At this point in the series, she’s already lost an awful lot, including the trust and confidence of the adults in her life. “Looks and Books” is a fascinating deconstruction and reconstruction of Lindsay’s relationships, behavior, and psyche, and it all begins with the most catastrophic moment of her life up to now: wrecking her parent’s car.īetween the disastrous kegger party, the heartbreaking Halloween egging, helping Daniel cheat on a math test, and dating and breaking up with Nick, we’ve seen that for all Lindsay gains hanging out with the Freaks, she always stands to lose so much more. Sam and Lindsay have tried all three over the course of the series, and none of their attempts have ever truly worked learning to find a comfortable identity instead of chasing after a fantastical self-image is the most significant breakthrough these characters have yet made, and that makes “Looks and Books” the most accomplished episode of Freaks and Geeks so far.Īs per usual, Lindsay’s arc is the richer of the hour’s two stories, for while I can’t say enough good things about John Francis Daley, Lindsay is inarguably the show’s finest character, one of the most realistically complex and relatable creations in TV history. ![]() In “Looks and Books,” one of the most subtextually rich and thematically layered episodes thus far, Lindsay and Sam question their own identities and the nature of ‘identity’ itself, and they both come to the same deceptively simple conclusion: identity is the feeling of being comfortable in one’s skin. ![]() How do we define ourselves? How do we define others? How do we want others to view us? What changes are we willing to make to craft an identity we can be proud of? What happens when our confidence in our own identity is shattered? How do we synthesize what we feel inside with the image we wish to project? Every episode asks these questions and many more, because discovering one’s identity is the most universal of all adolescent experiences. This is the question at the heart of Freaks and Geeks. Spoilers for Freaks and Geeks, Episode 11 – “Looks and Books” – coming after the jump… The review will be waiting patiently for you.) (And like all my TV reviews, I expect the reader has seen the episode in question, so if you haven’t, go track down the DVDs and return here when you’ve caught up. Today, we’re looking at the best hour so far, Episode 11, “Looks and Books,” in which our characters learn some very important lessons. C, San Marino, CA 91108.After a week off to discuss “The Hunger Games” and plagiarism, we’re back with weekly reviews of Freaks and Geeks, the short-lived TV classic from 1999 that I’m spending Wednesdays this Spring reviewing and analyzing. Our Director, Jessica Henning is available to meet with you and your student to show you around our facility and introduce you to our amazing instructors. We're exclusively a math learning center, and we've been in business for ~1 years. ![]() Mathnasium of San Marino knows the business of tutoring math. My wife and I are going to continue with Mathnasium for the long term, we're confident it will help our daughter throughout 7th grade, too." It was like a light bulb came on in her head. In just that short amount of time, we saw a great improvement in her abilities. So we brought our daughter in for a month at the end of the year. My wife and I were frustrated, we didn't have any success in trying to teach her ourselves. ![]() One parent put it like this: "My 6th grade daughter was struggling in math. If the end-of-the-quarter-rush has been stressful for you and your student in the past, may we suggest trying Mathnasium this time? Students who study at Mathnasium of San Marino build confidence, critical thinking skills, and real understanding that wipe away the stress and fear other students feel at the end of the quarter. When the end of the year approaches, so do deadlines and exams for school work. We love when our students are reppin' holiday joy! Mathnasium of San Marino knows how to make math fun, even when it comes to our outfits :)
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