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Originally Posted by Triumph36
i felt the whole 'people from high school are shallow and lame' angle wasn't hit well enough - it just felt predictable, even if the song and dance were completely ridiculous. i now get why all the critics were comparing this show to louie after having seen 4 episodes, and this is the most 'louie' episode so far. the pharmacist dude being boring sexually was probably the most predictable beat of the show. still, the show won me back by showing that the dancer and hannah aren't that far off from one another.
I agree with this, except I thought the pharmacist using a condom, which bothered Hannah, though she would never say anything about it was a really good touch. Once they had that scene in the car where it was clear Hannah's arc mirrored the dancer's arc I moved closer to this school of thought about the episode.
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Originally Posted by SarcasticRat
Thought this episode was pretty amazing. Felt more like a short film to me than a TV episode. There were a lot of really believable emotions and character moments imo and I liked that it went more in depth about Hannah and her parents.
My one complaint about the series thus far, is they have relied a little too much on broad comic setpieces, even if the acting/repercussions of those setpieces are all naturalistic.
Some of the writing for men has felt a little off, but complaining about that feels ridiculous given how many shows marginalize women and turn them into talking vaginas.