Episode Review:
California Dreams 1-2
For a show whose cast is made up largely of Calfornians, Adventures in Odyssey doesn’t portray the state of California as a very idyllic place. Its earliest mention can be found in “Connie Comes to Town”, where Bobby longs for the excitement of California but quickly learns that small towns like Odyssey are better (a theme revisited in “Stormy Weather” and “Second Thoughts”). The episode “Connie 1+2” depicts California as the land of partying and discontentment. And “Fifth House on the Left'' -- most critical of all -- depicts California as a place where everyone uses each other to become famous. “California Dreams” revisits these three main depictions of California, showing 1) small-town life is better, 2) there’s much more discontentment in California, and 3) everyone there just uses one another to become famous.
California Dreams 1-2
For a show whose cast is made up largely of Calfornians, Adventures in Odyssey doesn’t portray the state of California as a very idyllic place. Its earliest mention can be found in “Connie Comes to Town”, where Bobby longs for the excitement of California but quickly learns that small towns like Odyssey are better (a theme revisited in “Stormy Weather” and “Second Thoughts”). The episode “Connie 1+2” depicts California as the land of partying and discontentment. And “Fifth House on the Left'' -- most critical of all -- depicts California as a place where everyone uses each other to become famous. “California Dreams” revisits these three main depictions of California, showing 1) small-town life is better, 2) there’s much more discontentment in California, and 3) everyone there just uses one another to become famous.