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.
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.
-ME TOO! 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.