I suppose if we're looking at Gia's best performance standpoint, it would probably be Claire And Present Danger. She seemed to fit in more at the Tanners place in that episode, although I don't find the episode anything special.
I like
Claire and Present Danger quite a bit. The Gia episode that I like the least is
Breaking Away. The Next least favourite one is
Making Out Is Hard To Do. In both cases, my main dislike is Jesse, and Joey in the case of
Breaking Away, rather than anything to do with Gia.
I definitely agree that Claire and Present Danger is the best episode for Gia's character. Overall I think Gia's character is better in season 8 than in season 7. I don't care for Gia's character in
Fast Friends, although I still like the episode.