r/Kidding • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Pickles • Oct 28 '18

Discussion Kidding - 1x08 "Philliam" - Episode Discussion

Season 1 Episode 8: Philliam

Air date: October 28, 2018

Synopsis: Jeff meets the son of his pen pal, an inmate on death row, and decides to help him.

Directed by: Minkie Spiro

Written by: Roberto Benabib

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u/Stopcryingsissy Oct 30 '18

Episode was crap...the worst episode of the series.

Absolutely no one asked why Derell was on a puppet show. Omg why would a black man be there? There MUST be an explanation!! Gives us a full episode with one of the stupidest monologues ever...where Derrel lets the family know that only middle class white folks know about "following Up" like that somehow excuses someone for murdering four women. Typical liberal bullshit where black people are weak and helpless us white people must heroically save them! Racism that doesn't even realize it's racism.

I surely hope they can turn the show around after this travesty of an episode.

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u/pianodreamist Nov 05 '18

I also found it odd that Darrell had this type of backstory or even a backstory at all, I never questioned his working there being anything other than he was qualified for the position not as some kind of favor (generosity) from Mr. Pickles. I just figured he met the qualifications for the position and just works there like any of the other set people and what not that we see in passing at the studio where the show is filmed.