On the whole, season two of Lizzie McGuire has been better than season one. Last week's episode was even kind of good - or at least cute and harmless, which is a step up from last season's standard of nonsensical and infuriating. But this week's episode is such an unpleasant clusterfuck that I started and walked … Continue reading Season 2, episode 4: “The Rise and Fall of the Kate Empire”
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Season 1, episode 9: “Election”
Do you ever have one of those weekends where you don't feel like watching and recapping an episode of Lizzie McGuire but you've made a vow to review all 65 of them on a weekly basis? This week we've got a hell of an episode. There's a plot and everything. It's called "Election" because it's … Continue reading Season 1, episode 9: “Election”
Season 1, Episode 1: “Rumors”
The first episode of Lizzie McGuire starts with a baby-faced Hilary Duff looking nervously at a poster for cheerleading tryouts and cuts to Cartoon Lizzie, who says the first line of the series: "Okay, I know what you're thinking. Me, Lizzie McGuire, cheerleader? What up with that?" That's a weird way to begin a series. Why … Continue reading Season 1, Episode 1: “Rumors”