Ever wonder about being a writer for a television series? Throw the jokes out there for everyone to see? The wacky situations? Put ideas to the test and wow that television audience with everything you’ve got? Make’em laugh? Make’em cry?
And then, when a little success has hit you square between the eyes, you get the feeling you can do anything. En. Eee. Thang. Your imagination is your only limitation. And you decide to exercise that imagination … common sense be damned.
Well … that’s what I felt the writers did with this episode of New Girl — they threw the kitchen sink into the mix. They really didn’t give a hoot what they thought the result would be, either.
Some of the things put in this chapter were simply non sequitur. All country ska band. 100 count box of condoms. Cock fight with Nick as one of the opponents. Awkward, dorktastic intern. Valentine references. Girls night … with Winston in tow. Cece and Schmidt hooking up. Crying, emotional, unstable, over-muscled man-boy (Ryan Kwanten of True Blood) who turns into a pile of jello instead of a one night stand. Mushroom ingestion. Incontinence. Need I go on? Because there’s more. Lots more. It might be easier noting what the writers didn’t put into the episode.
Of course, there were a few humorous notes. But overall, it was one big, fat, hairy, juicy mess. Even Nick’s endearing awkwardness felt … awkward.
Things are getting too loose. Let’s hope this was a one-off chapter, the writers come to their senses and get back to basics. We can’t have all this chaotic schmaltz mucking up the show’s enjoyment.
Who’s with me?
Notes:
Quotes:
“Look Jess: The truth is … I don’t go out on Valentine’s Day.” — Schmidt to Jess about going out
“What?” — Jess
“There’s no thrill. All these bars filled with emotionally vulnerable women? I’m like a Dominican teenager playing little league. It’s just no fair for everybody else.” — Schmidt
“What does a girl gotta do to get a one night stand around here?!?” — Jess after ousting everyone out of Oliver’s house so she can “get back to business”
“A normal man can go maybe three times in a night … depending on how much salmon he’s had.” — Schmidt to Jess about male stamina
While I’m sure it’s not his fault, there’s something about Kwanten’s character on True Blood that makes me want to tense up when I see him in other work. Mostly because his character is an unlikable idiot on TB.
I thought it was hilarious. It pegged a night where a bunch of random crazy stuff goes down. And the reactions of “what the hell is going on” where there. Although, I still really don’t care about Winston.
Cece and Schmidt have been moving towards something for awhile.
Liked it — all very funny and the overall too-twirlyness was exactly what the pilot episode promised a couple of month ago. :-)
very fun show,i love the big box condoms