More people need to discover this shown. I wish it was an hour long like the first night it was on.
This episode was a let down after the previous episode. It was back to more mundane, predictable sitcom antics. The glimmer of something better is still there, but it seems obvious that the writers can't decide if they want to make something unique or a dime-a-dozen sitcom.
Jason is another stereotypical character that just isn't interesting. He is better than Eleanor, but that isn't saying much. Manny Jacinto is great, but he doesn't have much to work with.
Shout by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2017-09-25T02:03:30Z
[6.8/10] Less enamored with this one. I appreciate the reveal that Jianyu is actually just a drug-dealing kid from Florida who is as lost about all of this as Eleanor is. But the whole “being yourself just gets you in trouble” thing was kind of a muddled message without much comic juice in it. By the same token, the whole “you can’t let anyone know who you really are or it’ll blow both of our covers!” felt like a cheap source of a dramatic tension.
Tahani party-planning with Michael was also a bit underwhelming. The grouchy but kind chef didn’t really work for me as a gag, (though Michael’s excitement over suspenders did). And it felt more like they just needed something for Tahani to do in the episode without much rhyme or reason to it.
Overall, a little weaker, though I’m glad they gave Jianyu a little more dimension (and his “ethics” vs. “ethnics” pronunciation bit was a good laugh).