Copping an Aptitude (Dexter's Laboratory)

"Copping an Aptitude"
If you're a college student or a teenager in middle/high school, then do not watch this episode nor listen to its bad message.
Series: Dexter's Laboratory Part of Season: 3 Episode Number: 3a Air Date: November 30, 2001 Director: John McIntyre Chris Savino Previous episode: Momdark Next episode: A Failed Lab Experiment

Copping an Aptitude is the first part of the third episode in the third season of Dexter's Laboratory.

Plot

Dexter's school and parents decide to send him to college. He ignores his fellow classmates who prefer to "party now, study later", until his mind finally snaps from the workload.

Why It Had Partied Way Too Much And Went Overboard With a Bad Apititude

1. The first half is somewhat a Dexter torture episode, with him looking to study in a room in college but everyone forces him to party. But the second half is the complete opposite with Dexter wanting to party and the roommates rather to study, making the plot seem inconsistent.
2. Although Dexter wasn't too bad at the beginning, he wasn't too likable a few minutes later as he constantly shouted and pestered the roommates to party. Speaking of which, Dexter's shouting could get annoying.
3. When Dexter got sent to college, there was no explanation on how he passed school to get accepted to it, it just started with him going into the building - leaving lots of questions unanswered.
4. Bad Moral: The "moral" is basically "party now, study later", which is a bad influence on college students and teenagers in middle/high school as you need to study for big tests in order to get the job you're aiming for.
   • There's also somewhat of a bad message at the start half of the episode too that overworking yourself is okay and that taking breaks and having fun with your family and/or friends is wrong, as Dexter is seen stressing and overworking himself during the scene where he studies. However, that's not what the episode was aiming for.
5. The students in college are just your cliche hip and cool stereotypes.
6. Predictable ending of Dexter and the students partying and his disappointed parents asking him if he learnt anything and he just says "party now, study later".

Redeeming Qualities

1. Dexter was a bit likable at the start, until he went into full party mode.
2. It's possible that the episode was meant to be a satire of fratboys.

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