![]() ![]() ![]() Talking to yourself is normal a different personality replying is not. (Plus you have to clarify where cheesecake stands.) Without specific examples of each to compare (crab cake or pumpkin pie?), this is a lousy way to gauge romantic compatibility. This is a trick question! There are too many different varieties of cake & pie to give a blanket answer. Simone, anxious about whether Peter understands she’s transgender, temporarily sabotages it by vexedly asking him whether he prefers cake or pie, which Peter cannot answer. The most graceful arc is Simone’s & Peter’s courtship, which is ironic given that it’s realistically awkward. For a show about “divine nonchalance,” it can be too heavyhanded in its execution. The quartet was paired based on psych profiles for how they’d complement each other, so it’s not as if it was an uphill battle for them finding common ground either. If you have to directly instruct viewers to be empathetic to your characters, they probably aren’t going to be interested in the show to begin with. Grant as Octavio Coleman Esq., explains that the lead character for each episode is you, the viewer. The narrator, usually the delightful Richard E. The series feels skewed against commerce as it showcases the sacrifices to corporate advertising Clara/Lee made for her projects.ĭon’t Trust The D In Apartment E is narrated as a fairy tale similar to certain episodes of Legion. ( Yes, Fredwynn, why does the government seek to silence Hollow Earth proponents?) I suspected the dueling factions were two sides of the same coin early on, so the late reveal that the game was illustrating a false dichotomy between art & commerce felt perfunctory. It takes Fredwynn several episodes to hypothesize that Jejune is a sham, which seems like something an obsessive hardcase would’ve researched immediately. The Jejune Institute presents itself as a responsible for many revolutionary products, but it’s unclear whether it’s a known company in this reality. Its premise is a quartet of strangers (Segel, Lindley, Andre 3000 Benjamin, & Sally Field) who become friends playing an elaborate scavenger hunt/LARP about the feud between The Jejune Institute & The Elsewhere Society. Creator Jason Segel relocated it from San Francisco to Philadelphia. I didn’t read about the original game or watch its documentary so I would be surprised. DFE’s best episode, “Clara,” is directed by Alethea Jones, future Emmy winner for Lodge 49’s “Circles.” (Eve Lindley is its least famous yet most compelling player.) Meanwhile Lodge 49’s ensemble cast of character actors is more than the sum of its parts. ![]() D From E has a somewhat more famous cast, yet that doesn’t automatically make it the more worthwhile series. (I didn’t stream any episodes online so traitorous AMC couldn’t get ratings data from me!) Unfortunately much like Batwoman, the unofficial replacement isn’t as intriguing as what came before. Much like how Batwoman being greenlit wasn’t directly the cause of Gotham getting whacked, Dispatches From Elsewhere wasn’t entirely to blame for AMC condemning Lodge 49. These sandwiches are comparable in quality & have their own unique aspects, BUT YOU WANTED TO FINISH EATING YOUR ORIGINAL SANDWICH!” AMC’s treatment of Lodge 49& Dispatches From Elsewhereas explained with food metaphors. Then they give you a Philly cheesesteak on a silver platter. “Imagine you’re midway through eating a scrumptious tri-tip sandwich off a paper plate when the server tosses the last half in the trash. (It has a leg up by being the year’s first blog.) So that’s a sign that the public demands I write more about it! What if all the TV series halting production before completing their seasons is cosmic punishment for nobody stepping up to bring back Lodge 49after AMC’s president, Sarah Barnett, slew it despite claiming to champion art? Skedaddle past my SPOILERY Dispatches From Elsewhere critique so you can read me rant about Lynxes some more! Just kidding! I reference it a bunch in the review too. Nicholas Conley's Writings, Readings and Coffee AddictionsĪs of now, my prior article on Lodge 49 is the most read of 2020.Brutal Bunnies And Other Random Madness. ![]() A NARCISSIST WRITES LETTERS, TO HIMSELF. ![]()
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