[7.2/10] I really liked half of this episode and found the other half cliché and dull. Let’s start with the good part!
I really like the Moira/Johnny storyline here. It’s surprisingly sweet. I’ve compared this show to Arrested Development, and one of the big differences is that the matriarch and patriarch of the family seem to genuinely love one another. There’s a good story progression ehre, with Johnny initially subtly undermining his wife because he’s low-grade miffed that she got the “job” over him so to speak. But when he comes back to fix things, and tells her that she’s “radiant and beguiling” and talks her up, you can see something strong there beyond what’s otherwise a semi-stock sitcom conflict. O’Hara also continues to kill it; her delivery of the commercial, both when flubbing her lines and when drunk, is hilarious and perfect.
In the other half of the episode, I didn’t really care for either David or Alexis’s storyline. David having a panic attack is fine, I guess, but it’s a pretty mild and undercooked subplot here. And Alexis continuing to crush on Mutt, replete with an awkward yoga session, is just the most generic romcom-esque B.S. I could really do without the weird love triangle stuff, but I suppose it’s unavoidable.
Overall, leave the kids behind on this one, but the parents’ story is quite good.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2020-06-04T04:50:22Z
[7.2/10] I really liked half of this episode and found the other half cliché and dull. Let’s start with the good part!
I really like the Moira/Johnny storyline here. It’s surprisingly sweet. I’ve compared this show to Arrested Development, and one of the big differences is that the matriarch and patriarch of the family seem to genuinely love one another. There’s a good story progression ehre, with Johnny initially subtly undermining his wife because he’s low-grade miffed that she got the “job” over him so to speak. But when he comes back to fix things, and tells her that she’s “radiant and beguiling” and talks her up, you can see something strong there beyond what’s otherwise a semi-stock sitcom conflict. O’Hara also continues to kill it; her delivery of the commercial, both when flubbing her lines and when drunk, is hilarious and perfect.
In the other half of the episode, I didn’t really care for either David or Alexis’s storyline. David having a panic attack is fine, I guess, but it’s a pretty mild and undercooked subplot here. And Alexis continuing to crush on Mutt, replete with an awkward yoga session, is just the most generic romcom-esque B.S. I could really do without the weird love triangle stuff, but I suppose it’s unavoidable.
Overall, leave the kids behind on this one, but the parents’ story is quite good.