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The TV Station #3 - Victorious (Terror On Cupcake Street)

First things first I have a confession to make, I enjoy Victorious, heck I also enjoy iCarly and despite it's faults I also enjoy it's joint spin-off Sam & Cat... notice I didn't say the word love for any of them because that would be taking it too far but enjoy is a word that is nothing to be sneezed at. So I just wanted to start with that because if I talk about any of these shows none of it will be from any sort of cynical point of view.

Victorious is probably my favourite of the three series, with probably the most rewatchability of any of them. Victoria Justice is absolutely stunning (the other girls are pretty too) and I do enjoy the chemistry that is there between the cast.

Terror On Cupcake Street is the shows 12th episode of the second season and sees the gang tasked with making a float for a float parade, with disaster striking when it breaks down on the way to it's parade (hence the episodes title).

This to me is not one of the shows stronger episodes, there is a neat joke early in the episode making fun of teacher Sikowitz (Eric Lange who's always enjoyable in the show, and for some reason was never ever credited as a main character despite appearing in many of the episodes) always choosing the same group of students but other then that it's seems jokes are mostly missing from the first half of the episode. 

The shows second half does pick up with Rex (Robbie's puppet for those who don't know) verbally attacking Robbie for Batman come to the rescue and Sikowitz subplot of trying to get help is also fun.

I think my overall reasoning for not digging this episode quite so much as it brought back memories of an earlier and more superior episode - Survival of The Hottest - which saw the gang trapped in an extremely hot caravan at the beach (minus Cat - played by Ariana Grande who got sent for help but ends up on her own adventure), which had things like Elizabeth Gillies in a bikini whilst this as everyone in their onesies (but that might "float" your boat more).

Overall, not one of the shows best but does have it's moments, it's unlikely an episode that would bring new fans to the show though.
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