While I realize they want to depict the love between Helen and Max the last scene was completely unnecessary. We don't need to hear Max telling Helen where to put her fingers AND we don't have to see Helen moving her fingers below her top. I can watch this crap on any streaming service - not network TV.
4 Reviews
A turning point or a fluke?
LodgeDweller20 April 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This episode was almost the New Amsterdam I used to look forward to every Tuesday. The cloud of dread that has been hanging over the last several episodes feels like it's thinned out just a tiny bit. It wasn't a top tier episode, but it was better than the last several. Why, could this be because Max was actually in New York? The fact that almost immediately we had glimpses of sneaky Max and angry Max (shallow moment, sneaky Max and angry Max is soooo hot.) Could it be there was less "Sharpwin" interactions to endure this week? Was it that we didn't have Malvo, draining the soul out of Reynolds? Bloom was barely present but when we saw her, she was actually happy! Could it be the fact that Casey exists again? Or that we got to see Sandra and she was her usual funny, sarcastic self? Or that the writers remembered Max and Reynolds are friends and Max has things in his life that are important to him besides nuSharpe? Could it be the fact that it felt more like a legit medical drama than a melodramatic parody of pre-mob General Hospital? Or is it that the last four episodes are so headache inducing and frustrating that this one looked really good by comparison? I'll credit it to a combination of these things.
I am not a prude, you should see the variety of smut in my Kindle, but I could have lived without the phone sex stuff. Probably because I just hate "Sharpwin" as a couple. The only way to make me not hate them as a couple at this point is for them to break up, spend some time apart, and when they get back together they behave in a way where they'll actually communicate with each other and it won't be a horribly lopsided, unpleasant, toxic thing to watch. I stand by my assessment, there's been no substance between these two on screen. No important talks about what they BOTH want, barely any meaningful conversations, nothing that makes me root for them. It's just two unbelievably pretty people kissing and saying they love each other. None of the past chemistry and connection they had as friends shines through with them as a couple. I blame the abrupt personality change of Sharpe and the fact that Max has no backbone. So excuse me for not getting all hot and bothered by the writers pandering to the part of fan base that only wants to see them bang. And honestly, how dense are nuSharpe and Max to not come up with an idea as to what hours would be most logical to attempt dirty talk on the phone? You're adults, you know how timezones work. And Max can't take a hint. If he could take a hint, he would have realized how bad of an idea this relationship was in 4×01 when nuSharpe says "I never should have let you in" right after they hook up. So many bad moves by the writers this year, so, so many. By the way, it says a lot about them that Max has a special ringtone for nuSharpe and on her phone he just gets a generic ringtone. More proof that Max is way more invested and in love than nuSharpe. I'm kind of joking in regards to the ringtones, but I feel like there's a valid point.
Moving on, We're treated to delightful season 1 RPDR style Vaseline filtered flashbacks of a younger Veronica with bad bangs to cover the fact that Michelle Forbes isn't 25. This is supposed to give us some insight as to why Veronica is the way she is. I was not the least bit moved by any of this. I think Michelle Forbes is a phenomenal actress. I've seen her play a fantastically delicious villain in other programs. But they botched this story and I just want it to end.
I have to disagree with Iggy this week. That kid should honestly get as far away from his toxic delusional father as possible. It's going to do a lot of harm to him in the long run staying around somebody that delusional. At some point, you have to accept the fact that your father as you loved him is no longer the same person and it's just not worth putting yourself through the stress and trauma of being around the man. It would always be on my mind that he believes the biggest tragedy in my life to be a hoax. Love ya, Iggy but this is one of those times where I just don't like your advice. It's exhausting that we live in a world where those of us who accept reality are encouraged to appease the delusional who eagerly drink any old Kool-aid sitting around.
Next up, Wilder, Mia, and the dying man. I tried but this story ended with me rolling my eyes. I love Wilder. The actor playing the dying father was really good. I still can't take Mia and when this show attempts to highlight spirituality, it comes off weird and over the top. They had a season 2 episode where it worked, but it was more subtle and abstract. God I miss season 2. Anyways, this wasn't as bad as the episode earlier in this season with the refugee girl having a "religious experience" (it was a seizure, ffs!) and hallucinating her brother (?) but I didn't care for the holistic approach and really didn't think we needed to spend a few minutes watching this man hallucinate his daughter's wedding. Sorry, even with great acting involved the scene did nothing for me. But hey, spending time on scenes like that keeps the writers from having to write meaningful conversations between characters that are supposed to be the love of each other's lives.
