Curse That Fortune-Teller

2 Broke Girls, S02E15

The girls were having problems affording the supplies they needed for their cupcakes when they were being paid so badly at the diner.  Caroline got them an application for a grant for small businesses, but later spent a bunch of money on fortune-telling.  Max took Caroline to get her money back from the fortune teller, and the two ended up being cursed by her.

It was a bit of a shock that Andy was suddenly gone from across their shop, but I guess it makes sense that he has to be gone for good or it'll be strange to explain why we haven't seen him despite being neighbors with Caroline and Max's shop.  I felt the absence of Andy more when Amir was introduced and he and Max exchanged banter in a way that was almost like Andy and Max (if Andy was trying to hit on her).  The two of them were not funny at all as a pair, making me wish Andy was still on the show all the more.  His sudden disappearance does leave room for him to suddenly reappear with any flimsy explanation really, but such a happy outcome is in no way guaranteed.  Boo.

I almost felt bad for Han when everyone was telling him to not be a bitch and just sign the recommendation for Caroline and Max.  I mean, once again they are asking a favor of him (although not one I think would damage his reputation much), and they railroad him into doing it instead of letting him do it on his own.  However, I slightly changed my mind when Han wrote his own recommendation for them and it didn't sound that flattering.  It was certainly truthfully, but I don't think if they had submitted that recommendation that it would have helped them.  No wonder they'd rather just bully him into doing things their way rather than give him the option of helping them in his way.

I was pretty disappointed in how Caroline reacted with the fortune-telling and the curses.  I think she was still in shock that Andy chose to bolt town in the middle of the night rather than see her again.  I'm sure that had rattled her confidence about her relationships with men.  Still, to steal eggs and such from the dinner because they're hurting for money and then turn around to buy a crystal for 50 bucks is barely forgivable.  Max is a good friend not to slap the hell out of her.  It's definitely one of those times where I would want Caroline to think more about the business than her love life.  They're making jokes about whether they'll live until winter and she's going to blow money on something that dumb?  Hell, no.  And hell, no to that bitch fortune-teller who refused to give them refunds, cursed them, and then made them pay another 50 bucks to have the fake curses removed.  It's annoying as hell to see them being taken advantage, especially when the girls are conscious that they are being fleeced!  I hate seeing scam artists like that lady winning in the end.  Wish Max or Caroline would have thrown a fake curse at her.

I don't know if there was much of a good ending to the story.  The girls felt better hearing their fortunes of success and love, but after what that lady put them through I wouldn't believe her if she told me lighting would strike me and it did five seconds later.  Her ability to tell that it was going to snow proved nothing to me.  But I guess if Caroline could be put at ease because she thought she would be successful despite being alone, it's not the worst ending.  However, I was disappointed that they didn't get to submit their grant application nor get their money back.

I suppose you could say I didn't like this episode very much because it didn't turn out at all like I wanted it to.  I wouldn't have wanted Andy to disappear from the show as if he were an afterthought, nor would I want someone to try to sort of replace him.  The biggest fail for me was watching the girls fall prey to curses and the like.  That damn fortune-teller should have choked on that Chinese food she was eating at the beginning for all of her scams.  But at least the girls got semi-decent fortunes revealed by the end.  They live in a pretty gloomy situation now, so perhaps even false hope will turn into real hope for them.

Trading Z's For Some G's

2 Broke Girls, S02E12

The girls found out they had forgotten about a huge order of cupcakes due to their lack of sleep.  They snuck out of the diner earlier by faking an illness and tried to bake a thousand cupcakes in a limited time span while being extremely sleep deprived.

