Necrotongue

While I found the previous episode to be very poor, this one managed to step up and get to the level of just poor. It failed to deliver a fresh dose of entertainment, awkwardly following up on previous events. The only reason I could muster a second star was for Annie and her perfectly mastered enchanting. / Lesson learned: Think on your feet.

After the first season finale, the start of the second season couldn't unpleasantly surprise me anymore. The first episode smoothly continued the previous story, delivering exactly what I anticipated – more relationship troubles paired with minimum weak humor. Then came the bonus: it looks like annoying Chang is set to be even more annoying, as he'll be present in a larger dose than before. The only positive aspect of the episode was the anthropology professor with her blowgun and energy drink. / Lesson learned: Now that's what I call a sustainable resource.

The first season had some serious ups and downs. The episodes were all over the place in terms of quality. Thankfully, none of them hit straight-up garbage. For me, the real deal-breaker was how they handled humor. I was disappointed all too often. / Lesson learned: When it comes to comedy, skip the moral lectures, just give me the laughs.

What a weird finale for the first season. The vibes from this episode were on the same wavelength as the one before it. Thank goodness for those sporadic moments of humor, or it would've gone from what I thought was gonna be a sitcom to this odd romantic drama I was dreading. It couldn't compare with the paintball episode. / Lesson learned: When faced with two choices, go for the third one.

If I were to write what I liked about this episode, I'd be staring at a blank space. It didn't hit the mark for me. Sure, there were a couple of moments that got a chuckle out of me, but the creators could've made more effort. I get it, not every episode's gonna be a banger like the one before, but still. / Lesson learned: If someone's pointing a taser at you, drop the keytar.

I was thrilled to rewatch the first paintball episode, even though I still remembered it quite well. After the mess that was the previous episode, this one came with an entertaining plot. It was like something straight out of an '80s action movie. You don't get full-blown action episodes in sitcoms all that often, for obvious reasons, so I'm extra hyped about it. / Lesson learned: Rock'n load!

The previous episode revved up my excitement with its plot and humor, but this one was nearly catastrophic. Where did the screenwriter go wrong? However, I'm positive that if I were twelve, I'd enjoy the plot. Pants were getting pulled down, idiotic sounds were made, and food was thrown. What more could a little kid want, right? / Lesson learned: Don't act like an idiot.

This episode was hands down the best one yet. As Lord Vetinari would put it: "If you were going to have crime, it at least should be organized crime." Now, I'm not endorsing any kind of crime, but I've got this weird fascination with movies and shows set in the organized crime scene, which is why this episode hit home for me. / Lesson learned: Always cover your back.

The movie gives us a peek into the messed-up human psyche after a tragic event. But man, I couldn't tell if my brain works in a totally different way or if the characters were just acting illogical in certain scenes. I would handle some situations completely differently, and the version presented to me seemed peculiar to say the least. Big props to Daniel Craig – he really held it together. The whole movie hinged on his performance, and even though I'm not exactly his biggest fan, I gotta give credit where it's due. The story would need to be more convincing for me to give a higher rating. / Lesson learned: Stay sharp. The world's full of some seriously twisted misfits (who might not even be to blame for it).

No surprises, another five-star rating. The creators wrapped up the previous episode with such a catastrophe that they had enough material to fuel the entire seventh episode. In other projects, something like this could easily turn into a filler episode, but here, that threat was nowhere in sight. As always, I kept my eyes fixed on the screen, devouring all the dialogue and having a great time. This is now the second series in a relatively short time where I don't mind at all that the creators have adjusted reality to their liking and added some fictional plot and characters. The first one was Nineties (2022). It's clear that when a group of people comes together, they can even win over a cynic like me. Well, I think that's the true mission of filmmaking - to convince even those who are often disappointed. / Lesson learned: The powerful often underestimate the shakiness of their position.