3.5/5
Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
Carly and co become obsessed with a a new miracle product called sand, which can help with things like courage, calmness and feeling emotion.
This might be the funniest episode of the revival so far; it was not a laugh a minute or anything but there were a good few solid jokes that actually made me laugh out loud.
This episode has further convinced me that Freddie, Nathan Kress, is the best and most well written character on the show, as his character seemingly gets character work in nearly every episode and we know far more, and care far more about him and his life because of it. I think Carly, Miranda Cosgrove, could do with some more character work in the rest of the season as so far all we have learnt about who she is now, post revival, is someone who is scared of celebrating her birthday and that’s about it.
I enjoyed the gimmick of sand and thought the reveal of what it actually is was well done and actually smart in the context of the episode. Furthermore, I like that the show finally gave Harper, Laci Mosley, something to do. She gets to be the one that doesn’t fall for what turns out to be a scam and eventually expose it, which feels very true for her character and in keeping with the personality established.
Overall, a strong episode.
Pros.
It is funny
They finally give Harper something meaningful to do
Freddie
Cons.
Carley as a character needs fleshing out more, she is staring to become a secondary character on her own show
Not all the jokes land
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