Showing posts with label The Escape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Escape. Show all posts

Friday, October 15, 2021

What I’m Watching: What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows: Season 3, Episode 6 “The Escape” (B)

Sometimes, I’m not really sure what exactly is going on here and whether it’s supposed to make any sense, but the setup is entertaining enough that it’s well worth watching. I didn’t remember the Baron even though it appears I had seen him in the pilot, but it’s always great to have Doug Jones take on another makeup- and effects-heavy role like his parts in “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Star Trek Discovery.” I was also amused to see Julie Klausner from “Difficult People” and Cole Escola from “Search Party” credited as the voices of the gargoyles, who were more into gossip than anything else. Nandor trying to keep everyone calm by calling them together had the exact opposite effect, and Nadja had good reason to think that he was behaving idiotically since it really was quite the blunder. The search in the yard for the Baron was entertaining, reminiscent of when all the vampires thought they were playing a game but Guillermo knew that they had an active problem which could lead to the many skeletons being discovered. I’m surprised it took Colin this long to discover “That’s What She Said” jokes, and I can only imagine he’s going to offer many of those on a regular basis going forward. The closing note that AirBNB was providing a great source of food was a humorous note, one that underscores the absurdity of this show’s universe but also the believable eagerness of people to show up to a place in the middle of the woods which seems all too perfectly private.

Monday, April 2, 2018

What I’m Watching: The Detour (Season Finale)

The Detour: Season 3, Episode 10 “The Escape” (B+)

For a show that has felt relatively directionless in a very purposeful way, it was great to see a finale that provided a surprising degree of closure and then turned the plot in a whole new direction that I don’t think anyone saw coming. Knowing that there was a plan in place the entire time is reassuring, and adds layers to this comedy series that often felt like it was including events for no reason at all. The Japanese cowboys were pretty entertaining, and I immediately recognized the first one to appear’s quotes from “Toy Story.” It was amusing to see Nate get so into it before Robin realized that it was all fake, and they sure enjoyed themselves for a bit, drinking the butter-like alcohol naked in the hot tub and continuing to have sex when their kids came to talk to them. Opting to turn themselves in would have gone well if the three militia generals weren’t so trigger-happy, and a whole lot of people got arrested as a result. The montage of all the interviews they’ve been through over the past two years was cool to watch since it’s felt so endless, and we got a pretty cool reveal out of all of it: that Edie was actually Robin’s sister and just wanted to feel connected to her family after chasing her criminal father for so many years. And it was a nice way for Robin to get revenge on the sister she knew about for turning her into the authorities. To cap it all off, we learned why Delilah was always acting so strange thanks to clips of all the steps she was taking to create a new life and run away, determined not to be found. That caught me by surprise, and I’d love to see a season four where the Parkers and their newfound family member try to track down the daughter who might be even more cunning than her mother and grandfather.

Season grade: B+
Season MVP: Laura Benanti as Edie