Boy Meets World (TV Series) She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (1994) User Reviews

"We can name our children Chewbacca and Plankton"

[callanvass · 9/10 · 17 February 2014]

Minkus has a big crush on Topanga Lawrence and gives her a paper rose. Cory and Shawn tease Minkus for having a crush on Topanga, but Topanga accosts them for being shallow. Eric heads to Cory's class to be a guest lecturer for high school. His speech goes down well, but he fails to incorporate many of the important things like, dangers of cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs. Topanga develops a huge crush on Eric, but Cory thinks Topanga has a crush on him. Things get rough when Eric has to let her down easy and Topanga's sister witnesses Topanga being hurt. It doesn't really matter what age you are, love and feelings are very complex to deal with. You can say all you want that "You're not in love, you're too young" but maybe, they really feel they are in love. I felt this episode did a wonderful job at taking a look at issues like premature love and growing up, evading any pretentiousness. Seeing Topanga have a crush on Eric was a bit surreal, but very engaging to watch. I've not seen many of the later episodes, but everyone knows Topanga and Cory get together. Ironically enough, they have children as well. Ben Savage had some great lines and Eric's monologue to Topanga was very well done. My only complaints are that the parents don't have much to do, other than a key couple of scenes. Also, I dislike how everybody includes alcohol into big health dangers such as cigs and drugs. Alcohol can be very deadly to your health and hurt those around you, but only if you abuse it.

Note. The girl who Shawn and Cory fawn over at the end of this episode would appear in one more episode

9.2/10

Origami Flower

[JSirro · 8/10 · 18 August 2023]

Starting out in the classroom where we see our first episode showing Mikus love for Topanga. Mikus is reading an origami book with a origami flower on Topangas desk. Cory and Shawn make fun of him for being in love. We get a dead Bambi reference along with an armpit fart.

We get into the plot of the story when Eric comes in as a guest speaker to tell the class about going to the High School next year. He mentions parties and cool hang outs. Giving Eric some time in a scene in Cory's social life and not just his home life, opening up the storyline.

Topanga goes to the Matthews house with brownies and we seem to be continuing Topangas oddness with the mention of her sisters name. Shawn tries convincing Cory that Topanga has a crush on him.

Eric goes to take the trash out and Feeny gives him a heartfelt lesson on what he should have been talking about to the 6th grade class. All while Topanga is creeping in the back of the scene for NO REASON. Very weird.

In the cafe we get Cody wearing a Disney Anaheim Ducks jersey in Philadelphia? Not trying to promote at all... this is where they find Topangas notebook and realize she is in love with Eric and not Cory.

Topanga comes over and comes on to Eric on the couch which plays for an iconic moment of him stopping her from kissing him. Telling her she is a great girl but to be strong and he is too old for her.

Eric comes back in to deliver the right speech to the class, and Minkus is fantastic in this scene, right on beat and very good actually funny jokes.

Overall a really great episode, there is only one storyline going on with a heavy Eric centric episode

7.4.