I was impressed by a lot of things in this story.  One being that Han is so nice that he keeps Caroline and Max around when they are sleeping blatantly in front of customers.  I guess he's just a super-understanding guy.  It was more amazing that after Max and Caroline faked being sick to cut work and then needed Han's help later, that he agreed.  He's just a big ol' sweetheart.  I mean, Max was piling on the short jokes and he still let them use his ovens.  They really owe him big.  The most impressive thing was that they were able to bake all those cupcakes in such a short time even with Earl and the others' help and especially since they ruined the majority of them at the near end.  Realistically, they shouldn't have been able to pull it off.  Not without one of them falling asleep in the oven or something.  A missing earring was like the least worst thing that could have happened.

I kept thinking there must have been some way they could have checked all those cupcakes without destroying them.  I mean, like sticking a toothpick or something in them?  I dunno.  Caroline probably wasn't thinking at full capacity when she just started tearing them up so quickly.  I would have tried to think of another way.  After all, once they covered them in frosting, I doubt anyone would notice a hole or two.  What a waste.  It was a bigger waste when you think about the earring not even being in any of them.  I guess it was just a way to add more drama and get that Andy issue out in the open.

I'll have to side with Caroline about it being a little weird that Max continued to be friends with Andy after the breakup.  They do have a good friendship and all, but there's no way for it not to be weird when Caroline and Andy still have some feelings for each other.  It would always be awkward and they wouldn't be able to keep Caroline completely out of it.  To my dismay, Andy did the right thing and broke up with Max too.  Aww.  They make such good besties.  Plus, Max loved all that free candy he could give her.  But she'd soon be looking like the worst friend ever to Caroline if she kept texting and talking to Andy as if nothing had happened.  Now I really wish Andy and Caroline would get back together some day.  Love the exchanges between Andy and Max that we'll not get to enjoy anymore.  Boo.

The funniest thing I found in this story was when Caroline was doing her guy voice terribly and she asked Max to let her hear hers.  Max responding that she's doing her guy voice right now was cute.  I liked it even better when Caroline and Max laughed at it together like they were going insane from lack of sleep.

Something that also caught my attention was when Max noted Andy's "Bradley Cooper tone."  He actually sort of looks like that actor--I wouldn't have noticed that before.  No wonder I think Andy is pretty good looking.  Which once again makes me sad if he's not going to make an appearance every now and then.

I liked this episode.  I don't know why, but it was sort of exciting to see hundreds of cupcakes being made.  It was incredible that they got it done in the state they were in and were able to collect $4,000 for it--damn.  If the girls keep this up, they may be in pretty good shape.  Just wish that Caroline and Andy's reunion was in good shape.  Unfortunately, it looks like the two have agreed to close the chapter on that book.  It doesn't stop me for wishing for their reconciliation, though!

Shut It, Carol!

2 Broke Girls, S02E12

The girls were having trouble paying rent so Max was selling cupcakes to some potheads who needed snacks.  They upgraded into selling pot cupcakes and were surprised when they met Andy at their delivery site.

Of course, Caroline wouldn't be cool with Max selling cupcakes to people who are getting high, but if you think about it, when they sell cupcakes to anyone, they might be taking them home and enjoying them as a snack with their pot.  Caroline was being her usual annoying self, getting in the way of Max's profitable idea.  I mean, they didn't have much choice doing something a little shady when Caroline had too much pride to borrow money from Andy.  I was like, seriously?  You're going to be that proud when you're crawling on floors and jumping out of windows to avoid payment?

Anyway, one of my favorite parts was when Caroline was so proud that she had followed Max to find out that she was really following some guy with long, black hair.  I loved that not just because Caroline thought he was Max, but later when the guy was getting arrested, his girlfriend came out looking and sounding like Caroline.  They had somehow stumbled upon their meth doppelgangers.  Loved it.   Later, when Sophie came knocking at their door after they had finished making the pot cupcakes, Caroline shouted out just like Carol had when her boyfriend was being arrested.  I loved that Max responded to her the same way the guy had to Carol:

Shut it, Carol!  Shut it!

