This show got worse by the time it finished in Season 7. However, it's not because of some of the reasons pointed out below. Boy Meets World just didn't seem the same after Stuart Minkus was written out earlier on.
We see Minkus all throughout Season 1. Viewers then don't see Minkus again until one episode in Season 5. It was an odd decision to introduce a side character like that only to write him out of the next four seasons worth of content.
I had ideas of my own in mind. How about an episode where Shawn and Cory attend Stuart's birthday party instead of going to a popular girl's party? How about an episode in high school where Minkus and Cory fight over Topanga?
The focus still could have been on Cory and Shawn's relationship, with Minkus in some of the episodes. And that's just it. He didn't have to be featured in every episode. But his character was definitely done dirty.
Not to mention, the show regressed a little bit after the writers gave Mr. Turner a weak ending in the Season 4 episode titled "Cult Fiction."
The cool motorcycle teacher took care of Shawn Hunter for presumably a few years while he was in high school. Chet Hunter, Shawn's biological father, wasn't there for him. So, Mr. Turner let Shawn live with him in his apartment.
But the last time we see Mr. Turner is in a full-body cast, lying unconscious inside a hospital room after a motorcycle accident. I don't know. I felt the ending to Mr. Turner's story arc was disappointing. After "Cult Fiction," they could have brought Mr. Turner back for one more episode in Season 5.
They could have at least given him a final send-off episode where he gets married and moves away. Then, he has one last talk with Shawn. That ending would have been more believable and enjoyable.
Lastly, I personally felt the "Picket Fences" episode of Season 7 should have been the final episode of the show.
Cory and Topanga finally got married, they had their honeymoon, the couple received their own dorm room, their parents won't help them fix it, and Cory wants to save up to buy a house.
It could have been a two-part episode. Cory finally learns how to fix basic household issues, him and Topanga find jobs and Cory struggles to balance school and work. Plus, Shawn and Angela are back together.
At this point, the better story has already been told. I can't help but feel there were at least seven pointless episodes in the entire show. The 1950s, 70s and "we're going to war" episodes were weird. There was so much filler tacked on. Boy Meets World is almost perfect.
We see Minkus all throughout Season 1. Viewers then don't see Minkus again until one episode in Season 5. It was an odd decision to introduce a side character like that only to write him out of the next four seasons worth of content.
I had ideas of my own in mind. How about an episode where Shawn and Cory attend Stuart's birthday party instead of going to a popular girl's party? How about an episode in high school where Minkus and Cory fight over Topanga?
The focus still could have been on Cory and Shawn's relationship, with Minkus in some of the episodes. And that's just it. He didn't have to be featured in every episode. But his character was definitely done dirty.
Not to mention, the show regressed a little bit after the writers gave Mr. Turner a weak ending in the Season 4 episode titled "Cult Fiction."
The cool motorcycle teacher took care of Shawn Hunter for presumably a few years while he was in high school. Chet Hunter, Shawn's biological father, wasn't there for him. So, Mr. Turner let Shawn live with him in his apartment.
But the last time we see Mr. Turner is in a full-body cast, lying unconscious inside a hospital room after a motorcycle accident. I don't know. I felt the ending to Mr. Turner's story arc was disappointing. After "Cult Fiction," they could have brought Mr. Turner back for one more episode in Season 5.
They could have at least given him a final send-off episode where he gets married and moves away. Then, he has one last talk with Shawn. That ending would have been more believable and enjoyable.
Lastly, I personally felt the "Picket Fences" episode of Season 7 should have been the final episode of the show.
Cory and Topanga finally got married, they had their honeymoon, the couple received their own dorm room, their parents won't help them fix it, and Cory wants to save up to buy a house.
It could have been a two-part episode. Cory finally learns how to fix basic household issues, him and Topanga find jobs and Cory struggles to balance school and work. Plus, Shawn and Angela are back together.
At this point, the better story has already been told. I can't help but feel there were at least seven pointless episodes in the entire show. The 1950s, 70s and "we're going to war" episodes were weird. There was so much filler tacked on. Boy Meets World is almost perfect.