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Priestly ordination (pre-1968 rite)
During the rite of ordination, after the bishop the priest present lay their hands on the ordinands
The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church includes three orders: bishop, priest, and deacon. In the phrase "Holy Orders", the word "holy" simply means "set apart for some purpose." The word "order" designates an established civil body or corporation with a hierarchy, and ordination means legal incorporation into an order. In context, therefore, a group with a hierarchical structure that is set apart for ministry in the Church.
For Catholics, the church views typically that in the last year of seminary training a man will be ordained to the "transitional diaconate." This distinguishes men bound for priesthood from those who have entered the "permanent diaconate" and do not intend to seek ordination as a priest. Deacons, whether transitional or permanent, receive faculties to preach, to perform baptisms, and to witness marriages. They may assist at the Eucharist or the Mass, but are not the ministers of the Eucharist. After six months or more as a transitional deacon, a man will be ordained to the priesthood. Priests are able to preach, perform baptisms, witness marriages, hear confessions and give absolutions, anoint the sick, and celebrate the Eucharist or the Mass. Some priests are later chosen to be bishops; bishops may ordain priests, deacons, and bishops
Contents
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1 Bishops
2 Priests
3 Deacons
4 Minor Orders
5 Holy Orders
5.1 Norms
5.2 Marriage and Holy Orders
5.2.1 Clerical celibacy
6 See also
7 Notes
Bishops[edit]
Main article: Bishop (Catholic Church)
Bishops are chosen from among the priests in the Catholic Church. Among Eastern Catholic Churches, which permit married priests, bishops must be widowers or unmarried, or agree to abstain from sexual contact with their wives. It is a common misconception that all such bishops come from religious orders. While this is generally true, it is not an absolute rule. Catholic bishops are usually leaders of territorial units called dioceses.
Normally, bishops administer the sacrament of Holy Orders. In Latin-rite Catholic churches, only bishops (and priests with authorization by the local bishop) may licitly administer the sacrament of confirmation, but if an ordinary priest administers that sacrament illicitly, it is nonetheless considered valid, so that the person confirmed cannot be actually confirmed again, by a bishop or otherwise. Latin rite priests with special permission of the diocesan bishop or the Holy See can lawfully administer confirmation; every Catholic priest must administer confirmation, even without permission, to children in danger of death. In Eastern Catholic Churches, confirmation is done by parish priests via the rite of chrismation, and is usually administered to both babies and adults immediately after their baptism.
Priests[edit]
Main article: Priesthood (Catholic Church)
The word either derives ultimately from the Greek πρεσβύτερος/presbuteros meaning "elder" or the Latin praepositus meaning "superintendent." The Catholic Church sees the Priesthood as both a reflection of the ancient Jewish priesthood in the Temple, and the work of Jesus as priest. The liturgy of ordination recalls the Old Testament priesthood and the priesthood of Christ. In the words of Thomas Aquinas, "Christ is the source of all priesthood: the priest of the old law was a prefiguration of Christ, and the priest of the new law acts in the person of Christ" Summa Theologiae III, 22, 4c. Priests may celebrate Mass, hear confessions and give absolution, celebrate Baptism, serve as the Church's witness at the sacrament of Holy Matrimony, administer Anointing of the Sick, and administer Confirmation if authorized to do so by the Bishop. See Presbyterorum Ordinis for the Second Vatican Council decree on the nature of the Catholic priesthood.
Deacons[edit]
Main article: Deacon
The Diaconate is one of the three Major Orders in the Catholic Church. The first deacons were ordained by the Apostles in Acts of the Apostles chapter 6. The ministry of the deacon in the Roman Catholic Church is described as one of service in three areas: the Word, the Liturgy and Charity. The deacon's ministry of the Word includes proclaiming the Gospel during the Mass, preaching and teaching. The deacon's liturgical ministry includes various parts of the Mass proper to the deacon, including being an ordinary minister of Holy Communion and the proper minister of the chalice when Holy Communion is administered under both kinds. The ministry of charity involves service to the poor and marginalized and working with parishioners to help them become more involved in such ministry. As clerics, deacons are required to say the Liturgy of the Hours daily; Deacons, like bishops and priests, are ordinary ministers of the Sacrament of Baptism and can serve as the church's witness at the sacrament of Holy Matrimony, which the bride and groom administer to each other. Deacons may also preside over funeral rites outside of Mass, They can preside over various services such as Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and they may give certain blessings.
