After finishing episode 3, I must say I am appreciative that the majority of MTV's scripted series are only given 10-12 episode seasons. If only because I feel the gimmick of this show would certainly lose its luster if this was stretched out to 20 some odd episodes. For while the premise of a girl's mom being her kidnapper remains interesting and I do like the drama which has come from it, I must admit that I feel a good part of the cast are starting to come off as clichéd archetypes. Which, to me, is bringing the show down a little.
Topic 1: What Are We Going To Do About Max? – Max and Elizabeth
As we know, Max is Carter's ex and his original purpose was to make Carter more comfortable in Elizabeth's home. But with Max not working or going to school and just hanging out with Grant most of the time, it makes you wonder what are they going to do with him? For while Carter seems done with him and Taylor certainly has an interest, after her losing to Carter for Gabe's affections it seems she is done competing. Though I doubt her being unable to compete will take away the power of Max's compliments which made her smile.
But with Max being Elizabeth's tool for getting Carter to behave, Elizabeth sadly doesn't see the nice moment Max and Taylor have at all. Instead she sees this nice kid who she wants to hook her daughter up with. However, Max recognizes many guys are after Carter and, again, with him not even being able to establish himself, I don't think he feels he can compete nor really should. This doesn't stop Elizabeth however. She tries to push Carter and Max together by pretending she is going to kick Max out, and all this does is win Max a bed at the foot of Carter's. Pushing Max to realize that this kind gesture of letting him stay is probably not at all with his interest in mind, and leading me to wonder what is going on at his home?
Topic 2: Rebel without a Cause – Carter
With Carter's main purpose in life currently being to find ways to upset Elizabeth, it is hard to really even see from Carter's viewpoint anymore. For while you get Elizabeth is no Lori, at the same time it is so hard to not see Carter as a bit of a brat with everything she does. Whether it is bend the rules of her curfew and bring her friends over, kiss the legendary Crash (Caleb Ruminer) just to upset Elizabeth, or continue to deny Elizabeth any sense of pleasure by denying her motherhood. At this point it doesn't matter how cute or interesting Carter is, she is just a headache.
Topic 3: Finding Lori – Gabe, Carter, Lori, and David
Despite Carter's attitude however, Gabe and David seem hell-bent on winning her over. Focusing on Gabe first, he wants Carter to be his girl so bad he recruits Ofe and Bird to help look for Lori using stolen information from his dad's laptop. Then, upon finding a possible match, he joins Carter to investigate places she may have been. As for David, with him in the hole with Random House to the tune of $500,000 you can understand why "Finding Carter" is a book Toby really wants. Thing is, as much as David is a butt head to the point I'm wondering if Lori was saving Carter from him, he seems to want to protect her as they grow close. For while Elizabeth has seemingly just started to unfreeze her heart, here is Carter almost like a kid offering hers in the hopes he won't break it. In fact their relationship has progressed to the point of her calling him dad and hugging him. So, like Grant, it seems Carter has found a way, despite her nonsense, to make herself easy to love. And while I admit I still think she is annoying, I must admit I still find Carter too intriguing to not be invested in her story and what comes of it.
Topic 1: What Are We Going To Do About Max? – Max and Elizabeth
As we know, Max is Carter's ex and his original purpose was to make Carter more comfortable in Elizabeth's home. But with Max not working or going to school and just hanging out with Grant most of the time, it makes you wonder what are they going to do with him? For while Carter seems done with him and Taylor certainly has an interest, after her losing to Carter for Gabe's affections it seems she is done competing. Though I doubt her being unable to compete will take away the power of Max's compliments which made her smile.
But with Max being Elizabeth's tool for getting Carter to behave, Elizabeth sadly doesn't see the nice moment Max and Taylor have at all. Instead she sees this nice kid who she wants to hook her daughter up with. However, Max recognizes many guys are after Carter and, again, with him not even being able to establish himself, I don't think he feels he can compete nor really should. This doesn't stop Elizabeth however. She tries to push Carter and Max together by pretending she is going to kick Max out, and all this does is win Max a bed at the foot of Carter's. Pushing Max to realize that this kind gesture of letting him stay is probably not at all with his interest in mind, and leading me to wonder what is going on at his home?
Topic 2: Rebel without a Cause – Carter
With Carter's main purpose in life currently being to find ways to upset Elizabeth, it is hard to really even see from Carter's viewpoint anymore. For while you get Elizabeth is no Lori, at the same time it is so hard to not see Carter as a bit of a brat with everything she does. Whether it is bend the rules of her curfew and bring her friends over, kiss the legendary Crash (Caleb Ruminer) just to upset Elizabeth, or continue to deny Elizabeth any sense of pleasure by denying her motherhood. At this point it doesn't matter how cute or interesting Carter is, she is just a headache.
Topic 3: Finding Lori – Gabe, Carter, Lori, and David
Despite Carter's attitude however, Gabe and David seem hell-bent on winning her over. Focusing on Gabe first, he wants Carter to be his girl so bad he recruits Ofe and Bird to help look for Lori using stolen information from his dad's laptop. Then, upon finding a possible match, he joins Carter to investigate places she may have been. As for David, with him in the hole with Random House to the tune of $500,000 you can understand why "Finding Carter" is a book Toby really wants. Thing is, as much as David is a butt head to the point I'm wondering if Lori was saving Carter from him, he seems to want to protect her as they grow close. For while Elizabeth has seemingly just started to unfreeze her heart, here is Carter almost like a kid offering hers in the hopes he won't break it. In fact their relationship has progressed to the point of her calling him dad and hugging him. So, like Grant, it seems Carter has found a way, despite her nonsense, to make herself easy to love. And while I admit I still think she is annoying, I must admit I still find Carter too intriguing to not be invested in her story and what comes of it.
