[6.4/10] Well, I do admire the clockwork format, where a bunch of disparate bits come together in one comic climax. Everything from Andre’s oblivious efforts to avoid seeming racist to his new business partner, to Taco’s martial arts sword play, to Pete’s discomfort over dating one of Kevin’s exes, comes together in the finish. The problem is that it all feels very contrived, especially the excuse for Kevin’s ex to demonstrate her “white knuckler” nicknames. It’s another dose of very fratty humor that doesn’t really play well with me.
Pete and Kevin are one of the few character pairings on the show where it seems like there’s some legitimate friendliness between them, so bits to have Kevin torture Pete over a common ex comes off as a way to spoil that early. Plus, the entire bit where Pete is haunted by Kevin’s “cute penis” is just dumb. Andre’s bit with his would-be partner is at least amusing, as it plays on some amusing, overeager efforts to prove his racially open bona fides.
The Ruxin story was good for a few yuks. I continue to roll my eyes a little at the number of NFL player cameos this show throws out there, and Ruxin trying to hijack a Make A Wish kid’s wish to help his fantasy is abjectly terrible. But for one thing, Josh Cribbs acquits himself better than his other gridiron brethren here, with some solid comic timing and on-camera ease (though Terrell Suggs falls into the usual “athlete as performer” pitfalls), and for once, the show acknowledges that Ruxin is terrible and tries to comically punish him for it.
Overall, it’s another underwhelming outing, but one that at least shows some promise in the funny bits with Andre, the better parts of Ruxin’s plot, and the way The League at least tries to tie it all together in the end.
Shout by TheLazyReviewerBlockedParent2023-10-17T09:14:42Z
Taco still sucks... 2 more words.