Freaks and Geeks
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I think we can all agree: Mr. Rosso is a real one.
Who else could prank his students so thoroughly?
This is legendary trolling, and it demands respect.
Making an effort to change yourself is one thing; attempting to control those around you is another.
The freaks cant force growing up.
The geeks cant force Maureen to stay their friend.
The Weirs cant force their kids to hang out with them.
No matter how much you might want a fresh start, its never ever guaranteed.
Youre not one of them.
Maybe she doesnt want to go to college!
Maybe Lindsay hasnt figured out what she wants to do with her life!
Who is Mr. Rosso to push her so hard and to judge her friends so harshly?
Friends forgive each other, of course.
(Harolds Through the mail?
But who can get Lindsay et al.
Is Toby the kind of person Mr. Rosso is warning Lindsay she could become?
He keeps roosters that are suggested to be gamecocks.
His home is full of stolen stereos and marijuana plants growing in closets.
We have a more mature relationship than that.
We have an understanding.
(No, that wasnt phrasing!)
Is this low-key misogyny?
Its somewhat understandable, though, why the geeks would act this way.
She gets them to talk about love in a serious way the farting argument is really about intimacy!
Shes now three lunch tables, and a full social stratosphere, away.
Maybe shell come back, but the geeks cant force her to.
We are not your employees; were your parents.
Now, we created you, and we deserve respect!
… We are going to spend quality time together, and were going to enjoy it, damn it!
Does the mandate work?
But Harold and Jean know who they are.
With the kids out of the house, Jean cheekily suggests to her husband, Nobodys home.
You wanna have a little sex?
