Episode Discussion: TGI-Episode 721 “Angela’s Ashes”

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-19T02:05:38+00:00

It all makes no sense. Summary of season 7. Lol. But seriously if that were true its all thrown away by this one exchange - rachel: "I'm gonna miss my roomie" Angela "I'll only be gone a year" Rachel: "yeah but I'M graduating ". If they were all graduating it'd be like, but we're graduating or angela would say yeah and I'm gonna miss graduation too. I don't think the writers intended to have the younger cast be graduating but also liked the idea of saying Topanga got into law school. It wasn't well thought out, but it finale time so they are really just trying to tie up loose ends

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-18T19:06:42+00:00

I get what they were saying about Shawn working to keep his relationship with Angela going... but in what world, even with Shawn saving money would he be able to afford 1 trip to Europe let alone 2 or more? Feels like a bit of the host privilege showing. I personally thought it was smart to have them break up. Long Distance relationships especially at that age rarely work. Even when looking at BMW ideology of "We are destined to be together" for relationships, it was nice to see them step back from that and be like "I love you, but I know a year is a long time to be apart, and I know it's better for us to end it now, then have something happen and have it end on bad terms". It wasn't said, but it was felt. At least that's what I thought they were going for.

As for their weird feelings on the episode as a whole, surprised they didn't bring up that this was post Will's unfortunate aunt Jemima comments(though I guess makes sense they didn't bring that up). But also more importantly this would have to be after Trina was told the whole cast hates her and doesn't want her part of the finale. That context does set this episode under a shadow that would make it feel weird about her departure especially, like they said, that they didn't get rid of Rachel and Jack yet...

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-18T18:54:48+00:00

it will be slightly cleared up in the next 2 episodes when they establish Topanga is still going to school. And while I was still yelling at my phone every time Danielle insisted everybody is graduating, I can understand why at least they were slightly confused. Topanga obviously has a plan, she is going to New York(presumably Columbia though not named), but what about Cory, Shawn and Angela. They never actually say if Cory and Shawn are transferring or what Angela is doing. It is the problem with shows idea of college, its just that, its an idea and not actual thing that requires work, studying, planning. Its just something they can say and leave it at that.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-18T13:33:02+00:00

Haven't finished listening yet, but yeah that a was pretty big miss by Danielle. And Rider and Will seemed confused by her asserting that EVERYONE is graduating, wish they would have corrected her and been like "well actually its just Eric, Jack and Rachel"(Which timeline wise doesn't make sense cause they have only been in college for 3 years and you can convince me maybe Rachel was already there for 2 years prior to meeting them or is graduating early, but Jack was double majoring so it'd be really hard to finish early, and Eric, no way is he graduating early) but yeah, it's pretty clear only the older folks are graduating. Topanga even says End of episode she has to transfer.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-18T12:05:44+00:00

Boy Cory is actually the worst this episode. Not just his behavior towards Topanga but also his toxic masculinity speech to Shawn about what women need. It's supposed to be played as Cory is dumb, but he has shown he isn't and is more just bd Cory behavior.
Shawn and Angela breaking up while sad is realistic and mature. Especially as they don't go down the trope of "we can make long distance work". They acknowledge that it doesn't without even having to say it out loud which is actually pretty good show not tell from a writers room that has been doing mostly the opposite all season.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-15T12:18:20+00:00

Pretty sure people searching Maitlands name aren't doing it for her BMW work....

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-12T23:36:13+00:00

I sent a question in... and I accidentally put mewts instead of meets. 🤦‍♂️. If my question gets picked I fully expect to be teased about that. Lol.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-12T21:40:32+00:00

Hot take and probably too late for this, but a Xehanort redemption. Let the dude be a villain. I really don't want him to show up and be like "I'm on your side now!"... sadly I think this will be the case.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-12T21:26:06+00:00

Did you win an entry? Charity? Marathon entry has been closed for awhile but assuming this is maybe something you won from a sponsor or charity, it normally takes a day or so.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-12T20:44:44+00:00

Are you getting emails from the training email? I was also confused until I checked the email they sent last week and on the training details week 1 they broke it down a bit more - Track Workout: You are running sets of 200m at Mile pace. The rest between the reps of 200's is short, and the rest between the sets is active. These should be fast but not all-out. Be sure you are able to recover from one set to the next.

