*SPOILERS FOR S5 EPSIODE 11:THE OTHERS*
Y’all when I tell y’all I’m usually a very open minded person but this time I just can’t. LITERALLY WHAT EVEN WAS THIS EPISODE. I wanna preface that aye if Ya’ll enjoyed that episode then hey great on y’all. Me personally I didn’t like it one bit and it makes me sad because I really love this show. But honestly this past season has been nothing but disappointing. The writers set up so many amazing plot lines just to not do ANYTHING with them. For example, the Elias plotline at the beginning could have been dragged out a little longer. I know it’s supposed to be a light hearted sitcom, but this is not an impossible thing to do. Look at other shows like The Good Place for example, it was still light hearted comedy but had space for serious plot-lines. Which is why it’s beyond me that a show that claims it’s a “comedy that encourages people to talk,” can’t do what it’s claiming.
Literally everything has fit the fan and here are my complaints:
1.) LITERALLY WHY IS EPISODE ABOUT LOVE, I love shipping characters as much as the next person BUT HOLY. it’s like they took every unique thing about each character, squashed it and made them all desperate for love. LIKE LOOK AT SASS, he has such cool potential and now he’s being reduced to a “relationship-less virgin” by the writers (#freemyhomeboysass). They make these new relationships that NO ONE asked for (patience and Trevor I’m looking at y’all). DO NOTHING WITH THEM and then leave the actual ships that people like in the dirt. I literally would’ve been okay if there wasn’t a crumb of Hmoney , like that’s fine not everyone likes that relationship. And I would’ve want Trevor to start dating a fish before that whole awkward, mind-numbing fiasco with Patience. ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR A JEALOUS HETTY PLOT AND THEY JUST THREW IT AWAY I CANT. #BRINGBACKPEAKGHOST
2.) The jokes are so overused. “Oh Sass is such a virgin,” “Flower is so dumb. She has a short term memory.” THESE ARE JUST A FEW, these characters are so unique and great that it just frustrates me about this repetitiveness. I miss the feel of season one and it’s humor, I remember thinking “this is the funniest show I’ve seen in a while.” But now, I feel like I have to force myself through an episode.
3.)Samantha. I love my blonde New York queen but holy cow I just can’t stand her actions this season. THE CONCEPT of her putting the Ghosts over Jay ALL OF THE TIME is actually crazy. Like we all know Jay is a saint but it gets to a point. She honestly needs to put her foot down more or SOMETHING. Because it so annoying that even after the Christmas special WE ARE STILL MOVING LIKE THIS.
4.) Some characters are just not funny anymore, likr y’all I miss how funny Issac used to be. Now his lines to me are just annoying. WHICH SUCKS BECAUSE HE USED TO BE SO FUNNY. It’s like they put all of these characters jokes into a machine and spin out like the same five jokes.
5.) The wasting of plot-lines. The concept of having a great idea to bring in new cast and spice up the cast just to waste it. I hated that “the others” were just Flower’s old cult members. There was so much wasted potential there and it just makes me mad thinking about it.
Overall, I have NOT been impressed with this season and am disappointed with what has been put out so far. Hopefully it’ll get better but my hope is low-key dwindling. Anyways thank y’all for being here for my Ted talk, I have to go back to being employed #tiredmedstudent.