This episode might be up your alley if you tried to watch "Sylvia" and couldn't make it past the father and daughter in that episode being the same age. This episode came first but the two storylines are similar but a few differences.
1. Janice is actually a teenage girl played by a teenage girl
2. Swap out protective father for a protective aunt
3. Bring in somebody you can try a pin a murder on.
So let's get down to it. Janice is our lead character and she's being taken care of by her Aunt Mae. Aunt Mae's not a bad woman. Sad thing is that she seemed rather easy going. She just wants Janice to be good. Trouble is Janice doesn't want to be good. She even mocks the concept by calling it corny.
Janice has her independence. She's got a boyfriend named Stan. It's obvious Aunt Mae doesn't mind her going for a soda or some other tame teenage activity. But Janice wants to be at a bar and order alcohol. Of course she's not served liquor since she's a teenager. Janice is desperate to be older. She scoffs at her boyfriend and seems to get pleasure by steamrolling over him.
Anyway, clearly this episode is good at painting Janice out to be a brat. And just like what I said about Sylvia's father, neither adult is a bad person. There's not one scene with Aunt Mae where I thought Janice is right and her aunt is truly a monster. I can see why Janice wants to get away from her.
Yep, that's also one of Janice's obsessions. She just wants to leave. She tries getting Stan to take her away. Janice moves onto her next idea. There's been this man named Tex hanging out while Janice is with Stan at this bar. Janice goes back alone and starts talking to Tex. Janice is then sent home by a cop at the bar but Tex comes along for the ride. Big mistake.
Janice and Tex are back at her Aunt's house and Janice is playing the waiting game. The cop that sent her home was gonna be checking up on her later. Janice warns Tex to keep quiet because she didn't want to disturb her Aunt. Tex quickly sees the mistake he made coming to this house. Janice tears at her clothes and starts screaming her head off when she hears the cop approaching. She says Tex was trying to attack her. But the biggest surprise of all involves Aunt Mae laying at the bottom of the stairs. Janice tries to pin this murder on Tex. Thankfully Stan comes into the house at that point. He had came by when Janice went out because he was going to take her away. Instead he saw Aunt Mae at the bottom of the stairs where Janice left her. His story is able to clear Tex completely.
Janice is Janice up to the very end. She didn't want to kill her but she just wouldn't leave her alone.
Very enjoyable episode with a delightful performance from Carol Lynley. Would highly recommend this episode as well.
1. Janice is actually a teenage girl played by a teenage girl
2. Swap out protective father for a protective aunt
3. Bring in somebody you can try a pin a murder on.
So let's get down to it. Janice is our lead character and she's being taken care of by her Aunt Mae. Aunt Mae's not a bad woman. Sad thing is that she seemed rather easy going. She just wants Janice to be good. Trouble is Janice doesn't want to be good. She even mocks the concept by calling it corny.
Janice has her independence. She's got a boyfriend named Stan. It's obvious Aunt Mae doesn't mind her going for a soda or some other tame teenage activity. But Janice wants to be at a bar and order alcohol. Of course she's not served liquor since she's a teenager. Janice is desperate to be older. She scoffs at her boyfriend and seems to get pleasure by steamrolling over him.
Anyway, clearly this episode is good at painting Janice out to be a brat. And just like what I said about Sylvia's father, neither adult is a bad person. There's not one scene with Aunt Mae where I thought Janice is right and her aunt is truly a monster. I can see why Janice wants to get away from her.
Yep, that's also one of Janice's obsessions. She just wants to leave. She tries getting Stan to take her away. Janice moves onto her next idea. There's been this man named Tex hanging out while Janice is with Stan at this bar. Janice goes back alone and starts talking to Tex. Janice is then sent home by a cop at the bar but Tex comes along for the ride. Big mistake.
Janice and Tex are back at her Aunt's house and Janice is playing the waiting game. The cop that sent her home was gonna be checking up on her later. Janice warns Tex to keep quiet because she didn't want to disturb her Aunt. Tex quickly sees the mistake he made coming to this house. Janice tears at her clothes and starts screaming her head off when she hears the cop approaching. She says Tex was trying to attack her. But the biggest surprise of all involves Aunt Mae laying at the bottom of the stairs. Janice tries to pin this murder on Tex. Thankfully Stan comes into the house at that point. He had came by when Janice went out because he was going to take her away. Instead he saw Aunt Mae at the bottom of the stairs where Janice left her. His story is able to clear Tex completely.
Janice is Janice up to the very end. She didn't want to kill her but she just wouldn't leave her alone.
Very enjoyable episode with a delightful performance from Carol Lynley. Would highly recommend this episode as well.