24: “The Jem Jam: Part 2”

Synopsis: “Jem saves Luna Dark from Pizzazz’s guard dogs and The Misfits plot to ruin the Jem Jam with help from Techrat. Meanwhile, Ba Nee goes to great lengths to prove that Randy is her father. Also, Krissie finds out Dominic is not as tough as he seems to be.”

Summary: Episode 24, the conclusion to a two-part series, is written by Jem creator, Christy Marx.

Hot off the heels of part 1, we open with Jem being attacked by the guard dogs of the Gabor estate. Synergy transforms Jem into Pizzazz, thinking that this will fool the dogs, but the plan fails. Jem panics, but Synergy comes to rescue when she creates a hologram of a monstrous and inhuman sized dog.

Inside the mansion, the Misfits hear the guard dogs and rush off the find out what’s gone wrong. This works out as an excellent distraction, because Jem is able to enter the mansion and find out which room Luna Dark is staying in. Jem explains the situation to Luna that she’s been tricked by the Misfits.

Outside, the kennel has been opened and Pizzazz freaks when the dogs have been let loose. Stormer and Roxy tell Pizzazz to call the dogs off, but she admits them that only her father can control them. The Misfits take shelter inside the kennel and close the door. Bad news for the band because Henry Gabor won’t be back home for several days.

Elsewhere, at Starlight Music, we see the Holograms and Starlight girls lounging by the pool. Ba Nee asks Johnny if she’s seen Randy.

Ba Nee catches up with Randy on her roller skates. Whilst jogging, Randy tells Ba Nee that he was in Vietnam, but before she can tell him that he must be her father, foot gets caught and she trips, hurting herself in the process. Randy picks Ba Nee up and takes her back to Starlight Mansion to get looked at. In this moment, Ba Nee embraces Randy and looks to be very happy.

At Starlight Mansion, Dominic tosses a pile of clothes and shoes to Krissie and demands that she have them cleaned. Krissie is furious and refuses, throwing them back at Dominic in disgust. Krissie finally confronts Dominic.

Krissie: Who do you think you are?

Dominic: I’m Dominic the slick, the cool, the hip.

Krissie: The nasty, the loud, the conceited.

Dominic: Listen, I’m a star, baby.

Cue music video: “You May Be A Star”, by Krissie.

Jem and the Holograms decide to practice for the concert with all of the special guests. Dominic walks in and tries to participate, by his mother, Lena, tells him he’s too inexperienced. When Dominic makes a fuss out of it, she tells him not to give him any lip.

In another part of the mansion, some of the Starlight girls are jamming away. Dominic overhears them and proceeds to berate and demoralize them, but the girls aren’t having any of it. A fed up Dominic walks away.

Outside at the pool, a couple of Starlight girls ask Dominic if he can swim. He arrogantly says of course, but he wouldn’t dare swim in the same ocean as Krissie. Krissie loses it and pushes Dominic into the pool. But things don’t go as expected, when Dominic sinks to the bottom. In that moment, Krissie realizes that he can’t actually swim, and dives in to save him.

Krissie: I wouldn’t have pushed you into the pool if I knew you couldn’t swim.

Dominic: I can swim. I was… uh, just teaching you a lesson!

Even after saving his life, Dominic refuses to acknowledge the fact that he lied about being able to swim. It seems he overcompensates in his behaviour, socially, with other people. Dominic is afraid to admit he can’t do something. Krissie ends up feeling petty for him, not anger, in the end.

Later, Jerrica rounds up the Starlight girls to take them on a trip to the zoo. Ba Nee grabs Randy and looks rather disappointed. She seems to have been under the impression Randy was going to take her to the zoo, alone. Jerrica calls Ba…