Happy Endings, S03E02
Penny tried to buy a car without having Jane interfere too much. Max showed Brad how to live Brad's old life in Max's no-money style. Alex and Dave looked at apartments together.
This episode was okay. I think what I liked best was that Jane got to be her normal aggressive self in this episode. This time she was a no-prisoners negotiator for a car purchase. More than that, I really loved how Jane kept magically moving from place to place and Penny wondering if she was a witch or warlock. I can understand that Penny might have wanted to do something on her own (and she ultimately did), but I would have just let Jane do her thing. It's amazing how well she could predict all the moves of the dealership down to the meager cup of water offered to them. She just couldn't predict that Penny's seemingly bumbling moves (like walking straight through a glass wall) were just a ploy to get a good price.
At the very end, I also like how coolly she interacted with the "Car Czar." Who walks around with not just your salary offer, but your counteroffer to someone rejecting your salary offer? Damn! She still manages to surprise me with how insanely prepared she is. She just can't be beat. But I wonder if she really is going to go work for that guy, or was that just a gag at the end?
I thought that Max taking Brad around for the day was cute, but not entirely funny. Them going to random meetings for free food was pretty good, but the best part of that story was when Max had a substitute for Brad's running trainer. I loved seeing Max slap a pretzel out of a guy's hand and punch him in the face before running off. That takes balls and insanity. I respect that Max may be a bum, but at least he's not a coward. Also, he did that for Brad, so he's not afraid to get the shit beat out of him for someone he loves.
Alex and Dave... I feel like a broken record, but they just suck. I was already bored by the idea of them moving in together, but I was just angry to see them wasting a real estate agent's time by coming up with the worst excuses ever to reject every good apartment that she had shown them. They were being assholes. Indecisive assholes. Luckily, that lady tore them a new one when they tried one last time to make up a reason not to take the apartment. I had hoped they would come clean with their feelings about being committed to each other, but they just took the place anyway. Ugh. Maybe if they had done the right thing and were honest, I could have hated them a little less. Now I have to watch them pretend they are loving living together when they're already miserable. Not excited to see all that.
I will mention a few lines that were pretty good in this episode. The first was from Max when he was tasting the brunch food Jane made:
Lastly, I sort of liked their group costume. I mean, it was original, at least. And sort of cute. It was just sad that they couldn't get out the damn door. But still, it's a lot better than some of the costumes I've seen for other Halloween stories lately.
Again, I wasn't too thrilled with this episode, but I do feel like there's some hope for me to get pumped about this show again. Maybe if Dave and Alex get their act together, I'll be able to remember how I love the others again and just be enjoying the laughs. I'm tired already of groaning at the two of them as things are now.
This episode was okay. I think what I liked best was that Jane got to be her normal aggressive self in this episode. This time she was a no-prisoners negotiator for a car purchase. More than that, I really loved how Jane kept magically moving from place to place and Penny wondering if she was a witch or warlock. I can understand that Penny might have wanted to do something on her own (and she ultimately did), but I would have just let Jane do her thing. It's amazing how well she could predict all the moves of the dealership down to the meager cup of water offered to them. She just couldn't predict that Penny's seemingly bumbling moves (like walking straight through a glass wall) were just a ploy to get a good price.
At the very end, I also like how coolly she interacted with the "Car Czar." Who walks around with not just your salary offer, but your counteroffer to someone rejecting your salary offer? Damn! She still manages to surprise me with how insanely prepared she is. She just can't be beat. But I wonder if she really is going to go work for that guy, or was that just a gag at the end?
I thought that Max taking Brad around for the day was cute, but not entirely funny. Them going to random meetings for free food was pretty good, but the best part of that story was when Max had a substitute for Brad's running trainer. I loved seeing Max slap a pretzel out of a guy's hand and punch him in the face before running off. That takes balls and insanity. I respect that Max may be a bum, but at least he's not a coward. Also, he did that for Brad, so he's not afraid to get the shit beat out of him for someone he loves.
Alex and Dave... I feel like a broken record, but they just suck. I was already bored by the idea of them moving in together, but I was just angry to see them wasting a real estate agent's time by coming up with the worst excuses ever to reject every good apartment that she had shown them. They were being assholes. Indecisive assholes. Luckily, that lady tore them a new one when they tried one last time to make up a reason not to take the apartment. I had hoped they would come clean with their feelings about being committed to each other, but they just took the place anyway. Ugh. Maybe if they had done the right thing and were honest, I could have hated them a little less. Now I have to watch them pretend they are loving living together when they're already miserable. Not excited to see all that.
I will mention a few lines that were pretty good in this episode. The first was from Max when he was tasting the brunch food Jane made:
You go, girl! [tastes the food and spits it out] You go to hell, girl!The other that I thought was memorable was when Jane was for the second time trying to appeal to Penny's love of teen fantasy novels to motivate her:
[Jane] Must be strong. Like Hermione in the Harry Potter books.This one I'd actually like to use on someone because I'd enjoy teasing them (I'm not much of a Harry Potter fan).
[Penny] You read those?
[Jane] Dorks.
Lastly, I sort of liked their group costume. I mean, it was original, at least. And sort of cute. It was just sad that they couldn't get out the damn door. But still, it's a lot better than some of the costumes I've seen for other Halloween stories lately.
Again, I wasn't too thrilled with this episode, but I do feel like there's some hope for me to get pumped about this show again. Maybe if Dave and Alex get their act together, I'll be able to remember how I love the others again and just be enjoying the laughs. I'm tired already of groaning at the two of them as things are now.
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