No Match For Angelina (Angelina Ballerina)

No Match For Angelina is episode 11b of Season 1 on Angelina Ballerina. It aired on 13 March 2002.

Plot
Angelina is a skilled hockey player, but girls are disallowed in the team. Angelina joins the team as a boy named Andy. Despite her cover blown, Angelina still makes her winning shot for the team.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) It is somewhat of an Angelina torture episode, as she is ridiculed by the boys for being a girl and is unable to be on a team because of this.
 * 2) The reasoning behind Angelina being unable to play in the tournament is ridiculous, sexist, and unfair. As stated in WIS#1, she is unable to play on the team because she is a girl.
 * 3) Almost every single character is unlikable. Most notably Sammy, who calls Angelina being on the team the funniest thing he's ever heard. On top of that, the coach doesn't seem to care for the talent and states to Angelina the rules. Angelina's Dad also doesn't seem to get suspicious when Angelina borrows his hockey costume.
 * 4) The episode itself is rather mean-spirited, as stated from the "girls aren't allowed" and when "Andy" drops her helmet and reveals his true identity, instead of being shocked, considering that she is helping them win, they immediately go back to laughing at her.
 * 5) William Longtail serves no purpose and has been explained to be clumsy on ice, as he fell 11 times when one of the players mentions him as a possible replacement. On top of that, he nervously says "Oh crumbs" when the coach reluctantly puts him as a player, showing further proof that the coach doesn't seem to care about the talent.
 * 6) Angelina is kind of bad as always. For starters, she gets upset over the rules (which while justifiable, is rather annoying), disguises herself as "Andy" to actually play, a violation of the rules, cares so little about the strap from her helmet breaking off that she ultimately blows her cover.
 * 7) No one receives any comeuppance for their actions. Sammy doesn't get any consequences for bullying Angelina, the coach doesn't seem to appreciate the fact that Angelina helped the team win and Angelina doesn't apologize to Dad for breaking his helmet strap.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The ending is rather good. Angelina helps her team win.
 * 2) Alice is rather likable here.
 * 3) The premise was actually good, but the execution was holding this episode back.



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