no, i’m not policing his tone, i’m saying that he did not apply the same critical framework to the white man that he used to discuss the women of color. hi, it’s called reading comprehension.
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what the hell, why does AV Club refuse to cover women and POC-led shows? there are so many oversights in this category (The Mick, Speechless, Queen Sugar, Mozart in the Jungle, Survivor’s Remorse, One Day at a Time, Claws, Good Behavior, just to name a few...) that it’s really starting to feel like a targeted effort.
i know you think you’re winning this debate, but you’re really not.
i know what Randall’s comments referred to, i watched the season too. but the fact that he felt the need to specifically call out the 2 women of color for their “attitudes” yet did not extend the same critique to Joe Sasto (who openly mocked another contestant’s WINNING DISHES) is just a weak take, period. the ladies…
yep, sexism and racism are both still major factors in kitchens, as evidenced by the reviewer specifically calling out the 2 WoC chefs for their “bristling” attitudes, but saying nothing about how Joe Sasto was constantly making jerky, whiny remarks whenever he lost challenges. (ie: his need to snarkily rag on…
lmaoooo believe it or not, i was an intern on this show for a few months back in 2009. i even got to meet Laura Ling and Euna Lee (the two Current TV journalists who were imprisoned in North Korea) like 6 months after they returned home. 😂
‘sup, just here to loudly & passionately stan for Frances Ha, The Handmaiden and The Florida Project; three of the best films i’ve seen in the last 5 years. sucks that stories about complex women get less Oscar love, generally-speaking.
it will never not be weird to watch Shitty Jimmy play the role of a charming, not-at-all dickish professor. my brain just can’t adjust!
clearly the reason why Dallas is joining the country club is because it’s a (pseudo) organic setting for her to “coincidentally” run into and interact with Jackie, Robert, Diane, and Nick. (she’s also about to be an empty-nester, so her wanting to join a community of other well-to-do adults makes sense.)…
hi, just dropping in to say that (1) i love this little show with all of my heart and (2) Saffron Burrows’ character is not openly gay, she is explicitly written as bisexual. (she is shown having relationships with both men and women over the course of the series.)
if there is a season 4, it is almost certainly the final one. Rachel Bloom has stated that the show was written with a 4-season arc and after that it’s done. (and it’s not enough of a ratings darling that the network will be pressing for more.)
i mean, Rachel Bloom has said in interviews and on Twitter that the show was originally pitched with a 4-season arc. all the networks passed on it, but The CW was game. considering that they’re also expanding their original programming, it’s (hopefully?) safe to assume they’re in it for the duration of Bloom’s vision.…
tbh i think that most of my hate stems from the fact that i LOVED the pilot SO DAMN MUCH. i was SO pumped for the full season to drop but when it finally did i found myself slogging through it. i was completely bored by any scenes that weren’t directly related to Midge’s comedy career.
“Most of your complaints are plot/writing related...”
lol i’m a Jewish woman with a Master’s degree in television writing. i got the show just fine, i just didn’t care for it. thanks for the expert analysis though.
apologies, i thought i was commenting on the full-season review and by the time i realized my mistake it was too late to edit/delete. (damn youuuuuuu, Kinjaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!)
pilot: A
holy paragraph breaks, Batman.
um, the pilot was great, the season was....not.