Reviews
for
"The Amazing Loser"
[#693]
*All
ratings are based on a 5 star scale unless otherwise noted.
Review by Savannah
Rating:
Barret and Prissilla go on a musical
scavenger hunt hosted by Whit. Jay also competed. Barret and
Prissilla get confused by going to a changed sporting goods
store . They realise they have to go to the music store. Jay
and Matthew beat them there. Barret meets a little girl who
wants to buy shoes there. He gets the shoes fir the girl.
Barret and Prissilla get a penny for the music sheet
Prissilla found. Jay spends his penny on a "victory
gumball". Barret goes back to Whits End. Jay realises that
he didn't win the scavenger hunt. Barret won be cause he
hadn't spent his penny on a gumball. Barret and Prissillawon
tikets to Water World.
Review by Bob (Town of Odyssey)
Rating:
Some thoughts as the episode goes by...
I think Barrett's voice has changed, and I'm not sure I like
it; he sounds a lot more like Ryan than the Barrett I
remember from album #51 and #52. He also seems a lot more
aggressive, whereas he didn't really seem to get too worked
up about anything before.
Priscilla is totally crushing on him, and it's kind of
sickening.
No complaints with Matthew or Jay; it strikes
me that Jay might be a bit meaner here than he is in other
episodes, but then I remembered that this album was produced
before The Green Ring Conspiracy, which makes it fit a
little better, chronologically. Anyway, I think he's still
funny, and it's good character development to show that he
does still have a darker side. It makes him a bit more real.
Review by Smaug the Dragon (Town of Odyssey)
I really enjoyed this episode. It was
light-hearted and entertaining. The music references were
fun, a lot of the terms reminded me of music pieces I've
studied recently. The banter between Jay and Barrett was
funny, I love Barrett's sarcasm. We haven't had a really
sarcastic character since Bernard. The twist with the girl
and the shoes was nice, it was too predictable up to that
point.
The only thing I didn't like was Priscilla's overbearing
crush on Barrett. It was a bit overdone I think. just my
thoughts.
Review by manfrednissley (Town of Odyssey)
I think the crush part is one of the best
parts. When I was young and in school there was always at
least one girl that was extremely obvious! I do not know why
though, I was a fat kid who kept to himself for the most
part.
Review by The Kings Daughter (Town of
Odyssey)
Now THAT is what I call a good ol' odyssey
episode.
I love Barrett's new voice, it's even bearable!! Priscilla,
I'll save thoughts on her for a different place. ;P Jay is
awesome as he was last episode, Whit and Eugene seem like
themselves...uh...
I like it. ^.^
Review by Taps (Town of Odyssey)
Rating:
I LOVE this episode! One of my favorites from
the album. I myself really like Barrett's new voice, I like
Priscilla, I love the shoe scene, and Jay was hilarious! 5
stars!
Review by JesusFreak777 (Town of Odyssey)
Excellent episode! Barret was bearable!
Priscilla was cute and not overly annoying with her crush -
perfectly executed! Jay rocks as usual.
Also my favorite line was in the montage of clues - did
anyone else catch the "More Cowbell" line? Did AIO really
just quote Saturday Night Live?! Hilarious - especially
considering how unexpected that line was. heehee!
Also the scene with the little girl reminded me of the
"Christmas Shoes" story.
Review by LizzieG (Town of Odyssey)
First, a few observations:
-
I liked the continuity with the
Waterworld passes (they were also the prizes in "The
Case of the Candid Camera"), and, of course, Hal's
Diner.
-
In the past, I've thought that Priscilla
sounded too similar to Emily and Olivia. However, in
this episode she sounded more distinctive, which helped
me like her character more.
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Fun fact: The song playing in the
background when Jay and Matthew are in the music store
is "Rondo Alla Turka," which was also used as Whit's
cell phone ringtone in "Sounds Like a Mystery." It's one
of my favorite classical pieces, and is featured in the
5-hour version of Pride and Prejudice. Just FYI.
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Wouldn't there be a sales tax on the
shoes (and the sheet music too, come to think of it)?
I kind of wish Barrett and Priscilla hadn't
won the contest. In "Wooton Knows Best," Olivia didn't get
chosen to be Wooton's camp assistant, but, after apologizing
to Matthew and finally accepting the fact that she didn't
get to go, she still got to meet Melissa. Here, Barrett did
the right thing in using his contest money to buy shoes for
the girl (though, incidentally, he hadn't read the final
clue at that point), but still won the contest. Doing the
right thing often means not getting exactly what you want.
