The Mindy Project: Season 1, Episode 21 “Santa Fe” (B-)
This show never seems to be able to deliver on its promising episodic premises. I was waiting for the follow-up scene to the hilarious sight of Mindy announcing her plans to take a full-size suitcase as a carry-on and a garment bag as her purse on the plane where she gets told by the TSA that she can’t do it, only to sweet-talk them into letting her do it, much to Danny’s horror, or something of the sort. Instead, we get the remarkable irreverence of Morgan and Jeremy steaming for too long and Josh being in rehab, addicted to cocaine. Josh was one character that used to be a positive aspect of the show, and seeing an athlete utilized to such inconsequential effect was disappointing since his presence was purely unnecessary. Danny’s grumpiness is getting old, but it was entertaining to hear him talk to all of the patients in rehab about how their addictions shouldn’t actually be categorized as such. I suppose Josh guessing that Mindy was now dating Mindy was the most productive part of the episode, mainly because it finally indicates that their romantic entanglement might be in the near future. Seeing them hold hands for a moment of turbulence on the plane and quickly pretend it didn’t happen is hardly satisfying after a whole season of buildup, however, and I do hope that this show overhauls some of its less successful elements in preparation for what could be a much more even and coherent second season.
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