What I’m Watching: Mr. Corman

Mr. Corman: Season 1, Episode 5 “Action Adventure” (B+)

I appreciated the opportunity to see some sort of consistency in this episode, bringing back a character we got to know quite intimately in the previous episode and allowing him to play his normal supporting part in Josh’s life. That said, Josh wasn’t too front-and-center here either, aside from the opening scene where he was a star with his students and then got to flirt with his art teacher. I was thrilled to recognize Amanda Crew, an actress I enjoyed watching throughout “Silicon Valley,” and their flirtation while he asked about her costume and then she accepted his invitation to hang out later was indicative of later excitement that did not end up materializing. Instead, we got Victor hanging on Dax’s every word as he tried to take his social media advice and, as usual, everyone ended up pretty much ignoring Josh. That all changed when Dax got into a fight with someone at the very end of the episode and Josh was pulled in from his latest apocalyptic hallucination for an epic battle that played out like a video game with everyone already ready to go in their costumes. It’s just the latest bizarre style utilized on this show that has become reliable for its ever-changing nature. Ending with the news that Dax was dead was jarring, and Josh wasn’t too happy to hear that revelation followed up by Victor’s realization that he had just hit 500 followers, an ill-timed if relatively appropriate way to commemorate the life of their late friend and influencer.