Thoughts on Arrested Development Season 4
May 26, 2013 15:58:36 GMT -6
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Post by Stephen77 on May 26, 2013 15:58:36 GMT -6
I've only seen the first two episodes at this point. I enjoyed the first. I think I liked it more than most. It's by no means classic Arrested Development (the jokes weren't as strong) and it's a bit too heavy on exposition but I think it sets things up well and I got a number of laughs out of it. I'm assuming that later in the season, they're going to push the characters back together and then I think the show will begin to feel more like itself.
Episode two was a step down. Dr. Clash pointed out that while Tambor is great, George Sr. suffers a bit when he doesn't get to interact with the rest of the cast and I tend to agree. Although I've always loved the character, he's not really capable of carrying an episode like this. I don't think this one was a total waste and I'm really impressed with how they're unravelling the plot in both of these episodes, but this one was certainly rather light on the laughs and could have benefited more if it didn't have to focus solely on George Sr.
I'm quite optimistic though. They're doing some interesting things with the plot and I think the laughs will come once all of this exposition is out of the way and they can get the cast back together (which I'm assuming will happen...right?). I'm not necessarily expecting the show to be back at the top of its game but it's a solid, if not great start, and I think there's potential for much improvement.
Episode two was a step down. Dr. Clash pointed out that while Tambor is great, George Sr. suffers a bit when he doesn't get to interact with the rest of the cast and I tend to agree. Although I've always loved the character, he's not really capable of carrying an episode like this. I don't think this one was a total waste and I'm really impressed with how they're unravelling the plot in both of these episodes, but this one was certainly rather light on the laughs and could have benefited more if it didn't have to focus solely on George Sr.
I'm quite optimistic though. They're doing some interesting things with the plot and I think the laughs will come once all of this exposition is out of the way and they can get the cast back together (which I'm assuming will happen...right?). I'm not necessarily expecting the show to be back at the top of its game but it's a solid, if not great start, and I think there's potential for much improvement.