Minor Orders[edit]
From the 3rd century AD up until seven years after the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), the Roman Catholic Church had four minor orders up to the order of subdeacon, which were conferred on seminarians pro forma before they became deacons. The minor orders and the subdiaconate were not considered sacraments, and for simplicity were suppressed under Pope Paul VI in 1972. Only those orders (deacon, priest, bishop) previously considered major orders of divine institution were retained in most of the Latin rite. Previously some included the subdiaconate into the major orders, and excluded mentioning the order of bishop, as this order was seen as the fullness of the priestly order already conferred. The total number of minor and major orders in the pre-1966 structure was however always considered to be seven.
Holy Orders[edit]
Holy Orders is one of seven Catholic sacraments that make an indelible mark called a sacramental character on the recipient's soul (the other two are baptism and confirmation). This sacrament can only be conferred on baptized men.[1] If a woman attempts to be ordained, both she and the person who attempts to ordain her are excommunicated latae sententiae.[2]
Such titles as cardinal, monsignor, archbishop, etc., are not sacramental orders. These are simply offices; to receive one of those titles is not an instance of the sacrament of Holy Orders.
Norms[edit]
The Catholic Church recognizes the validity of Holy Orders administered by the Eastern Orthodox, Polish National, Oriental Orthodox, and the Assyrian Church of the East because those churches have maintained the apostolic succession of bishops, i.e., their bishops claim to be in a line of succession dating back to the Apostles, just as Catholic bishops do. Consequently, if a priest of one of those eastern churches converts to Roman Catholicism, his ordination is already valid; however, to exercise the order received, he would need to be incardinated either into a religious ordained in the Catholic Church (though there is much debate in the Orthodox Church about this); that is part of the policy called church economy.
A controversy in the Catholic Church over the question of whether Anglican Holy Orders are valid was settled by Pope Leo XIII in 1896, who wrote in Apostolicae curae that Anglican orders lack validity because the rite by which priests were ordained was not correctly performed from 1547 to 1553 and from 1558 to the 19th century, thus causing a break of continuity in apostolic succession and a break with the sacramental intention of the Church. Leo XIII condemned the Anglican ordinals and deemed the Anglican orders "absolutely null and utterly void".[3] Some Changes in the Anglican Ordinal since King Edward VI, and a fuller appreciation of the pre-Reformation ordinals suggest, according to some private theologians, that the correctness of the dismissal of Anglican orders may be questioned; however Apostolicae curae remains Roman Catholic definitive teaching and was reinforced by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI.
Since 1896 many Anglican bishops have been consecrated by bishops of the Old Catholic Church. Nevertheless, all Anglican clergymen who desire to enter the Catholic Church do so as laymen and must be ordained in the Catholic Church in order to serve as priests. Catholics are, according to Ad Tuendam Fidem and Cardinal Ratzinger, obliged to hold the position that Anglican orders are invalid.
Catholics do not recognize the ordination of ministers in other, Protestant, churches that do not maintain the apostolic succession. The Lutheran Churches of Sweden and Finland have always maintained unbroken apostolic succession and their Holy Orders have never been dismissed by Rome. This is not the case for the Lutheran Churches of Norway, Denmark, and Iceland where there occurred breaks in succession.
Anglicans accept the ordination of most mainline denominations; however, only those denominations in full communion with the Anglican Communion, such as some Lutheran denominations, may preside at services requiring a priest.
