Sometimes Frank disgusts me so much that I have to cover the screen with my hand.
charmac are such a great dynamic, just two idiots and their trans dog lmao
I really liked this episode!! If only stupid irl assholes who unironically relate to the gang's behavior (you know, those knuckleheads who watch South Park and feel validated when Cartman voices what they think) also learned something from this episode and stopped caring sooo much about other people's (women.) autonomy over themselves... alas, that's a bit too surreal
Totally distracted by Lilan Bowden until I figured out she was Chun Li in the Pete Holmes Street Fighter sketch.
Listed as Season 14, Episode 10 on Disney+.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2019-11-21T05:36:41Z
[8.6/10] Another great and hilarious episode covering issues that affect women from Dannah Phirman and Danielle Schneider. So many layers to this one, all soaked in the show’s usual “these people are assholes” humorous contempt.
Honestly, I think my favorite is Dennis’s confrontation with the salon owner. The fact that he (a.) comes in meaning to challenge her but then falters when she’s pretty, crying, and reasonable and (b.) is flustered by the fact that she’ll cut anyone’s hair so he can’t claim discrimination makes for a perfect satire of that sort of toxic dude thinking. Glenn Howerton plays Dennis’s disbelief and sense of being knocked off balance so damn well. It’s just one scene, but the dynamic is so weird and funny. And I love the implication that he trades her the location of her dog for a promise not to cut Dee’s hair.
But I also like the plot involving Mac and Charlie and poppins. It’s a great way to play around with the ideas of the double standard and self-side bias. The way Mac vociferously argues against abortion, only to change his mind when it affects him and his dog is a nicely comic critique. (And the vet’s bafflement at Mac and Charlie’s inability to understand that Poppins is female is very funny.) At the same time, there’s an even better satirical critique in how they’re desperate to save Poppins until they find out that the real Poppins just impregnated the other dog, and then they immediately cease caring. Plus it’s great to get Z back and his dynamic with the guys is a laugh riot in and of itself.
The other stories were fun too. Frank treating his hair like a kid he gave up is a nice layer of abstraction and absurdity to add to the proceedings. And Dee’s defiance, her “monkey cut” ignorance, and her hatred of her own short haircut are all big laughs. The way everything comes together, with the fake Poppins being a roadblock to Dee getting the cut she wants, and Z doing her wig with border collie hair is great clockwork comedy. In addition, the dialogue just sings in this one, as every member of the cast is at the top of their game in delivery and reactions to one another.
Overall, another winner from this writing duo, that brings the laughs, the cultural commentary, and the insanity we’ve come to expect from IASIP.