The great triumph of “Looks and Books,” then, is bringing these characters to a place where they will organically perform a selfless act, and as I said, no moment in this series made me smile quite as broadly as watching the Freaks cheer on Lindsay in a competition they don’t understand a word of (to be perfectly fair, I was lost listening to those math problems too). Lindsay is absolutely right when she calls Daniel and Kim “selfish,” because up until now, they have been. In the same way they’ve rubbed off on her, she’s inspired them to be better. Kim starts going to class and studying, Daniel finally admits to another human being that he is uncomfortable in his own skin, and as they examine themselves, they realize how much they need Lindsay in their lives. They have dreams and aspirations just like anyone else, and loathe as they are to admit it, they respect Lindsay so strongly that if she rejects them, they’re forced to do some soul searching. Neither see themselves as losers, of course. Lindsay’s speech, quoted above, shook Daniel and Kim to their core. It’s satisfying on every level, because the Freaks don’t just show up out of the blue to create a contrived happy ending. No other Freaks and Geeks moment has made me smile so intensely as this one. Luckily, Daniel, Kim, and Ken show up at cheer Lindsay on at the big competition, reminding her that after all they’ve been through, these people are there for her in a way the Mathletes never will.
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