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Loothit that comedy sweet spot for me from the very beginning.
I like rooting for my comedy characters; get off my back!
While not every beat in Vengeance Falls hits, it easily shows off why this formula is so winning.
Were laughing out loudandgetting meaningful character development?
Sign me up for all of it.
that shell never miss another one of his plays.
She wants to be there for him.
And here she is, making good on that promise.
Molly takes her promise to be there for Nicholas one step further.
A step too far, some might say.
Nicholass parents are about as midwestern vanilla as it gets.
It is a disaster.
Dinner back at Mollys doesnt get any better.
Once Nicholas gets his parents out of there, he finally has it out with Molly.
Hes tried with his parents!
Hes tired of trying!
And this is where the real impasse between Molly and Nicholas arises.
as of late) when the woman literally cannot do one thing on her own.
She wouldnt last a night without any of her staff.
The whole sequence of Molly succeeding at doing basic tasks (she can vacuum!
she can hang up her own clothes!)
Mollys no dummy, just obliviously living in her billionaire bubble.
This felt like a stretch.
Nicholas winds up going to see his parents again.
And you know what?
His parentsknowpeople who take Lipitor; they would love to hear about it.
The other story line in the episode is like Molly with her smoke alarm.
It is a bit of a stretch, but it has a nice emotional payoff, too.
She, of course, denies this.
She is a serious person.
She only listens to podcasts about systemic racism and urban decay.
But Howard a huge Swiftie himself just cant shake it off.
(Howard is full of the Taylor lyric puns, so dont you groan at me.)
He goes to Sofias place that night to apologize and to explain why he wouldnt drop it.
He really looks up to Sofia and thinks it would be special to have something in common like that.
Howard remains a complete sweetheart, albeit a terrible DIY Edible Arrangement artist.
And then hes vindicated.
He finds Taylor Swift albums hidden in the jackets of Sofias record collection.
Thats not a Marvin Gaye album in there; its a collectors edition ofEvermore.
It might be the greatest day of Howards life.
That razor-sharp comedy with just enough heart tossed in, oh baby, thats the good stuff right there.
Notes From a Group Talk Session
What is healthy?
I train like an Avenger, but Im functionally addicted to ketamine; the wordhealthyis meaningless to me.
I forgot how much I love the fact that Mollys dogs are named Mary-Kate and Ashley.
