Milo Murphy's Law Bomb (3/13/2017)

Hello there. I'm SofiaBlythe2014. Today, we look at another bomb for Milo Murphy's Law. Let's start.

1. The Substitute

Writer: Jim Bernstein

Director: Robert F. Hughes

Date: March 13, 2017

Synopsis: "Milo gets a substitute teacher."

They say every day is an adventure, and it's true. Milo Murphy's Law utilizes that principle quite well with episodes like this. This episode involves the class getting a substitute teacher, Miss Baxter. The problem is that she's suffering from stress related burnout, made all the more frustrating with Milo's luck and Vinnie and Cavendish's interference. The character is Miss Baxter intrigues me. She may seem apathetic, but there's still a little bit in her that shows that she actually wants students to succeed. Having someone like her in the same room as Milo makes for some really good comedy. And there's the little ending in store. We get a nice moral on how you can find excitement anywhere, and a hook that makes you want to see more. I know I want to see more. What's next?

2. Time Out

Writer: Scott Peterson

Director: Robert F. Hughes

Date: March 14, 2017

Synopsis: "Milo and Zack go fishing with their dads."

They say the best works often utilize the principles of parallels pretty well, and that definitely applies here. This episode involves Milo and Zach going fishing with their dads, but things expectedly go wrong. Our subplot involves Vinnie and Cavendish needing a new inter temporal communicator when their latest assignment goes awry. What connects both plots together? Accepting the positing you're in, and making do with what you have. The plot with the two families shows Marcus to be a bit skeptic of Murphy's Law, only for them to continually experience problems that everyone else solves. The other plot is actually a deconstruction of what the duo's job is. It seems pretty insignificant, which gets them down, but their interest in how disasters happen when they're with Milo brings them back. That's pretty smart. Let's call this two for the price of one.

3. We're Going To The Zoo

Writer: Martin Olson

Director: Bob Bowen

Date: March 15, 2017

Synopsis: "Milo accidentally gives away his mother's tee shirts."

How do I talk about this episode? It neatly mixes simplicity and absurdity. How? Let's dive in. This episode involves Milo accidentally donating his mother's 80s shirts to a clothing. He, Sara, and Zach try to avoid the mishaps in their way in order to get them back. Let's get this out of the way. This episode is really over the top, even more so than usual. However, I think it helps drive the point home on being more aware. The end of the episode has the trio return the shirts, but she already got some used shirts in a similar style. It's all about how you should have a better sense of self awareness in order to avoid making more problems for yourself. It's blunt, but honest, which makes it work.

4. School Dance

Writer: Dani Vetere

Director: Bob Bowen

Date: March 16, 2017

Synopsis: "Amanda tries to keep the school dance going."

Strong Relationships, whether platonic or romantic, are the key to any good show. This definitely applies here. The episode's plot is pretty simple. It involves Amanda throwing the school dance, and being constantly worried about Milo's bad luck making it worse. The Milo and Amanda relationship is one I really support, and this is further proof why. Amanda and Milo do have a nice "opposites attract" vibe (she's organized while he's on the fly), but also have a legitimate connection due to being resourceful in their own way. Her motivation to make things great is understandable because of this Beyond the sentimentality, there's quite a bit of comedy that has some nice variety. Things wrap up nicely with a solid moral on seeing worth in others even with their faults. That's really sweet.

Here is the cast for the episodes.

Weird Al Yankovic as Milo Murphy

Sabrina Carpenter as Melissa Chase

Mekai Curtis as Zach Underwood

Leah Remini as Miss Baxter

Greg Cipes as Mort Schaffer

Chrissy Fit as Amanda Lopez

Vincent Martella as Bradley Nicholson

Dee Bradley Baker as Diogee

Jeff Swampy Marsh as Balthazar Cavendish

Dan Povenmire as Vinnie Dakota

Diedrich Bader as Martin Murphy

Phil LaMarr as Marcus Underwood

Brett Dalton as Brick

Ming Na Wen as Savannah

Mark Hamill as Mr. Block

Pamela Adlon as Brigitte Murphy

Kate Micucci as Sara Murphy

Michael Cuross as Mr. Draco

Additional Voices: Phil LaMarr, Scott Peterson, Dan Povenmire, Jeff Swampy Marsh, Dee Bradley Baker, Greg Cipes, Chrissy Fit, Vincent Martella, Alyson Stoner, Kate Micucci, Michael Cuross