[7.1/10] I gotta admit, LWT is getting a little predictable. The opening round-up was a solid enough overview of the week's news, but nothing that different than other comedian commentators have offered. His bit about Chuck Schumer's repetitive graduation speeches was an amusing bit, but the show's done the same schtick for John McCain's jokes.
And the main story, about modern day China, was a nicely done broad overview of the country's recent history, but (a.) Oliver had a hard time squeezing the show's humor into some tough topics and (b.) as soon as we saw the silly China-produced commercial for its infrastructure project, I just knew LWT would have its own parody at the end of the episode.
There's nothing wrong with the show, or even this episode, but it may simple be that nearly five seasons in, the formula of this once-refreshing alternative to the late night political comedy scene is starting to become more evident to long-time viewers like yours truly.
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[7.1/10] I gotta admit, LWT is getting a little predictable. The opening round-up was a solid enough overview of the week's news, but nothing that different than other comedian commentators have offered. His bit about Chuck Schumer's repetitive graduation speeches was an amusing bit, but the show's done the same schtick for John McCain's jokes.
And the main story, about modern day China, was a nicely done broad overview of the country's recent history, but (a.) Oliver had a hard time squeezing the show's humor into some tough topics and (b.) as soon as we saw the silly China-produced commercial for its infrastructure project, I just knew LWT would have its own parody at the end of the episode.
There's nothing wrong with the show, or even this episode, but it may simple be that nearly five seasons in, the formula of this once-refreshing alternative to the late night political comedy scene is starting to become more evident to long-time viewers like yours truly.