Happy Endings, S02E21
It's already the season finale of this show! What? It really feels like it flew by. I have to say that I wasn't too impressed by the second season, especially when the first one was so funny. Anyway, this time the gang went to Derrick and Eric's wedding. Penny tried to hook up with a guy via Skype after looking forward to having a real date at a wedding for the first time that didn't pan out. Brad lost his job and hesitated telling Jane while she was covering Eric's ass for not having enough money to cover the reception. Max was reluctant to join his old Madonna cover band because he was worried about how much he had changed physically since his singing heyday. Penny wondered if she had unrealized feelings for Dave, which led to a possible return of Dave and Alex's relationship somehow.
For someone as interesting as Derrick, his wedding was sure boring. I did like the wedding party's matching suits (even if Jane looked awkward in her yellow one), but beyond that, I was disappointed the six weren't involved in an event that would let loose all of their crazy and funny tendencies. I would say that everyone behaved well, and there wasn't much drama (insert Derrick's voice) at all. Even Max was just sitting around feeling sorry for himself. What a shame. If there wasn't a shortage of food at the reception, I would have liked to see him stuffing his face in a ridiculous way at least once (I only got to see him licking a cake wrapper or something). What a waste.
Does anyone really care about Penny dating someone? I don't think even her friends do since they were betting how long it would take her to mention the new guy she had met. Speaking of the beginning of the episode, the pace of their conversation led me to believe that it would just get funnier from there. Major let down. Instead of finding Penny's seat at the Skype table and her later dance with a laptop to be amusing, I just felt pity for her. She's really sad.
Jane wasn't even that aggressive when she tried to get into the wedding party. Basically, all she had to do was "poison" the person who matched her height, and she was in. I would have enjoyed her trying slip in there after many failed, underhanded attempts. Disappointing. And when she was a part of it all and had to get creative with the food, her innovations (such as the napkin as the brie) weren't that great. I at least wanted to see someone catching onto what she was doing, and Jane running in to remedy that in some outlandish way. Things just went smoothly for the most part.
I don't know why Penny was exploring the possibility of liking Dave. I can't imagine a worse couple. Even though she has suggested she might have something for him, it hasn't crossed my mind since then. What do they have in common? And there's no attraction between them. There was such a connection once between Alex and Dave (it feels so long since they were almost walking down the aisle together), but even with them having slept together a few episodes ago, I have no desire to see them rekindle that flame. But since they had a few suggestive moments and were seen holding hands, I guess next season they will be back to old tricks. Ugh. Good thing I won't have to see that headache for a good while.
If I had to pick my favorite thing in the story (and I have to really scrap the bottom of the bowl here), I would say that I liked when Max was performing on stage and suddenly Brad was there dancing next to him. That was a little cute and random. I could see Brad a part of that band too (maybe he wouldn't be as "pitchy" as Pete). Brad and Max scenes are great. Wish they had more this season.
I don't know if I'll want to watch this show as much next season. The first season was so good, I couldn't wait for it to start again, but the stories certainly haven't been as consistently on point as they used to be. I definitely will want to watch so I can see what Max's up to, but if they don't do a little better next time, I don't know if even he can continue to carry the show for me. Let's step it up a notch in the fall (providing they are picked up again)!
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