Marriage and Holy Orders[edit]
The rules discussed in this section are not considered to be among the infallible dogmas of the Catholic Church, but are mutable rules of discipline. See clerical celibacy and clerical celibacy (Catholic Church) for a more detailed discussion.
Married men may be ordained to the diaconate as Permanent Deacons, but in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church may not be ordained to the priesthood. In the Eastern Catholic Churches and in the Eastern Orthodox Church married deacons may be ordained priests, but may not become bishops. Bishops in the Eastern Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches are almost always drawn from among monks, who have taken a vow of celibacy. They may be widowers, though; it is not required of them never to have been married.
In some cases widowed permanent deacons, or single permanent deacons that later discerned a calling to the priesthood, have been ordained to the priesthood. There have been some situations in which male converts previously married and ordained to the priesthood of an Anglican or Lutheran church have been ordained to the Catholic priesthood, sometimes sub conditione (conditionally), and allowed to function much as an Eastern Rite priest but in a Latin Rite setting; however, this may only happen with the approval of the priest's Bishop and a special permission by the Pope. Some former Anglican, Lutheran, or Episcopal priests who are married, but have either no children, or adult and non-dependent children away from home, can be given a dispensation by the Bishop and the Pope to serve as priests; these married priests, with or without children, may not become Latin-rite Bishops, but can be made Pastors of a Church, vicars general or episcopal vicars or deans, or monsignors (see the 1983 Code of Canon Law for the Latin-rite Churches, and episcopal conference website guidelines, and the website for the Diocese of former Anglicans who became Catholics but retained their Anglican heritage, for more information).
Clerical celibacy[edit]
There is a distinction drawn between chastity and celibacy. Celibacy is the state of not being married, so a promise of celibacy is a promise not to enter into marriage but instead to consecrate one's life to service (in other words, "married to God"). Chastity, a virtue expected of all Christians, is the state of sexual purity; for a vowed celibate, or for the single person, chastity means the abstinence from sexual activity. For the married person, chastity means the practice of sex only within marriage between a man and woman, provided that it is unitive and open to the possibility of new life (i.e. non-contraceptive).
See also[edit]
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Notes[edit]
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My Life as Liz
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My Life as Liz
Season one promotional photo
Genre
Mockumentary
Comedy
Created by
Jessica Antonini
Lindsey Bannister
Clayton Cogswell
Betty Park
Joseph Van Harken, Jr.
Starring
Liz Lee
Taylor Terry
Collin Sullivan
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Lindsey Bannister
Marshall Eisen
Dave Sirulnick
Joseph Van Harken, Jr.
Betty Park
Producer(s)
Jessica Antonini
Clayton Cogswell
Howie Miller
Jesse Paddock
Heather Walsh
Justin Zimmerman
Kevin Felix
Micah Weisberg
Rob Masterson
Editor(s)
Brian Murphy
Betty Park
Jon Philpot
David S. Tung
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
20-22 minutes
Production company(s)
MTV
Distributor
MTV Productions
Release
Original network
MTV
Original release
January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18) – May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)
External links
Website
My Life as Liz is a mockumentary-style American comedy television series that centers on the life of Liz Lee, a misfit high-school senior living in a small town in Texas. The series debuted on MTV on January 18, 2010.
The first-season finale aired on March 8, 2010.[1] Filming for the second season began early 2010 in New York City,[2][3] mostly at Pratt Institute,[4] the college which series star Liz Lee attends. Season two premiered February 8, 2011, and consisted of 12 episodes. The series was not renewed for a third season, and the series finale aired on May 3, 2011.
