My Name is Earl 4.17: Randy’s List Item
After the spectacular high of the recent two-parter, it would have been hard for any episode to match up. Erik Estrada pretty much wrecked the curve for the whole season. Still, it was a bit disconcerting to see what a truly mediocre episode we got this week. The opening, which repeated the introduction to the [...]
Continue reading...My Name is Earl 4.16: Darnell Outed, Part 2
Friday, January 23, 2009
For the first half of this season, we’ve had a series of episodes that, while of a generally uniform quality, have all stood alone. Unlike the last two seasons, there haven’t been any continuing arcs. Now, as the second half of the season begins, we have no less than two.
First, the continuing disappearance of Mr. [...]
My Name is Earl 4.15: Darnell Outed, Part 1
Friday, January 16, 2009
First, a complaint. As a result of Bush’s interminable and worthless speech about just how awesome he is, many viewers got rooked out of their new episode. Thank your stars that you can watch it on NBC.com or Hulu.com, because it is definitely worth it. After last week’s misfire, I was hoping for at least [...]
Continue reading...My Name is Earl 4.14: Got the Babysitter Pregnant
Friday, January 9, 2009
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A long-standing star of Earl may have left the show. Yes, Crabman’s beloved pet Mr. Turtle has been lost after Joy mistakenly left him on the roof of her car and drove off, forgetting he was there. Will Mr. Turtle’s epic struggle to return home be the season-long arc we’ve been waiting for? And who [...]
Continue reading...My Name is Earl 4.13: Orphan Earl
Friday, December 12, 2008
Last week I mentioned that Earl has had more ambitious episodes this season, not to make up a season-long arc but as stand-alone episodes that contain some more experimental parts. Like this season’s earlier episode “Quit Your Snitchin’”, this one had an intricately constructed and elaborate storyline that was carefully laid out and resolved. However, [...]
Continue reading...My Name is Earl 4.12: Reading Is a Fundamental Case
Friday, December 5, 2008
So far this season, Earl has been more ambitious within more narrow parameters than in previous seasons, especially last. Instead of elaborate season-long arcs or new locations, each episode has been self-contained. Within each episode, though, the series has experimented in various ways. Some episodes used elaborate storytelling techniques, others were special effects extravaganzas. Not [...]
Continue reading...My Name is Earl 4.11: Nature’s Game Show
Friday, November 21, 2008
This was easily the most ambitious episode Earl has attempted this season, and maybe the most ambitious overall. It was a special effects extravaganza, with no less than 4 tornadoes, a motorboat, grilled organs, and poor Crabman flying through the side of his trailer. There was more than action and destruction, though, as much fun [...]
Continue reading...My Name is Earl 4.10: Earl and Joy’s Anniversary
Friday, November 14, 2008
Revelations galore on this week’s Earl episode. How did Catalina lose her virginity? Who was the first man Kenny the Gay kissed? When did Earl and Joy learn that their marriage was probably not going to last long? And, most important of all, how did the bar at the Crab Shack wind up with such [...]
Continue reading...My Name is Earl 4.9: “Sold a Guy a Lemon Car”
Friday, November 7, 2008
So far, this season of Earl has been fairly consistent, with a few high points and some lesser episodes, but nothing too disappointing, unlike some of the weaker episodes of last season. This week’s episode fell solidly in that B+ area, with a few laughs, a generally solid plot (unlike last week’s, which meandered all [...]
Continue reading...My Name is Earl 4.8: “Little Bad Voodoo Brother”
Friday, October 31, 2008
So this was Earl’s first Halloween-themed episode, believe it or not. We’ve never actually seen what the denizens of Camden County would wear as costumes until this episode. I’m not sure what was better: Joy’s “Barbie” costume, which consisted of nothing more than her usual trashy gear, except in pink and with her nipples taped [...]
Continue reading...My Name is Earl 4.7: “Quit Your Snitchin’”
Friday, October 24, 2008
Normally, I’m ambivalent about episodes of Earl that are less laugh-out-loud funny and more plot driven. It’s not that I don’t think the show can pull them off; I think Earl is a much smarter show than most people give it credit for. It’s that I think Earl is always at its best when it [...]
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