Enjoyed this episode less than others before it. The whole "fixing portrait" story was very far-fetched. No one would try so hard to fix it... you dropped it, you hang it back on the wall, run away.
People taking a comedy to task for not having realistic human reactions and situations, like really? Have you never seen a comedy before?
Cringe comedy needs a base in either character or plot, preferably both, and this episode had neither. I don’t believe Sylvia’s go to is ‘masturbates in the bathroom’, there was no build to that. I don’t believe she’ll go to the lengths she did to restore the painting instead of going straight to HR. The fact it all happens in one day leaves it feeling incredibly rushed and contrived, done for the sake of moving the characters to the next spot the writers want rather than being natural. If it was more built up and spread out, it might be more believable.
The gas leak moment was fun though, and Rose Byrne is definitely delivering acting wise.
Shout by cutecruelBlockedParentSpoilers2023-06-21T17:29:20Z
I found it pretty difficult to sit through this episode., it felt like filler.
I understand the writers needed a reason for Sylvia to be fired but I find it hard to believe that any person above the age of 15 would ever think that it's a viable option to try and fix the painting instead of going to HR and admit what happened since it's a legitimate accident. And more importantly why on Earth does Sylvia put the 'fixed' painting back at all?
What this episode highlighted to me is that Seth Rogen is the weak link. I usually enjoy watching Sylvia, but as soon as Will got involved, I found myself so annoyed by his character.