Episode 6 of Anyone But Me can be seen here.
Hopefully, this review will be a bit more coherent than my last one! (Sorry about that…)
So, The Note said, “I’m with you.” It’s awkward, yet simple and profound. Just like Vivian herself. Her standing up to the cat-calling boys was much the same. She didn’t seem scared, or even annoyed – that’s not what this show is about – instead, she was simply uncertain. Once she said it she became more and more sure of herself. Aster was not really convinced, at the time, until she read the note again. She realizes her mistake. An absolutely fascinating scene. One little nitpick – the sound seemed a bit too clear, somehow. It sounded like the boys were standing right next to Vivian and Aster, instead of across the sidewalk. Very minor, though.
Archibald and Elizabeth continue to… flirt? No, that’s not the right word. More like poke (but not in the facebook sense) at each other. There’s nothing like a good locker door in the nose to get a relationship going! And there’s a bit of foreshadowing via the sports team. Man in charge wants a spy. I’m quite curious as to how this will play out. By the way – I loved the violin cases, complete with the blue duct tape labels, in the background. Those things pop up everywhere!
The scene between Sophie and Jonathon was yet another gem of understatement. I’ve written about this before, so I won’t repeat myself. One again, though – just the right number of words. Excellent writing.
Sophie and Vivian’s relationship continues to be revealed, or rather remade. For whatever reason line “I do better on multiple choice,” was very funny – something I would have said (and also thought funny. Hmm…)
Also hilarious: “You poor boy.” I’m really liking Vivian and Archie’s relationship. There’s such a huge stigma on boys and girls (and women and men, for that matter) being real friends. Either it’s ‘friends with romantic potential’ or ‘one a week eat lunch casual friends’. Anything in between is supposed to tend to romantic. When that fails, you’re supposed to ‘just be friends’. Yes, there are exceptions. Lots of them, in fact. But it’s not ‘normal’ according to society/media. Look at any TV show – the X-Files and Bones especially come to mind. Everybody wants the opposite sex friends to become romantic. And they play to that. In Anyone But Me, though, Vivian and Archie seem to be becoming the central non-romantic relationship of the show, and they’re obviously not going to move toward a romantic one. Very refreshing.
On to the last scene. Cute, cute, sweet, serious, sweet. Flower. Kissing. I have no words. Vivian and Aster are so perfect and believable. And the actresses do such an amazing job of putting the scene across without using too many words or over-emoting.