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Enlightened

Season 1

This is a moderately amusing satire of modern concepts of Wellness and recovery and the like, along with a satire of corporate America. The best satires are ones where you cannot tell all the time whether or not it’s a satire, and I strongly believe that.

But I’m not sure that’s the problem here. I think the problem here is whether or not White has the balls to make his characters the butt of the satire. I think sometimes he does, and sometimes he doesn’t. See, there’s an earnestness here that I think undermines the satire at times and I cannot always tell whether or not the show is sincere in its satire or sincere in its message that attitude can make a world of difference.

And it’s because of what I feel is this mixed message, and because I didn’t laugh as much as I hoped, that I will not be watching future seasons unless somebody I know is absolutely raving about them.

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