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Hello there. This is SofiaBlythe2014. This is SofiaBlythe2014. For this comparison, I'm comparing "Kerpow Kerplunk" from Polly Pocket to "Peppereka". They're both episodes about someone being a bit too clingy in trying to keep a best friend. To show how they're similar and different, we look at these factors: Story, The Jealous Friend, The Best Friends, Message, and Conclusion. Let's begin.

Story:

Kerpow Kerplunk: The episode has Polly feeling left out when Lila starts spending more time doing kerpow than hanging with her. She then decides to take it up so that they can spend more time together, but it's not easy.

Peppereka: The episode has Pepper coin the term Peppereka so that she and Eureka can spend more time together. It's alright at first, but then she becomes more clingy when she excludes Barry from their activities.

Both episodes are similar in how they're both about trying to keep together a friendship, but the jealous person acts misguided when doing so. They differ in how one episode involves trying to maintain the bond with one activity while the other is more about spending time in general, not linked to just one activity.

The Jealous Friend: Both Polly and Pepper are similar in how they're rather clingy when it comes to spending time with their friends, not wanting to lose them. With that said, they do differ from each other.

Kerpow Kerplunk: With Polly, they highlight more of her closed minded nature and stubbornness. At the same time, they also show how she doesn't want to any of her friends. She brings up how Lila just recently got into kerpow, and yet it's all she seems to want to do. She's not used to this change, which fits with how she's not one to take the unexpected in stride. She can get quite snappy when trying to get what she wants. With that said, there is something that helps make her likable. There's a scene where she talks to Shani, and when she brings up her love of science and how everyone has different interests, she says how it's something she's always liked. This shows that she has the capacity to accept that everyone is different, but her horizons aren't broadened enough for it to apply to everyone in life. There's also a moment where she rewires the kerpow bot to be on easy mode so she can level up with Lila. It's done as a last resort, showing that she at least tries something new first before going the easy route.

Peppereka: With Pepper, while there is still a definite clinginess, there's more emphasis on how she doesn't want to be left out of anything important that her friends are doing. The beginning shows her feeling left out when Eureka and Barry inadvertently do something fun without her. It shows that she's someone who does like spending time with her friends, and doesn't like being lonely. She also doesn't care about the activity she's doing with Eureka, as long as they're doing it together, such as becoming closer with the scavenger hunt. However, her clingy side shows in how she feels they should do everything together, and keeps excluding Barry. It's rather insensitive, but you don't find her unlikable. It can be because of how they emphasize more of her desperation and how she's acting before thinking. She can be rather impulsive to the point of being stubborn. Plus, Eureka does keep calling her out on her actions, but in a gentle manner. This all shows that she deserves a chance, but that this behavior isn't right.

The Best Friends: The standout characters here are Lila in the former, and both Eureka and Barry in the latter. They fit their roles in being the friends that get into conflict with the best friends, but do so in different ways.

Kerpow Kerplunk: With Lila, the episode goes out of its way to show that she is a good friend, but doesn't always pay attention to what others need. In fact, she didn't even register how Polly was feeling until she told her during the last few minutes. It isn't intentional since she can be somewhat focused on a goal that she may not know how others feel. Plus, throughout the episode, she's very gentle in letting Polly down in saying that she has to do kerpow. She's even excited when she starts taking it up with her, even if she didn't know why she did so at the time.

Peppereka: The thing that's interesting here is that we get dual perspectives from both Eureka and Barry, who know more about Pepper's true intentions. Eureka knows that Pepper just wants to spend time with her, and thus would try to please her. She tries to think about the feelings of others so that they're not disappointed. She only intervenes when Barry is clearly unhappy (since she likes including everyone) and they miss out on a picnic she wanted to do. As for Barry, they highlight his supportive side, and how he wants to be there for his friends by giving them space. He only really gets sad when it seems like he's intentionally being excluded.

