I used to watch this show as a kid and really liked it. Watching it as an adult, I thought it would bring back some nostalgic moments, but actually it has only caused me a great deal of annoyance. The first season is okay, Blossom is a smart ass, but likable in a naive way. And Tony and Nick are cool. Joey is a dumb ass, and never changes. The thing is that from season 2 on, Joey is not only stupid but also disgusting as far as it comes to women. There were several episodes where Playboy bunnies made an appearance and Joey is constantly talking about hot girls and even dismisses dark-haired girls as if they are less than blondes. It's disgusting and offensive. I'm sure the writers did all this to attract more male viewers but it reinforces the persistent notion in our society that a woman is only worthy if she's young, thin and blonde. Or exceptionally smart like Blossom, but Blossom's intelligence is never really explored again after Vinnie becomes her boyfriend. Suddenly, she spends all her time doing things with him, or getting into stupid fights with him. She becomes sarcastic and snarky. I really started to hate her and wished she and Vinnie would just break up already. I always liked the Tony story and his marriage to Shelley, although it would be very unlikely that 2 people who accidentally got married would actually fall in love with each other. As for Nick, I liked him in the beginning, he seemed really caring. But as the seasons went on, he turned out to be just an older version of Joey: hooking up with random 'babes' and becoming more and more of a caricature. Such a shame. I never liked the grandpa, because again, this was yet another dirty old man character, into porn and other disgusting things. I'm sure it was supposed to be funny, but it really was not. It's a real shame the show sold its soul and started to cater to the lower morality set. It could have been an outstanding show, but ended up being the same as all the other run-of-the-mill predictable junk out there. Shame.
Review of Blossom
