A Story: Jasmine volunteers at a senior center and makes some new friends.

B story: Delia borrows Lindy’s foster dog.

 

This was an interesting episode as Lindy and Logan took a back seat to the main action.  However, Logan – along with Garrett – is actively involved in the C story, taking on some of the dares found in the pack of I Dare You Gum.

The episode does a good job of reinforcing the character traits of our dynamic quintet.

• Jasmine is often focused on her appearance, but deep down, she’s a loyal friend and true.
• Delia is very nervous around boys and often needs a crutch to begin the conversation.
• Garrett shies from competitiveness and is afraid to take chances.
• Logan is both competitive and willing to take chances.
• Lindy, coming in as the least important character in this episode, is always seeking to do good (whether that act of do-goodness is wanted or not).

The three stories are actually quite simple:

• Jasmine teaches yoga at the local senior center, but when everyone in the class “drops out,” she befriends the last one standing.  After spending substantial time with her, her wardrobe and demeanor are transformed into a senior citizen, much to her horror at the end.
• Delia uses Lindy’s foster dog to connect with fellow dog lover Brandon.  In the end, she comes clean and tells Brandon she loves cats.  As it turns out, so does Brandon.  Is there romance in the future for Delia and Brandon.
• Logan challenges Garrett to an “I Dare You Game” using dares found on a pack of gum.  Garrett ends up taking Betty from Rumble Juice on a date in one dare.  The scene where Logan comes out wearing underwear over his jeans is a gem as is the idea of Garrett saying no to everyone.  In the end, it’s “you can’t touch your hair for a day” (after Garrett messes up Logan’s hair) that gives Garrett the win.

There’s some inspired wackiness in this episode and development of a deeper understanding of our characters.  Plus, its hard to tackle 3 separate stories in 22 minutes!

Of note, the show seems to have dropped the “3 days earlier” concept where the end of the episode is revealed and then we go back to find out how we got there.  I’m ok with that.