User blog comment:PlantyThePottedPlant/Random Topic Blogging III: Blog Harder/@comment-4121682-20150211083905

Watched "Act Your Age" earlier today, and honestly, while I do think it should've been an hour-long special and a bit more fleshed out, I do appreciate the simplicity of the closure it brought to Phineas and Isabella's newfound relationship. Phineas legitimately feels bad that he never noticed Izzy, and even she was starting to get over her feelings of old just before he began the healing process and rebirth of old sentiments. Nothing too fancy, nothing over-the-top. It had a different feel from the whole rest of the series, what with a new atmosphere and all, but that's fine with me. It's not the same time period we once knew them in - it's 10 years after the fact. It's for that reason why I think Star Trek fans should appreciate Enterprise more. Yes, it feels nothing like the "glorious" eras of Kirk or Picard, but that's because it's set a century beforehand. The attitudes of the people and races we knew were different because of a different time. There was no Federation. We didn't get along well with the Vulcans or other races that would later become Federation founders. So what? Things change with time, and it's cool to see past or future events of a franchise we all know and love. "Act Your Age" is no masterpiece, but I think it's a welcome addition to the Phineas and Ferb universe.