Now that the pilot has established the show’s premise and characters, the fun can really begin. This episode focuses on the return of Halley’s Comet, Geoff’s career, and Dale and Helen’s developing relationship, both in and out of the office. I’m going to review this episode character by character. Dale and Helen – Dale and Helen’s developing relationship, specifically Helen
Read moreThis episode is all about relationships. We pick up where we were left off with Janet informing Michael that she made a rebound guy as she couldn’t find one, as Eleanor suggested. Due to Derek being the first person she’s ever created, his behaviour is erratic, which Michael fears will expose his plan to Vicky. Michael sends Tahani and Jason
Read moreAs the episode title would suggest, this episode is all about Janet and Michael. The episode kicks off with a flashback to the start of Janet and Michael’s relationship. Michael steals Janet from a ‘Janet Warehouse’ and brings her to Shawn and Val. Val asks Michael how he managed to steal her and he informs her that as she is
Read moreThis episode is all about the Trolley Problem and change. The episode kicks off with Chidi teaching the gang the Trolley Problem thought experiment – you are driving a trolley when the brakes fail, on the track ahead of you there are five workmen that you will run over. You can steer to another track but on that track there
Read moreThe job of a pilot is to establish a show’s premise and characters. This pilot did its job perfectly. I’m going to review this pilot character by character. Dale – I’m going to start with Dale (Sam Reid) as the pilot starts with him and his perspective. We kick off on Friday 24 January 1986 with Dale watching a Paul
Read moreI’m going to review this season premiere character by character. Liz – I’m going to start with Liz as she narrates the episode. The episode kicks off with the gang at their 25th open house and registering as bidders to buy, only for Liz to walk away shortly before the auction starts when she sees her ex-husband, Stuart (Rodger Corser)
Read moreThe job of a season premiere is to establish new story arcs for the season. I feel this premiere mostly did a good job. As it has been over two years since I’ve seen the season 1 finale, due to the fact that Australia doesn’t usually get new seasons of American shows straight away, I had to watch the recap
Read moreThis episode focuses on the inevitability of death, even with immortal beings. The episode kicks off with Michael in a meeting with Vicky, providing her with a lengthy memo of torture ideas at her request, only for her to reject them because the memo was too long. The episode then cuts to Michael divulging Vicky’s plan to torture Tahani by
Read moreThe previous episode ended with Michael asking the gang to join forces with him, this episode focuses on the gang debating whether or not to trust and join forces with him. The episode picks up exactly where we were left off where Michael reveals that Vicky is blackmailing him and that she plans on operating her version of the neighbourhood
Read moreThe job of a series finale is to bring a show to a close, concluding all subplots and story arcs. This series finale did its job perfectly and I’m going to review it character by character. Hugh, Penny and Sharna – I couldn’t start this review without starting with the show’s protagonist. Hugh spends the majority of the episode saying
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