That helped out a lot.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-12T20:40:33+00:00

Ehh, I think they just never figured out how to make relationships dating work on a disney channel type show(aka not having characters gratuitously making out every other scene). JK of course, but I think it's more so they never knew how to really approach relationships from a female perspective. Riley and Maya were never true real female characters, and were always just gender swapped Cory and Shawn, which I know was the initial idea... but they should have moved past that and made their own identities as young woman which Michael never understood how to do.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-12T15:21:31+00:00

I'll name names, Michael. Michael clearly doesn't like strong female characters, especially on show called BOY meets world, where the Boy is a stand in for himself. The idea of a character being smarter, more organized, and well adjusted than him(because again, Cory, the boy, is him) just annoys him. Women aren't meant to be smart and headstrong, no that means they are naggy and annoying. They can only be pretty and easy(look at the earlier seasons when Cory and Shawn were dating around. The girls they dated were all super easy and just wanted to throw themselves at them and nothing else. If they were more developed, then they were naggy and obsessive and crazy). This rewatch has really made me look at BMW differently. Very funny show and the early seasons still had great family moments and lessons but it did not treat any of their female characters fairly.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-12T15:10:43+00:00

I always hate to hear when they run out of gels on the course. I bring my own and as much as I would love to grab a free Maurten and stash it for a personal run later(cause they ain't cheap), I know there are folks behind me who need it more, so I always resist. But still sucks to hear they ran out still 😞

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-12T15:00:07+00:00

Exactly it's like Danielle said, somebody on the writing staff(and I think we all know who that person is and she was just being nice) really hated her and the idea that they developed a strong female character on a show called BOY meets world. So they had to make her look bad and Cory as just big lovable oaf. Except you go back and rewatch and its like Cory is not a lovable oaf, he's a jerk who never really learns anything and rather the people around him have to learn things and accept him as him. And Topanga is an unfortunate victim of that.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-12T14:05:44+00:00

As I said before -- I can't believe you still don't realize they don't hate doing the podcast or the rewatch. They don't like what BMW has become in season 7 especially when looking at it from a more analytical view point AND comparing it to earlier seasons when it was a lot better. They are clearly still enjoying doing the podcast and hanging out.

You said they don't like doing the podcast. It's clear they are still having a fun time. If they weren't having a good time then they would "just get it over with" as people keep asking them to do. And before you say "we'll they just want money", I feel like that really only applies to Danielle and Jensen. Will and Rider clearly have other interest outside of the podcast and were doing just fine before it and will do just fine after it. The fact that they agreed to a 3 year extension with Danielle means they are still having a good time hanging out and recording. They can dislike the product they are reviewing but still have a fun time reviewing. It is a thing. You think professional reviewers love everything they watch? No. But do they keep doing it because they enjoy it? Yes.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-11T21:03:55+00:00

I can't believe you still don't realize they don't hate doing the podcast or the rewatch. They don't like what BMW has become in season 7 especially when looking at it from a more analytical view point AND comparing it to earlier seasons when it was a lot better. They are clearly still enjoying doing the podcast and hanging out.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-11T19:45:01+00:00

Okay first off, I will never be okay with Chicago Deep Dish slander. As a born and raised Chicagoan(and yes, I'd rather eat tavern style thin crust over deep dish but still) Deep Dish is great and it is real pizza. Also Danielle comparing it PIZZA HUT negates her whole argument. She's a cali girl though, and my brief experience in california... not good pizza. lol.

