Cameron H.

Well, they are pretty fucking amazing. This is also one of those two-disparate-songs-crammed-into-one-scene moments Jason was talking about. There's one song for sewing and a different song for showing. There is minimal transition between the two.

Maybe Jade has been secretly supplying to Bubbie, too...

Less so since she accomplished it as part of a montage.

Considering Jade is the fashion designer, did anyone else feel like the dress she made for her teacher should have been...better? I mean, it's fine, but to me, it looked less fashion forward and more like something you'd wear to fight zombies in Racoon City.

Not only that, but she's poisoning their new friendships. She's always the one who's like, "It's the cliques, we need to stick together" and "Who cares about going to Meredith's party as long as we're together." That's fine and all, but you've been a social pariah for two years. You literally have nothing to lose from this arrangement and everything to gain. It's honestly a bit creepy.

So Yasmin is, like, providing Bubbie's methadone?

Is Bubbie diabetic? Is that why she can't get her own damn chocolate? Is Yasmin enabling her self-destructive behavior? ETA: I did some research on Diabetes and I think I got this wrong. Still, why can't Bubbi be trusted to get her own chocolate? Is it a diet thing?

Let's see if we can flesh this out...perhaps Carey Nation High School is on a Hellmouth or some other interdimensional portal and it is Dimly and Meredith's appointed task (by his wife, her mother) to ensure that this portal remains shut. Perhaps separating the kids according to personality type, and according to Meredith's eldritch seating chart, helps diffuse the hormonal energies that keep this chthonic portal in a state of homeostasis. By disrupting this through their refusal to conform, the Bratz are upsetting this delicate balance. Maybe, Cloe's dad knew all of this. Maybe he isn't a good guy at all. Maybe he tried to open this portal and release hordes of Hellspawn upon the Earth! Meredith's mother couldn't allow that! In a dramatic battle over a fiery chasm in the auditorium, Meredith's mom and Cloe's father fought. Ultimately, Meredith's mother triumphed and cast Cloe's father into the infernal pit, but not before she herself was tainted with Abaddon's Affliction. Knowing she's been corrupted by his wretched touch, and that the Hell breach cannot be sealed until all damned souls have been returned, she tearfully says farewell to her family and tragically throws herself in. Meredith and Dimly then make a vow to each other that she will not have died in vain and promise to safeguard the school...forever.

I like this theory, but at one point, she threatens to "tell mom" he was calling her "polliwog" and being too familiar with her in public. He then backs down immediately as if dealing with her mother is terrifying. So, I don't know. That's weird, though. "Principal of School" isn't usually considered a high paying gig. Especially when you're as incompetent as he is. How are they so rich? Maybe she's a high priced assassin? Ooh! Maybe her mother was hired to eliminate Cloe's father! And maybe that's why she keeps hiring her mother to do work around their house! She's trying to keep her close to determine how much information about extra terrestrial life he shared with the rest of her family! Or...maybe his wife has a high position in government and was able to get her husband a cush job at her daughter's school through nepotism. It's all about those...Family Ties. Wait a second. Family Ties? Meredith Baxter-Birney? Meredith Baxter-Dimly? Polly, is that what's going on here?

Obviously, I have to be careful here, so let's just say I'm not NOT saying that...

Oh, shit guys... From the Bratz Wiki: Dylan And not only was he whitewashed, his character isn't usually presented as deaf either! So at some point someone thought, "Instead of being African American we'll make just him deaf." That's insane! P.S. I'm not getting any sleep tonight, am I?

Okay, I too just spent some time on the Bratz Wiki page to see if I could get to the bottom of Polly's Meredith Baxter-Birney question and I got really involved with the history of Cloe and Cameron's relationship, which - in the cartoons anyway - goes unrequited. So I can imagine that this movie provided some much needed closure for some of the die hards. Anyway, in my research, I found this synopsis for an episode of their television show: So, while I'm not going to go so far as to suggest that her father was definitely eliminated due to his knowledge of extra terrestrial life, I will say, based on canonical evidence, it's not outside the realm of possibility.

