Y2K Fresh Off The Boat "College"/"Grandma's Boys"

"College"

With Y2K coming the best way to not worry is studying for college exams with Jessica, right? Here's a recap!

As Eddie gives his idea of what Y2K would be (like The Matrix); Jessica has plans for Eddie to study for the college exam while she too studies as well. As they study, Eddie tells Jessica that he wants to have a fun time at college, but she has other plans for him like going to Harvard or Yale. But when Louis tells Jessica of an idea to take the family to California and show Eddie UCLA; that had got her to agree.

But when Eddie and Louis try to show Jessica that it's fun, things take a turn and as she learns that UCLA is a tough college to get into and that made her get Eddie to learn what it takes to be a student at UCLA. But Eddie bailed the tour and just when they meet the Dean of the College Eddie decides to not want to go at all. Soon Jessica tells Eddie about her time at college and how the nickname "Messy Jessy" was born. After their talk, Eddie agrees to keep an open mind and dropped a balloon full of shaving cream on Louis.

Meanwhile, Evan, Emery, and Grandma play with the Y2K scare and goes out to do whatever; from signing up for credit cards UCLA and using them on spending on expensive stuff. While grandma was having a time of her life with a Danny DeVito double, Evan and Emery, learn that sometimes it's just not fun without the other and decide that they would rather spend Y2K with each other than what they just did. 

"College" was such a good and funny episode. The story between Jessica and Eddie had to have been another favorite of mine as they keep learning that they are just alike. The Y2K was funny for the first half of the episode but pretty much died off after. But that Matrix scenes with Eddie, Louis and Jessica were outstanding and hilarious. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

"Grandma's Boy"

After Marvin's retirement party, Jenny wants a retirement party too. She announces it at Marvin's party and gives Louis a list of what she wants for gifts. That is until Louis just gives her a party and no gits at all. Soon, Louis gets his brother Gene, who happens to have found peace, to help with their mother's issue; but instead creates more problems when Gene gets Jenny that hot tub she wanted. Louis realizes that he too has to let it go and apologies to Gene and thanks to him for the help while in the hot tub.

Meanwhile, Evan believes that he had told Marvin about a secret story while he was under laughing gas. That sparked fear with Emery and Eddie and the three tries to come up with leverage on Marvin; but when they meet with him they talk it over and after learning about a couple of secrets the four agree to keep each other's secret to themselves.

"Grandma's Boy" felt like an average episode that had some good laughs but didn't really sell like the previous two episodes. Ken Jeong was really good and the Gene and Louis story was as good too. But it was the secret story that really fell flat and even the title of the episode as well. This could have been called Mama's Boy or something. I figured this episode was going to be about one of the boys and Jenny but it turns out it's not. Overall, I give this episode a 7/10.

You can catch Fresh Off The Boat Fridays at 8:30/7:30c on ABC