Another Bea-centric episode, and another featuring both her dads. It’s amusing enough, and it comes at its main problem from a different angle than the show’s usual formulaic approach.
The princesses are having a sleepover at their treehouse—it’s Bea’s first sleepover ever, and she’s anxious to keep anyone from finding out how nervous she is. Despite her dads’ reassurance that it’s okay to be scared and her friends’ “we can tackle any problem together” attitude, she’s determined to deal with this one alone.
Normally, shortly after an episode kicks off, the princesses identify a problem in need of fixing and team up to solve it, often through trial and error. Here, the other three princesses don’t realize there’s anything that needs fixing, because Bea won’t tell them what’s bothering her. This puts a different spin on things, with the other girls not picking up on Bea’s frantic insistence that they stay up all night because she’s nervous about going to bed.
At a guess, I’d say this is Andrew Rannells’s biggest episode so far. King Barton is cute reassuring Bea, even as he gets way extra about it. Like, other dads would tell their daughters to call if they need to get picked up early—Barton makes Bea a signal button that sends an alarm to the blueberry pin on his sweater. Bea tries to bluster away any concerns, saying, “Thanks, but I won’t need it!” Rannells’ delivery is sweetly sincere on her dad’s reply, saying, “Oh, I know! But I always keep the pin on, so no matter what time you call, I’ll hear it.” (Unlike in the pageant episode, where Bea’s dads intentionally contributed to her nerves, they seem more clued into her fear here.)
One thing that’s nice about these season 2 episodes is that so far, Bea’s dads have mostly been shown together. In season 1, it took me a few episodes to even realize that Sir Benedict was also her dad. But in the season 2 episodes I’ve seen, they’re always together, being cute and domestic. And that’s fun, because Rannells and Tan France make a nice duo.
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