Tonight’s episode of Apt 23 is all about ‘being cool’, and the severe insecurities that lie beneath the surface of everyone, whether they’re cool or not. It’s not the best episode we’ve seen thus far – and since it wasn’t written as a season finale, does a poor job acting as one. It’s still a fun … Continue reading »
Now that Don’t Trust the B is part of ABC’s fall 2012 line-up, the last six episodes of its first production order are going to be moved to the beginning of season 2, leaving ‘It’s Just Sex’ as the penultimate episode of its stunted first season run. Thankfully, it’s the best episode yet, taking a sitcom story line … Continue reading »
Five episodes in, and Don’t Trust the B—- In Apartment 23 is starting to embrace the wackier aspects of its personality, playing into familiar sitcom situations in the first half of an episode, until veering way off into left field about halfway through, whether its hooking new roommates up with parents, lying to Kevin Sorbo, or … Continue reading »
‘The Wedding…’ felt very similar to Apt 23‘s pilot: it begins with a flashback, a lot of it deals with June’s personality and her former fiancee, and there’s a plethora of really bad Robin scenes. It was a still a decent episode, mostly in part to James Van Der Beek’s self-parody, continuing to find hilarity … Continue reading »
Every young friendship has its struggles in developing a comfortable, almost symbiotic dynamic. Any 20-something that went to college has both horror stories and loving memories of their roommates in the must tumultuous, stressful periods of young adulthood. ’Parent Trap’ is all about these kind of issues, fully embracing the Odd Couple-esque premise of the show in … Continue reading »
After a strong pilot last week, Don’t Trust the B in Apt 23‘s second episode “Daddy’s Girl” is an equally quirky, witty follow up – and for the most part, manages to avoid the tropes of second episodes too many sitcoms rely on. It’s not as laugh out loud funny as the first episode, but … Continue reading »
(Don’t Trust the B— in Apt 23 premieres on ABC April 11th. The first two episodes are available online through iTunes: this review is for the pilot only.) I fucking hate 2 Broke Girls. The inherent racism, stupid little gimmicks like the horse in the window and the cash tally at the end, the trashy … Continue reading »
