Round Two: Somebody Somewhere

Somebody Somewhere: Season 1, Episode 2 “Knick-Knacks and Doodads” (B+)

I’m still not sure I could accurately describe what this show is about, but I’m definitely intrigued and enjoying getting to know our two protagonists. Sam’s state of mind and general comfort with the world was demonstrated when she angrily marched outside to ask her neighbor to stop making noise so early only to find out that it was twelve thirty in the afternoon and that she wasn’t wearing any pants. I liked that owned that interaction later and promised it wouldn’t happen again, resulting in a wish for a nice life since there would no longer be any conversation in the future. Getting demoted and moved to a much younger and condescending woman’s team to grade essays was a blow, but there’s no one quite so capable of making her feel bad as her sister, who threw in an unsubtle suggestion to go to the gym with an overall biting analysis of how she was “well past forty” and life should have started already. It was unfortunate that she then lashed out at Joel for having a vision board that he wouldn’t possibly be able to accomplish in Kansas, and I liked that he was eventually receptive to forgiving her but forced her to do Zumba as a form of atonement. A visit to Kim was also helpful for reminding her that it is possible for her to be happy, but that she has to make certain moves to assure that for herself and not let others tell her what she can and can’t do, which has been happening a lot.