might want the two to be
together.
My dad, on the other hand is a different story. He thinks
that these two episodes are a setup for several episodes to
come in Album 56 which will rebuild Mitch and Connie's
relationship. I informed him that Paul Herlinger (wasn't
it?) had said that they wouldn't get back together until
Eugene and Katrina had kids, and that since it's obvious now
that they can't have kids, Connie and Mitch won't ever get
married. Therefore, he now thinks that not only will Connie
and Mitch renew their relationship, but Eugene and Katrina,
in tomorrow's episode, will receive the news that, despite
all odds, by a miracle of God, they're expecting a baby. And
so, he thinks, with that obstacle removed, the next logical
step will be for Mitch to somehow dump his fiancee and marry
Connie. I don't think he's right at all, but I thought I'd
amuse you by sharing that.
So my expectations are high for tomorrow's episode, despite
my fears that it may not be that great of a resolution. I
hope there is a very satisfactory ending if this plot will
not be carried on into Album 56. I don't really see how much
can be fit into one small 25-minute time slot, but I'll hold
out hope just the same.
Review by
Over the Rainbow (Town of
Odyssey)
Connie and Mitch's
relationship/marriage dilemmas first aired when I was around
7/8. Obviously, I wanted a wedding and a happy ending at
that time. I was crushed when it never came about. Since my
middle school years, I have been happy that Connie did not
end up with Mitch, because I became irritated with her silly
behavior around him. However, after listening to the Novacom
Saga again this last year (and with a little life
experience) I realized how natural that kind of gidiness is
for girls around the men they love. I've come to miss their
witty banter and playful flirting. Besides, it is time for
old Connie Kendall to settle down. She's been on the show
for 25 years, darn it! ;x For those of you who argue that
their relationship is not in God's will, remember that it's
a fictional radio series. The writers can easily make it
suddenly become God's will.
Part Two
Review by
whittaker96 (Town of Odyssey)
Rating:
Beautiful. Didn't love the
ending, but the return of witty lines, Mitch, and Jacques
Henri, along with the hilarious mystery-solving trio of
Matthew, Penny, and Emily (reminded me of Harlow shows),
heartbreaking performance from Connie, and wonderful scoring
from John Campbell. The dialogue with Whit and Connie was
one of my favorite Andre Stojka scenes, and Wooton did
better in this episode (still upset over him trying to take
advantage of unsuspecting receivers of Connie's email,
seemed very out of character). For me, the only flaw was
Mitch. I don't know, but for me, the acting seemed a little
off.
Thoughts:
-I thought Connie and Mitch both agreed that it wasn't God's
will for them to get married then? Not to get married at
all? So there could've been a chance, but I think the
writers just were looking for a way to calm down
Connie/Mitch shippers. Mitch's return made sense in the
context of the episode.
-This episode was hands-down the funniest episode this
season. I actually enjoyed the Jones and Parker Detective
Agency. Was this because they had a better case to solve,
better dialogue, or a hilarious Penny assisting? I'm not
sure, but it worked this time. I also liked this line: "I am
here to make a...what do you call...CITIZEN'S ARREST!"
"Citizen of what country?" Ten points to Kathy Buchanan/Paul
McCusker! Wooton trying to eat healthier was somehow
amusing, and the Maureen/Eugene kick was also funny.
-The dramatic scenes were executed wonderfully, although I
don't think Mitch would have been that insensitive to keep
saying things like "She's the best."
-Loved how the title also alluded to the old cast
interacting with the new cast. This episode was not
something blue, it was something true, and the cast did a
great job as an ensemble in this one. Penny brings something
new to Odyssey which feels refreshingly Odysseyian at the
same time, and I'm glad that she's become a regular...but if
she and Wooton get together as a couple, I WILL RETRACT THAT
STATEMENT.
-Katie Leigh and Kimmy Roberson deserve Avery nods, and you
could say the same for Andre Stojka and Dan Hagen, even
though they had small roles.
-Whit's been playing the role of comforter all
album...(Jason, Eugene and Katrina, the sweet old lady from
Mistaken for Good, and Connie) and handling it with whit and
wisdom...
