Portlandia (TV Series) Rose Route (2018) User Reviews

Rose Route

[bobcobb301 · 7/10 · 23 March 2018]

Thank you Portlandia for 8 years of crazy, absurd comedy.

They didn't go over the top with the final episode, they had the Mayor create a ridiculous route and have some returning characters partake in the Portland Marathon.

A fitting end to the series with a handful of laughs. Not the funniest episode by any stretch, but that wasn't needed here.

Brilliant

[bukumi · 10/10 · 5 September 2019]

The final episode of Portlandia is also one of its best as it courses along with municipal government, Oregon's flavor of "Minnesota Nice," self-involved emotional control freaks, marathon runners, fads, condo-based urban renewal and the digital gadget phase of American civilization. Writers Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Megan Neuringer, Phoebe Robinson, Graham Wagner and the post-production editors have shaped this last one with love, vinegar and fresh, unexpected surprises. It is clear they know Portland. But we also know that Portland represents a brunch buffet of coast-to-coast, communities populated by folks with a lot of free time. Kyle MacLachlan, Cherry Jones, Tessa Thompson and Dolly Wells are superb in their featured supporting roles among a very strong cast directed by top shelf director Bill Benz. Armisen and Brownstein have delivered the most creative "sitcom"(?) series since, oh say, "I Married Joan."