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1 Genre
2 Series overview
3 Cast
4 Episodes
4.1 Season 1 (2010)
4.2 Season 2 (2011)
5 Critical response
6 Notes
7 References
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Genre[edit]
My Life as Liz uses the camera-work and editing typical of reality television. The show hints at Liz living in a small country-like town where her individuality is constantly threatened. The Texas city Liz lives in is a rapidly growing city of over 35,000 residents. The show targets isolated scenes repeatedly to hide this truth and leaves something to be desired in the lack of diversity. The Los Angeles Times asserts that the show "is quasi-reality -- real people, in their real environment, leading lives that are being in some way dramatized" and that the show "flirts with documentary but intersperses scenes of high-school hallway conversations".[5] An MTV executive has stated, "We don't look at it as just a reality show. We weren't going to call it a sitcom, because it's not."[5] Executive Producer Marshall Eisen stated, "The rule was, when Liz is around other people, we played that as straight as we could. When she's alone, that's when we were able to stylize things more."[5] Liz herself has confirmed that there are multiple scenes that are 'planned', citing the scene in 'Liz's Got Talent (Part 1)' where Liz dresses as a superhero and in 'Summer of Suck' where Taylor Terry is shown in front of a black screen, but the events and relationships are true.[6] The series frequently uses music from Faded Paper Figures, both for its end credits and during various episodes.
Series overview[edit]
Season one focused on the life of Liz Lee. She lives in Burleson, Texas, a conservative, religious suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; she is extremely proud to be a geek and she is happy to have her friends.[7] The show also focuses on Liz's main antagonist, Cori Cooper and her minions Taylor Terry and Tori Langley, and all of Liz's friends such as Bryson Gilreath (who is also her love interest), Colin "Sully" Sullivan, Miles Reed, and Troy Yingst. Season one shows Liz's journey through her senior year in high school, and her struggles with her enemy Cori Cooper.[8] Season two is set in New York with Liz adjusting to old and new friends.
Cast[edit]
Elizabeth "Liz" Lee: The show's main character, is a girl from Burleson, Texas. She is a self-proclaimed individualist and geek. She feels that in her town people are either stuck up or narrow minded. She admits she used to be a typical "preppy girl" until Cori Cooper betrayed her in high school. She enjoys reading comic books and is obsessed with Star Wars. Season 1 covers how she dealt with high-school drama, sometimes with Cori involved. In "My Secret Valentine", she begins to develop a crush on her friend, Bryson, even though he had a girlfriend at the time. Their friendship gradually gets stronger as he gives Liz support during her high school talent show, even playing guitar alongside Liz to make her less nervous when performing. Despite their friendship, Bryson rejects her offer to go to the prom and makes Liz want to forget. But in the Season 1 finale, Bryson finally confesses his feelings to Liz. After high school, she moves to New York to attend Pratt Institute. However, she meets very few people and has troubling juggling her long-distance relationship with Bryson. It was in New York when she met Louis, a possible boyfriend when Bryson was dishonest with her in "The Morning After".[9]
Colin "Sully" Sullivan: Liz's sidekick and best friend. He takes pride in his comic book collection and is always there for Liz. He is a huge supporter for her, especially when she auditions for her school talent show by making T-shirts in support for Liz. It's revealed in "The ABC's of Friendship" that he secretly likes Liz but will not take the chance of asking her out; he fears it might jeopardize their great friendship. During high school prom, Liz invites Sully to come with him after being rejected by her love-interest, Bryson. In "A Prom to Remember part 2", Sully shows that he wants to get Liz and Bryson together by distracting Bryson's date in order for them to have alone time. In season 2, Sully remains loyal to Liz and her relationship with Bryson. He gets extremely protective of Liz when he meets Louis for the first time in "the new morning ". During his visit in New York, he meets a girl named Marlene who shares his love of comics and inevitably develops a crush on her. In the Season 2 finale, Sully returns to New York finally admits his love for Liz in order for him to move on towards Marlene. However, Sully fails when Marlene "pulls the friend card."
