Stars: 5/5 ⭐️ Oh what a way to finish a show. The third season of the masterclass of a show was such a perfect ending to a wonderfully humorous show. So, Nick break down: Difficult People follows Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner's, alter egos, Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein as they try to become famous in NYC. However, this season, the characters have their sights set on other things besides being famous, most notably: What do they want their future like, since busting their asses to try to be comedians has been hell for them. Julie contemplates possibly becoming a home body, and selling little "bags of desires" (or something) on Etsy, as it's more stable for her, and she actually feels happy. While Billy on the other hand wants to get out of the city since he doesn't find anything good about it anymore, and wants to try his hand in LA, to see if he can make it as an actor. The show, I thin, really examines how fucked up Billy and Julie are in their own respects when it comes to dating, and mental help, and career aspirations which at the same time is both hilarious and heartwarming, as they might be difficult people, but they are in fact people first. The two most interesting is Julie's plan to continue trying to make it in comedy, even though she isn't exactly happy with it, but she feels like she needs to, which I think is quite the sentiment of many people today who believe that they have to take on jobs that make them unhappy in the hopes of getting something, may that be a job, or something else that brings them happiness. The other which I thought was quite revealing about Billy, was him deciding to just leave his boyfriend in NYC, without saying goodbye properly to leave to LA, because he didn't want it to be a goodbye between him and his boyfriend, which showing toxicity in love an interesting and intriguing route. Just like season 2, there are a good amount of call backs to previous episodes throughout the season, and with this season there is more of a coherent storyline, as it seems the show knew there wasn't going to be a season 4, and so they had to wrap up all the character arcs. There are again so many cameos by people, which really adds an extra layer of humor on top of the show. Again, as I said in my season two review, Difficult People is a stand-out season with hilarious plots, great cameos, and an overall great time, and the third season is just as great, with a bittersweet ending showing everyone still together.
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Stars: 4.5/5 ⭐️ Chicago Party Aunt is a show, which I think brings flavor back to the raunchy animation shows. This Chicagoan tale follows Diana, the self-proclaimed Chicago Party Aunt, after her nephew, Daniel moves in with her, after deciding to take a gap year from Stanford. This show is hilarious,s raunchy, and overall, a great show with representation. One of the things that popped out at me was that Daniel is gay, but the show doesn't announce it with all these gay jokes, you just learn it, when, in episode two, his mother walks in on him watching gay porn. Then the following episode he lusts after a college (or post-grad, there weren't that many details with the character) boy, and the only other reference of it is that on Halloween, he wants to go to a gay bar and make out with a random guy. There were also a few jokes sprinkled in, but they weren't offensive, which I loved that there wasn't an incessant need to point out his sexuality. However, there seemed to be a lot of jokes pointed at millennials and millennial culture, as Daniel starts to work at "Kreativ Jūs", a place where turmeric shots are 17$. As this show is set in Chicago, there are plenty of references that Chicagoans will pick up. (I think, I only picked up a few, but I'm not from Chicago) Which I think enhances the reality of the show, as the show is written kinda like an inside joke for Chicagoans. This is very obvious if you go on the Chicago Party Aunt Twitter, you can see people doing side by side of real places. The character of Diane though is the best! She's your typical I-don't-want-to-grow-up-but-I-am character, with a lot of heart, jokes, and tricks up her sleeve. Teaching book-smart Daniel how to live a street-smart life in her apartment, they always seem to get into crazy shenanigans, which with the power of animation on their side, it can be anything. Speaking of art animations, there isn't anything crazy with the animation of this show, which isn't bad, but it felt there could have been times where creative animation liberties would be taken to enhance the show. But, other than that, it kinda gives the vibes of F is for Family, without the horrible people aspect to it, and a great thing about this, is that there is already a season 2 on its way, as Netflix ordered 16 episodes, and the first 8 dropped on Sept. 17th. Stars: 5/5 ⭐️ Season two of Difficult People is just as amazing as the first, one might even say better. Difficult People, for the uninitiated, follows Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner's, alter egos, Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein as they try to become famous in NYC. This season, Difficult People finds its footing more in the second season, with a balance of heart, crude humor, and dark jokes, and the mixing of the three being on point season long. With this season there seems to be more continuity, even though each episode can be seen as a one-off episode, however, there are callbacks to earlier in the season, which I think makes the show, because it does feel like the show is building to something. I didn't say this in the season one review, but the number of guests they bring onto the show is incredible. The biggest probably is Juliane Moore, but they also have Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as personalities from The Real Housewives of New York, and everyone in between. There is more of the character Lola, which I think the addition of her adds to the whole show's feel, as a building universe, as she is the only new recurring character in the show. The character interactions with the show are phenomenal, with the whole episode of a twist where Billy starts dating his boss's brother, which complicated Billy's and his boss's relationship in the most hilarious way. The best episode I think is the trials and tribulations that Billy and Julie go through trying to write because as a writer myself, writing can be difficult, and I loved seeing an episode about figuring how what to write. In all, the second season of Difficult People is a stand-out season with hilarious plots, great cameos, and an overall great time. Stars: 5/5 ⭐️ This show didn't deserve to get canceled. Don't Trust the B in Apt. 23 is probably one of the best shows ever, cause it was so crazy, and ridiculous, and a gut-busting laugh all the time, while still being an ABC original. Following Chloe, the B in Apt. 23, played by Krysten Ritter, and her friend (but she doesn't want to admit it) June, a wanna-be Wall Street analyst, played by Dreama Walker, Don't Trust the B in Apt. 23 is just Chloe's ridiculous adventures, where June tries to stop her, where they kinda question society's ideas, especially for the 2012/2013 area, with some of them ringing true even now. And we can't forget James Van-Der-Beak, playing a dramatized version of himself, who's Chloe and June's best friend, and usually Chloe's source of income. Chloe though is the main draw of the show. She's funny, clever, and always has a scam up her sleeve to get rent money, or money to get blackout wasted for multiple days. And although these characters are ridiculous, they feel real, as the characters rub off on each other, with Chloe getting more sympathetic, and June learning the world isn't clean and clear cut, and there are a lot of places in life that can be considered a gray area. A character who isn't seen all the time, but is always a treat is Luther, James' gay assistant, who just like all the other characters are kinda ridiculous, but he doesn't feel like a stereotype... okay he might, but in the good way, where you will laugh with him, cause his character has some great slams in the show. Also what's refreshing is that the character Chloe has sex a lot in the show, but it isn't an arc where she slowly learns that she should find "the one", but instead that's just her, and it's what makes her happy. The first season is only 7 episodes, so it is an easy weekend watch, which will leave you cackling and wanting more, which thankfully the second season has 19 episodes to satisfy you. |
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