slowpoked

She said she got multiple calls from Sazz the night before she was murdered, but she never left a voicemail, and Bev never called her back. So she went to Sazz’s trampoline park to find out what could it have been about. In the finale, we find out that it’s because Sazz was going to rat out Marshall/Rex to Bev for stealing her OMITB script.

So Charles was never the target after all. One of the red herrings that worked on this uneven season. I still like this season, even though I agree with most of you that it’s bloated with all of the celebrity casting. I mean, I kinda get the point of Sazz’s stuntman side plot, but did it really have to be Paul Rudd?! But when they “went Hollywood” this season, I guess it’s kinda to be expected. I like the Westies side plot because it gave us a glimpse into the other people who lived in the building, since the Arconia is huge. It wasn’t realistic that we would only see Howard, Uma, Irma and Lester as their neighbors in such a large building. Speaking of neighbors, no Teddy and Theo this season? I didn’t think they were also in S3. I also miss semi-regulars like Tina Fey (who was great in small doses). And Detective Williams couldn’t be there for 2 mins at the end to congratulate the trio yet again for solving the murder? Whatever happened to Charles’ daughter Lucy? For a minute there I thought Tea Leoni was Gillian Anderson. I hope S5 will be a “back-to-basics” season with Loretta in NZ, and Paul Rudd finally gone. I agree with an earlier post that it would have been a better ending for Oliver to go with Loretta to NZ first for a planned short honeymoon or even just some downtime to be with his new bride, and have only Charles and Mabel find Lester. Then they call Oliver about the murder which gives him “reason” to come back.

I guess all those notes that Sazz had her in apartment about the podcast’s previous season’s plot holes now all make sense - she was writing an OMITB movie, so naturally, she delved into the unresolved issues of S1. Another plot hole (heh) resolved I guess. I always wondered why Sazz had those notes in her apartment that Charles eventually figured out was about their podcast.

Did I miss how Inez’s family first met Dudenoff? Vince, Rudy and Helga all told their stories. I don’t remember how the family did.

I feel similarly about Simu Liu. Now that he’s everywhere it’s gotten annoying, and when it gets annoying, I start to dislike the actor. I don’t mind the character of Glen but I wish they had given it to another actor. They have enough star power as it is already with Eva/Eugene/Zach, and on a smaller scale, Kumail too (who’s previously an Oscar nominee), and then some appearances from Oscar winners themselves like Meryl and Davine.

This has been the best episode of the season so far. It felt like everything picked up all at once. The episodes previously to this have been mostly slow burn, so I’m glad they upped the ante this episode. Martin Short should submit this episode to the Emmy’s. OMITB has been one of his best works, and it’s kind of disappointing he hasn’t been recognized for it yet. Even if Hacks goes in a mini-run for Best Comedy, the show doesn’t have a male lead, so in an ideal world, where comedies are comedy, Martin should be the favorite coming into the Emmy’s for his category. I’m still in awe how the chemistry between the three of them have been amazing. Not surprised between Steve and Martin, but Selena, wow, who could have seen it coming? I’m still laughing at her “do you want me to stop the clock?” I could watch that sequence of Martin’s re-enactment over and over. And the way she was trying to get away from Molly Shannon at the elevator was really funny too.

And Mabel’s quip before that of “Do you want me to stop the clock?” was just pitch perfect!

I saw the whole telecast on Hulu on repeat. I think it ‘s available for one week.

Hopefully the 2-year aberration of The Bear being in the comedy category ends this year, and the show and its cast and crew get nominated for the drama category instead, where they fit better, and have the comedy category celebrate the true laugh-out-loud, or even the dark comedies, and its actors, get recognized instead.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/emmys-2024-analysis-hacks-the-bear-shogun-peacock-1236003361/ here you go

I keep going back to Damages because I think its dynamic is similar to Hacks, only that it’s a drama, but there were also some rumblings how Rose was really a co-lead (I would argue she’s definitely a co-lead from S2 onward, but S1 she’s a strong supporting.) But of course they would never, and never have submitted her for Lead, because they wanted the focus to be on Glenn, and at the same time not ruin Rose’s chances at another category she may have more than a fighting chance on as compared to Lead. I imagine something similar is happening to Hannah. They’ll never submit her for Lead. On S1, I can see the argument where she’s more supporting role. But S2 onwards, they’re definitely co-leads.

Give it a chance when you can. It took me awhile to get into it too - I blame the initial marketing. I always see in on my Max app and I think “the title is Hacks but it has Jean Smart on the front - I thought this was about computer hackers?!” I never initially got that it’s a different meaning of “hacks”.

This is a good primer of how Hacks beat The Bear last night. And this piece of trivia - this is the first time the two shows went head-to-head against each other - I never knew that. And while the timing of Bear’s Season 3 helped its stars, it may not have helped the show overall.

When Liza Colon-Zayas won supporting, for a season where they focused more episodic character studies, rather than having a true ensemble throughout the season, I felt the inevitability of The Bear was about to happen. Glad to be wrong. I love the show, but with like most people I have no hard time admitting The Bear isn’t a comedy, and true comedies need to be recognized in their own category. Glad to see Hacks get some love for their best season (so far). Although I feel for Abbott Elementary. When they came out guns a-blazing for their first season, I thought we would have another Modern Family in our hands. Only Murders may probably end up as one of the best comedies to never win an Emmy..

Last year, I appreciated the TV show reunions. This year, I appreciated honoring the TV characters of dads, moms, doctors, cops, lawyers, etc. The Emmy’s continue to produce an amazing show. THIS is how you honor TV.