Bryson Gilreath: Liz's crush during season one, however, Bryson had a girlfriend. They almost kiss at the end of season one, but their friends awkwardly cheer before the kiss. In season two, Bryson surprises Liz in New York and they finally kiss, however, Liz finds out that Bryson supposedly has a girlfriend back home in Austin. He is supposed to love her but it seems like he does since he leaves school for the weekend and spends it with her. Afterward, Bryson desperately tries to contact her, but Liz continues to ignore him. Once he finds out that she is dating Louis, he gets jealous and due to Sully exposing his feelings about Liz, he admits to Liz that he does in fact love her in the season 2 finale.
Taylor Terri: A past sidekick for Cori Cooper, known as the "Queen of Mean". At first Liz didn't trust her because of Taylor befriending Liz in the summer but ignoring her while in school. But throughout Liz's senior year in Burleson High, she and Taylor slowly become good friends when she stands up for Liz against Cori Cooper at her ABC party. While helping Liz to be with Bryson, Taylor also befriends Sully and the rest of the gang, and is seen during season two frequently hanging out with the group while Liz is in New York. In Season 2, it was revealed that Taylor has decided to go to college in New York as well.
Cori Cooper (season 1, guest season 2): Known as the "queen of mean", Cori is very self-absorbed and hates "anyone who has an original thought". She is the most popular girl in school, because she's the prettiest. She is also a member of the "blonde squad" which consists of her, Taylor, and Tori. She will do whatever it takes to get what she wants, and no one can stand in her way. She always looks for ways to get back at Liz, her nemesis. Cori does suffer a few personal defeats in the series, such as when she verbally attacked Liz at a party being given by Taylor, who stood up for her against Cori's insults. Cori then demanded that she choose between her and Liz. Taylor, finally having had enough of Cori's hateful behavior, chose Liz. Later in the season during the "A Prom to Remember (Part 2)" episode, Liz had a mini meltdown right before the school announced the prom queen which was awarded to someone else. Cori then had a meltdown and went to the bathroom with her other friend, crying about how she feels and how she thinks everyone in the school hates her and now realizes that her shallow, stuck up, and vindictive ways have finally led to her downfall. It was revealed in season 2 that she had a baby.[8]
Louis M Johnson (season 2): An aspiring musician in a two-man band who met Liz in the season 2 premiere while she was dumpster diving for art project materials. At first, she considered meeting him as a sign of moving from Bryson until he visits her in New York. After learning of Bryson's girlfriend in Texas, Louis is the one who cheers her up. He continues to flirt with Liz while she searches for an apartment and even lets her move in with him temporarily. When Louis finally gets the chance to go out with her, he ends up meeting Sully and the gang, who were skeptical of him at first and make it their priority to make sure he won't hurt Liz. Liz actually offers to sing with Louis at an 1980s gig, where they share their first kiss after their performance. In the Season 2 finale, Liz and Louis decide to put their relationship on hold while he goes on tour with his band Augustine.
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2010)[edit]
No.
Title
Original air date
Production
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1
"Summer of Suck" January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18) 101 0.902
Meet Liz, a senior in high school who considers herself as an outsider in her home in Texas. Liz's end-of-summer plans are ruined when she must spend time with the ever-bubbly Taylor Terry, who represents almost everyone she hates about home.
2
"My Sketchy Valentine" January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18) 102 0.902 [notes 1]
Liz receives flowers from a secret admirer and embarks on a mission to find out who sent them. The cards tell her to attend the Valentine's Day Dance to meet him. Unfortunately, no one shows up, leaving Liz in dismay. Later on, Bryson comes to cheer her up when she learns Cori sent the flowers to humiliate her.
3
"Liz's Got Talent? (Part 1)" January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25) 103 0.865
Liz auditions for the talent show to compete against Cori Cooper but suddenly get nervous. She and Sully hold auditions to start a band with her, but no one shows up. Later, Bryson suggests helping Liz out with a solo performance, Thanks to his support, she makes the cut.
