Loved this episode-everyone's storylines were hilarious, so I am giving 10 stars for everything, but the Final Destination bus gag had me laughing uncontrollably-and not just the first time I watched it.
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A love story for 2021!
bwene198222 February 2021
The Tobins always have the right story to brighten one's day. Celebrate Honeybee & Wolf's anniversary while viewing how things are actually done in the nomadic paradise of Alaska. Joy will certainly be had as the hopeful celebration attempts to be Shrek-themed with a side of avocados; in Alaska nonetheless. Also Moon steals the show with reminders of his age(10-years-old-going-on-50). Enjoyment shall be had by all viewers who watch. Enjoy!
Avocado Barter Review
cartoonnewsCP22 February 2021
I was not very happy when Fox decided to show recaps of previous NASCAR games instead of Animation Domination while the 2021 Daytona 500 was delayed due to heavy rain, but I did see the episode on iTunes last night. It's gone now, but I was able to purchase it before Apple deleted it. And by the time you're reading this review, you would have already seen the episode for yourself, and I really enjoyed this one, like I really did. Out of the three episodes I've seen, it's easily my favorite so far.
It's nice to see that The Great North is quickly picking up and finding itself. There's always an adventure in every episode, hence why all the episodes are titled with "Adventure" at the end. And while Avocado Barter Adventure takes place in the present, it's really a flashback into the past as well, like Bless the Harts' Black Friday episodes. While the first Black Friday episode was a culmination of how Jenny and Wayne first met, "Avocado Barter Adventure" wants to shed light how Wolf and Honeybee meant and why they are meant to be.
First off, I like how the episode was able to juggle all these situations and none of them were boring or annoying to watch. There were three plots going on at the same time and it was so much fun to watch all of them. First, seeing Ham and Beef know nothing about Shrek and just winging it for the party was silly and funny. I can relate because there are TV shows and movies I know nothing about, yet everyone talks about them all the time.
Second, I liked the journey that Wolf and Moon had. For many of us who live on the main forty-eight, buying avocados is easy as going to the grocery store. For those in the cold Arctic though, they have to trade, travel, and barter just to get some. It's really an adventure up there. Moon was probably my favorite part of this plot. I like his "face blindness" joke, to the point where Wolf's ex-girlfriend still remembers that he does that. Now that must be memorable!
The best part though is for last, with Honeybee telling Judy her story on how she got to Alaska. It's also good character development too. We learn a lot about Wolf and Honeybee in one episode. Like for instance, when Honeybee tells Judy she met Wolf on a forum site. From there, their love over movies got them talking everyday and eventually interested in each other. I've been wondering how Honeybee met Wolf, but this like Bless the Harts' Black Friday episode with Jenny and Wayne meeting over a microwave purchase is something only The Great North can uniquely tackle. And they did well with it. Honeybee loving Wolf for being uniquely him was sweet to watch and she even appreciated his gesture of doing all of this just to get her some avocados.
It's nice to see other characters get the spotlight for a change, and for Judy take a step aside, as she's had major focus in the first two episodes. She's really the main character on this show, not Beef, and it's nice to focus on other characters on the family.
That's one of the main problems I had with Duncanville. While I did enjoy the first season, all 11 episodes either focused either on Annie or Duncan, and the other three members of the family don't get many episodes focused on them at all. Jack only had the pipe dream episode and Kimberly had the video game episode and that was it. And even then, they were only co-stars. But with an upcoming episode in season 2 focused on Kimberly, I think the show is going to be a lot better and dig deeper into its characters and relationships.
But going back to The Great North, the next episode is going to focus on Beef, as he starts to get himself back into the dating game following the divorce, so that should be nice to see. Episodes 5 and 6 will be Judy focused again. We need a Moon episode soon too!
The only problem, I have with this episode is that it's emotional core moment ends a little bit too quickly. That's totally fine, but going back to Bless the Harts' first Black Friday episode (I know sorry. I keep referencing it so many times, but it's so good!), the core moments of the episode not only don't end immediately after Wayne and Jenny met, but also, they continue when the story goes back to the present day. And that's why it packs more of a punch, for me at least.
