What I'm Watching: Samantha Who?

Samantha Who: Season 1, Episode 8 “The Car” (C)

I had suggested moving away from Sam’s amnesia a bit, but I do not know what happened here. The staredown with close-ups on Andrea and Sam’s eyes was bizarre and totally uncalled for, and Sam’s vindictiveness towards her mother’s lying makes her seem far too much like the bitch she used to be. Perhaps the problem is that Sam spends too much time with the same people. She had amnesia – she needs to get out and explore the world! Her parents are vicious liars and her friends are either too clingy or totally self-obsessed. Sam really does need some “me time”, but needs to get out and travel the world rather than uncovering the deception that pervades her home and current social life. It can all be funny to a point, but if the show wants to succeed as a series, some serious therapy is needed.