4
"Liz's Got Talent? (Part 2)" February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01) 104 0.882
Liz is sick and worried about the talent show as the pressure mounts. Sully takes a candid photo of Liz and creates shirts with her picture on it for all the Liz supporters to wear. As the talent show begins, Bryson leaves, but surprises her with a guitar and performs with Liz. When they announce the winner, it is not Liz. However, it is not Cori and her group either. Liz thanks Bryson and then meets Bryson's girlfriend at the end of the talent show. The episode ends with Liz putting a picture of her friends carrying her on their shoulders on her dresser and says "One small step for this nerd, one giant leap for nerd kind."
5
"Hunting for Change" February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08) 105 0.872
Taylor tags along when Liz and her family go on a hunting trip to do an article and video about animal cruelty and that it's inhumane. Taylor and Liz bond while on the trip, but their video is rejected. Liz is upset when Bryson decides to meet his girlfriend's family instead of going on the hunting trip.
6
"The ABCs of Friendship" February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15) 106 0.783
Taylor invites Liz to her ABC (Anything But Clothes) party. Cori is angry at this and, during the party, she verbally attacks Liz, telling her to go home. Taylor stops the fight and, after being told to pick between Cori and Liz, she picks Liz. Bryson goes to Liz's house after the party to tell her about his breakup with his girlfriend. Also, Sully decides he was finally going to tell Liz about his feeling towards her, but when he finally gets the guts to go to her house, he finds that Bryson is already there.
7
"A Prom to Remember (Part 1)" February 22, 2010 (2010-02-22) 107 1.134
Liz decides to go to the prom but doesn’t have a date. Taylor encourages Liz to ask Bryson to the prom. Liz finds the courage to ask Bryson but when she does, Bryson tells her he is already going with his ex-girlfriend, Jami. Finally Liz asks Sully to go with her, and he gladly accepts.
8
"A Prom to Remember (Part 2)" March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01) 108 1.069
Liz goes to senior prom with Sully, but not before dumping every item she owns that is related to Bryson in a garbage can with help from Taylor. At prom, Liz tries to focus on Sully, but her eyes keep on wandering over to Bryson. Right before prom queen is announced, Liz has a minor meltdown and has to leave the room. Bryson sees her and follows. Liz quickly walks to the bathroom, where she encounters Cori. Later, Bryson corners Liz and apologizes for not going with her. Liz brushes him off. Sully and Liz decide to leave, and we see Taylor and Bryson talking about how Bryson needs to tell Liz his 'true feelings.' Bryson runs down the stairs to try and catch Liz and tell her, but she and Sully have already left. The final shot is of Liz and Sully in front of a burger joint, eating and talking.
9
"The End of the Beginning" March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08) 109 1.290
Season finale. Liz considers moving to New York, and eventually decides to go. Her friends see her off, and Bryson arrives late, but finally is able to tell Liz his feelings. They almost kiss before their friends cheer, which embarrasses them both. Liz gets back in the car and leaves, for which her friends get confused.
Season 2 (2011)[edit]
No.
Title
Original air date
Production
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1
"Empire State of Mind" February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08) 201 1.73
In this premiere episode of season 2, Liz has been transplanted fifteen hundred miles away from Texas to New York City. While moving to New York has always been a dream of Liz's, actually living there has become a little bit of a nightmare. Liz makes it in New York, alive. She goes on looking for her art project in the dumpster. While she is dumpster diving she meets a musician named Louis, a cute musician. Meanwhile back in Texas, Sully and the gang plan to travel to Austin, Texas and talk to Bryson about their concerns for Liz. They discover Bryson has gone to New York on his own, for an unknown reason. Liz then begins to worry about their relationship, since Bryson hasn't called or told her anything about it. While she's in the club, in a concert, she leaves and finds Louis again. She and Louis eat some pizza as she shares her concerns about long-distance relationships with Louis. As Liz heads home thinking Louis could be a sign to move on with her life, she finds Bryson waiting to surprise her.