"Avocado Barter Adventure" is, by far, the best episode of the show so far. It's nice to see the show build its world and characters so quickly too, and to take a step back from typical sitcom plots. It's also great to see the Bob's Burgers team's experience is leading to this show hitting right out of the gate, as the lack of experience in animated comedy when Bob's was in season 1 was clearly there. Most of season 1 of Bob's Burgers wasn't very good, and while it did have some great ones, the season was mostly forgettable to me. But with Central Park and The Great North, the writers and producers are using their experience with Bob's to learn from their early mistakes, and that is a good sign for a new comedy series. With this show quickly picking up, I think it will easily be a staple for me within the next season or so.
9/10
It's nice to see that The Great North is quickly picking up and finding itself. There's always an adventure in every episode, hence why all the episodes are titled with "Adventure" at the end. And while Avocado Barter Adventure takes place in the present, it's really a flashback into the past as well, like Bless the Harts' Black Friday episodes. While the first Black Friday episode was a culmination of how Jenny and Wayne first met, "Avocado Barter Adventure" wants to shed light how Wolf and Honeybee meant and why they are meant to be.
First off, I like how the episode was able to juggle all these situations and none of them were boring or annoying to watch. There were three plots going on at the same time and it was so much fun to watch all of them. First, seeing Ham and Beef know nothing about Shrek and just winging it for the party was silly and funny. I can relate because there are TV shows and movies I know nothing about, yet everyone talks about them all the time.
Second, I liked the journey that Wolf and Moon had. For many of us who live on the main forty-eight, buying avocados is easy as going to the grocery store. For those in the cold Arctic though, they have to trade, travel, and barter just to get some. It's really an adventure up there. Moon was probably my favorite part of this plot. I like his "face blindness" joke, to the point where Wolf's ex-girlfriend still remembers that he does that. Now that must be memorable!
The best part though is for last, with Honeybee telling Judy her story on how she got to Alaska. It's also good character development too. We learn a lot about Wolf and Honeybee in one episode. Like for instance, when Honeybee tells Judy she met Wolf on a forum site. From there, their love over movies got them talking everyday and eventually interested in each other. I've been wondering how Honeybee met Wolf, but this like Bless the Harts' Black Friday episode with Jenny and Wayne meeting over a microwave purchase is something only The Great North can uniquely tackle. And they did well with it. Honeybee loving Wolf for being uniquely him was sweet to watch and she even appreciated his gesture of doing all of this just to get her some avocados.
It's nice to see other characters get the spotlight for a change, and for Judy take a step aside, as she's had major focus in the first two episodes. She's really the main character on this show, not Beef, and it's nice to focus on other characters on the family.
That's one of the main problems I had with Duncanville. While I did enjoy the first season, all 11 episodes either focused either on Annie or Duncan, and the other three members of the family don't get many episodes focused on them at all. Jack only had the pipe dream episode and Kimberly had the video game episode and that was it. And even then, they were only co-stars. But with an upcoming episode in season 2 focused on Kimberly, I think the show is going to be a lot better and dig deeper into its characters and relationships.
But going back to The Great North, the next episode is going to focus on Beef, as he starts to get himself back into the dating game following the divorce, so that should be nice to see. Episodes 5 and 6 will be Judy focused again. We need a Moon episode soon too!
The only problem, I have with this episode is that it's emotional core moment ends a little bit too quickly. That's totally fine, but going back to Bless the Harts' first Black Friday episode (I know sorry. I keep referencing it so many times, but it's so good!), the core moments of the episode not only don't end immediately after Wayne and Jenny met, but also, they continue when the story goes back to the present day. And that's why it packs more of a punch, for me at least.
"Avocado Barter Adventure" is, by far, the best episode of the show so far. It's nice to see the show build its world and characters so quickly too, and to take a step back from typical sitcom plots. It's also great to see the Bob's Burgers team's experience is leading to this show hitting right out of the gate, as the lack of experience in animated comedy when Bob's was in season 1 was clearly there. Most of season 1 of Bob's Burgers wasn't very good, and while it did have some great ones, the season was mostly forgettable to me. But with Central Park and The Great North, the writers and producers are using their experience with Bob's to learn from their early mistakes, and that is a good sign for a new comedy series. With this show quickly picking up, I think it will easily be a staple for me within the next season or so.
9/10
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