Episode Reviewed: Between
You and Me (503)
Writer: Kathy
Wierenga
Production
Engineer: Bob
Luttrell
Original
Airdate: 1/11/03
Rating
(Out of 5 cones): 
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Between
You and Me
[Episode
Info]
Episode
Summary: With Novacom
defeated and the Odyssey safe once again, Connie and Mitch can
finally relax and have a peaceful relationship. Or can they? Whit is
concerned for the two of them and Mitch is keeping secrets again.
Will their dating life ever be normal?
Theme:
Putting God first
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"Oh Connie, I love the
way your kidneys work... oh Mitch, your toenails grow with such amazing
symmetry..." [Bernard Walton]
That's exactly how I was
feeling as I listened to Connie and Mitch dote all over each other. "Oh
Connie." "Oh Mitch." There was just too much sap talk in this
episode. I was pleased to hear that Connie and Mitch are back together, but
if every scene they act in sounds like this, I may as well take up a
janitorial job like Bernard and then use my cleaning bucket as a barf bag! I
guess AIO had to portray the couple like this to show how much time they've
been spending together.
Unlike many new seasons, this
episode seemed a bit dull for a season opener. Usually something more
suspenseful happens to capture the interest of the listeners. Either I'm
just a little ungrateful or everyone feels that way too. I managed to read
up on all the fan reviews, and except for a small minority, this episode
turned out to be a smash hit.
Overall, I was pleased with
the content of Between You and Me.
The spiritual message has been needed on the show for quite some time. AIO
hasn't directly dealt with putting God first in our lives for quite some
time now. The last time (I believe) that we've heard something like this was
in First Love.
Connie and Jeff were dating and Jeff wasn't a Christian. But Connie was and
this caused her to backslide a bit and miss church on occasion. BUT... only
this time in Between You and Me
Connie and Mitch both are Christians and they're both falling away from God.
It's a very important message.
As you may not
have noticed from the above quote, Bernard Walton is back once again. After
such a long absence (I have to wonder why no one was complaining where
Bernard was if they were complaining about where Eugene was!), AIO has
finally brought old Bernie back. "Lift your feet, please. The mop won't
stop" was an enjoyable scene, even though Connie and Mitch were being
sappy together.
In conclusion,
Between You and
Me was very well done, however, it needed more
life to be considered a season opener. Mitch leaving for a while to join the
FBI might not be such a bad idea... it'll add more excitement to Connie's
role on the show and cause the fans to go crazy at Mitch's absence.
I give this
episode 3 out of 5 cones.
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