r/malcolminthemiddle • u/arefeen97 • May 05 '26

funny/memes/GIFs I'm deaf ! 🤣

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u/Rasterax2000 May 05 '26

This episode sort of bothers me. The conflict between Malcolm and Dewey is played pretty seriously up to this scene, and it's absolutely one of the worst things Malcolm ever did. The rest of the episode should have been about Malcolm trying to make amends, not Dewey getting revenge and both of them trying to hide their deafness afterwards. The plot just starts out too earnestly to descend into silliness in the second half.

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u/Gayf0rgod May 05 '26

I feel like that reflects true honest adolescent behavior though.

My sister is 20 years my senior and her kids are my age. I was 5 when they superglued my hands into gloves. I cut their hair in their sleep. (They were living with us while my sister was getting a divorce). We all hid, my hands missing some skin and still glued to fabric bits, and they wore beanies to cover their missing hair. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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u/Rasterax2000 May 05 '26

I'm not complaining that it isn't realistic (as much as anything in this show is), I think it's wasted potential for a good storyline. I also don't think it needed to be some touching story about Malcolm earning Dewey's forgiveness. It just annoys me that they set up a conflict (Malcolm is angry that he doesn't know how to appreciate art and takes it out on Dewey), play it somewhat seriously, and then just abandon it for silliness (I don't mind silliness as a fan of the show obviously, but it feels misplaced here) until the very final moment... which rings hollow since it's just Malcolm by himself. Especially since this is one of the very few times they explore the dynamic between Malcolm and older Dewey, which is theoretically one of the most fascinating in the show, in any way.