Message: Both episodes cover similar ideas on knowing how to let your friends do more of what they want. They have different messages when it comes to supporting these ideas though.

Kerpow Kerplunk: The episode covers the idea of different interests, where Polly thinks Lila won't want to hang with her and Shani anymore. It's from a misguided sense of love, thinking that she won't hang with them anymore. The episode shows that Lila taking up something new isn't bad. She just need to pay more attention. As such, the full message here is about being mindful of others and realizing that you're still friends even if your interests don't always match up.

Peppereka: The episode covers the idea of personal space, and how there should be set boundaries. Pepper does want to hang with Eureka, but her stubbornness in not wanting to lose her means she's being pushy in excluding Barry. We see Eureka trying to respect her boundaries while still trying to put her foot down. As such, the full message here is about how it's important to spend time with friends. You just shouldn't leave anyone out and you should try too hard to spend time with other people.

Conclusion: Both episodes have fitting yet different conclusions.

Kerpow Kerplunk: Polly apologizes for trying to interfere with Lila's passion when kerpow bot goes haywire. She's very understanding, and the two of them shut him down from the inside. Polly then creates a mini gym and repurposes kerpow bot so that Lila can work out when she wants to.

Peppereka: Both Eureka and Barry give Pepper time to think about what she's done. She feels bad about what she did, and goes to apologize to them. She even tries to fix up the two person bike to include three people, even if she doesn't go a good job. Eureka fixes it up so that all their friends can ride it together.

The characters in both episodes obviously make up. However, the Polly episode has her and Lila work together to solve the problem, and she personally gives her something to help her with practice. With the Eureka episode, she and Barry call Pepper out on her behavior, and she has time to think about it. She also makes an apology gift, and though they appreciate the effort, it's fixed up so that it's more inclusive.

And that's how they're similar and different. Let's see who wrote them.

Kerpow Kerplunk: Christopher Gentile

Peppereka: Carina Chocano

Thanks for reading. Have a great day.

Description
Hello there. This is SofiaBlythe2014. This is SofiaBlythe2014. For this comparison, I'm comparing "Kerpow Kerplunk" from Polly Pocket to "Peppereka". They're both episodes about someone being a bit too clingy in trying to keep a best friend. To show how they're similar and different, we look at these factors: Story, The Jealous Friend, The Best Friends, Message, and Conclusion. Let's begin.

Story:

Kerpow Kerplunk: The episode has Polly feeling left out when Lila starts spending more time doing kerpow than hanging with her. She then decides to take it up so that they can spend more time together, but it's not easy.

Peppereka: The episode has Pepper coin the term Peppereka so that she and Eureka can spend more time together. It's alright at first, but then she becomes more clingy when she excludes Barry from their activities.

Both episodes are similar in how they're both about trying to keep together a friendship, but the jealous person acts misguided when doing so. They differ in how one episode involves trying to maintain the bond with one activity while the other is more about spending time in general, not linked to just one activity.

The Jealous Friend: Both Polly and Pepper are similar in how they're rather clingy when it comes to spending time with their friends, not wanting to lose them. With that said, they do differ from each other.

Kerpow Kerplunk: With Polly, they highlight more of her closed minded nature and stubbornness. At the same time, they also show how she doesn't want to any of her friends. She brings up how Lila just recently got into kerpow, and yet it's all she seems to want to do. She's not used to this change, which fits with how she's not one to take the unexpected in stride. She can get quite snappy when trying to get what she wants. With that said, there is something that helps make her likable. There's a scene where she talks to Shani, and when she brings up her love of science and how everyone has different interests, she says how it's something she's always liked. This shows that she has the capacity to accept that everyone is different, but her horizons aren't broadened enough for it to apply to everyone in life. There's also a moment where she rewires the kerpow bot to be on easy mode so she can level up with Lila. It's done as a last resort, showing that she at least tries something new first before going the easy route.

