Andi Mack: Season 2/ Episode 2 “Chinese New Year” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
It’s Chinese New Year and with that, we see the end of one relationship (maybe) and Jonah making a real fresh start with Andi.
It’s Chinese New Year and with that, we see the end of one relationship (maybe) and Jonah making a real fresh start with Andi.
After being away for nearly a decade, Raven Symone and Anneliese van der Pol return to the Disney Channel and quickly adapt to the culture change since That’s So Raven ended.
Andi Mack returns and, needless to say, things are complicated with everyone’s current and past relationships. At least, if romance is a factor.
Season 1 of Raven’s Home comes to an end with Raven making a bold and scary decision. One which Booker attributed to.
As Nia pursues trying to see if she may have powers to, the boys are trying to show their moms they are appreciated.
Similar to the Halloween episodes of Girl Meets World, while there isn’t much in the way of story progress there is some insight into the importance of character relationships.
Raven comes face to face with one of her biggest fears: Clowns. Meanwhile, the kids make a new friend with said new clown’s son.
As Chelsea is forced by Raven to face what Garret did to her life, we learn Levi is walking in his father’s footsteps.
As Chelsea cements the idea she isn’t a complete airhead, Raven tries to be supermom and Nia expresses some anxiety about the 6th-grade dance.
Being single mothers raising kids who, at most, are 11, is stressful and tiring. So, Raven and Chelsea decide to go out. Naturally leading to some hijinks for them and their kids.
Devon officially moves to Texas and one of the things the twins have to remember him by gets thrown out and destroyed — by Chelsea.
While the jokes keep coming, a handful of serious moments remind you of some of the issues Raven is facing raising a family on her own. With help from Chelsea which can only be chalked up to good intentions.
Raven returns to Disney in Raven’s Home and while the formula is mostly the same, there is some adaptation to the more mature direction Disney is going.
What Girl Meets World started for the Disney Channel, Andi Mack picks up the baton. In its first season, it leads Disney away from the overtly silly characters and makes things more real. Topics which perhaps may have been taboo or for one-off episodes like discovering one’s homosexuality or unwed, possibly teenaged, pregnancy are made…
Andi Mack’s season finale leaves us with a lot of hope for better things. Mostly when it comes to the various relationships in the series.
Home Away From Home left me teary eyed. For between Bex and CeCe, much less Bex and Andi, there is so much emotion. Far surpassing what we’ve ever seen on Disney Channel. Including Girl Meets World.
While Buffy’s storyline sticks with what we’re used to, Andi and Bex’s maintains the show’s more mature direction.
Being that Bowie has 16 years of spending time with Andi to catch up on, he gets a little overzealous. But he is, afterall, trying to be part of a family he didn’t know he had.
Bowie is firmly introduced and well, let’s just say that *fingers crossed* he can grow on us.
Andi keeps pushing to find out who her dad is but Bex remains cagey. Meanwhile, both Buffy and Cyrus may have a date in their future.
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