2
"Lost and Found in New York" February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15) 202 2.0[10]
Liz gets a surprise visit from Bryson, where he reveals he is in New York for an interview for a summer internship as well as visiting Liz. She wants to show him the New York she isn't living and, when he finds out, things don't go as well as he had hoped. However, after being honest with Bryson about her lonely life in New York, things take a turn for the better and they have a wonderful day together and a romantic evening. Meanwhile, Sully and the gang stay in Austin to tour the college and attend its parties. Despite Troy's efforts, Sully still shows concern for Liz, hinting that he still has a crush on her. At the end of the party, Sully leaves with a girl's phone number.
3
"The Morning After" February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22) 203 1.7
After a romantic night with Bryson, Liz finishes her "found art" project for school. Waking up from a college party in Austin, the gang learns that the girl Sully got a phone number from is actually Bryson's girlfriend. On their way back to Burleson, they argue whether or not to tell Liz about Bryson's dishonesty. Before they can decide however, Sully and Troy accidentally sends the message via text. They try to cover up their mistake by "text-bombing" Liz with pointless and funny comments, but she eventually reads the message. The episode ends with Liz finding comfort from Louis after hearing the bad news.
4
"The Best Laid Plans" March 1, 2011 (2011-03-01) 204 1.6
After learning Bryson wasn't honest with her, Liz attempts to ignore her friends in Texas by shifting her attention to the crucial task of finding an apartment in New York. She also takes the opportunity to shift her focus to her blossoming friendship with Louis as well and if left wondering if he wants to be more than friends. Meanwhile, Bryson and the gang attempt to contact her many times, but Liz keeps ignoring all of their phone calls and messages, leaving Sully neglected from his best friend and angry at Bryson for breaking her heart.
5
"Three's a Crowd" March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08) 205 2.3
Louis comes to Liz's rescue when she fails to find an apartment by allowing her to stay at his place temporarily. However, tension already rises when Louis's roommate gets slightly territorial. Meanwhile, the nerds find a way to contact Liz by using her mom's phone. Liz must decide between heading home to Texas for the summer or staying in New York.
6
"You Can't Go Home Again" March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15) 206 1.5
Liz goes home to Burleston, Texas and finds that much has changed since she left, such as finding out that Cori Cooper is now pregnant and her favorite Malt Shop is closed down. Sully leaves for Eagle Scout camp as soon as Liz arrives. Later, Taylor makes a shocking announcement at her graduation party.
7
"Save Our Sully" March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) 207 TBA
Sully goes into a state of depressions when he fails to pass Eagle Scouts test. To cheer Sully up, Liz agrees to finally talk to Bryson face to face. After their talk which leaves their relationship still strained, she finally opens Bryson's gift to her and later resolutes to return to New York.
8
"New Leash On Life" March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29) 208 TBA
Liz returns to New York after making peace with people in Texas and moves in a new apartment with her friend Mark in Brooklyn. Later on, Liz plans to go on a date with Louis, but the night takes a turn when the nerds make a surprise visit the same night. Sully and the gang tag along in their dinner date and interrogates Louis to the point where it become awkward for everyone. After dinner, they head off to a local arcade, where the mood becomes lighter. Sully and the gang feel awkward around Liz because they have not told her about Bryson being in New York as well (for his internship at Spin Magazine). By the end of the night, they show their approval of Louis as Liz and Louis' relationship begins on a good note.
9
"Love's a Drag" April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12) 209 TBA
On a day of dog-walking, Liz and Louis plan to go on their first official date at her roommate Mark's drag show. While dog-walking with Louis, Sully meets Marlene, the girl of his dreams, when he realizes he might have lost her dog while walking him. When Miles and Troy decide to hang out with Bryson at Spin Magazine instead of help Sully, they unintentionally invite Bryson to the drag show and Liz learns why the guys have been acting strange when she sees him while on her date.