I was expecting that I would like Caroline being stoned since she said it made her personality change, but she was sort of worse than she was before.  I guess being overly positive is slightly better than all doom and gloom.  Then again, I guess it just depends how you do the latter.  Caroline wasn't being very funny about it--she was just sort of ruining their chance to get any money.  She also crushed that chance when she tossed out their cupcakes at Andy's arrival and hopped out to the fire escape.  The only thing I did like about her being high is that she had phone sex with Max.  It's funny because I'm not surprised she called her at all (especially with her admitting she'd marry Max if given three choices).

It was sweet that Andy gave Caroline money and said his success was pointless if he couldn't share it with her.  He's the best.  Caroline better never screw it up with him.  It was also sweet of the diner people to come and give money for the girls' rent.  I expected Caroline to turn down their money too, but luckily calling themselves family made her swallow her pride.  Wow.  I was sort of surprised that Han contributed because I kinda feel like he's a little pissed they're not working so hard at his business anymore.  Then again, he did succumb to Max's demands that he sit at their shop and eat eight cupcakes.  Either he is really afraid of her or he wants them to be successful on some level (maybe both).

I think I would have liked this episode even better if Caroline wasn't such a wet blanket about the pot.  Sure, it put their business into a gray area, but they gotta hustle if they want their business to stay afloat until they get a real customer base.  I hope by next time they have a better plan for getting the money so they don't have to hop out of windows to avoid their landlord.  If not, I hope they find something interesting like pot cupcakes again.  It's both an entertaining and cool idea.

Johnny And Max Never Meant To Be

2 Broke Girls, S02E10

Caroline and Max threw a party, celebrating the opening of their cupcake shop.  Max invited several of her ex-boyfriends to tell them to "suck it," including Johnny who she started seeing again to Caroline's dismay.

Wow, they have got the store ready really quickly!  I thought we might see a little more in-progress stories before we saw the cupcake shop actually set up for people to walk through there.  But it's not bad that things are moving faster than I expected.  I'm just glad that the party they threw was a success and it was mostly Max's choice to see Johnny again that brought the most trouble.

One of my favorite things in the episode was Max's "suck it" face.  I absolutely loved that face she made.  It was the perfection expression to really stick it to anyone that had crossed her in the past.  It's just too bad she didn't really get to use it in the right way on either of her exes.  In fact, Johnny found it to be a turn on.  I can't say that I'm surprised about that.  It was more of a confident, sexy look than a bitchy, ugly look.

It was also funny that Caroline and Max kept ignoring Han, who couldn't get into the party.  The best part of Han's struggles was when the doorman said they were at capacity, and then Robbie got into the party without more than saying who he was.  When Han complained about that, the doorman told him that he was only allowed to let in hot guys who looked like trouble.  When Earl got let in after that, I was rolling.  Not only because Earl fit into that category, but because Han was so angry about it.

Speaking of Earl, there was another funny moment when Caroline played Max's game of "Marry, Sleep With, Or Kill."  Caroline mistakenly thought she was supposed to consider Max and Earl and said she would sleep with Earl and marry Max.  I liked Earl's response to that:

I feel uncomfortable, Caroline.  Like I don't know how to look at you anymore.

Concerning Max and Johnny, I felt better knowing that she saw that they didn't belong together.  They do make a cute-looking couple, but their history together makes me hesitant about them being together in general.  I sort of let a sigh of relief to see her end things before she got hurt again.  They have some chemistry (that scene with them making out as gumballs rained down on them was nice), but I couldn't see Johnny sticking around or the fire between them lasting without Max knowing that she couldn't have him or vice-versa.  It's too bad, but I guess Max will have to stay single for a little while longer.

It's cool that Max's Cupcakes is open for business already, even if their party didn't make their goods fly off the shelves as they had probably expected.  I'm happy to see something hold them back a little bit because I'm not ready for them to be too successful yet (it wouldn't be any fun).  But I'm most happy that Max is smart enough to know when she has something real with someone and when she doesn't.  I'm sure we haven't seen the last of Johnny, but at least we probably don't have to expect that Max would ever to fool herself into thinking they should ever be together.

