…or at least the rest of it.
Barry (Seasons 3-4): I’ve always admired Hader, but now I really can’t wait to see where his career takes him. He seems capable of anything.
The Bear (Season 3): Liked it more than most, but would at least agree it wasn’t nearly as strong as previous seasons. Loved Marcus’ answer to what he wants his legacy to be. “I kept my chin up. Listened and learned. Did honest work. [Was] fun to be around, and an excellent emergency contact.”
Frasier (Season 2): First season was a fun novelty, this was at best a decent distraction.
Hacks (Seasons 2-3): Even though I liked the first season, wasn’t sure this would hold my interest. I was wrong.
Nobody Wants This (Season 1): This year’s “probably should have been a movie,” but I enjoyed it. Admittedly got a bit too gitty when I realized this was in the Party Down Extended Universe.
The Penguin (miniseries): Shoehorning a connection would only point out that it isn’t the gritty crime drama/character examination it wants to be. As someone long-obsessed with the Bat-Man, where this succeeds and Joker failed is in divorcing the Caped Crusader from the proceedings.
The Righteous Gemstones (Season 3): Its best season? Funnier, dark and smarter than ever.
Ripley (miniseries, hopefully): A talentless Ripley in a sluggish adaptation. If I think it’s prettier looking than its otherwise incomparably better 1999 counterpart, that’s only because Michelangelo Antonioni has conditioned me to prefer Italy in black and white.
