[7.8/10] Great way to kick off the new season. The opening bits weren’t necessarily the best. The “both cults and mainstream religions have elaborate views of the afterlife” observation is pretty well-worn, and the “crazy beliefs” show was a jumble of blasphemy in search of a point, but from there on, the episode picked up and never really stopped.
The bit about a nominally square pair of couples trying to get each other to participate in their kinks was a laugh riot. The banter of the skit was superb, and the way the outlandish turn-ons matched up with the dorky suburban quality of the four characters was an amusing twist. I also appreciated the comic exaggeration of a roller coaster that boasts about being death-defying and soul-crushing and actually lives up to its promises, with the added absurd layer of people knowing this and continuing to ride it.
The bit with Bob and David in the car talking about terminal illnesses and prioritizing trying to get directions was some nice, low-key comedy after the other absurdity, and the button about it being part of an educational video cracked me up. The ensuing skit about the “world’s oldest educational video” didn’t do as much for me, but it had some solid subtext about how the right presentation can make even ridiculous ideas seem to have authority, and about a certain hubristic certainty in each generation that their’s is the peak of achievevment.
The last sketch was quite funny as well. Transposing televangelists into the guise of devil-worshippers made for an amusing flip of the usual setup, and Bob Odenkirk, Tom Kenny, and Jilly Tally in particular really made an impression with their characters in just a short bit of time.
Overall, a very funny episode that, with the last ep, hopefully shows that the series has found its footing.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2018-07-14T04:10:44Z
[7.8/10] Great way to kick off the new season. The opening bits weren’t necessarily the best. The “both cults and mainstream religions have elaborate views of the afterlife” observation is pretty well-worn, and the “crazy beliefs” show was a jumble of blasphemy in search of a point, but from there on, the episode picked up and never really stopped.
The bit about a nominally square pair of couples trying to get each other to participate in their kinks was a laugh riot. The banter of the skit was superb, and the way the outlandish turn-ons matched up with the dorky suburban quality of the four characters was an amusing twist. I also appreciated the comic exaggeration of a roller coaster that boasts about being death-defying and soul-crushing and actually lives up to its promises, with the added absurd layer of people knowing this and continuing to ride it.
The bit with Bob and David in the car talking about terminal illnesses and prioritizing trying to get directions was some nice, low-key comedy after the other absurdity, and the button about it being part of an educational video cracked me up. The ensuing skit about the “world’s oldest educational video” didn’t do as much for me, but it had some solid subtext about how the right presentation can make even ridiculous ideas seem to have authority, and about a certain hubristic certainty in each generation that their’s is the peak of achievevment.
The last sketch was quite funny as well. Transposing televangelists into the guise of devil-worshippers made for an amusing flip of the usual setup, and Bob Odenkirk, Tom Kenny, and Jilly Tally in particular really made an impression with their characters in just a short bit of time.
Overall, a very funny episode that, with the last ep, hopefully shows that the series has found its footing.