That's fine with me!

Aside from being maybe confusing for new listeners, I don't really see why any of the minis should be behind the paywall. At worst, maybe only the die hard fans will want to listen to them, and at best, a new listener might hear a mini for a movie behind the paywall and it might convince therm to make the jump to Howl/Stitcher Premium. (Disclaimer: this is coming from a current Howl subscriber so I don't really have a horse in this race. Just an opinion.)

Well...she's got that jump drive with full of not-really-all-that-salacious blackmail fodder. But, yeah, she's a real go-getter. Props to Meredith!

I rewatched the first day of school scene this morning, and she's definitely a year older than the Bratz. If I remember correctly, elections were usually held the year before. So, she was probably elected Sophomore president late in her Freshman year. I don't know that she's actually the student body president, though. Or at least, not until after the two year jump and she's a Senior.

That sucks Sorry.

It's episode 104. Not sure if it's behind the paywall... ETA: Yup, it's behind the paywall. Sorry.

Yes! Also, I felt a little empty inside that no one else jumped in the pool. Isn't that how you know a party's lit?

I just wanted to point out how monumentally fucked up it was that the horrible thing that Clover needed to "confess" was "my mother used to work as a maid for Meredith's parents." Apparently, this was the deep dark secret that Meredith had recorded on her jump drive and the thing that Clover couldn't bear for the rest of the world to know. This is also the thing that she devotes the most time to "confessing" when she's speaking to the assemblage - not the accusation of theft which she kind of "whatevers" away. And while the movie ultimately says it's okay that her mother worked as a maid, the fact that one of the Bratz was so ashamed of her mother for doing this that she (evidently) kept this secret under lock and key, tacitly tells any child in the audience whose parent is a housekeeper: "We get it. You're probably really embarrassed by your failure of a parent. It's okay, but wouldn't it be, like, way better if he or she were something else?" Which brings me to another point: the fact that Meredith's family is willing to allow Clover's mother to cater for their daughter's huge birthday bash - despite suspicion of petty larceny - actually speaks really highly of them as a family. Not only were they willing to give this woman a second chance, but they also provided her with a huge opportunity! That's pretty special. Good for them! And that brings me to two points about the party. I know dressing up like a clown isn't exactly the coolest thing in the world, but at least you have the benefit of anonymity. With all that makeup on, I literally could not tell one Bratz from another. So, I don't know... maybe pull yourself up from your bootstraps and suck it up? Also, you were hired to be clowns. If that's what Meredith wants you wearing, she's your freaking boss - do it. I feel like Meredith could make a very good case for suing Clover's mother for breach of contract. And finally, just so you don't think I'm letting Meredith completely off the hook, was anyone else afraid she was going to have that elephant put down for attacking her?

Did anyone else audibly gasp when Sasha took it to "Only because you don't have a Daddy...or a bank account." Damn. That's fucking cold. Also, I think it's problematic that their solution "to be friends with everyone" seems to mean "others must change to be like us." Maybe instead of putting lip gloss on the nerd or teaching the soccer girl how to walk in heels, you should take a fucking second to talk to them and get to know them as individuals! Shit, Meredith wasn't trying to change people to be like her! At least she allowed people to pursue their own hobbies and interests!

When they were assigning themselves roles for the Talent Show, should I have felt disappointment in the fact that Jade was asked to design their outfits rather than use her sweet chemistry skills to whip up some bitchin' pyrotechnics? It feels like a real Catch-22 and I fear I might lose sleep over it

Comic Sans: it's both dynamic and whimsical.

Fat Cat Producer (chomping on a cigar): "You know what's hip with the kids? Comic Sans."

Not for nothing, but if any of you out there are ever in a situation where your sworn blood enemy of two years unexpectedly invites you to perform in front of crowd of your peers, you have every right to say "No thanks. I'm good." Jesus, Yasmin, you don't need a Mon Calamari Admiral to tell you that that's a fucking trap.