Movie #6 of 2020: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend (2020) This new interactive Kimmy Schmidt sequel is a whole lot of fun! It’s not remotely necessary for providing further closure or anything after last year’s series finale, but it also doesn’t seem like it walks back that conclusion at all either. It’s mostly …
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TV #7 of 2019: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, season 4 This series has always been an interesting blend of over-the-top 30 Rock absurdism and heightened-yet-thoughtful portrayal of abuse and recovery, but this final season struggles with that balance and regularly comes across as glibber than I remember the show being in the past. It’s a bit …
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TV #30 of 2017: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, season 3 It’s weird to say that this season felt less ambitious in its storytelling, since we got fairly major new developments like Kimmy going to college, but somehow it does seem like everyone’s character development has sort of stalled at this point. The show is still reliably …
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TV #37 of 2016: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, season 2 Wow, Kimmy Schmidt really came into its own this season. The first season was very funny in a 30 Rock sort of way, but it didn’t really do much on the emotional level for me. Season 2 maintained that humor, but it also became very interested …
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