Tag Archives: Kat Dennings

2 Broke Girls, S4E1 “And the Reality Problem”: A TV Review

Posted on October 27, 2014 by | 1 comment

2 Broke Girls and the Reality Problem

Believe it or not, I drafted this post over a month ago because I just assumed 2 Broke Girls was going to air alongside all of the other fall sitcoms. That was also when I put together the banner above, which I ended up using because CBS decided not to release any promo images. And heck, I was going to embed it somewhere anyway because I put way too long photoshopping Kim Noel Kardashian into that screenshot.

Here’s about the extent of what I know about the “American television and social media personality, socialite, fashion designer, businesswoman, model, and actress” [thanks for giving me her exact occupation, Wikipedia!]:

Continue reading →

1 Comment

Posted in celebrity, Comedy, review, television, writing

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

2 Broke Girls, S3E24 “And the First Degree”: A TV Review

Posted on May 6, 2014 by | 14 comments

firstdegree

The season finale to any show is, to put it bluntly, important. It’s the culmination of several episodes, hours of television, and must assure viewers that their time was ultimately well-spent. Narrative arcs being drawn to a close is a given, and many series are burdened with the added responsibility of this installment potentially being their very last. It needs to work as a cap to the season, but also possibly for the show as a whole.

Seeing as 2 Broke Girls was renewed for a 4th season two months ago, the latter issue was not one the writers had to grapple with. The problem is that even when concentrating on the bare minimum of what’s expected this finale barely passes. Kind of like Max Black and high school. Flawless Segue Achieved. Continue reading →

14 Comments

Posted in Comedy, education, review, television

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

2 Broke Girls, S3E23 “And the Free Money”: A TV Review

Posted on April 29, 2014 by | Leave a comment

freemoney

Hoo boy. I try, I really do try, to keep in mind that the original direction and focus of the show has changed, but you want to title an episode “And the Free Money”!? 2 Broke Girls writers room, please, I am begging you.

It is fine to have a cold open which revolves around the girls paying their bills and doing shots. Ain’t nothing wrong with that, not for a second. The issue is that Caroline tells Max [and us] that there are “only a couple bills to go and only $149 to pay them.” Ms. Channing, that could not be further from the truth. At the end of the last episode you had $2,614. Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Posted in Comedy, money, review, television

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

2 Broke Girls, S3E22 “And the New Lease on Life”: A TV Review

Posted on April 22, 2014 by | 8 comments

oldpeoplearehilarious

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 →

8 Comments

Posted in Comedy, relationships, review, television, writing

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

2 Broke Girls, S3E21 “And the Wedding Cake Cake Cake”: A TV Review

Posted on April 15, 2014 by | 16 comments

cakecakecake

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 →

16 Comments

Posted in celebrity, Comedy, relationships, review, television

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

2 Broke Girls, S3E20 “And the Not Broke Parents”: A TV Review

Posted on March 25, 2014 by | 4 comments

320

Here’s something regular review readers don’t get from me very often: I wish this episode had been longer. After what was basically a filler issue last week [and one that seriously had me picking apart Han’s place on the show] this Monday night had us returning to the narrative that this half of the season has built itself around: the pastry school and Max’s relationship with Deke.

That’s right, Eric Andre is back after his character had the flu and went on a skiing trip. Every move this show has made so far, including the mild inconvenience that was Max finding out he was wealthy, has pointed towards him sticking around. She’s not one for relationships or even trusting others, and the way they’ve grown closer has made it seem like nothing short of death/something truly dramatic could break them apart. So this week the two girls meet Mr. and Mrs. Bromberg [as in the Bromberg Elevators, the ones that are in every building in the city, as in the Bromberg Colo-Rectal Centre at the New York Hospital].

Continue reading →

4 Comments

Posted in Comedy, money, race, review, television

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,