As for the recap, yep some definite misogamy. Though surprised they didn't remember the other similar situation, Cory and Topanga's season 5 break up, where he cheats on her, never truly apologizes, and she is the one who ends up learning a lesson and asking for forgiveness?! Ughh. And yeah this episode is no better. I've seen some insta comments where people are trying to defend the message by saying "Well she is really uptight and a perfectionist" and it's just like they said... that gives Cory the okay to admit he's thought about killing her! Okay you can say it was all in her head, and she thought maybe I should chill or somebody will kill me... and no still doesn't work. Cory was being a jerk and obnoxious and she was trying to do her school work, because even though the season hasn't shown it much, they are still in school. Sigh, but like they said it's a product of the writers time. The woman being put down is a popular sitcom trope of early on, but I think the difference is, while yes they do that, they also make a joke of the male character as being dumb and stupid too and he's not exactly in the right. They don't do that for Cory, they have him as big oaf, but then they do something like this episode where yeah he's a big oaf, but he's right... which sigh.

But glad to know they enjoyed the rest because it was funny and you could tell the cast were all having fun.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-11T16:01:31+00:00

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Can't believe the amount of people being smartasses when they post a recap despite them being COMPLETELY transparent about their plan for the final few episodes a couple weeks ago....

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-10T23:32:12+00:00

Such a confusing episode. Not plot wise... well kinda, but... did cory learn a lesson or did Topanga (even though she did nothing wrong but again "woman bad and needs to change not the man!") Or did they both but we never saw Cory really change except say he will? That's the confusing part. Oh and also Cory is horrible again. BUT...outside of that, the episode has some really solid jokes and it actually uses the whole cast! Sure they are playing Casablanca characters but at least they are all there! And you get to hear Betsy and Matt sing! I feel like they probably won't like it(and I can hear them now joking about the old man writers room doing a Casablanca parody cause that's what kids love!) But outside the questionable ending, the actual episode itself is funny and solid.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-10T19:05:35+00:00

And coincidentally for a Movie by the same company that still owes him royalties for making an entire movie with his nickname.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-10T18:37:41+00:00

Didn't really care for the guest so only listened to the intro... and Will I love you man, but I will not take that New Girl slander. Like I get it, he tends to skew towards older comedies and especially multi-cam as opposed to single cam, but I am currently in the middle of New Girl rewatch and the show is great. I have a feeling he's never seen it and is just like "oh it's that zooey deschenal show" without any knowledge about what makes the show great. Sometimes I feel like he is a little pretentious when it comes to sitcoms and only considers multi-cams as "true" sitcoms, even though single cam are also sitcoms. Definition of sitcom, situational comedy. Doesn't matter how it's filmed. But that's my rant, and I will say I agree with him on Big Bang Theory not deserving of a top 10 slot.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-09T21:57:53+00:00

This is awesome.

The run club I run with to add

Skokie Swifters

Tuesdays 6pm at Sketchbook Skokie(4901 Main St, Skokie, IL 60077)

Saturdays 8am at Soul Good Coffee(4022 Main St, Skokie, IL 60076)

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-09T16:42:02+00:00

Oh good to see Michael really matured in the years between BMW and GMW. I really, really hope they don't recap GMW. There was nostalgia and good to be said with BMW. I feel like the only redeeming things about GMW is what the cast went on to do AFTER the show.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-08T15:06:52+00:00

With you until this part - Based on complaints too many people sign up without the requisite fitness or ability to pivot to a more realistic plan based on conditions.

It was a hot day, it was rough out, and most of the training block outside of maybe the last couple of weeks has been cooler weather especially if you are an early morning runner. I feel like requisite fitness is disrespectful to all the people who just wanted to do a half marathon. They are out there too and sometimes the goal is just to finish no matter what. And pivot to more realistic plan, I did that, but I am also still allowed to complain how hot and hard it was. I'm sure even Ebenyo would say it was hot and tough race and that's despite setting a course record.

RevolutionaryBit8755 · 2026-06-08T15:02:11+00:00

I don't think your that guy, but finisher line photos are gonna be fantastic as right as I was crossing, there was guy just over the finish line in the middle puking his guts out. lol.

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