![]() ![]() And the best of the best, like “Calico Cut Pants” and “Sloppy Steaks,” are among my favorites of the entire series. I can’t think of another TV show that ever grew on me in the same way, and I can only chalk that up to the uniqueness and strangeness of the comedy, which is so off-the-wall and even subtle that it takes time to sink in.įor a Season 2 refresher, I looked at a ranking of all 28 sketches from that season, and the one ranked dead last, “Credit Card Roulette,” is one I just specifically sought out two weeks ago because somebody brought up credit card roulette at a group dinner and I wanted to go back and watch the reaction of John Early’s character when his card got selected (spoiler: still extremely funny). And while I still believe Season 1 is the standout historical gem that outshines the rest, I absolutely love Season 2. ![]() ![]() Here’s my problem, though…I felt the exact same way about the second season when I first watched it. Nothing here feels quite as fresh, and the quintessential weirdness of their comedy, while weird as ever, is never quite as funny. The fact is that the third season of I Think You Should Leave left me a little cold, and my instant take-I’ve watched it twice-is that by comparison to the first two seasons it feels repetitive, and that the formula established by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, which felt revolutionary in its first season, is now so familiar that it has become almost rote, and definitely predictable. Here’s a new experience for me: I’m writing a review of a TV show, but even as I’m writing it, I have this nagging sense that there’s a decent-to-good chance I’ll disagree with my own opinion in roughly one month. ![]()
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