Sunday, July 22, 2007

What I'm Watching: The Riches

For those interested in starting "The Riches" from the beginning, there will be a marathon of the entire series so far this Friday at 9pm on FX. Highly recommended for getting into the show!

The Riches: Season 1, Episode 5 "The Big Floss" (B)

The quality of this continues to be consistent, and with larger and meatier roles for Minnie Driver and Noel Fisher (Cael), it is becoming a show about the entire family rather than merely about Doug Rich (though Eddie Izzard is fascinating enough). Doug serving as a guest lecturer to procure options and answers for his case was hilarious. The dramatic interaction between Dahlia and her temporary employer was also a nice touch. My only qualm with this episode is its ending: it was forseeable that at some point the travelers would have to catch up with them, but I can't see where this is going. Likely, it will be a one-episode problem like similar instances with unwanted third/fourth/fifth/sixth parties like Dom on "Entourage."

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