Master of None (Aziz Ansari, Netflix) TV Show • Page 8

That explains why it's written so casually but performed so rigid, they're doing an improv'd script as opposed to filming improv and editing it to the best bits later.

 

i can agree with that

it still draws me in better than most dialog i see, however. i'm just truly captivated by the whole thing, hah

 

Apparently this is the way Linklater and Kubrick worked.

 

That's fair too, I wish I could get passed it.

I'll keep watching later, I only got to the religion episode.

 

I prefer Episode 8 but yeah, right up there with you. The middle story was particularly memorable as something I've never seen before on TV.

 

All of my criticisms about the dialogue/acting/editing pretty much ceased after New York I Love You.

I'm shocked some people don't see it though. It's the one reason I had such a hard time rewatching the first season.

 

Love love love that episode. It's such an entertaining premise, and the deaf scenes were particularly brilliant. ("Vagina, vagina, vagina!")

 

Bout to start ep 6 right now.

 

I really love that they went to Osteria Francescana. I actually just read that Massimo heard that the cast was shooting in town and insisted they get a private meal and film it, ha

 

5 eps in and the most unrealistic thing about this show is how quickly people text each other back

 

Episode 9 though. This show is just on a whole other level.

 

I agree with a lot of what you're saying about how stilted some of it is but I don't think that scene is a good example. Like he explained the reason he made her duck because eating pork was against his religion and THEN asked about her. It wasn't like they were talking about guitar chord progressions or something and he suddenly asked her out of nowhere. I kinda see most of the eps as like short films about particular topics so I guess I just let some "forced" dialogue slide. I think some of the bad acting just adds to the charm too.

 

6th episode was really great. Anyone who liked it should check out Tangerine, a 2015 movie by Sean Baker. Darker and about mostly different things, but it feels like a nice LA counterpart to New York, I Love You.

 

Oh shit Angela Bassett

She makes up for any bad acting complaints, she's good enough to cover all two seasons

 

Episode 9 is def my favorite but 6 and 8 are not far behind.

Craving for Youre the Worst. They're one of the few other shows who can pull off those kind of episodes.

 

Episode 9


S2 > S1

 

Again, not the content, but the way it was done. The duck and the question just seemed poorly timed and awkwardly forced in timing in the scene, not necessarily in context with each other.

 

The best episodes of this season were the ones that weren't focused on Dev. New York, I Love You and Thanksgiving were great. I liked seeing Dev's dad in a professional setting with some good jokes and I liked that Clem Cheung got an independent story. I enjoyed Thief a lot as well.

It was a chore to get through Dev and Francesca. I've seen the love triangle where a nice guy likes a girl with an inattentive boyfriend/fiance, told from the nice guy's perspective, a billion times and it's tired and while, in a vacuum, their arc had its moments and was done fine, I just could not bring myself to care about it. They paid lip service to her agency with a vaguely defined history with art and discontentment with where she's at in life, but she was never really brought to life on her own. The last two episodes were a slog to get through for me.

I love Bobby Cannavale.

 

Yeah those last two episodes are just fantastic. So impressive. What a great season.

I can't wait for You're the Worst to come back. If you haven't seen "Lovesick" on Netflix, it's worth a watch to try and curb your craving ... but not as good. (Disclaimer: YTW is my favorite show currently airing.)

I could see another Emmy coming. Definitely itched my Louie itch.

 

Dev screaming across the table during Thanksgiving had me dying.

 

Didn't get a chance to watch the second half of the season today but forgot to mention that if I hadn't watched Bicycle Thieves in my film class literally like 3 weeks ago I would have missed so many of the references in the first episode. Crazy coincidence

 

Familiar with the show, because of its old title and I've heard good things. I'll give it a go. Haven't started season 2 of Love though, so probably after that.

I'm a bit torn because my favorite show alternate between Rick and Morty, Youre the Worst and Bojack depending on what is currently airing haha

 

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Is Lovesick the show that used to be called Scrotal Recall?

 

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