[7.1/10] Another strange mixed bag of an episode. This one was kind of the reverse, where there were a lot of weird, not very interesting beginnings and middles, but pleasant endings.
The one exception is the David/Stevie storyline. I’m not sure this show has ever done a bad pairing between these two, or at least one that wasn’t made better by their being paired up, and this was no exception. Stevie practically inveigling David into watching her back during a meet-up with Amir in Elm Valley is a fun movie from the surprisingly sincere master of snark. Him initially calling it an abduction, lifting her spirits when she thinks she’s been stood up, and being totally understanding when Amir does show up is a great tribute to him holding up his end of the bargain in their friendship. Plus, Stevive and Amir continue to have a very cute dynamic, and David getting drunk on polar bear shots and getting deep into a Mariah Carey karaoke run is delightful. This one is a pure winner, and I greatly enjoyed it.
If only I could say the same about the other two storylines. Johnny wanting to be frugal given mounting expenses while Moira is making extravagant purchases and Roland is giving him a hard time feels like one of those strange broad 90s subplots the show indulges in from time to time. There were basically no laughs to it, and the whole thing was very cheap seats comedy. That said, I really liked the tag, with Moira getting the message and hoping for better days, but agreeing that the time is right, and Johnny being enchanted by her in her dress. It’s a nice ending for a bad storyline.
(Though I will say that it’s interesting that Moira is now seemingly the only member of the Roses who still yearns to get out of Schitt’s Creek and voices as much.)
Last but not least, the Alexis/Ted storyline was much the same as the Johnny/frugality storyline. Ted wanting Alexis to think he was a heartbreaker when they weren’t together is a strange plot to begin with, and the bits with Shannon, his assistant, and trying to show Alexis other text message conversations is just really weird. That said, it ends nicely with Alexis affirming that she wants him for him, and thinks he’s better than any “Casanova J. Heartbreaker”, which is at least a sweet note to go out on.
Overall, you could cut this one down to just the Stevie/David storyline and only watch the last scenes for the others, and you’d end up with a much better episode.
Shout by JasperKazaiVIP 2BlockedParent2020-12-04T01:06:56Z
I have a hard time believing that Moira would think they would be able to/have no problems paying $3700 for a dress, after 4 seasons of all the stuff they have endured.