I couldn’t believe my eyes when I began watching the promo for this week’s 2 Broke Girls. Max meeting her father, really? Typically any references to her upbringing are about her extremely neglectful mother, and the last time that was touched on in any major way was literally three seasons ago.
That episode was the Season 3 finale, “And the First Degree”, and it’s impossible for “And the Dad Day Afternoon” not to be compared to it, for better or for worse.
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Tagged 2 Broke Girls, abandoned, And the Dad Day Afternoon, And the First Degree, Beth Behrs, Caroline, CBS, dad, daddy issues, deadbeat, disappointed, family, father, Han, Jonathan Kite, Kat Dennings, Matthew Moy, Max, Oleg, reunion, review, Rita, S6E18, Sophie
In a little bit of a continuation from last week’s review, tonight’s episode could easily be summed up with “Max and Caroline’s friendship is tested very little, and unsurprisingly manages to remain intact.” While that’s par for the course for quite a few episodes along the years, with a bit of a shakeup in their relationship occurring every so often, what’s interesting is the showrunner’s decision to turn to this narrative just as the status quo is reestablished.
Yes, Max and Caroline are back to waitressing at the diner, and almost immediately the impending $250K payday from Caroline selling her movie rights starts being thrown around. The thing is, it immediately starts to collide with the goal of the first few seasons: the girls’ cupcake business. It’s so strange to see that being brought up again, especially when it hasn’t been brought up since Episode 10 of this season [and even then, it was simply to have Max bump into an old friend].
Their cupcake business has played so small a part that when the studio audience gasps in response to Sophie asking Max and Caroline if they “know any bakers” I was initially confused. Why would they be offended by that question? When was the last time they baked anything, let alone sold any baked goods at all? Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Broke Girls, 25 to Life, And the Show and Don't Tell, Beth Behrs, business, Caroline, CBS, dad, Dessert Bar, gender reveal cake, Kat Dennings, Martin Channing, Max, musical, pregnant, prison, review, S5E17, Sophie, Steel Bars, Steven Weber
There’s a lot that I could have written about given that San Diego Comic-Con is in full-swing, but lately I’ve been flooding the blog’s Facebook page with so much superhero-related stuff I think I can pass on it. Instead, I refer all of you to the following music video, which you should watch before reading further:
“Rude” is a song by Canadian reggae band MAGIC!, and given their place of origin I was surprised to see that the track hit the top of the charts in the States. That kind of airtime is going to get you a lot of attention, which in turn is going to lead to a variety of different responses.
Before moving forward with those, however, we should probably make sure we’re all on the same page.
Essentially this is three minutes and
forty-five seconds of frontman Nasri Atweh asking the father of the woman he’s in love with if he can marry her and being denied over and over. He then tells the aforementioned dad that his approval is not actually needed, and that he will “marry her anyway”. Alright, let’s move on. Continue reading
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Tagged approval, ask, Benji Cowart, blessing, Capulet, consent, cover, dad, daughter, father, Ingrid Michaelson, Lena Dunham, magic, marriage, marry her anyway, music, Nasri Atweh, patriarchy., permission, reggae, Rude, suitor, voice, wife
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