tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post384514269352162930..comments2024-03-26T05:32:30.698-05:00Comments on Tonia Says: Let's Talk About Speechless 1x03: B-O-N--BONFIRETonia Sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406280143637741965noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-58104096012132888952016-10-08T12:42:43.702-05:002016-10-08T12:42:43.702-05:00I agree. The first seasons of shows usually have a...I agree. The first seasons of shows usually have a few "dud" episodes so I'm definitely not giving up on this yet!Margothttp://cripvideoproductions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-7166806068724278542016-10-08T10:46:51.040-05:002016-10-08T10:46:51.040-05:00Still hopeful they can turn it around. It is stil...Still hopeful they can turn it around. It is still very early in the season.Tonia Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406280143637741965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-50353985643904503282016-10-08T01:54:30.598-05:002016-10-08T01:54:30.598-05:00Ah, thanks! I didn't catch that on the stream....Ah, thanks! I didn't catch that on the stream. ok I realize the bathroom thing was probably supposed to be funny but going that far with it is forced,poorly written, and a really bad immature joke. They do not need to resort to toilet jokes. This show seems to be trying TOO hard to be funny at that point. I saw hints of these problems in the trailer for episode 1 but wanted to approach with a more open mind as everybody deserves to tell their story i.e free speech but episode 3 is a step in the wrong direction with too much laser focus on fake 'so called' "disability activism" and the characters NOT being properly developed. The subplot gags just seem downright bad. I like seeing all of these episodes though because it helps me see what NOT to do in my writing of the disabled. If the episodes continue on episode 3's style this show will get boring fast. Too bad. I'm disappointed that I seem to have been right for episode 3Margothttp://cripvideoproductions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-21364338282261246402016-10-07T17:00:45.687-05:002016-10-07T17:00:45.687-05:00I agree! (And Kenneth did not know the code word ...I agree! (And Kenneth did not know the code word because at the end of the episode JJ says it and he does not know what JJ means. Mom jumps in and says "That means he needs to use the bathroom!) That said, I do HOPE there is a conversation had because that is super important.Tonia Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406280143637741965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-3310905229527616402016-10-07T11:36:07.585-05:002016-10-07T11:36:07.585-05:00Finally found the episode online after some detail...Finally found the episode online after some detailed searching. My review of episode 3. At least the younger brother points out the snowplow thing is wrong and some of the lines like “I wanted you” were still funny. I think this episode sends really bizzare messages about fitting in. This episode is almost saying inclusion is the same as fitting in which it is not. This episode could have had a really great message about forcing fake inclusion, which often makes things worse, and how able bodied sometimes feel the disabled get “special” treatment instead of just getting what they need to function. But about halfway through the episode it seems to switch back to a thing about a need to be popular. JJ’s friends accept him back way too fast and the subplot with the sister could have been an entire episode and a much more interesting one at that but her story kind of got hidden under the “popularity” junk( I would have wrote it as "she likes running for herself not because of JJ" by the end more clearly). Kenneth doesn't bother me that much but yeah he should be reading the board. As to the bathroom thing maybe the mom told him the code word off screen? This episodes writing was sloppy and if I wrote it I would have gone a different direction with it. I would have had the mom realize she had been wrong and say she should have considered the able bodied students more and then by the end of the episode had some kind of compromise worked out like how I work out compromises in real life to handle inclusion. That’s just my take on it initially. <br />Margothttp://cripvideoproductions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-26526181513465826122016-10-06T07:32:04.708-05:002016-10-06T07:32:04.708-05:00I think Kenneth has shown in certain moments (last...I think Kenneth has shown in certain moments (last week) that he IS competent, if untrained. I do think it is absolutely important for him to interpret what JJ is saying. If JJ wants him to take a few liberties here and there, fine, but discuss those things prior to them happening, if possible. <br /><br />I thought it was really harmful to Dylan when Kenneth insinuated that she ran because JJ couldn't. :(<br /><br />All that said, I do like the show, as well, and I do hope they can get pas these issues, as you said. (I love the dad, too!) They do seem to love each other a lot, which IS great to see represented (an intact family, not torn apart by the child's disability, still making it work, still loving each other.)Tonia Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406280143637741965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060372686205861977.post-34994049911692248332016-10-05T22:45:50.898-05:002016-10-05T22:45:50.898-05:00I definitely noticed that JJ is being pushed to th...I definitely noticed that JJ is being pushed to the background in scenes with Kenneth whenever there is another person in the conversation. In general I'm not too impressed with Kenneth - the way he "interprets" what JJ is saying, and inserting himself in his friendships. It's so much more interesting when the people talking to JJ actually read off his board themselves because they are more likely to talk directly to him. It was also really insulting to both kids when Kenneth told Dylan she runs because JJ can't. I hope there are more JJ centric plots (not JJ and Kenneth centric) where he gets more of a voice for himself and Kenneth learns to listen and be an aide, not take the lead. I really do like this show though and hope it can get over these issues. The family is really great and funny (I love the dad) and really seem to love each other. carojanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317201443808456686noreply@blogger.com