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TV 19 - Simpsons Did It

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Finished season 2 of Lasso to catch up with the new season release.

A question and then some review in spoilers in case anyone hasn't gotten through yet:

What was Nate's deal in the last couple episodes? I know he had been getting an ego after the "Wonder Kid" stuff, but the blow up at Ted for not paying attention to him seemed to come out of left field, unless I completely forgot some scenes from earlier on.

I still enjoyed it, but I didn't think it was as good as the first season. I liked the the "Major League, but soccer" vibes the first season had. Season 2 felt more much of a sitcom-y. Dani kills a dog? Rebecca sleeps with a player and no one seems to care, some cheering it on? I can only imagine the type of scandal that would produce in real life if it were to come to light. The only real concern with the situation comes when she confesses to Ted and he blows it off immediately. On the positive side, I think the Sam/Moroccan super team story line was creative and honestly surprised it hasn't been tried yet in real life. Someone on that continent must have more cash than they know what to do with the burn on a soccer club.

The Coach Beard episode had an odd ending. The vibe at the church club was that he had rekindled with Jane, but they're rocking out to Hello, which at face value is about a girl who doesn't want to make any commitments. Unless that was the point writers were trying to make, but that heavily contrasts with how they acted during the scene and how content he was at the end of the episode taking a nap in the coaches office.
 
Spartanforlife4 said:
Finished season 2 of Lasso to catch up with the new season release.

A question and then some review in spoilers in case anyone hasn't gotten through yet:

What was Nate's deal in the last couple episodes? I know he had been getting an ego after the "Wonder Kid" stuff, but the blow up at Ted for not paying attention to him seemed to come out of left field, unless I completely forgot some scenes from earlier on.
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It makes sense to me. He always could be a little mean, like in his roast is season 1, but when he didn't have any real power it didn't mean anything. Given the type of personality he is surrounded by in a locker room, once he has power and fame he is going to think you have to use it in a negative way. Regarding Ted, while Ted did give him the promotion to the coaching ranks, he then more or less ignores additional growth he might need from there. Ted doesn't do that on purpose, he might think he's given Nate the leg up he needs and he can handle it from there, but Nate's personality, where he has a habit of not quite trusting people, makes him feel like he's been set up to fail. And there's a bit of him liking he got some recognition and praise early on, so when that becomes less constant (as he has the job now and should be pretty happy with that), he takes the lack of overt praise as criticism.
 
French Rage said:
It makes sense to me. He always could be a little mean, like in his roast is season 1, but when he didn't have any real power it didn't mean anything. Given the type of personality he is surrounded by in a locker room, once he has power and fame he is going to think you have to use it in a negative way. Regarding Ted, while Ted did give him the promotion to the coaching ranks, he then more or less ignores additional growth he might need from there. Ted doesn't do that on purpose, he might think he's given Nate the leg up he needs and he can handle it from there, but Nate's personality, where he has a habit of not quite trusting people, makes him feel like he's been set up to fail. And there's a bit of him liking he got some recognition and praise early on, so when that becomes less constant (as he has the job now and should be pretty happy with that), he takes the lack of overt praise as criticism.
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That all make sense. I guess I was taken aback because for a show that uses callbacks or can be very blatant in telegraphing it was a major plot move that didn't have any particular moment to point back to.
 
Shrinking is a lovely little series. Doesn’t need a second season but there are multiple storylines I have no doubt they’ll continue.

jefferson from married with children was one of my favorite side characters
 
Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
Poker face ended well, too. Although there will be another season.
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I am fine with it in this case. Like Columbo, it has a potentially infinite run. As long as there are wonderful little scripts, and B-listers like Barkin and Meadows to hit them out of the park, the show could last forever.
 
SNL is so hit or miss.

I learned something, which should not surprise me but does: they have an extremely aggressive laugh track. During Weekend Update there was a fantastic gag where Michael Che had gotten the entire audience to go silent on a Colin Jost joke, and apparently it worked, and it absolutely destroyed Jost in real time.

But. Because of the laugh track, it was absolutely ruined over the air.

And now I can never trust them again.
 
Kepler said:
SNL is so hit or miss.

I learned something, which should not surprise me but does: they have an extremely aggressive laugh track. During Weekend Update there was a fantastic gag where Michael Che had gotten the entire audience to go silent on a Colin Jost joke, and apparently it worked, and it absolutely destroyed Jost in real time.

But. Because of the laugh track, it was absolutely ruined over the air.

And now I can never trust them again.
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I did notice the subdued laughter seemed to sound the exact same each time.

Most of this week was strong, but the last two skits were definitely counting the minutes until 1am.
 
French Rage said:
Most of this week was strong
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It's all subjective of course, but I'm curious -- which did you like?

Other than Weekend Update, which was solid as always, I can't think of any live skit that was good. It didn't help the hostess was without talent or charm.
 
Kepler said:
It's all subjective of course, but I'm curious -- which did you like?

Other than Weekend Update, which was solid as always, I can't think of any live skit that was good. It didn't help the hostess was without talent or charm.
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Anything pre-WU (including WU) was good; not saying any will make a best-of compilation, but they did their thing.
 
Beef. I'm bored by it, Dr. Mrs. says that makes me a sociopath. I think it may be a boy/girl thing. These domestic dramedies are like dental surgery to me.
 
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