Wilfred: Season 1, Episode 8 “Anger” (B+)
While the opening quote is always rather relevant, I’d prefer to use a different quote, from the wacky brain of Wilfred, instead to summarize this episode: “Anger is like herpes – you’re not meant to keep it to yourself.” Wilfred’s assertion that no one hates him because he’s Wilfred, he’s adorable, was amusing, and I loved Wilfred’s efforts to suck up to Kristen throughout the episode, starting with his presentation of a dead rat to her. It’s entertaining to see Kristen’s relationship with Leo and to see his limited attempts to use sarcasm to deflect her cruelty. Ryan’s nightmares about killing Sneakers coincided well with Wilfred wanting to come to Kristen’s house over and over again, and Wilfred had a blast by pretending to be Sneakers and blaming Kristen for his death. I was thrilled that Kristen did in fact kill Sneakers and confessed upon Ryan finally working up the courage to be more than just uppity with her and actually yell at her. It’s fitting for her manipulative character that she immediately moved on to offering to cancel his debt if he forgave her. I liked that she didn’t actually hate Wilfred but he still hated her. In truth, he can be a manipulative jerk, but Ryan was still able to recall positive memories with Sneakers thanks to him. Though we barely saw him, I’m always happy to recognize Nestor Carbonell, best known for playing Richard on “Lost,” as Kristen’s rather pretentious boss in whose honor the party was being thrown.
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