As I predicted, everybody's like "Screw you, Max. You left." And you know what, I don't entirely disagree. Gladys came off unexpectedly snobby though. Sandra was awesome, I miss her. But my favorite nurse, the invaluable Casey said it best. Max is just going to leave again and that sucks. Okay, I paraphrased that but Casey speaks the truth as always. I would have blamed nuSharpe too, it's not squarely on Max who I firmly believe is unaware of his own abandonment issues and PTSD. Maybe it's just how Ryan Eggold plays it, but it seems like you get glimpses where Max knows London isn't where he belongs and you can see the doubt in his eyes. Homeboy seems to be in denial but he's too in love to realize that he'd rather be in NYC. There's a lot of nuance going on that never gets explored because Max is the least developed main character in the show.
In between enduring Veronica and a brief exchange of loud words with Max, Reynolds works behind the scenes. Reynolds manages to get the much missed supporting characters to agree to help Max with his plan and the clinic. It was like the characters were themselves again this week. Except nuSharpe who's still annoyingly London obsessed. I feel like this episode proved the show works without her. I never in a million years would have thought I'd be saying that. It proves how badly the character has been warped this season. Nothing against the insanely talented Freema Agyeman, but the character as she has been written this season has been a complete and total buzzkill. I missed gloomy Bloom way more than I missed nuSharpe.
As fun as it is watching Max scheme with Brantley and a lot of the supporting characters come together, the dread is still there. Max is still going to leave again. He's going to propose to a pod person. Reynolds was with Malvo in the preview, that's another bummer.
Shout-out to the director of the episode, the multi-talented Ryan Eggold who gave an especially nuanced performance this week. He always brings it, but it was nice that he was able to express a wider range of emotions this week than what we've seen most of this season. He can sell anything and they really should make the most of him and the rest of the spectacular cast because time is ticking for New Amsterdam.
Will nuSharpe accept Max's proposal? Will Malvo make me roll my eyes out of my head? Will we get any Casey and Bloom interactions? Will Veronica burst into flames and take Mia down with her? Will Iggy follow up with the unusual 8 year old from 4×14? Hopefully the answers are, no, no yes, yes, yes, yes. Time to enjoy the brief amount of denial I've been afforded before I watch the next episode and possibly take up drinking.
I am not a prude, you should see the variety of smut in my Kindle, but I could have lived without the phone sex stuff. Probably because I just hate "Sharpwin" as a couple. The only way to make me not hate them as a couple at this point is for them to break up, spend some time apart, and when they get back together they behave in a way where they'll actually communicate with each other and it won't be a horribly lopsided, unpleasant, toxic thing to watch. I stand by my assessment, there's been no substance between these two on screen. No important talks about what they BOTH want, barely any meaningful conversations, nothing that makes me root for them. It's just two unbelievably pretty people kissing and saying they love each other. None of the past chemistry and connection they had as friends shines through with them as a couple. I blame the abrupt personality change of Sharpe and the fact that Max has no backbone. So excuse me for not getting all hot and bothered by the writers pandering to the part of fan base that only wants to see them bang. And honestly, how dense are nuSharpe and Max to not come up with an idea as to what hours would be most logical to attempt dirty talk on the phone? You're adults, you know how timezones work. And Max can't take a hint. If he could take a hint, he would have realized how bad of an idea this relationship was in 4×01 when nuSharpe says "I never should have let you in" right after they hook up. So many bad moves by the writers this year, so, so many. By the way, it says a lot about them that Max has a special ringtone for nuSharpe and on her phone he just gets a generic ringtone. More proof that Max is way more invested and in love than nuSharpe. I'm kind of joking in regards to the ringtones, but I feel like there's a valid point.
Moving on, We're treated to delightful season 1 RPDR style Vaseline filtered flashbacks of a younger Veronica with bad bangs to cover the fact that Michelle Forbes isn't 25. This is supposed to give us some insight as to why Veronica is the way she is. I was not the least bit moved by any of this. I think Michelle Forbes is a phenomenal actress. I've seen her play a fantastically delicious villain in other programs. But they botched this story and I just want it to end.