Candy Andy

2 Broke Girls, S02E06

Max took Caroline to lunch at a soup kitchen, and they met a cute candy store owner named Andy.  Although Andy was interested in dating Caroline, she was too embarrassed to face him after puking on him and being caught masturbating at home.  Han also battled for Sophie about her right to claim her favorite booth as her any time she pleased.

This was a cute episode.  Usually I wouldn't cheer for Caroline getting a man, but since he offered benefits for Max (she is surely a candy whore, haha) and was nice enough to not care about Caroline's bad first impression, I was a lot more interested in him making another appearance.  One of my favorite things about him and this story period was that he played "Pure Imagination" at one point in his store.  I loved that.  I didn't think his store was all that, but at least he could appreciate Willy Wonka and that gives him points.  I also thought it was cute that he told them that since they had just met to just call him "Candrew Andrew" instead of "Candy Andy."  Usually I hate stuff like that, but his delivery was on point, so it ended up being a good flirt.

I thought the masturbation thing would be the end for Caroline's chances to get Andy, but luckily, he's a big enough dork to come to their restaurant and try to embarrass himself.  I just liked seeing Max more exited for their potential love life because she wanted the free candy for life (though unless he's going to be selling candy forever, I don't see how he could live up to that promise).  I want to see Max milking more from their relationship in the future.

It was kinda funny to see Han try to stand up to Sophie.  I liked her telling him to stand in the corner when he tried to make her move.  I thought there was no way he could win against her and was surprised when he stood his ground by sitting at Sophie's favorite booth.  But it wasn't too surprising that Sophie just went ahead and changed her favorite booth and made some other customers move away.  She's a lady that knows how to take charge and Han is not the one to bring her down.  I wonder if he'll ever try that again.

Looking forward to seeing more of Candy Andy.  He seems like an easy-going person who could maybe make Caroline mellow out sometime.  He has to be able to handle some crazy stuff if he can overlook all the unpleasant things Caroline did meeting him for the first time.  But most of all, I want to see Max grabbing all the candy she can from Andy before Caroline screws things up or something.  Max and free candy are great new combination.

Piss-Pants Coward

2 Broke Girls, S02E03

Caroline used Max as a shield when her life was threatened and peed her pants in fear of a robber.  Max took Caroline to the movies without paying for a ticket and hinted that she wasn't over being Caroline's shield.

Caroline not only has the worst looking pee face I've ever seen, but is a straight up cold bitch for throwing Max in front of her when a gun was pointed her way.  Then the piss-pants coward thought apologizing twice was enough to compensate putting Max's life in trouble.  Seriously?  I can't believe her.  Then at the end when Max fled the scene when they were about to get caught without tickets, Caroline said they were even in selfishness.  Hardly!  Max could have died.  Maybe Caroline would have been locked up for a little while--but not dead or paralyzed from a random shot!  She was right that both girls are looking out for number one, but to say that Max is on the same par as Caroline is stretching it.  No, I'm gonna have to disagree there.

It's also interesting that Han is so young.  I mean, I thought he was maybe in his 30s, though, so it's funny that he's still in his 20s.  The running gag where everyone was shocked by his age was pretty funny.  And it was slightly funny to see Han pull out a gun from his fanny pack.  That was the last thing I expected him to pull out.  He is full of surprises.  Furthermore, it's surprising that Max now thinks he cool enough to hang out with in the future.  Haha.  She has his eye on him.  I'm pretty sure she'll be disappointed the day she decides to make good with that offer.

Good episode.  I have another reason to dislike Caroline, but it's not like I'm asking for her blood (because I know how she's supposed to be).  I'm glad they decided to show a little more of Han's depth since so far we don't know more about him than him being a dork who sometimes argues with him mom on the phone.  What else might we learn about Han?  I'll hope they continue to put a spotlight on him from time to time, rather than have us learn anything else about someone like Oleg.  I'm fine with him being as one-dimensional as possible.