And actually, that might be a good thing, although I don't use it regularly in conversations anyhow. As I mentioned in my comment on the series finale, the series itself changed, even if the main characters didn't change that much. Lindy still gets over-excited over the littlest things, Delia is still a weirdo, even with her new look, Garrett is still an uptight germophobe, and most importantly, Logan and Jasmine are still in love with each other, despite the fact that Jasmine is with someone else.
Like episodes such as "Lindy Nose Best," "Next of Pumpkin," "Logan Finds Out!," and "Falling for... Who?," this episode focuses heavily on the unrequited love between Logan and Jasmine. In this case the catalyst is Jasmine seeking a favor from Logan, but instead of the obvious fantasy he has about her breaking up with her boyfriend and promising to be his forever, she requests drum lessons. Needless to say the first day of the lessons fuel some sparks between the two unrequited lovers. The barely contained reaction on Lindy Watson's face in the background when she saw Logan teaching Jasmine about the concept of a paradiddle has to be seen to be believed, if you haven't seen it already. I wanted to squeal with all the 14-year-old girls this show is targeted at,... and I'm a 51-year-old man.
The "B stories" are a toss-up. One story seems to involve Garrett training a new Rumble Juice employee named Shelley played by "Sonny With a Chance's" Allisyn Ashley Arm. The girl seems quite eager to learn, specifically from him. When Garrett lets one kid who can't pay for a smoothie get one for free, his new trainee tries to use the incident to get him fired. This doesn't necessarily work so well, because when Betty LeBow confronts him on it, he reveals that he took some money out of his own paycheck.
The other one involves Delia recruiting Lindy to help her in a puppet show for some kids, but both of them have creative differences, mostly spurred by Lindy. The play is supposed to be on getting along with one another, but Lindy wants to try to add the concept of conflict for emphasis, thereby adding some real conflict between the two members of the "Fab 5." And of course, this conflict gets solved in the usual sitcom-allotted time. Honestly, deciding which is the B-story and which is the C-story is a little difficult.
Getting back to the "A-story," one of Logan's lessons ends up inadvertently causing Jasmine to wind up in his arms, just before her Owen arrives, which makes him question the brainy fashion plate about her relationship with him. The girl reveals that he's just a friend, but we all know better.
In real life, Piper Curda does not need drum lessons from Austin North, or vice versa. The Curda family has a YouTube demo video of Piper on the drums at 13 with a medley of beats from classic rock tunes. Thankfully, North and Curda's own real life musical abilities gave the writers fodder for their characters' musical abilities, and therefore the chance to get a little closer. Whatever you might say about the changes in the writing for the second season, you have to admit they knew how to turn up the heat between the two of them, even if they don't end up with more heat between them than the Disney censors will allow. You've got to give them some credit for that.
Like episodes such as "Lindy Nose Best," "Next of Pumpkin," "Logan Finds Out!," and "Falling for... Who?," this episode focuses heavily on the unrequited love between Logan and Jasmine. In this case the catalyst is Jasmine seeking a favor from Logan, but instead of the obvious fantasy he has about her breaking up with her boyfriend and promising to be his forever, she requests drum lessons. Needless to say the first day of the lessons fuel some sparks between the two unrequited lovers. The barely contained reaction on Lindy Watson's face in the background when she saw Logan teaching Jasmine about the concept of a paradiddle has to be seen to be believed, if you haven't seen it already. I wanted to squeal with all the 14-year-old girls this show is targeted at,... and I'm a 51-year-old man.
The "B stories" are a toss-up. One story seems to involve Garrett training a new Rumble Juice employee named Shelley played by "Sonny With a Chance's" Allisyn Ashley Arm. The girl seems quite eager to learn, specifically from him. When Garrett lets one kid who can't pay for a smoothie get one for free, his new trainee tries to use the incident to get him fired. This doesn't necessarily work so well, because when Betty LeBow confronts him on it, he reveals that he took some money out of his own paycheck.
The other one involves Delia recruiting Lindy to help her in a puppet show for some kids, but both of them have creative differences, mostly spurred by Lindy. The play is supposed to be on getting along with one another, but Lindy wants to try to add the concept of conflict for emphasis, thereby adding some real conflict between the two members of the "Fab 5." And of course, this conflict gets solved in the usual sitcom-allotted time. Honestly, deciding which is the B-story and which is the C-story is a little difficult.
Getting back to the "A-story," one of Logan's lessons ends up inadvertently causing Jasmine to wind up in his arms, just before her Owen arrives, which makes him question the brainy fashion plate about her relationship with him. The girl reveals that he's just a friend, but we all know better.
In real life, Piper Curda does not need drum lessons from Austin North, or vice versa. The Curda family has a YouTube demo video of Piper on the drums at 13 with a medley of beats from classic rock tunes. Thankfully, North and Curda's own real life musical abilities gave the writers fodder for their characters' musical abilities, and therefore the chance to get a little closer. Whatever you might say about the changes in the writing for the second season, you have to admit they knew how to turn up the heat between the two of them, even if they don't end up with more heat between them than the Disney censors will allow. You've got to give them some credit for that.