[6.0/10] Well, it’s an improvement on the pilot, I have to give it that. There’s at least some funnier gags here, like Ruxin not realizing his beers are a twist off, and even the dynamic between Kevin and Jenny is pretty cute here, which helps. That said, everyone’s still such an asshole to one another, which I guess I’m just going to have to get used to. (I settled into it with IASIP, but it feels like The League wants you to like these people, while IASIP seemed more assured that its main characters were horrible.)
Some of my complaints from the prior episode are still valid here. Everyone dumping on Andre is pretty tired material, as is Taco’s continued lothario schtick and “Eskimo brothers” routine (though I did get a kick out of his “vaginal hubris” video, which plays to Jon LaJoei’s strengths). The Lysistrata deal with Kevin, Jenny, Ruxin, and Ruxin’s wife felt especially retrograde and again, like an attempt to do the Apatow thing but not as well. Ruxin’s sexual frustration and his male gaze prop of a wife in particular felt lazy as hell.
Again, Kevin and Jenny fared a little better just because they seem like the only two characters in the show who actually like each other thus far. While “special sex” is kind of a cheesy bit, I’m again amused by the group bargaining keeping secrets or other real life things in exchange for fantasy football players. And Pete’s efforts to jump back in the dating pool without resorting to negging or magic are the most relatable, down-to-earth thing in the show, so while it’s not much to write home about, it’s at least pleasant enough to pass muster.
Overall, this improves on the pilot, but has too many of the same problems to make it into “good” territory.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2018-09-15T03:26:08Z
[6.0/10] Well, it’s an improvement on the pilot, I have to give it that. There’s at least some funnier gags here, like Ruxin not realizing his beers are a twist off, and even the dynamic between Kevin and Jenny is pretty cute here, which helps. That said, everyone’s still such an asshole to one another, which I guess I’m just going to have to get used to. (I settled into it with IASIP, but it feels like The League wants you to like these people, while IASIP seemed more assured that its main characters were horrible.)
Some of my complaints from the prior episode are still valid here. Everyone dumping on Andre is pretty tired material, as is Taco’s continued lothario schtick and “Eskimo brothers” routine (though I did get a kick out of his “vaginal hubris” video, which plays to Jon LaJoei’s strengths). The Lysistrata deal with Kevin, Jenny, Ruxin, and Ruxin’s wife felt especially retrograde and again, like an attempt to do the Apatow thing but not as well. Ruxin’s sexual frustration and his male gaze prop of a wife in particular felt lazy as hell.
Again, Kevin and Jenny fared a little better just because they seem like the only two characters in the show who actually like each other thus far. While “special sex” is kind of a cheesy bit, I’m again amused by the group bargaining keeping secrets or other real life things in exchange for fantasy football players. And Pete’s efforts to jump back in the dating pool without resorting to negging or magic are the most relatable, down-to-earth thing in the show, so while it’s not much to write home about, it’s at least pleasant enough to pass muster.
Overall, this improves on the pilot, but has too many of the same problems to make it into “good” territory.