To celebrate Chinese New Year, ABC aired two episodes of
their Asian family sitcom Fresh Off The
Boat on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The second episode of the double dose was the official Chinese New Year episode titled "Clean Slate" which is undoubtedly one of the best episodes of the season and possibly the strongest episode since the show's first season.
The second episode of the double dose was the official Chinese New Year episode titled "Clean Slate" which is undoubtedly one of the best episodes of the season and possibly the strongest episode since the show's first season.
In the episode Jessica pushes the family to settle all
debts, disputes and grudges on Chinese New Year's eve in order to ensure good
fortune for the coming year. This is easier said than done. As we now know,
Jessica is a loose cannon who has no problem voicing her dissatisfaction with
people and as a result, she enlists Emery who "is always smiling" and
"gets along with everybody" to help her keep her temper in check. The
scenes between both characters, particularly at the dry cleaners are hilarious.
We also get to see a less optimistic and more dramatic side to Emery after his
mother fails to support him when the slimy owner of the dry cleaner tries to
con Emery out of five dollars.
Meanwhile, Louis and Evan decided to get new haircuts for
the new year (#NewYearNewMe) from a barbershop owned by Louis'
"trusted" barber Rueben who gives Evan two TRAGIC hair cuts. In true
Jessica style, Evan mails Rueben a hate letter which leads to the pair trying
to get the letter before Rueben reads it. It is a common sitcom trope which has
been used a multitude of times before but Louis and Evan are both beloved
characters who transform their scenes from run-of-the-mill to something very
funny. One of the best scenes involves Louis hatching a plan to snatch the mail
from the mail man, which fails of course, and leads to an awkward conversation
with a police officer.
And finally, no episode of Fresh Off The Boat would be complete without Eddie and his crew of
misfits. In order to settle her disputes with her second cousin, Grandma Huang
agrees to allow Susan to send her son Simon to stay with the Huangs for the New
Year holiday. Eddie is assigned the job to take care of Simon whom he thinks is
uncool. Following an enlightening conversation with his Grandma, Eddie decides
to show Simon something that is truly American... Build-A-Bear! After he
abandons Simon at Build-A-Bear the two have an awesome rap battle and find
common ground. Again, this is a plot line which we have seen before, ironically
in the first season of Fresh Off The Boat.
However, the interactions between both characters are enough to make the half
hour all the more enjoyable.
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