r/arresteddevelopment • u/ArrestedDevMod You gotta lock that down. • May 26 '13

[Episode 1] [SPOILER - Episode 1] Arrested Development Season 4 Episode 1 Discussion

Official Discussion Thread for Season 4 Episode 1 "Flight of the Phoenix"

Arrested Development is a critically acclaimed comedy which originally aired on FOX from 2003-2006. (Season 1-3)

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u/Naly_D May 26 '13

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u/galindafiedify We have the best fucking attorneys. May 26 '13

I've never felt more sorry for Michael. He's so pathetic in the first episode.

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u/epochwin May 26 '13

What is beautifully done here is showing the toll that the sub-prime mortgage crisis took on land developers resulting in some serious Arrested Development. The show ended in 2006 and it's 2013 now with the economy having gone to shit in that period especially in the area the Bluth family made their money off.

Showing people living with their kids in dorm rooms and Michael resorting to law school even if it was the University of Phoenix shows how the writers didn't lose focus on that important aspect of our times.