Peppereka: With Pepper, while there is still a definite clinginess, there's more emphasis on how she doesn't want to be left out of anything important that her friends are doing. The beginning shows her feeling left out when Eureka and Barry inadvertently do something fun without her. It shows that she's someone who does like spending time with her friends, and doesn't like being lonely. She also doesn't care about the activity she's doing with Eureka, as long as they're doing it together, such as becoming closer with the scavenger hunt. However, her clingy side shows in how she feels they should do everything together, and keeps excluding Barry. It's rather insensitive, but you don't find her unlikable. It can be because of how they emphasize more of her desperation and how she's acting before thinking. She can be rather impulsive to the point of being stubborn. Plus, Eureka does keep calling her out on her actions, but in a gentle manner. This all shows that she deserves a chance, but that this behavior isn't right.

The Best Friends: The standout characters here are Lila in the former, and both Eureka and Barry in the latter. They fit their roles in being the friends that get into conflict with the best friends, but do so in different ways.

Kerpow Kerplunk: With Lila, the episode goes out of its way to show that she is a good friend, but doesn't always pay attention to what others need. In fact, she didn't even register how Polly was feeling until she told her during the last few minutes. It isn't intentional since she can be somewhat focused on a goal that she may not know how others feel. Plus, throughout the episode, she's very gentle in letting Polly down in saying that she has to do kerpow. She's even excited when she starts taking it up with her, even if she didn't know why she did so at the time.

Peppereka: The thing that's interesting here is that we get dual perspectives from both Eureka and Barry, who know more about Pepper's true intentions. Eureka knows that Pepper just wants to spend time with her, and thus would try to please her. She tries to think about the feelings of others so that they're not disappointed. She only intervenes when Barry is clearly unhappy (since she likes including everyone) and they miss out on a picnic she wanted to do. As for Barry, they highlight his supportive side, and how he wants to be there for his friends by giving them space. He only really gets sad when it seems like he's intentionally being excluded.

Message: Both episodes cover similar ideas on knowing how to let your friends do more of what they want. They have different messages when it comes to supporting these ideas though.

Kerpow Kerplunk: The episode covers the idea of different interests, where Polly thinks Lila won't want to hang with her and Shani anymore. It's from a misguided sense of love, thinking that she won't hang with them anymore. The episode shows that Lila taking up something new isn't bad. She just need to pay more attention. As such, the full message here is about being mindful of others and realizing that you're still friends even if your interests don't always match up.

Peppereka: The episode covers the idea of personal space, and how there should be set boundaries. Pepper does want to hang with Eureka, but her stubbornness in not wanting to lose her means she's being pushy in excluding Barry. We see Eureka trying to respect her boundaries while still trying to put her foot down. As such, the full message here is about how it's important to spend time with friends. You just shouldn't leave anyone out and you should try too hard to spend time with other people.

Conclusion: Both episodes have fitting yet different conclusions.

Kerpow Kerplunk: Polly apologizes for trying to interfere with Lila's passion when kerpow bot goes haywire. She's very understanding, and the two of them shut him down from the inside. Polly then creates a mini gym and repurposes kerpow bot so that Lila can work out when she wants to.

Peppereka: Both Eureka and Barry give Pepper time to think about what she's done. She feels bad about what she did, and goes to apologize to them. She even tries to fix up the two person bike to include three people, even if she doesn't go a good job. Eureka fixes it up so that all their friends can ride it together.

The characters in both episodes obviously make up. However, the Polly episode has her and Lila work together to solve the problem, and she personally gives her something to help her with practice. With the Eureka episode, she and Barry call Pepper out on her behavior, and she has time to think about it. She also makes an apology gift, and though they appreciate the effort, it's fixed up so that it's more inclusive.

And that's how they're similar and different. Let's see who wrote them.

Kerpow Kerplunk: Christopher Gentile

Peppereka: Carina Chocano

Thanks for reading. Have a great day.