S02.E14: Skidmark

[MarkHB]

Tandy tries to host a party for the group and Todd’s luck takes a turn for the better.

[legaleagle53]

Knowing the general tone of this show, I'm almost afraid to ask what the significance of the episode title is!

Edited April 7, 2016 by legaleagle53

[Galileo908]

Hell if Skidmark was my nickname, I'd go by Tandy, too.

 

I pretty much called that Mike was going to show up and steal Phil's thunder. Hey, Mike didn't mean to, he'd been in space for three years and he finally found people that didn't try to kill him! He's a people person, pretty much the opposite of Phil. And I liked that Phil actually broke down and just admitted it. But yeah, I'll say this once again: Tandy, you dumb. But I'm glad that he has Carol to call him out on it.

 

Next time:

YES! THIS is why Will Forte shaved off half his face! Looks like we get a prank war!

[ottoDbusdriver]

Really ?  Fucking Tandy is pissed at his brother over some old girlfriend who is probably dead.  What an asshole !!  And how long ago was that old girlfriend dispute ? Mike has been in space for 3 years -- was this dispute in high school because that would make it over a decade ago or more  ?

 

At least Mike called out Tandy on the stupid fucking beard. Correction, I mean called out Skidmark.  

 

So how long before Tandy decides to kill Mike ?

 

Where is this amphitheater supposed to be -- within walking distance of the house in Malibu ? If so, you can't see it in the overhead shots of the house.

 

Of course Tandy has to one up Mike.  Seriously, can Tandy be any more unlikeable ?  It's not even funny any more, not that Tandy ever was.

 

And what happened to the cow -- is anyone feeding/milking her any more ?

 

I actually liked how Mike got back at Tandy -- it was creative and funny.  I actually like Mike.  At least maybe the stupid beard will finally be gone.

 

Why can't they just put Tandy in a boat and tell him to GTFO and never come back ? Because this show would be so much better.

[tominboston]

I have generally enjoyed this show since the beginning, but Phil/Tandy has become such a complete self-centered asshole that he's annoying me rather than being funny. Lighten him up a bit, writers.

[stopeslite]

I really like that Mike seems to be just as much of a jerk as Phil is. You can really see how the family dynamic/genetics/having each other for brothers made them what they are now, feeding off of each other and getting to be more and more jerk-ish. I thought Mike would be some kind of brilliant saint, but nope. He's just as petty and callous as we've ever seen Phil be. 

[DrLar]

Well if Mike is a good person he should be revenging like that, first was the nickname then the half shave (honestly unless he got Phil comatose I don't see how he didn't feel himself being shaved)

[peeayebee]

From the hallucinations in the Mike-centric ep, it's apparent that the brothers know how to push each others' buttons. From the earlier ep it looked like Phil was the complete jerk, and Mike was the wimpy, picked-on brother, and maybe that's how it was in their childhood. Then as they got older, Mike fought back and was just as much a jerk as Phil, maybe more because he could get away with it.

 

In this ep I was completely on Phil's side. I can't even excuse Mike's behavior because he's been alone in space for 3 years. He acted civily with the boat guy, and he's wonderful with everyone else. He knows how to act nice, but he's choosing to be a dick to Phil.

 

I knew the face shaving was coming up at some time because of seeing Will Forte with the half-shaved face at some awards show, but I didn't know it was coming in this ep. However, when he awoke and we only saw him in profile, I knew what had happened.

 

Anyway, I guess we'll see how well it goes with Todd openly having sex with both Gail and Melissa.

[iMonrey]

 

In this ep I was completely on Phil's side.

 

I find myself leaning that way as well. Is Phil an obnoxious man-child? Sure, but I'm getting really tired of the way everyone keeps dumping on him. They all knew he didn't want them to call him "skidmark" and yet they all jumped on board with that, even Carol! That would have pissed me off too. 

[DrLar]

 

 

Anyway, I guess we'll see how well it goes with Todd openly having sex with both Gail and Melissa.

 

I'm guessing 3 days a week each and rest Sunday.. hehe

 

None of the 3 made a move for Mike, yeah all of them hang out but I wonder who will make the first move, maybe Erica

Edited April 11, 2016 by DrLar

[akuayambusie]

Ugh, I ended up fast forwarding through the last half of the show, only stopping briefly on a couple parts.  I'm beginning to give up hope, I really liked the show at first, and at times I still do, but other times it's just boring, or like last night, makes me sad/uncomfortable.  As much of an idiot phil/tandy can be, if all the show is, is people making fun of him, it's not really fun for me.  I guess i can relate a little, as i have a sister who always was more outgoing and had a very easy time meeting people and making friends, and I'm the opposite, so I can relate more to phil/tandy, who struggles dealing with people and suddenly feels threatened and gets annoying nicknames brought back.  Of course it is just a show, but I don't really need tv to remind me of real life, I just want something interesting, or at least entertaining, and this is decreasingly entertaining.  it's disappointing because I thought it had such potential to be different, and made me think about how it would be if i found myself in such a position, in a lighthearted way, but it seems to be just a standard sitcom now.

[Setlist]

So, yes. Tandy is annoying. But Mike's just an ass. Those embarrassing stories didn't need to be told (especially since he has zero idea what the group dynamic is like), and his shaving revenge was just cruel. It's a shame, since Mike seemed great prior to this episode -- and I love Jason Sudeikis in general. If this continues, he should have just died in space.

[possibilities]

I thought both brothers acted badly, but so did everyone else.

[piequinn35]

Why can't they just put Tandy in a boat and tell him to GTFO and never come back ? Because this show would be so much better.

Can't really do that if he is one of the writers and producers of the show.

I really don't mind Phil, sometimes he is funny and sometimes he is annoying.

skidmark nickname is funny and even Carol called Phil - Skid :))

[Arynm]

I think both brothers acted badly. Mike is just more charming when he does it. Prank war should be interesting/uncomfortable. I can't wait! I also can't believe that no one has made a move yet on Mike. I would be on that like white on rice.

[AZZURRI06]

A really good episode I thought, one of the best. Phil/Tandy/Skidmark may be an irritating oaf sometimes but he is our irritating oaf. Mike was within his rights to prank him, he had been treated pretty badly by his big brother after all. I can not wait for the prank war. As for romantic sub plots, the way is surely clear now for Mike and Erica to hook up, the late Phil II would no doubt approve.

[BoogieBurns]

I also can't believe that no one has made a move yet on Mike. I would be on that like white on rice.

 

Me too! Screw Todd.

[Big Mother]

Ugh. This is crazy. This show has turned into the show I love to hate to watch. I can't decide who's a bigger tool - Phil or Mike. Mike was so sweet and lovable in space and such a horrible person once he came down. why did he keep having to rag on Phil like that? Phil was awful, but I was somehow able to understand where he was coming from. His bigger, better, smarter, nicer, more talented brother with a better job, who has everyone eating out of his hand, is there in person, and making fun of him non stop. And everyone is always against Phil, no matter how he's behaving. why can't anyone in this new universe be a little nice and empathetic for a change? I always tend to root for the underdog, and no matter how socially clueless and self centered Phil is at times, I feel so sorry for him. I've taken a lot of parenting lessons and learned the hard way that a child who doesn't get positive attention, will try his darndest to get negative attention. that's what Phil seems to be doing. And driving him away only makes him try to get even more negative attention. ugh. why am I still watching this ridiculous show? gah.