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This is my wife’s favorite show on television, and we’ve been watching since we tried Hulu at season one mainly to see the show.\u00a0 I was unsure how the gimmick was going to hold up, but here we are with a season six announced and no real downgrade in the quality of the show. But do I have things to say? Yes!<\/p>\n
They tried to give Steve Martin’s character some kind of “b” story for growth but the testosterone thing was very hit-or-miss.\u00a0 Martin Short is a loveable cringe to watch but I wonder if things are on the horizon for his marriage to Meryl Streep to be dissolved. There just seemed to be notes of unhappiness there for him. Selena Gomez did a fine job this season but I worried about her health as she really slimmed down. I read she’s recently married so I hope it was from a good place as she is beautiful either way.<\/p>\n
Guest stars this year were a mixed bag.\u00a0 Dianne Wiest seemed out of place even given the character. Tea Leone was given a scattered character and gave a scattered performance. (Her character’s adult sons were one of the bright spots of the season.) The billionaires were funny impressions, most of all Renee Zellweger’s not-Martha.\u00a0 Keegan-Michael Key was another without a lot to do, but he did prove important to the season.<\/p>\n
They seem locked into a ten-episode format which is just long enough to develop a good murder mystery with some twists, but not so long that it needs padded episodes.\u00a0 The standout of the season for me was episode two, “After You.”\u00a0 It really gave Lester a showcase episode while moving the plot significantly along.<\/p>\n
The main thing that bothered me at the end of the season was showing Dianne Wiest’s character as having achieved the dream of living in the Arconia, but it looked to me like Mabel’s squatter apartment.\u00a0 Does this mean that Mabel has a new place? I hope this is quickly addressed.\u00a0 The biggest bright spot was one of the sons dating Howard–I hope there’s a fun way to keep seeing this develop.<\/p>\n
It’s always a tricky thing when a hit show travels, so we will see what happens to the gang in London (and how long they are there) for season six.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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