The Middle – “From Orson with Love”

Original Air Date: May 1, 2013

Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel

This review contains a very mild Kitty Carnage Warning!

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: Frankie (Patricia Heaton) tries to help her daughter Sue (Eden Sher) become more popular on Facebook while Brick (Atticus Shaffer) and Axl (Charlie McDermott) try to make internet stars out of some baby animals.

Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): In addition to some bunnies, Brick manages to obtain two Siamese mix kittens.

The Middle - From Orson with Love - Brick Atticus Shaffer holding two Siamese mix kittens
The Middle - From Orson with Love - Brick Atticus Shaffer holding two Siamese mix kittens

Not knowing what to do with the animals, Axl hits upon the idea of making them internet stars. Together the brothers star the kittens and bunnies in a James Bond-style video. The kitten is Bond and the bunnies his love interests.

The Middle - From Orson with Love - Siamese mix kitten as James Bond in theme circle
The Middle - From Orson with Love - Siamese mix kitten as James Bond with bunnies
The Middle - From Orson with Love - Siamese mix kitten as James Bond with bunnies

In a later scene the other kitten plays the villain. Bond escapes in a toy convertible car.

The Middle - From Orson with Love - Siamese mix kittens as James Bond and villain
The Middle - From Orson with Love - Siamese mix kittens as James Bond escaping in convertible and villain

The toy car and kitten races across the living room behind Frankie. Note the kitten in this shot is likely a fake one.

The Middle - From Orson with Love - kitten in toy convertible car racing across living room

While making a scene in a shower Axl tries to fiugre out how a kitten should seduce a bunny.

The Middle - From Orson with Love - Siamese mix kitten as James Bond with bunny in shower
The Middle - From Orson with Love - Siamese mix kitten as James Bond with bunny in shower
The Middle - From Orson with Love - Brick Atticus Shaffer with Axl Charlie McDermott holding Siamese mix kitten as James Bond in bathroom
The Middle - From Orson with Love - Axl Charlie McDermott holding up Siamese mix kitten as James Bond

At the end of the episode we see a photo of Sue holding the bunnies and kittens on the internet.

The Middle - From Orson with Love - online photo of Sue Eden Sher with bunnies and kittens

Brick and Axl are then giving away the kittens outside a store, insisting the kitten brothers need to be kept together.

The Middle - From Orson with Love - Brick Atticus Shaffer with Axl Charlie McDermott giving away Siamese mix kittens outside store

Very Mild Kitty Carnage Warning: Unfortunately as Brick and Axl manipulate the kittens for their videos, there is a little bit of scruffing and rough handling going on, but it is not violent or prolonged. Between takes the boys tend to hold the kittens properly.

The Middle - From Orson with Love - Axl Charlie McDermott holding Siamese mix kitten

Final Mewsings: Kittens do not choose to star in internet videos.

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