Since it's been a while since I watched every episode - I'm only on season 2 of my re-watch - I can't say for sure but I can say that there are some episodes from seasons 1 and 2 that I
really liked.
The Fugitives was always a favorite of mine and it, along with
A Thing For Musicians,
The New Jerry and
Spies VS Spies, is one of the episodes that I remembered pretty vividly even before I started re-watching the series. Macker is one of my favorite villains because his plan was pretty ingenious - making clones of the spies to ruin their reputations with Woohp was really smart - and it was really nice to see how the girls would fare without Woohp behind them to help back them up. They were all alone in this episode and that was pretty refreshing to see.
Silicon Valley Girls is another favorite of mine. Having CHAD be the villain was very different to the normal bad guy shtick as he wasn't an actual a person but a computer program gone wrong and, in actuality, the person they thought to be the bad guy, needed saving from his own invention. It was a nice twist on things, especially since CHAD could be anywhere he wanted at any time and hack into any computer or piece of office equipment that he wanted.
Spies VS Spies was also a favorite of mine back when the show first aired because I enjoyed seeing the older spies and the differences and, occasionally, advantages their specific brand of old-school training brought to the table. I really liked them as characters and foils to our spies as they were formative opponents and I really wanted to see them again. Also, as with
The Fugitives, the girls were virtually alone when solving this case because Jerry forced them into retirement. They had to draw on their past experiences and know-how to solve this case and it was nice to see them depend on themselves once again.
Mommies Dearest is a memorable episode for me because honestly, who expected Scam to turn the spies own mothers against them? It was also nice to see Stella, Carmen and Gabby on screen, see the girl's parents for once and sorta see where they came from. Their interactions with their mothers, before the brainwashing corsages, were also true-to-form; very believable what with Clover mocking Stella's 70's bathing suit and Carmen dead-set on finding Alex a boyfriend. Just generally being obnoxious and lovable in that way that only mothers can.
Stark Raving Mad was a bit of an unexpected love for me as I had completely forgotten about this episode until I watched it again a few days ago. Sebastian was one of my favorite villains and
A Thing For Musicians one of my favorite shows, though it didn't quite make this list. It was nice to see a villain besides the over-hypes Tim Scam return and the fact that Sebastian returned without the girls even realizing it was him! (I didn't even really suspect it to be him.) The rave scene was a switch-up from his previous MO without being a complete departure - still being music/brainwashed oriented, just with a different purpose. Instead of world domination, this time around he tailor-made his MO specific to destroying places that the spies hold near and dear.
Alex Quits may seem like a funny choice since I am an Alex-lover but I really enjoyed this episode. Alex is clumsy and clueless but this episode proved that she can hold her own and is smart in her own way. She came to the spies rescue when they needed her and solved something on her own. (And
not by accident.) I think this episode gave her a bit of self-confidence - which was promptly forgotten about for the
next episode - and a confidence boost was something Alex really needed. In fact, my only problem with this episode is the inclusion of Britney. I know that her presence was important to push Alex to quit and therefore find her own way back to Woohp when she was ready, and I know that many fans like her but I have never liked her character. She's too perfect - it's like she has no flaws and I don't like that in my characters; I like for them to be human.
Totally Switched.
Okay eww! Gag me with a spoon, this is seriously grody. Need I say more?
Matchmaker is the last show I've seen on my TS re-watch mission and I liked it for many of the reasons I liked
Alex Quits. Clover really got the spotlight in this one, solving this mission completely on her own and, even though she's fictional, I was super proud of her at the end of this episode. Clover really proved that she's more than just a shallow, pretty face in this episode. She didn't let any of the hot guys hitting on her or Jerry's reassurances that nothing was wrong get in her way of solving this mission uncovering this Valentine's Day foil. She used her own resourcefulness and stash of gadgets and persevered, not
virtually on her own but very
literally on her own. All I could think at the end of this episode was: "Go Clover!"
And I guess that's it for now. I'm sure more will be added once I finish watching the rest of the series.
Sorry for the serious bump, by the way but I didn't feel that my re-watch favs merited their own topic.