It’s been over a week, I know, but it’s still hard for me to get past the fact that Eric Andre aka Deke Bromberg aka Max’s boyfriend who literally lived in a dumpster is no longer with us. With the way the show revolves around its two female leads it probably would’ve been detrimental for either of them to settle down with a guy, and I can accept that. What I can’t accept is how poorly it was done. Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, relationships, review, television, writing
Tagged 2 Broke Girls, And the New Lease on Life, Beth Behrs, breakup, Caroline, Cast, CBS, Current Total, Deke, Eric Andre, Hal Linden, Kat Dennings, lease, Lester Donovan, Max, maxoline, old people, relationship, review, S3E22, Sophie, television, TV
I had written this entire intro prior to watching this episode about how we should probably start readying ourselves to bid Deke adieu. The show had been moving towards him and Max breaking it off with no hope of reconciliation for some time. That and the fact that Eric Andre’s joining FX’s upcoming comedy Man Seeking Woman as one of the main cast. Altogether it seemed to point towards us not having much longer to enjoy the presence of one of my favourite Blewish [that’s half-Black half-Jewish] comedians.
This is literally the last time I’m going to bring up the rom-com narrative style that has permeated the show basically ever since Deke showed up [first mentioned back in Episode 13]. He and Max have had their ups and downs, but it all came to a head last week when his parents decided to cut him off completely. When last we saw our heroines they were on a mission to push Deke’s dumpster house clear across the city in order to reconcile him with his folks, trading his relationship with Max for financial stability and overall a better life. Continue reading
Posted in celebrity, Comedy, relationships, review, television
Tagged 2 Broke Girls, And the Cake Cake Cake, Beth Behrs, Bridezilla, Caroline, Cast, CBS, conclusion, Current Total, dance, Deke, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, Eric Andre, Flo, Kat Dennings, Lindsay Lohan, Mario Kart Love Song, Max, maxoline, progressive, relationship, review, S3E21, Sam Hart, scrubs, song, television, TV, wedding
I’m gonna be upfront with this review, the basic plot of this episode is a complete mess. There are too many threads that are technically connected to the main storyline but ultimately feel disjointed or are completely lost. All that being said, I’m going to sum up what happens in the next paragraph and then focus on two particular issues that were dealt with Monday night on CBS, from 8:30 to 9:00.
Essentially Caroline doesn’t want to have anything to do with Chef Nicolas, but he tells her that he and his wife have an open relationship. She and Max get their hair done, and then a Skype call with the wife confirms that she’s good to bang the Frenchman if she’d like. Caroline decides to go to dinner to turn him down, doesn’t, sleeps over, doesn’t sleep with him. The end. Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, lgbt, review, sex, television
Tagged 2 Broke Girls, And the Married Man Sleepover, bears, beefcake, Beth Behrs, birth control, Captain Ray Holt, Caroline, Cast, CBS, characters, Chef Nicolas, condoms, Current Total, Dame Edna, Deke, Earl, Edna Everage, Eric Andre, Federico Dordei, flamboyant, gay, Hello, Homosexual, Jamus, Kat Dennings, lgbt, Luis, Max, Max Blum, Michael Patrick King, NuvaRing, Oleg, open relationship, review, S3E17, sex, stereotypes, television, the pill, Tristan Evans Salon, TV
After so many weeks where the focus of this show has been decidedly anything but what the title implies we have an episode that is all about the Benjamins. Last time we were with Max and Caroline the snarky one had found out that her boyfriend [yeah, things were getting serious] Deke was a rich kid. Cue the feeling of betrayal, brace yourselves for the emotional fallout.
Her decision is to break up by breaking into his dumpster house and taking back her toothbrush and her second favourite gnome, Gnomosexual, both clear signs to Caroline that this relationship might actually have a pretty decent foundation. Even though Deke catches her in the act and speaks to the heart of her actions [“you’re too big a babypants to tell me you’re breaking up with me”] her reason is unassailable: the rich and poor don’t mix. Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, money, review, television
Tagged 2 Broke Girls, And the ATM, Beth Behrs, Caroline, Cast, CBS, characters, cheesecake, Current Total, Deke, Earl, Eric Andre, Han, Jennifer Coolidge, Kat Dennings, Luis, Matthew Moy, Max, McRichyMcNeverHadToWorkForAnything, million dollars, money, Oleg, Phill Lewis, poor, review, rich, RichyRichPretendedHeWasPoorenstein, rom-com, romantic comedy, S3E16, Sophie, television, the Monopoly Man, TV
I don’t know if I made it clear last week, but I really like Deke’s dumpster house. It evokes the whole Tiny House Movement that’s going on which actually helps make it appear less cartoonish, and it also proves just how much I loved The Boxcar Children when I was younger. All that being said, the prospect of there being a wine and cheese party in such a small space just oozes with promise, sort of like how the garbage outside of Deke’s place oozes with . . . other things.
In the hands of a more capable director and more creative writers, I’m ideally thinking the crowd from fellow CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, the majority of this episode could’ve taken place in the green dumpster no problem. There were so many interactions to work with, what with the whole diner crew plus Deke and Chef Nicolas and Bebe. Unfortunately the focus was pulled to the two title and the Pastry Schoolers don’t really mix in with the Dirty Diners [those are their gang names now and I stand by them]. Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, review, television
Tagged 2 Broke Girls, And the Icing on the Cake, BB Gun, Bebe, Beth Behrs, Bromberg, Caroline, Cast, CBS, Current Total, Deke, dumpster, Earl, Eric Andre, Han, I love you, Jennifer Coolidge, Kat Dennings, Lindsay Slow-Hands, Luis, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Matthew Moy, Max, Oleg, review, rich, rom-com, romantic comedy, S3E15, Sophie, television, TV
Culture War Reporters 
2 Broke Girls And the Interview with Federico Dordei, Part 2 – Behind the Scenes at Stage 21
AT THE REQUEST OF FEDERICO DORDEI HIMSELF I HAVE TAKEN DOWN THIS ARTICLE. APOLOGIES TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN READING IT.
Rate this:
2 Comments
Posted in Comedy, interview, television, writing
Tagged 2 Broke Girls, actor, behind the scenes, Cast, CBS, character, comedy, comments, criticism, Deke, direction, Eric Andre, Federico Dordei, funny, interview, Italian, Jennifer Coolidge, Jonathan Kite, Kat Dennings, live audience, Luis, Michael Patrick King, multicam, Oleg, regular, sitcom, Sophie, Supergirl, TV, writer, writing