And I don't know what's going to happen next. Farkle isn't going to define himself by what his friends want. But instead, they surprised us, and I loved it. Like what happened with Cory most of the time. I think we all expected the standard resolution here, where his best friends tell him he's great the way he is and everything goes back to normal. Then in Meets Yearbook, Farkle realizes he's a caricature and resolves to change. So great, Farkle is a fully fleshed out character, despite being hugely annoying. And in Girl Meets Flaws, we move one dimension deeper as we explore his vulnerability and hidden insecurity. The other main three were fairly limited and almost entirely predictable in the first season, while Farkle was capable of bringing different attitudes and energies to different situations. On the other hand, at least he had traits to crank up. ![]() His entire character is cranked up to 11 in the first season, making him a difficult pill to swallow. Instead of controlled moments of genuine charm, like his father toward Topanga, he comes on way too strong, all the time. Instead of having that social dark streak in wanting to control his peers, like his mother, he wants to control the entire world. Instead of being that one kid in class who answers everything, like his father, he had to have "Farkle Time" dedicated to his exhibitionism. Unfortunately, in the first season at least, he never showed quite the same finesse with those traits as his parents. However, I really hope that Michael Jacobs and April Kelly find some excuse to bring Cyrina Fiallo back to play Miss Oben.Signature Episodes: (Girl Meets ) Flaws, Yearbook, I Am Farkle, Money, the Great Lady of New Yorkįarkle is, without a doubt, his parents' son. Farkle tends to end his with "Thank you! I am Farkle!," although this time it's a little more toned down, while Isadora Smackle ends hers with "Smackle, the one and only, out." I could just as easily end this review by writing "Farkle and Smackle sitting in a tree." On second thought, I won't go that far, because they're in middle school and for someone my age to finish the rest the way I want would be kind of creepy. One notable trait is that they both end their grandiose speeches with catch phrases. Cecelia Balagot's character has been know to have a crush on the little Minkus as far back as "Girl Meets Popular," even if she can't find a way to get him to reciprocate those feelings. Unfortunately, as understandable as his sentiment is, that aspect is kid of hard to ignore. Corey Fogelmanis wanted the audience to see this as something other than a shipping episode. However, though I won't give away any spoilers, let's just say that things might not work out so poorly for the former academic rivals after all. and a heartbroken Smackle." And I could've gotten away with it too, because that disappointment IS heartbreaking. ![]() My original plan for this review was to name it "Girl meets Farkle. But after the third meeting with the guidance counselor, when Smackle finds that her would-be suitor isn't in the slightest bit autistic, she suddenly becomes disappointed. ![]() Earlier he urged them not to let him not understand love, and while on this date, it seems like the two geniuses might hit it off. Clearly the Minkuses trust Cory and Topanga a lot! After Smackle reveals that Farkle spent the day on a tour of her school, she invites him on a date, which Riley and Maya push him into going along with. In fact, he's so worried he calls his parents and all his friends to the Matthews house about it. First because he's convinced he has all the standard traits, and second because he has passed every test he's ever taken, and is worried this may be no exception. This scares him, because he fears it may be true. A second visit from Miss Oben seems a little more ominous, because she reveals that he may suffer from Asperger's Syndrome. Smackle spends much of the episode trying to persuade Farkle into transferring to her school, Einstein Academy, partially to develop his mind, and partially so she can spend more time with him. Suddenly, the school guidance counselor walks in, and this counselor is named Miss Oben played by the irresistible Cyrina Fiallo, who just two years earlier played Teddy Duncan's awkward sad-sack friend Vonnie on "Good Luck Charlie." Isadora Smackle comes to visit the "Farkle Genius Party" organized by Stuart Minkus and his wife who is revealed to be Jennifer "Monster" Bassett (Kristanna Loken), and who also reveals evidence that he was born through conventional means, rather than being a test tube baby or a clone, or something of that nature. Cory is teaching a lesson on the dangers of disrupting people's nature, but all Farkle seems interested in is the never finished lesson about the Belgian Revolution.
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