Tag Archives: Mike Faiola
Awkward. review – 3×09: ‘Reality Check’

Is it possible to find the silver lining in an episode that makes you go “ugh” for 21 minutes? Judging from my reaction to Jenna’s (Ashley Rickards) crush on Collin (Nolan Funk) in ‘Reality Check’, the answer is yes. Let’s Continue reading
Awkward. review – 3×04: ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’

It’s meet the parents fun-time as Jenna (Ashley Rickards) and Matty’s (Beau Mirchoff) parents meet each other over less than ideal circumstances. So just how awkward will this be? Let’s bitch it out…
Awkward. review – 2×12: ‘The Other Shoe’

MTV’s hit show Awkward. comes to a close after a very uneven second season with a finale episode that not only doesn’t satisfy, but basically wastes our time. It’s time to send creator Lauren Iungerich hate mail! Let’s bitch it Continue reading
Awkward. review – 2×11: ‘Once Upon A Blog’

After taking a week off for the excretable MTV Video Awards, the penultimate episode of Awkward.‘s second season finally airs. Unfortunately the episode needs its own ‘do-over’ since it mostly amounts to narrative wheel spinning. Let’s bitch it out…
Awkward. review – 2×10: ‘Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me’

After a rocky start in which the second season of Awkward. focused entirely too much on the love triangle between Jenna (Ashley Rickards), Jake (Brett Davern) and Matty (Beau Mirchoff), the last few episodes have completely rebounded into the heartfelt show Continue reading
Awkward. review – 2×09: ‘Homewrecker Hamilton’

The truth about all things love triangle is out for public consumption and the sh*t has more than definitely hit the fan. Unfortunately for Jenna Hamilton (Ashley Rickards) things have gone from bad to worse. Let’s bitch it out…
Awkward. review – 2×08: ‘Time After Time’

Last week was the wedding heard round the world: sl*tbag harpy Ally (Barret Swatek) tied the knot, but the real fireworks went down when high school shrew Sadie (Molly Tarlov) spilled the beans that Jake (Brett Davern) was Jenna’s (Ashley Continue reading
Awkward. review – 2×05: ‘My Love Is A Black Heart’

Let the ex-games begin! As Valentine’s Day rolls around, both Jenna (Ashley Rickards) and Tamara (Jillian Rose Reed) ponder their status in the hearts of their former lovers. After a frustrating episode last week, can the love holiday rescue everyone’s Continue reading
Awkward. review 2×03 – ‘Three’s A Crowd’

The time we’ve all feared arrives in episode three of Awkward.‘s second season: we hit saturation point on the whole Jenna (Ashley Rickards), Jake (Brett Davern) and Matty (Beau Mirchoff) love triangle. The result is not only not pretty, it’s Continue reading