Great episode. Odyssey is officially back, thanks to Album
55 and the writing. Hope Album 56 keeps Odyssey on an upward
curve...now all we need is the return of pre-hiatus Wooton,
character development for Wooton and Connie, and the
knowledge of WHAT HAPPENED TO HAND UP AND HOW DID JASON GO
FROM "RETIRING" TO BACK IN THE FIELD? My favorite episode of
the season after Sgt. York.
Review by
Woody (Town of Odyssey)
The episode seemed rather
pointless since it's just "Mitch comes back, breaks Connie's
heart by marrying someone else, and leaves to marry
Maureen." When we begged for Mitch to return, we were NOT
asking for an official break-up. We were asking for them to
get back together. I admit the plot-twists were awesome, but
I really wish they had made Maureen actually be a criminal.
Or at least draw it out for an album or two(Mitch keeps
dating Maureen, while Connie and everyone at Whit's End
considers her a criminal, and when Jason comes to Odyssey
after "The Labyrinth" he proceeds to arrest her, then
discover she is an FBI agent). It would make for a great
cliffhanger at the end of an album. The Connie and Whit
scene near the end was great, I admit that. It seems Andre
Stoijka is finally starting to become the Whit we all know
and love. Also, at the very end, when Mitch leaves Connie
yellow tulips, I noticed a major slip-up on the part of the
writer. It was not Mitch, but Rodney who gave Connie the
yellow tulips. Mitch never knew about the yellow tulips!!!
At the beginning, I was excited to see Mitch return, but was
disappointed when the only reason he showed up was to break
Connie's(and us fans') heart. It's a waste to give up the
perfect man for Connie. To destroy our hopes for Connie and
Mitch once was bad enough... but to do it again? I loved the
plot twists, and was(quite literally) jumping up and down
when Eugene, Wooton, Penny, Matthew and Emily discover that
Maureen is a criminal, but was crushed when Mitch told
Connie that she was an FBI agent. Overall I say, the plot
twists were great, but finding out that there is no hope
that Mitch and Connie will never get married was perfectly
heartbreaking.
Review by
jennifertwt (Town of Odyssey)
I liked this episode as a
follow up to Part 1. I am not a Connie/Mitch fan, so was not
hoping for a romantic ending. I thought Wooton taking his
role as the substitute groom seriously was hilarious. I
loved the interaction between him and Connie, and I used to
not be much of a Wooton fan. I think I read that Katie Leigh
and Jess Harnell have worked together before and I think you
could feel that "old" chemistry there. The only thing that
bugged me was that I thought he was supposed to be dating
Penny and was suprised she suggested him for the pictures. I
loved Whit´s talk with Connie at the end and also Chris´wrap
up for those fans that were hoping for a different ending.
And while I liked this episode as a wrap up of part 1, I did
not like at as the last episode of the album. I think
Child´s Play should have follwed Mistaken for Good because
they advance the "story of Odyssey" (Eugene and Katrina
coping with infertility), followed by Something Old,
Something New which takes place in Odyssey but other than
confirming Connie´s current singleness (Still hoping for a
serious positive relationship for her), does not really
advance the town storyline. I think Sgt. York would have
been a much better album conclusion. I can´t wait to get my
CD album so I can upload it to the computer and rearrange
the episodes to my liking.
That being said, I think this album as a whole is one of the
best since the relaunch. It would be a tough call to have to
either choose this one or The Green Ring Conspiracy....
Review by
Dallas R. (Town of Odyssey)
Rating:
I have mixed feelings about
the episode, but overall, I have to give it a positive
rating. They finally brought Mitch back, after 9 years of
making us wait! I was ten back then and they told us he'd be
gone for two years. By the time I hit 15, I gave up hope.
Now days, anyone in the target age would have been three
when Mitch was first on the show, (Wow I feel old) so I
didn't think they'd ever bring him back in. I'm still not
sure it was entirely necessary to bring him back, but
personally, I'm glad anyway.
I never wanted Connie and Mitch to get married, even back
then, so I'm actually pretty happy with the way things ended
up. I think this was perfect. Connie finally has the closure
she, and we as fans, needed. After years of wondering if
they should have gotten together, here's our answer.
It was a valuable lesson, and one I needed to hear right now
after finishing my first year of college and wondering if I
went to the right school. The characters were great,
everyone was well used. Mitch seemed a little too cold, but
I think that's alright. If he was too nice, we'd all be even
more upset that he and Connie don't end up together.
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