MADDIE! MADDIE! WHERE IS SHE?!?! MADDIE-E-E!

The way BJ delivered "Reach for the stars!" like a jaunty sailor made me lose it.

The way BJ delivered "Reach for the stars!" like a jaunty sailor made me lose it.

I find it hilarious, but it's the way this show blends natural humor with a story of a makeshift family that really sets it a notch above the average funny show, in my opinion. These all feel like people you could meet and connect with in real life. That the show does this with a very basic sitcom premise is even more…

I find it hilarious, but it's the way this show blends natural humor with a story of a makeshift family that really sets it a notch above the average funny show, in my opinion. These all feel like people you could meet and connect with in real life. That the show does this with a very basic sitcom premise is even more…

One very quick line that I loved:

One very quick line that I loved:

Rosa Salazar, formerly of Parenthood.

Rosa Salazar, formerly of Parenthood.

Really hard to see you choke like that.

Really hard to see you choke like that.

Seriously, though, how good is Dakota Johnson in this show? She is completely endearing as a single mom and hilarious as an uptight twentysomething.
The entire montage of her talking to Maddie at the ice cream parlor gave me diabetes: every time she gets a moment like that she just knocks it out of the park.

Seriously, though, how good is Dakota Johnson in this show? She is completely endearing as a single mom and hilarious as an uptight twentysomething.
The entire montage of her talking to Maddie at the ice cream parlor gave me diabetes: every time she gets a moment like that she just knocks it out of the park.

Oh man, the last scene with Kate talking to Maddie at various ages made me tear up so much. This show does an impeccable job of blending pathos with joy.

Oh man, the last scene with Kate talking to Maddie at various ages made me tear up so much. This show does an impeccable job of blending pathos with joy.

I'M A MAN! I'M A MAN I'M A HARD MAN!

I'M A MAN! I'M A MAN I'M A HARD MAN!

Fucking Americans were too busy watching Dancing With Attention Whores and NCIS: Dallas to watch this.
I'm being sarcastic, of course. Just with tears in my eyes.

Fucking Americans were too busy watching Dancing With Attention Whores and NCIS: Dallas to watch this.
I'm being sarcastic, of course. Just with tears in my eyes.

Bold prediction: this show will have higher ratings than The Mindy Project by the end of this season. I don't know why, but it seems like a cult hit waiting to happen.