[6.8/10] Less enamored with this one. I appreciate the reveal that Jianyu is actually just a drug-dealing kid from Florida who is as lost about all of this as Eleanor is. But the whole “being yourself just gets you in trouble” thing was kind of a muddled message without much comic juice in it. By the same token, the whole “you can’t let anyone know who you really are or it’ll blow both of our covers!” felt like a cheap source of a dramatic tension.
Tahani party-planning with Michael was also a bit underwhelming. The grouchy but kind chef didn’t really work for me as a gag, (though Michael’s excitement over suspenders did). And it felt more like they just needed something for Tahani to do in the episode without much rhyme or reason to it.
Overall, a little weaker, though I’m glad they gave Jianyu a little more dimension (and his “ethics” vs. “ethnics” pronunciation bit was a good laugh).
@andrewbloom I initially didn't like the "being yourself gets you into trouble" thing either until Eleanor said "be a better version of yourself", which I think is the actual idea that they want to push for in this episode
Shout by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2017-09-25T02:03:30Z
[6.8/10] Less enamored with this one. I appreciate the reveal that Jianyu is actually just a drug-dealing kid from Florida who is as lost about all of this as Eleanor is. But the whole “being yourself just gets you in trouble” thing was kind of a muddled message without much comic juice in it. By the same token, the whole “you can’t let anyone know who you really are or it’ll blow both of our covers!” felt like a cheap source of a dramatic tension.
Tahani party-planning with Michael was also a bit underwhelming. The grouchy but kind chef didn’t really work for me as a gag, (though Michael’s excitement over suspenders did). And it felt more like they just needed something for Tahani to do in the episode without much rhyme or reason to it.
Overall, a little weaker, though I’m glad they gave Jianyu a little more dimension (and his “ethics” vs. “ethnics” pronunciation bit was a good laugh).