I'd rather that ending than everything working out for
Barrett anyway.
In general, though, I liked this episode. Yes, the little
girl did kinda come out of nowhere (though I did like the
twist that she wasn't poor and didn't actually need those
shoes), and as soon as she appeared, I knew what was going
to happen. But despite that, and even though there's no way
I could've figured out any of those trivia questions, I
enjoyed the scavenger hunt premise and the kids'
interactions (Jay and Barrett especially). Like "The Malted
Milkball Falcon," they worked well as a group.
Review by jennifertwt (Town of Odyssey)
I thought this episode was cute but it did
remind me of Have You no Selpurcs and the scavenger hunt
Whit sent Curt and Lucy on. I was in band in the dark ages
of my high school years and I actually knew alot of the
clues! Yay for me!
Review by ~JCGJ~ (Town of Odyssey)
I know it doesn't really matter all that
much, but one thing that bothered me was that it was a
little out dated. I mean, since when does a gumball cost a
penny? And since when do shoes cost $3.00? And also the fact
that there's no tax on the shoes or the sheet music. I know
it's not all that important, but it kind of bothered me.
Review by Whitty Whit (Town of Odyssey)
OH MY WORD. THIS WAS THE BEST EPISODE since
Album 51 came out! This is extremely good! I love that they
somehow changed Barret's voice! New actor/different
intonations, but I DON"T CARE. They changed it! Jay is still
his awesome self. Hal's Diner and the Waterworld tickets (as
someone else mentioned) are re-visited from old episodes. I
love the treasure hunt scenes.
Priscilla was forgettable in this episode.
Her voice is kind of annoying anyway. Wait... Priscilla.
Which one is that one? Parker? Younger than Olivia but older
than Camilla?
Review by Christian A. (Town of Odyssey)
Rating:
(out of 10)
I liked this show quite a bit. I've always
been a fan of scavenger hunts--on the radio or in real
life--so I enjoyed all of the clues and riddles. Of course,
when you don't know the town of Odyssey like these kids do,
it's near impossible to figure out the clues before they do,
but it's still fun. The only other two Odyssey episodes that
I can remember that are centered around a scavenger hunt are
Have You No Selpurcs? and Treasure Hunt, both of which I
always enjoy listening to--especially the former, because it
has a very good moral.
I thought the moral in this episode was pretty good. It
definitely fit "Love is not self seeking." I do wish it had
been a little more apparent, like in Have You No Selpurcs?
where Kurt and Lucy are supposed to show kindness all the
way through the episode. So maybe Barrett could have had
several opportunities throughout the hunt to show
compassion, rather than just the little girl. But that part
of the story was pretty powerful, so I think it did okay
standing alone.
I noticed we got to hear Hal from Hal's Diner for the very
first time! Is it just me, or does he sound very similar to
Mr. Jenkins? Maybe he's Hal Jenkins, and he runs both Hal's
Diner and Jenkins' Supermarket (or whatever it's called).
I'm glad they didn't overdo it on the lovey-dovey stuff
between Barrett and Priscilla. What they did have wasn't
really all that bad. One thing that's good about the couple
is that they show commitment. They've been together for 4
albums now. ;D They made a good team, I thought. I'm warming
up to Priscilla a little more.
Jay and Matthew were an unlikely team, but they seemed to do
well together. Jay was aggressive and competitive, and
Matthew was the brains. Jay's humor was great, as usual, and
he kept the episode interesting.
I totally fell for the thing with the little girl and her
shoes. I was sure that it was like in Have You No Selpurcs
where the trick was to spend the money for the right things.
And since Barrett was the only one to have compassion on the
girl, he and Priscilla were going to win the game. I thought
it was all set up by Mr. Whittaker, because he knew Jay
wouldn't give the girl the time of day. But it did turn out
well in the end.
The twist that "Hail to the Chief" not being the right song
was a real surprise to me. I don't know anything about the
presidents' musical habits and abilities (other than that
Bill Clinton played the saxophone), so I had no idea who
made that comment about "Dixie." But I predicted the
outcome, without having to know anything about what Abraham
Lincoln said, because I knew that Jay had spent his penny,
but that Barrett had kept his, so I figured the penny was
the missing object, since it featured a picture of President
Lincoln.
So there isn't much to address in this episode. It was an
entertaining listen, but it wasn't anything all that
special. There wasn't anything not to like about it though,
so I'll give it an 8.5/10.
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