[8.0/10] This is the first episode of the series I’ve watched (some friends showed it to us), and I thought it was very funny. It has a “Rural Canada’s answer to It’s Always Sunny” vibe to it that I appreciate it, with its DIY, down to Earth tone and collection of local oddballs. The dialogue and sensibility of the show were hilarious out of the gate, and I enjoyed the bits of local color added to give it a distinctive quality.
The two plots in the episode, for lack of a better term, both worked. Wayne fighting to prove he’s the toughest guy in Letterkenny allowed for some creative cinematography in a series whose style seems more indebted to Wes Anderson’s steady camera than anything else. Wayne’s matter of factness about the fights is a laugh in and of itself, and the byzantine fight politics is chuckle-worthy as well.
The titular “super soft” birthday is a silly idea, and all the preparations for it bring the yuks. But I particularly like the end reveal that despite the fact that Wayne and Katy rag on Dairy for it, it’s really just an excuse for them to celebrate since they didn’t get to have birthdays growing up.
But really, the thing that won me over here was the dialogue. The show captures the silly banality of its characters’ conversations in a way that feels naturalistic and fun despite the vaguely monotone approach to everything. There’s a tonal perfection here that makes this group getting into fights or just hanging around and shooting the breeze super amusing.
Overall, a great one-episode sales pitch for the series!
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2020-01-05T18:03:07Z
[8.0/10] This is the first episode of the series I’ve watched (some friends showed it to us), and I thought it was very funny. It has a “Rural Canada’s answer to It’s Always Sunny” vibe to it that I appreciate it, with its DIY, down to Earth tone and collection of local oddballs. The dialogue and sensibility of the show were hilarious out of the gate, and I enjoyed the bits of local color added to give it a distinctive quality.
The two plots in the episode, for lack of a better term, both worked. Wayne fighting to prove he’s the toughest guy in Letterkenny allowed for some creative cinematography in a series whose style seems more indebted to Wes Anderson’s steady camera than anything else. Wayne’s matter of factness about the fights is a laugh in and of itself, and the byzantine fight politics is chuckle-worthy as well.
The titular “super soft” birthday is a silly idea, and all the preparations for it bring the yuks. But I particularly like the end reveal that despite the fact that Wayne and Katy rag on Dairy for it, it’s really just an excuse for them to celebrate since they didn’t get to have birthdays growing up.
But really, the thing that won me over here was the dialogue. The show captures the silly banality of its characters’ conversations in a way that feels naturalistic and fun despite the vaguely monotone approach to everything. There’s a tonal perfection here that makes this group getting into fights or just hanging around and shooting the breeze super amusing.
Overall, a great one-episode sales pitch for the series!