Decent episode.
Loved seeing Michael & Sasha. They really do have a nice friendship.
The argument between Simon's parents was really tough to watch. I believe the same could be said for the argument between Lilette and her mother too. I'm starting to think every family on this show is broken. Wait. No. Scratch that. I'm starting to think this is how real life is. And I really appreciate how "Rise" is trying to depict that. Most of the time, it works. In these two examples, it definitely did.
Loved Robbie introducing hos mom to Mr. M. It was touching!
Last week, Gail told Maashous that he was part of the family. Now it already feels like he isn't. I really hope he can work it out with his mom.
I will be very surprised if Tracey takes the job only so she can have her prized position again, but I could be completely wrong. To say the least, I do expect it to be a source of conflict. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
I was a little bored with the whole storyline with the video being released, but I'm glad that, despite the synopsis, it wasn't the only thing this episode focused on. Furthermore, it felt like a "C-storyline" at best.
My only other complaint is that this episode was kind of disappointing in regards to developing Jeremy / Simon / Simon's "ex." I thought in the previous epiaode, we got a really nice balance, but here, it seemed to sacrifice some storylines just to develop others. We're almost at the end of the season -- here's why I find this problematic: I fear that some storylines are going to get a more complete ending, whereas others won't. I really hope this isn't the case.
I give "The Petition" a 6.1/10.
Loved seeing Michael & Sasha. They really do have a nice friendship.
The argument between Simon's parents was really tough to watch. I believe the same could be said for the argument between Lilette and her mother too. I'm starting to think every family on this show is broken. Wait. No. Scratch that. I'm starting to think this is how real life is. And I really appreciate how "Rise" is trying to depict that. Most of the time, it works. In these two examples, it definitely did.
Loved Robbie introducing hos mom to Mr. M. It was touching!
Last week, Gail told Maashous that he was part of the family. Now it already feels like he isn't. I really hope he can work it out with his mom.
I will be very surprised if Tracey takes the job only so she can have her prized position again, but I could be completely wrong. To say the least, I do expect it to be a source of conflict. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
I was a little bored with the whole storyline with the video being released, but I'm glad that, despite the synopsis, it wasn't the only thing this episode focused on. Furthermore, it felt like a "C-storyline" at best.
My only other complaint is that this episode was kind of disappointing in regards to developing Jeremy / Simon / Simon's "ex." I thought in the previous epiaode, we got a really nice balance, but here, it seemed to sacrifice some storylines just to develop others. We're almost at the end of the season -- here's why I find this problematic: I fear that some storylines are going to get a more complete ending, whereas others won't. I really hope this isn't the case.
I give "The Petition" a 6.1/10.
