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My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 14 & 15
"On The Wagon" & "So-Called Angels"
September 8, 2008 - 04:09p.m.
After a Labor Day break (sorry), we've hit a pair of episodes that might as well be called My So-Called After-School Special: "On The Wagon," in which Rayanne struggles to stay sober with mixed results, and "So-Called Angels," in ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 12 & 13
"Self Esteem" & "Pressure"
August 25, 2008 - 05:08p.m.
Looks like I started doubling up on the MSCL episodes at just the right time, because together "Self Esteem" and "Pressure" cover the entire arc of Angela and Jordan's very short-lived romantic relationship: from secretive hookups in the boiler ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 10 & 11
"Other People's Mothers" & "Life Of Brian"
August 18, 2008 - 05:08p.m.
**Prolonged angst is a terrible (though delicious) state of being. So to shorten theMSCL-induced agony/ecstasy, I'm going to be writing up multiple episodes each week from here on in. To kick things off, this week we ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 9
"Halloween"
August 11, 2008 - 05:08p.m.
"Mom, Sharon Chersky and I exist in, like, two different worlds, okay? I can't just hand her a dish, okay. I mean, it's just not that simple."--Danielle's Angela costume also includes Angela's brain.
And so ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 8
"Strangers In The House"
August 4, 2008 - 05:08p.m.
"Brian, go inflate your tire."--Angela speaking non-euphemistically to nocturnal bike repairman, Brian.
I don't have any concrete data, but I think this episode of MSCL is the weepiest of the entire series. If not, it's at least ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 7
"Why Jordan Can't Read"
July 28, 2008 - 12:07p.m.
"I thought at least by the age of 15, I would have a love life. I don't even have a like life." –Angela, in her natural, contemplative state, i.e. lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling/camera ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 6
"The Substitute"
July 21, 2008 - 04:07p.m.
"The Substitute" aka "Oh Captain, My Substitute"
"He's an adult that I can look up to. Finally." --Angela to her parents about the toothpick-chewing, mismatched-sock-wearing, honesty-advocating English teacher, Vic Racine.
When I first saw this episode of MSCL, I ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 5
"The Zit"
July 14, 2008 - 04:07p.m.
"Just the word: Swab."
Is it time for the Symbolic Zit Fashion Show episode already? (Thanks for the title, Kate.) Just a week after delving into the father/daughter relationship, MSCL gives us one of many, many examinations of the ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 4
"Father Figures"
July 7, 2008 - 04:07p.m.
"So, not to shock you or anything, but your dad's attractive." --Rayanne to Angela about Graham, who is probably in the top 10 of the 100 Hottest TV Dads list that VH1 (or TV Land) is probably compiling right ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 3
"Guns And Gossip"
June 30, 2008 - 02:06p.m.
"I have to leave the room when my father uses the electric knife."--Oddly robotic girl that Brian likes only because she's a girl who talks to him.
In case you're wondering, no, the above quote doesn't ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 2
"Dancing In The Dark"
June 23, 2008 - 02:06p.m.
"I've only been kissed three times. No, four times. No, three times. All of them were people I never saw again, which I hope doesn't, like, mean something."
The second episode of MSCL begins--via droning, old filmstrip in ... -
My So-Called Life: season 1, episode 1
"Pilot"
June 16, 2008 - 09:06p.m.
In 1994, I was on the verge of starting high school when My So-Called Life premiered on ABC. The show's main character, Angela Chase, was supposed to be a 15-year-old on the verge of her sophomore year of high ...