10
"The Hurried Life" April 19, 2011 (2011-04-19) 210 TBA
On the nerd's last day in New York, Miles rushes to complete his "NY or Suck-it List." This all day journey leaves Liz forced to spend an entire day with Bryson, who she ends up fighting with constantly. Bryson finds out later on that Liz is dating Louis, making him slightly jealous. Sully successfully avoids spending this awkward day with the nerds by claiming he's visiting his sister in West Point. In reality, he attempts to spend time with Marlene before he leaves. Thanks to Louis encouraging words and a nudge in the right direction, Sully successfully makes a good impression on Marlene as they promise to keep in touch. Taylor arrives in New York just as the nerd's time in New York ends.
11
"Best in Show" April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26) 211 TBA
When Louis has trouble with an upcoming gig, Liz offers her services to sing with him in an 1980s show, taking their relationship to a new level. However, it gets complicated when Louis invites Bryson to the show. Bryson leaves the show once he sees Louis and Liz kissing backstage. Back in Texas, Miles and Troy find out about Sully's romantic interest and try to help him raise money to return to New York for Marlene. When Sully's mom discovers his intentions to return to New York, she agrees to help pay for the trip.
12
"New Beginnings" May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) 212 TBA
Louis breaks the news to Liz that he's going on tour for three months, leaving his relationship with Liz on the line. Liz receives a mysterious note and questions whether it was Louis or Bryson who sent it. Meanwhile, Sully arrives in New York to tell Marlene how he feels during an interview with Stan Lee. Before he does, he advises Bryson to take the opportunity to tell Liz how he truly feels. The season ends with Bryson finally being truthful of his feelings for Liz.
Critical response[edit]
Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club gave the first episode of season one a C rating. He compares the show to the style of the Coen Brothers films and of mockumentary of Christopher Guest but criticizes it for having learned all the wrong lessons. He credits the show with having some goofy charm but is disappointed by the same old stereotypes. He questions if the show is a sitcom blended with a reality show or the other way around. He criticizes the heavily scripted nature of the show but notes the show could be fixed if it was more honest and decisive about what it really wants to be.[11]
Mike Hale of The New York Times gave a somewhat similar opinion saying, "it registers more as a sitcom than a reality show — it's so stylized and carefully planned and post-produced, it's the next best thing to scripted, if it isn’t in fact a wholly scripted put-on," but remarks, "and that's the point." He says of the premise that "it's as if the geeky misfit viewer who hates all those blonde women on The Hills were suddenly part of the show." Although he says the main protagonist "doesn’t make her life or her opinions seem interesting enough to draw you in," he finds some of the other characters make more of an impression.[12]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Note that the first two episodes originally aired on the same night. The number doesn't reflect the ratings of each episode individually.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Andy Dehnart. "MTV's latest fake reality show, My Life as Liz, breaks new ground with its fakeness". Retrieved 2010-05-02.
Jump up ^ "Filming season 2 - Streets". Retrieved 2010-10-21.
Jump up ^ "Filming season 2 - Pratt". Retrieved 2010-10-21.
Jump up ^ "MTV announcing to Pratt Institute students fiming at campus". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
^ Jump up to: a b c Jon Caramanica (February 14, 2010). "The truth about 'My Life as Liz'". Los Angeles Times. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
Jump up ^ "Radio interview with Liz Lee on the "Somewhere in Vegas" podcast". Retrieved 2010-06-11.
Jump up ^ "Liz, My Life As Liz". MTV. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
^ Jump up to: a b "Cori". Retrieved 2010-09-03.
Jump up ^ Jocelyn Vena (Mar 9, 2010). "Why Liz Moved to New York". Retrieved 2010-09-09.
Jump up ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/24/my-life-as-liz-delivers-series-high-ratings/83728
Jump up ^ VanDerWerff, Todd (January 18, 2010). "My Life as Liz". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Rating C
Jump up ^ Hale, Mike (January 26, 2010). "'My Life as Liz' and 'The Buried Life' - Youthful Reality, MTV-style". The New York Times.
External links[edit]
Official website
My Life as Liz on IMDb
My Life as Liz at TV.com
Podcast Interview
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