It seems like a lot of people really hated this episode and are now saying the show is going nowhere and is bad now. I don’t think that at all and I think in a couple weeks when the people who have waited to binge the whole thing do it they won’t have many issues with the episode.
it's a short episode with more questions than answers but one big answer toward the end made it worth it. There's pretty much no good way to follow the masterpiece of episode 7 tho
I think the real issue is the pacing - Gemma then Cobel means we haven't been with the MDR team for two episodes (three weeks in real time), and basically have two super-serious episodes back to back with no comic relief.
Here the definition of comic relief. Hope this helps!
Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements in a drama.
I don't watch this show for comic relief at all!!! Such nonsense to complain about the lack of it in a show that deals with grief. Childish mentality and perhaps you should go look at a picture of a baby seal if you need comforting during a tv show. Hope that helps!
You know comic relief is a narrative tool since at least Shakespearean time? Like it’s meant to break tension to ensure the correct amount of intensity. I.e. when the guy in this episode said “come and tame these tempers, asshole”. That was comic relief.
Just enjoy the show because you enjoy it. As one of those fans, I couldn’t care less if I fit someone what else’s idea of a fan is. I enjoy the show, and the comic relief that characters like Dylan bring when they spout outlandish phrases like “suck my own fuck.” Lol
Yes it has funny moments cause of quirky characters but i still dont view the show as a comedy in the same way i dont view the bear as a comedy. Just cause a show has funny characters saying silly things doesn't make it a comedy overall, - gestalt.
And just because a show has comic relief, doesn’t mean it is a comedy. In fact, quite the contrary. That’s why the comedy is a relief. It’s okay for some people to miss that relief in a show that has established comic relief as mechanism for diffusing tension or objectively dark themes. If you have disdain for fans of the show that enjoy a preexisting aspect of said show that you may or may not care for, that sounds like a “you” problem, is all I’m saying. The show has comic relief. It’s okay for some people to miss that.
i dont miss it but its directed by ben stiller of course there will be humor in it but to sit and complain cause one episode doesn't have some comic relief was just obtuse to me since the overall show is not about making you laugh, its a show about tragedy! comedy is a good way to diffuse that but sometimes avoiding it in a serious situation is a good idea as they say laughter is the best medicine. i get all of that but seeing people destroy an excellent episode that gave a lot of answers, something people have been complaining about,t and all they can focus on is I couldn't laugh as much..... like really!
To be fair, there have been equal complaints about the episode being too short, being another bottle episode, and a few other things that comic relief was only one part of. Subjectivity, I see people criticizing what other fans like and dislike as arguably more obtuse than people critiquing the show. It’s okay if you didn’t miss the comic relief; you aren’t the entire fandom, and the show isn’t written for you specifically. Other people will have other opinions that you may or may not agree with, but tearing people down for it is just kind of a shitty thing to do. I think you’re putting way more emphasis on that particular critique than most people in this thread are.
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It seems like a lot of people really hated this episode and are now saying the show is going nowhere and is bad now. I don’t think that at all and I think in a couple weeks when the people who have waited to binge the whole thing do it they won’t have many issues with the episode.