Episode Description: Booker enlists Levi and Tess to help him convince Nia of his newfound abilities to see into the future. Meanwhile, Raven’s latest vision involves a family disagreement that leads her to meddle in her kids’ life at school. (imdb.com)

With Boy Meets World, Full House, Roseanne, Gilmore Girls and a whole host of TV shows getting reboots, it comes as no surprise that That’s So Raven gets its own reboot.  I’m sure it won’t be long before we get a reboot of Cory in the House.

Here’s the premise: Best friends Raven and Chelsea, both divorced mothers, are now raising their children in an apartment together in Chicago. Their house is turned upside down when they realize one of Raven’s children, Booker, has inherited the same psychic abilities as his mother.

I went into watching this episode without a lot of high hopes but, to be honest, I was pleasantly surprised.  The premise of TSR was Raven, with her psychic abilities, could “see into the future” and, in true sitcom fashion, would end up getting into some mess or situation trying to resolve it.  It’s nice to see that premise isn’t lost here as well.

Raven-Symone brings back all the winning characteristics of Raven and I find her to be a winsome role model for young women and young women of color.  Toss the psychic ability aside and you have a character who is smart, talented and determined.  I actually think you could tell compelling story without the psychic angle.

Anneliese van der Pol is back as best friend Chelsea and naturally, she and her kids are sharing an apartment (and as always, an urban apartment like I have never seen before) with Raven.  These arrangements are always done out of financial necessity – but please give characters their own apartments!

In the opener, Raven spends a lot of time working to make sure that her daughter Nia knows how much she is appreciated.  We get no inkling as to why Nia might feel like she is underappreciated.  I felt this to be a necessary plot point to distinguish her from Booker, who, miracle of miracles, has inherited Raven’s psychic abilities.  Booker even gets his own eyeball tunnel vision to show he is having a psychic moment.  Just like dear old me.  Yep, that’s me.

Chelsea’s son Levi adequately fills  the young wise-ass role (see Max Fuller on Fuller House).  There’s also a wise-cracking next door neighbor named Tess, who to me serves no purpose on the show at all.  I’d get rid of the character.

That said, the kids on this show know how to act and are devoid, for the most part, of the “cute TV sitcom kids.”

The main thesis of TSR was being accepted.  And that theme is evident here.  RH opened to some solid ratings and it will be interesting to see if the show maintains its momentum.  And it will be interesting if Orlando Brown, Kyle Massey or Rondell Sheridan show up as Eddie, Cory or Raven’s dad.  That’s when we will truly know if Raven’s Home.