Review: Clone High “Spring Broken/Sexy Ed”

Overview (Spoilers Below):

Spring Broken

After the clones find themselves stranded in the desert, JFK experiences a heat-induced intellectual breakthrough, Abe faces a zombie horde, and Scudworth and Mr. B hit the big time in Vegas.

Sexy Ed

While Clone High mourns a power couple breakup, Candide and Scudworth hatch a plan to reunite the pair with mandatory sex education, swarthy seamen, and some sensual sax solos.

Our Take:  

The next set of episodes sees the students of Clone High celebrating spring break and getting their education through sex. However, as expected, they’re far from ordinary regarding their bizarre events amid the high school drama. It’s evident at this point that it’s precisely what we’re expecting, but how else am I supposed to explain the experience that is Clone High?

The first episode, “Spring Broken”, consists of the clones stranded in the middle of nowhere when their spring break trip to Arroyo Fest gets sidetracked by a huge rock. While waiting for help, the students, Scudworth, and Mr. B encounter many strange mishaps. One is JFK becoming an intelligent and kind-hearted gentleman with a New York accent when the sunlight causes his brain to expand. This new side of JFK immediately turns on Joan, who wants to know the real JFK, but the approaching night threatens to change that. The other is Abe, Frida, and Cleopatra being chased by a group of zombies, but they’re actually a gang of divorcees attempting to invite them to the art fair. Finally, we have Scudworth and Mr. B in another Looney Tunes-like scenario in which they partied hard in Las Vegas.

This episode offers a few chuckles in this series of heat-inducing misadventures, including Scudworth and Mr. B snorting up everything in sight, even though everything they experienced is a mirage. However, it also provided small bits of development for specific characters. One example is Abe, who is still upset at Joan for canceling their friendship because he kept the kiss between Harriet and JFK a secret. Fortunately, Abe eventually learns that it’s okay to apologize for something that was his fault despite believing what he did was right, rekindling his friendship with Joan. The other is Harriet, who wants to meet a hot guy from social media at Arroyo Fest but later discovers she might be getting catfished. However, Harriet later discovers that the guy from social media might be Confucius.  

The second episode, “Sexy Ed”, is what you’d expect from the title: students learning sex education and being bombarded with sexual references and puns. However, there’s a reason behind this sex-driven madness. Joan and JFK have officially broken up, causing a significant detour in the Secret Board of Shadowy Figures’ plan. As a result, Scudworth and Candide decide to set up a mandatory sex education class to get Joan and JFK back together. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as it sounds, as the former power couple is battling over custody of their foster tortoise son, Sheldon. However, everyone else except Joan and JFK is feeling the love, including Harriet and Confucius, who host a party to celebrate their relationship after Harriet knows Confucius is her secret admirer. The best thing about it is that we don’t have to watch a few more episodes and experience Harriet’s love triangle to reach that point. Then, Frida appears to have a crush on Cleopatra but is afraid to admit it until they wind up in a black-and-white French romance movie toward the end.

But the big change that occurred due to the breakup is Abe, who finally has the chance to tell Joan his true feelings. That is until Topher Bus screwed everything up with his selfish personality. It’s revealed that Topher also has a crush on Joan and is blackmailing Abe with a photo of him making love to the sex ed teacher. It’s clear that Abe has another man to face to win Joan’s heart. On the bright side, the seamen and their sea shanties about sex ed facts were amusing distractions from the teen drama.

Overall, both episodes offer a series of entertaining and humorous dilemmas that fit well with their character development. “Spring Broken” is a Spring Break trip worth remembering for its comical mishaps in the hot desert. Meanwhile, “Sexy Ed” is a mild improvement over the previous episode regarding the development of Joan and JFK through their tough breakup despite its abundant sex gags. Plus, the seamen running gag was a suitable distraction that didn’t overstay its welcome. Although Topher’s reveal was far from shocking, considering how much of a dick he is in the previous episodes, it’s a decent setup for the final two episodes of the show’s second season.