There will always be moments in life that let you down. That's been one of the key messages in Louis C.K.'s award-winning show Louie. And while I've enjoyed it's run over the last three years and have enjoyed sharing in the misery of my favourite red-haired comedian (sorry Carrot Top), I couldn't help but feel let down by the latest instalment, 'Ikea/Piano Lesson', the seventh episode of season number three.
Louie has hit a lot of home runs deep out of the park over the last couple of episodes. The two- part 'Daddy's Girlfriend' series about him trying to date the cute bookstore clerk Liz aka Tape Recorder played by Parker Posey was fantastic and some of the best television you'll see. Even last week's episode 'Barney/Never' when he had to take care of Doug, the kid who liked to eat bowls of raw meat was a downgrade from the previous two-parter but still had some really funny moments.
While 'IKEA/Piano Lesson' too had some funny moments in it's first act, it just felt like the show was trying to fit way too much into one 22-minute episode. While a lot of comedies will try and stretch one joke out for way too long, perhaps Louie went too far the other way.
Read the full recap/review, containing spoilers here: http://criticken.blogspot.ca
Louie has hit a lot of home runs deep out of the park over the last couple of episodes. The two- part 'Daddy's Girlfriend' series about him trying to date the cute bookstore clerk Liz aka Tape Recorder played by Parker Posey was fantastic and some of the best television you'll see. Even last week's episode 'Barney/Never' when he had to take care of Doug, the kid who liked to eat bowls of raw meat was a downgrade from the previous two-parter but still had some really funny moments.
While 'IKEA/Piano Lesson' too had some funny moments in it's first act, it just felt like the show was trying to fit way too much into one 22-minute episode. While a lot of comedies will try and stretch one joke out for way too long, perhaps Louie went too far the other way.
Read the full recap/review, containing spoilers here: http://criticken.blogspot.ca
