9.5/10. Not as many laughs in this one, but instead we got a quiet, but surprisingly deep character piece. This show can be incredibly blunt in its points at times, and I wouldn't say this episode hid its message exactly, but at the same time the idea that Reverend Putty asked God for a woman, and got one, but not in the way he was expecting, was handled with grace and managed to be just a bit touching. The idea that he was a virgin hoping to get laid, and instead got something approaching a miracle -- something approaching a virgin birth, and that it took Orel for him to realize that it could still make him happy if he's willing to accept instead of trying to be miserable, to seek out one of those other "F-words," is surprisingly effective and affecting. While the incest angle was a bit creepy, it was nice to see Stephanie on the show again, and using the darkness of the series to lead to a moment of optimism and, dare I say it, hope was a pleasant surprise. Calling it Mad Men-esque is probably a sketch, but I feel like this episode was aiming in that direction -- someone broken and unhappy finding a road to something better, but not necessarily where they were looking for it. Impressive stuff that I didn't see coming from Moral Orel.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2016-06-13T02:58:48Z
9.5/10. Not as many laughs in this one, but instead we got a quiet, but surprisingly deep character piece. This show can be incredibly blunt in its points at times, and I wouldn't say this episode hid its message exactly, but at the same time the idea that Reverend Putty asked God for a woman, and got one, but not in the way he was expecting, was handled with grace and managed to be just a bit touching. The idea that he was a virgin hoping to get laid, and instead got something approaching a miracle -- something approaching a virgin birth, and that it took Orel for him to realize that it could still make him happy if he's willing to accept instead of trying to be miserable, to seek out one of those other "F-words," is surprisingly effective and affecting. While the incest angle was a bit creepy, it was nice to see Stephanie on the show again, and using the darkness of the series to lead to a moment of optimism and, dare I say it, hope was a pleasant surprise. Calling it Mad Men-esque is probably a sketch, but I feel like this episode was aiming in that direction -- someone broken and unhappy finding a road to something better, but not necessarily where they were looking for it. Impressive stuff that I didn't see coming from Moral Orel.