Previously, Tish is a star for a few minutes [here]
Episode 11a: Clown
Tino is a afraid of clowns, especially even more thanks to a movie. He's not doing to well and his friends are trying to figure out how to help. Even the pizza shop has decided to join the theme of the episode. Even the mall had deiced, also lot of Tino rolling going on this episode.
This episode is weird. Whilst Tino has held himself up in his room, the friends try to figure out how his fear of clown started and she mentions that he was kissed by his aunt who has a clown like appearance. This episode is weird. They decide the best idea is to have Tino go to clown school to help him get over his fear of clowns. The idea of exposing yourself to the think you fear to get over the fear. (Don't try this with death or the oddly specific fear of being eaten by 28 rabbits) We also find out that Lor is afraid of cauliflower.
Tino agrees in a surprise, and the friends have decided to also join him, but he says needs to fight this on his own. The others find other classes that fit circus fun. Tino gets a clown name of Scream-o. There's a strange moment where it seems Tino goes into some weird clown trip out. The next day, the other three have somehow stopped their circus classes and apparently Tino has embraced clowning.
He says he can live with clowns, but hasn't fully gotten over his fears. Then it's over.
That's a good ending where it shows something different where he's not totally over his fear but has at least contained it a bit, that's a nice reaction for something that happens over a very short time, in this show's format.
This episode also seems to just go for it's plot dropping the viewer into it then showing him being in fear and some running gags. The part with the clown school doesn't come into nearly 7.5 minutes (without theme song) into the episode. So we do miss out on seeing how the three did just cutting to them saying they all failed.
Though the idea of showing Tino being afraid of clowns and really going far with that does seem to be longer than needed to get the point, it wasn't a un-fun episode though. It had some funny moments, like Tino sticking his head out of the bus window and the friends rolling him, etc. 7/10
Episode 11b: Testing Dixon
Tino's mom has something she wants to tell Tino. She wants to know how he would feel if she and Dixon got married. Though, it's not a full announcement or anything in the water yet. He thinks it would be alright anyway.
I think he missed a step , since he mentioned that they are getting engaged and she said a question hasn't been popped yet. Anyway he does tell his friends and they bring up the idea of picking their dads. Then they wonder how he'd be with a son since he only has a daughter. Tish suggests Tino test Dixon to see if he'd be a good stepfather. The first test was take something that Tino isn't good at playing and see if Dixon will let him win. I don't think Dixon tested well there. The next test, is to see if Dixon will limit Tino's eating, which I think he did. See how far begging will work on Dixon.
I guess that means he's failed the step father test, ironically by doing normal dad stuff. The test were by the others and how they don't like when their fathers do something. Tino decides to talk to his mom. Of course hearing out things and he realizes that was a stupid thing. Tino's mom also says that they aren't getting married any time soon.
It's a nice episode expanding on Dixon and the running of him through the program since being introduced in season 2. Because, and yes this is kind of note of the future, Dixon really doesn't have more after this episode really. The show was heading towards its end and so that is kind of shame. He does show up one more time, but we aren't really getting more on what happens with him and Tino's mom. This doesn't take away from this episode though.
Tino being alright was again fitting, but still with a little doubt. The tests were funny because of how they were things that kids don't like about a father, when they have do father things. It's a nicely done episode with some good moments. 7/10.
That's it for now, tune in next time when we test you on something. Be ready!
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