I have to disagree with Iggy this week. That kid should honestly get as far away from his toxic delusional father as possible. It's going to do a lot of harm to him in the long run staying around somebody that delusional. At some point, you have to accept the fact that your father as you loved him is no longer the same person and it's just not worth putting yourself through the stress and trauma of being around the man. It would always be on my mind that he believes the biggest tragedy in my life to be a hoax. Love ya, Iggy but this is one of those times where I just don't like your advice. It's exhausting that we live in a world where those of us who accept reality are encouraged to appease the delusional who eagerly drink any old Kool-aid sitting around.
Next up, Wilder, Mia, and the dying man. I tried but this story ended with me rolling my eyes. I love Wilder. The actor playing the dying father was really good. I still can't take Mia and when this show attempts to highlight spirituality, it comes off weird and over the top. They had a season 2 episode where it worked, but it was more subtle and abstract. God I miss season 2. Anyways, this wasn't as bad as the episode earlier in this season with the refugee girl having a "religious experience" (it was a seizure, ffs!) and hallucinating her brother (?) but I didn't care for the holistic approach and really didn't think we needed to spend a few minutes watching this man hallucinate his daughter's wedding. Sorry, even with great acting involved the scene did nothing for me. But hey, spending time on scenes like that keeps the writers from having to write meaningful conversations between characters that are supposed to be the love of each other's lives.
As I predicted, everybody's like "Screw you, Max. You left." And you know what, I don't entirely disagree. Gladys came off unexpectedly snobby though. Sandra was awesome, I miss her. But my favorite nurse, the invaluable Casey said it best. Max is just going to leave again and that sucks. Okay, I paraphrased that but Casey speaks the truth as always. I would have blamed nuSharpe too, it's not squarely on Max who I firmly believe is unaware of his own abandonment issues and PTSD. Maybe it's just how Ryan Eggold plays it, but it seems like you get glimpses where Max knows London isn't where he belongs and you can see the doubt in his eyes. Homeboy seems to be in denial but he's too in love to realize that he'd rather be in NYC. There's a lot of nuance going on that never gets explored because Max is the least developed main character in the show.
In between enduring Veronica and a brief exchange of loud words with Max, Reynolds works behind the scenes. Reynolds manages to get the much missed supporting characters to agree to help Max with his plan and the clinic. It was like the characters were themselves again this week. Except nuSharpe who's still annoyingly London obsessed. I feel like this episode proved the show works without her. I never in a million years would have thought I'd be saying that. It proves how badly the character has been warped this season. Nothing against the insanely talented Freema Agyeman, but the character as she has been written this season has been a complete and total buzzkill. I missed gloomy Bloom way more than I missed nuSharpe.
As fun as it is watching Max scheme with Brantley and a lot of the supporting characters come together, the dread is still there. Max is still going to leave again. He's going to propose to a pod person. Reynolds was with Malvo in the preview, that's another bummer.
Shout-out to the director of the episode, the multi-talented Ryan Eggold who gave an especially nuanced performance this week. He always brings it, but it was nice that he was able to express a wider range of emotions this week than what we've seen most of this season. He can sell anything and they really should make the most of him and the rest of the spectacular cast because time is ticking for New Amsterdam.
Will nuSharpe accept Max's proposal? Will Malvo make me roll my eyes out of my head? Will we get any Casey and Bloom interactions? Will Veronica burst into flames and take Mia down with her? Will Iggy follow up with the unusual 8 year old from 4×14? Hopefully the answers are, no, no yes, yes, yes, yes. Time to enjoy the brief amount of denial I've been afforded before I watch the next episode and possibly take up drinking.
Writers turned Max into a bumbling moron
adshiel30 April 2022
Running out of medical plot
keithhaugen23 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Just like House,the writers are running out of medical stuff to fill the 42 minutes of plot andit is turning into just another soap opera. The amount of time wasted listening to Max and Helen have phone sex, and just wasting Freema Agyeman that way, is pathetic. Turn it into a half hour dramedy and get rid of the soap opera garbage.
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