Movie #5 of 2019: Yes, It’s Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special! (2019) A bit of a victory lap for the cast and crew of this musical comedy series at the end of their (fantastic) final season. The live special is fun and funny, but it’s also pretty lightweight and definitely just a …
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TV Review: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 4
TV #19 of 2019: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 4 On the one hand, it’s a little frustrating that this is the second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in a row to immediately walk back its lead-in cliffhanger. On the other hand, the batch of episodes that follows is probably the strongest since the first, and I really …
TV Review: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 3
TV #4 of 2019: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 3 Episode by episode this series is as strong and hilarious as ever, but the season-long plots and character arcs seem like they’re getting sloppier as it goes along. Promising ideas fizzle out, people make some fairly major life decisions with little build-up, and the season is just …
TV Review: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 2
TV #50 of 2018: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 2 Not as tight a story as the first season, but I like that it immediately pushes forward new character-driven plots, especially for Paula, and that the status quo continues to get shaken up as the season progresses. And of course, the songs are as clever and catchy …
TV Review: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 1
TV #40 of 2018: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 1 This musical comedy starts off strong and only gets better from there. The original numbers – generally two per episode, spanning a wide range of different musical styles – are all hilarious, but it’s the focus on character work that really makes this program soar as it …
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