axlrhodes

I think the tone is setting in now. I thought Lucy was too comfortable handling a severed human head. It's like trauma and shock doesn't exist in these comic-booky realms of imagination, there she is casually having a conversation with decomposing head, sitting in a barren wilderness in the most vulnerable state. I get that she's plucky and niaeve but I think they show us in moments like this that the show intends to embrace goofiness as it unfolds.

I think the Thaddeus character also embodies this goofiness. He's essentially a lackey to Maximus and the tone of his character is very much on the side of parody.

I'm making it sound like I dislike the show. The contrary, so far it has entertained me with its mutant monsters, its world-building and cartoon violence. I'm also liking how things are shaping up in the vault. That could get very close to the bone.

The women are great. All four of them. Comic timing is right on point, like a tight, well-rehearsed band that can riff off each other in a way that seems like magic to anyone who doesn't understand the craft.

This episode merged into soap opera with its central narrative, but they keep the undercurrent of comedy with Blanche and the failed audition. I think you have to ration watching sit-coms. I've been watching The Golden Girls each night with my evening meal. I think it works best as a one or two-a-week show but there is no doubt that it's one hell of comfort food package to take you back to a different age of TV. I like that I occasionally have to look up the references.

I've recently been watching Just Good Friends with my partner after discovering it's a show she treasures from the 80's. I also note that it's written by John Sullivan, scriber of classic British sit-com, Only Fools and Horses.

There is an absolutely classic 'Only Fools' moment when Penny goes through Vince's wallet in his car. If you've seen the episode, you'll know what I mean. I laughed out loud (belly laughed infact). This show has a lot to offer still. Yes, aspects are dated and Penny is somewhat teased and toyed with, although Penny blows hot and cold and there is room to say they are as bad as each other.