Finally got around to watching the episode. I really liked it - definitely one of the better episodes of the series, IMO.
- The Jim vs. Steph stuff was a lot of fun. I was Team Steph all the way, but then, double standards really bug me, so Jim was kind of annoying me this episode. I'm glad it looks like they'll be teaming up more in the future.
- Watcher/Katie: loved both of their scenes together, in different ways. Their first scene was super cute, and I liked seeing Katie bringing out the lighter, more smiley side of The Watcher. But I liked final scene as well, disturbing as it was, because I've been wanting to see some angst between them eventually. The Watcher being willing to wipe Katie's memory didn't shock me all that much, because much as he may love her, I think his fear of losing her is overriding everything else at the moment. And I'm sure it'll come back to bite him and make things worse for him down the road if/when Katie finds out the truth, and I'm looking forward to the drama.
- The Katie/George stuff was really cute as well. I loved how excited George was that Katie had brought him a smoothie, and how betrayed he was that she had "violated the sanctity of the smoothie."
As more than friends? I still prefer Watcher/Katie, with Katie/George as sidekicks and friends, but if The Watcher was ever permanently out of the picture (please, no!) I could be okay with Katie/George as a second choice.
- Loved Daphne's new power. I don't know whether it'll lead to darker things for her, but I like her having a more active power, and persuasion is a pretty cool one.
- Not much to say about the dates, except that I preferred Daphne/Chris stuff to JJ/Bailey. Oh, and also: did this episode ever settle whether Daphne is a sophomore or a junior? Before this episode, I kind of thought she was a junior, but Jim's concerns about Daphne dating Chris would make a lot more sense if she's a sophomore. If Daphne's was a junior, Jim letting JJ but not Daphne date a senior would be really ridiculous.
