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But there is something manipulative about using sentiment as a tool to get what you want, which when coupled with Farkle’s general obsession, doesn’t sit well with me. Is there something wrong with being sentimental? No. It’s the sort of gesture television loves-outwardly romantic, implicitly problematic, akin to following your ideal girl home from school every day until she finally lets you walk with her. Riley’s old stuffed animal, a symbol of their entire friendship. Maya’s old skateboard, a symbol of her only moment of vulnerability. Here though, as he speed dates both girls right in front of each other, he picks the right examples to demonstrate it-and exactly the right examples. His earnest thoughtfulness as a friend has never been a question. Farkle hasn’t really done anything new to win the girls over. There’s a conflict between Farkle’s supposed moral superiority over other romantic options and his fantasy construction of the girls that I doubt GMW will ever address and for me, an inherent creepy-crawly disgust to his obsession-which both girls have often, mind you, expressly rejected-that makes “Girl Meets Farkle’s Choice” a hard sell. All in all, problem situation potentially well solved.Įxcept the problem situation itself still nags at me. Farkle likewise realizes that he likes them both as the team they make more than he likes them as his choice and a rival. It’s an insecurity they both have, and it was nice to see that, rather than muster up romantic interest for him, they decide to always keep in mind they should never settle for anything less. He sees and knows them for who they truly are, and likes them still. They have fought less for Farkle himself but for what he represents as a kind, supportive friend. The girls’ decision, after spending the episode trading blows to win the chance of being Farkle’s date for the Buggies, is after all a platonic one.
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There’s a chance in “Girl Meets Farkle’s Choice” for the show to finally move past this plotline, and I’ll be happy never to mention it again if that’s true. I’ve refrained from harping on it, and I’ll give the show its due. Unfortunately one thing Farkle of the nineteenth episode still has in common with the prototype is his preoccupation with Riley and Maya.