[7.6/10] Hey! What do you know! This one was legitimately good, and I’m not sure I have any real major complaints! It’s a miracle!
I’ll admit, there’s some stuff I’m not over the moon about. Ruxin managing to bring in members of his winning fantasy team to do the “Shiva Bowl Shuffle” is a little too unbelievable, and I continue to find the football player cameos contrived, but it was separate from most of the episode, and frankly, a lot of fun, which goes a long way.
At the same time, there continues to be some racism in the show, whether it’s the continued shouting of Shiva’s name or Taco’s stint on a Middle Eastern soap opera (replete with Ruxin declaring “Rama-damn”) that’s pretty uncomfortable. But again, that’s just kind of a part of this show’s comic DNA, and I pretty much just have to deal with it or move on.
But the rest of the episode was pretty damn enjoyable! The whole bit with the group not wanting Ruxin to get the first pick, and buckling under their shared lie about it made for some good comic tension. The trio of Jenny, Peter, and Taco each “training” Kevin like a dog in their own way was out there, but felt more like the fun magical realism of something like HIMYM than the show’s typical broad comedy. And Andre getting banished but thinking he’s playing the fantasy football equivalent of “speed chess” when the others are on autodraft is a good bit too.
But the piece du resistance of this one has to be the escapades of Rafi and Dirty Randy! Jason Mantzoukas continues to be a boon to this show, and bringing in a ringer like Seth Rogen as the oft-mentioned, never seen Dirty Randy is inspired. The pair have a great comic energy, and their insanity mixed with silly porn tropes is a winning recipe for raunchy humor.
Overall, I’ll be honest, this is the first episode of the show that made me want to keep watching to see if The League can keep pulling this sort of thing off. Here’s hoping the show turns a corner in season 3!
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2018-12-07T04:50:43Z
[7.6/10] Hey! What do you know! This one was legitimately good, and I’m not sure I have any real major complaints! It’s a miracle!
I’ll admit, there’s some stuff I’m not over the moon about. Ruxin managing to bring in members of his winning fantasy team to do the “Shiva Bowl Shuffle” is a little too unbelievable, and I continue to find the football player cameos contrived, but it was separate from most of the episode, and frankly, a lot of fun, which goes a long way.
At the same time, there continues to be some racism in the show, whether it’s the continued shouting of Shiva’s name or Taco’s stint on a Middle Eastern soap opera (replete with Ruxin declaring “Rama-damn”) that’s pretty uncomfortable. But again, that’s just kind of a part of this show’s comic DNA, and I pretty much just have to deal with it or move on.
But the rest of the episode was pretty damn enjoyable! The whole bit with the group not wanting Ruxin to get the first pick, and buckling under their shared lie about it made for some good comic tension. The trio of Jenny, Peter, and Taco each “training” Kevin like a dog in their own way was out there, but felt more like the fun magical realism of something like HIMYM than the show’s typical broad comedy. And Andre getting banished but thinking he’s playing the fantasy football equivalent of “speed chess” when the others are on autodraft is a good bit too.
But the piece du resistance of this one has to be the escapades of Rafi and Dirty Randy! Jason Mantzoukas continues to be a boon to this show, and bringing in a ringer like Seth Rogen as the oft-mentioned, never seen Dirty Randy is inspired. The pair have a great comic energy, and their insanity mixed with silly porn tropes is a winning recipe for raunchy humor.
Overall, I’ll be honest, this is the first episode of the show that made me want to keep watching to see if The League can keep pulling this sort of thing off. Here’s hoping the show turns a corner in season 3!