This show! Bridget Everett really only came into my life a couple of years ago when I watched the film Patti Cake$ (which, go watch it already!), and I’ve been looking out for her in things ever since. She’s just got such a calming presence and voice and I just want to hug this woman! But instead of doing that, I will settle for her excellent new show, Somebody Somewhere.
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Peacemaker – Season 1
After my cousin’s endless nagging, I have finally watched the first season of Peacemaker. Now, let’s get one thing clear. I was always going to watch this, but it just took me some time.
Read moreThe Other Two – Season 2
Oh my gosh! I definitely never thought I’d ever see the second season of this incredible comedy. Back in January of 2019, the first season of The Other Two premiered on Comedy Central, and then after it aired and I laughed a bunch, I never heard anything about it. When it finally got picked up for a second season, the well of information ran dry again, but then a second season finally saw the light of day later last year.
Read moreHacks Season 2
Hacks is back! Well, I mean, it’s done airing all of its second season episodes, but still, it’s back with new stuff! Thank goodness the wait was brief.
Read moreBarry Season 3
It’s been so long since a full season of Barry has hit HBO! But it’s back, and I got to it pretty quick, if I do say so myself. And I, just like plenty of other people, loved it.
Read moreThe Staircase Miniseries Review
I am not generally into true crime, that is, unless it’s made into a fictionalized show or movie with a bunch of actors that I love case. Case in point: The Staircase. This HBO Max miniseries is based off the documentary of the same name that was fairly recently all the rage on Netflix. Well, now this story has finally made its way to me.
Read moreThe Rest of the Best: 2021 Edition
With so many movies, I figured I’d split up all the other rad things I watched, read, and listened to this past year!
Read moreThe White Lotus Season 1
It’s been a little bit now, but I’m so glad I was able to watch this series! As of right now, there is no news of a second season of The White Lotus, but it was almost so perfect it doesn’t need one? In my opinion, anyways. In a show where so much great stuff happens, it also floats in the ether of being genre-less. That’s a pretty rare feat!
Read more4th of July Movie Weekend
Now, I wouldn’t say any of these movies were patriotic, but the holiday weekend did provide me with more time to watch movies! So for that, I am thankful – ‘Merica!
Read moreMade for Love Season 1 Review
If the pandemic has taught me anything it’s that I love a good half hour comedy. So while I still have HBO Max, I’m trying my hardest to burn through as many shows as humanly possible, and that includes the loveable half hour comedy. Although most have hit the mark with me, I can’t really say that this HBO Max original, Made for Love, was able to do the same.
Made for Love is both the name of this comedy, but also the name of a new technology that a man by the name of Byron Gogol is trying to introduce to the world. It is a chip that gets implanted into a couples’ brains and then they are able to know everything about each other. No more secrets and being able to totally connect is his selling point. Um, does anybody know a single soul on this earth who would want that? No? Me neither, which is maybe why I didn’t connect with this show right from the get-go.
Well, you know who else isn’t crazy about this chip? That would be Byron’s wife of ten years, Hazel. And for good reason! She’s essentially been held prisoner at Byron’s “hub” since they got married ten years ago after their first date. Yeah, this guy sounds like a psycho. Anyway, one day Hazel decides she’s had enough of being constantly monitored and controlled so she escapes and makes her way to her dad’s place. What she learns shortly after her escape though is that Byron has already implanted the chip in her brain, so while the two can’t share thoughts yet, she can’t hide from him either.
I’m honestly shocked that Byron never just takes Hazel back to the hub. Perhaps that shows he loves her a little bit? Anyway, back to her father’s house. He lives on a dumpy property and is in a “romantic” relationship with a sex doll. Look, in my eyes Ray Romano can do no wrong, and he doesn’t do wrong in this role either. It’s clear he’s hurt that his daughter never contacted him for the last ten years, and this doll is the other thing/person he’s tried to connect with since his wife passed away. While he’s not super loving towards his daughter, he does believe her plight and tries her hardest to get a divorce to happen.
Obviously, the mention of divorce sends Byron into a tailspin, so he enlists the help of his assistant to leave the hub and show Hazel that he can exist in the real world. By the time the finale of the first season rolls around, you think that Bryon might manage to say the right things so Hazel will give him a second chance, but she’s no dummy and has him sign the divorce papers anyway. However, Byron does reveal that (SPOILER!) Hazel’s dad has cancer that he’s not treating, so if she promises to move back to the hub he will make sure her dad has top-tier care. It seemed pretty obvious to me that she was going to take the deal, so clearly that’s what a second season will focus on.
Personally, not much made me laugh in this show. I really like Ray Romano and Billy Magnussen, but there just wasn’t enough in this script that was funny. They both gave stellar performances, don’t get me wrong, but it just wasn’t enough. And I’m sure I mentioned this when I reviewed Palm Springs, but I also can’t really connect with actress Cristin Milioti. She didn’t seem like she fit in the show really. But, I probably say all this for naught because the critics were big fans and it got renewed for a second season. Just don’t count on me watching it.