Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (TV Series) Mel vs. the Future (2015) User Reviews

Extremely moving

[andy-57832 · 10/10 · 23 March 2018]

I think this episode might be the finest writing for a kids TV show that I've ever seen.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't Cry

[AngelsAngel · 7/10 · 4 April 2016]

It may not be my favourite episode (a bit too serious for my taste in a family show) The dialogue may have been off, but it's understandable considering the subject matter, but it still drew me in. It was weirdly genuine, too genuine. This episode hit me in the heart and I'd be lying if I said I didn't cry. Although we don't see Mel's mother often in the series, you can feel Mel's pain, you can feel Gortimer and Ranger's pain to get through to her... and then they add the magical element of time travel, yet it doesn't feel out of place, it doesn't feel weird, it feels... normal. Who wouldn't go back in time to save someone they love? To tell them one last time that you love them... If you've experienced a loss, the episode is strangely relatable. Most shows won't touch on this subject, but they got it right and they really do help cope I guess... it made me cry so be warned because I'm heartless and only cried like 7 times for characters in my life and its usually after an entire movie or TV series with a cute guy or a dog, like Marley and Me or when Spoiler, Harry dies in Spiderman 3 and a few pixar films. So yes, warning, very sensitive subject and I will tell the truth, I ran to my room crying and praying to my grandma that I love her after watching this, so I only recommend if you feel like tearing up.