The character of Harley is legitimately breaking it all down. Too often intelligence is shown as being done the "right" way by the "right" people, and too many "be different" messages are really "be different in the same way as everyone else". The parts where Harley breaks the fourth wall seem too frequent and often repeat what's already known, but maybe younger viewers need the extra exposition. And it's getting funnier by the episode, and of course the lack of a laugh track is so refreshing. The show tries hard at realism sometimes and lapses inexplicably at other times, which is fine since being too real would shut out the humor. Many of the problems that are supposedly the result of being in a big family are also experienced by smaller families with less money.
#STUCK IN THE MIDDLE MOM SERIES#
The series focuses on Jenna Ortega as Harley Diaz, who invents many gadgets to deal with living in a large family. These characters don't, and, importantly, it's depicted as _normal_ and goes by as a part of life, without undue angst. Stuck in the Middle is an American family comedy television series developed by Alison Brown and Linda Videtti Figueiredo and created by Alison Brown that aired on Disney Channel from Februto July 23, 2018. On most other shows, even characters who supposedly aren't rich seem to have everything they want all the time. The family isn't strictly poor, but it is limited in a way that rarely gets on TV. Cerina Vincent is good too in what needs to remain the second most important role. Bethany is overprotective towards her daughter Ellie - she bans Ellie from eating sweets. She's very critical, especially to both Suzy and Tom, as she criticizes them for their parenting.
Peters is the Diaz's selfish, rude, mean and nosy next-door neighbor. Bethany is portrayed by Lauren Pritchard. Jenna Ortega isn't perfect, but she more than carries the show and pours her heart into every moment. Bethany Peters is the mother of Ellie Peters and the main antagonist in Stuck in the Middle.
She's just 13 after all, and wouldn't have any lessons to learn if she started out as an angel. The fact that she's a conniving liar no longer bothers me but adds to the fun, especially since she frequently loses at the end. It's this above all that the writers need to sustain throughout the life of the series. Harley's brain blazes white-hot energy throughout in a wide variety of ways, and it's such an inspiration. After the fourth episode i'm finally all in on this show.