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Girl Meets World has tackled some pretty heavy stuff in its short time on the air, but this week's episode dealt with something even larger than life: belief in a higher power. Though religion wasn't directly addressed here, the concepts of faith, science and conviction were very much at the heart of this one, and for the most part it was handled really well and ended with a good message -- even if it did get a little heavy-handed at times.
Not unlike the previous episode, Cory's assignment this week was actually pretty good, as Thomas Jefferson and Joan of Arc laid the groundwork for the kids' discussions. I thought the division between Farkle and Maya and Riley and Lucas was very in keeping with their characters -- especially Farkle on his side and Riley on her side. The constant switching of partners was also a nice way of getting different perspectives from each of the kids, as he or she made cases for their two subjects.
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Girl Meets World has tackled some pretty heavy stuff in its short time on the air, but this week's episode dealt with something even larger than life: belief in a higher power. Though religion wasn't directly addressed here, the concepts of faith, science and conviction were very much at the heart of this one, and for the most part it was handled really well and ended with a good message -- even if it did get a little heavy-handed at times.
Not unlike the previous episode, Cory's assignment this week was actually pretty good, as Thomas Jefferson and Joan of Arc laid the groundwork for the kids' discussions. I thought the division between Farkle and Maya and Riley and Lucas was very in keeping with their characters -- especially Farkle on his side and Riley on her side. The constant switching of partners was also a nice way of getting different perspectives from each of the kids, as he or she made cases for their two subjects.
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