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1.0 out of 5 starsI used to love this show, Now I HATE it. *SPOILERS*
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2017
Okay, so I was really enjoying this show until the finale of episode 16. The characters were good, the soundtrack was great, and there were some truly heart-wrenching moments. But then, oh boy.
Then comes a decision that ranks upon the most irrationally stupid scenes I've ever seen in my TV viewing life. An ending so dumbfoundingly pathetic in it's execution,it makes a mockery of everything that preceded it and transforms this once respectable programme into something I may well never watch again. Especially considering the episode that follows this mind-bogglingly imbecilic choice, which instead of focusing on the fallout from Kevin's idiotic actions, we cut to Randall taking a nice little field trip with his 'real' father to good ol' Memphis.
LIKE, WHO THE FRICK CARES?! I want to see 'Nice Guy' Kevin on his knees, fired from his job for being so damn unprofessional, dumped by his new girlfriend/ex-wife for being such a dunderheaded fool and made bankrupt and miserable for doing something so incomprehensibly cretinous.
What the hell am I talking about, you ask? Why, Kevin's unbelievable decision to ABANDON the play he spent MONTHS rehearsing on, just so he can have a chat with his brother Randall about being a deranged workaholic. Not only has he LET DOWN the entire cast and crew of the production by disappearing without a word, and probably permanently RUINED what little chance he ever had of being taken seriously as an actor ever again, it was TOTALLY UNNECESSARY. He could've sent his sister or his mother to see Randall, or even waited a couple of hours until after the play had finished to console his adopted brother for putting too much on his plate. It wouldn't have made any difference whatsoever, and things would have worked out quite nicely.
But, NOPE. Because apparently he's that idealist sucker Jack Pearson's son, he has to jettison EVERYTHING at a second's notice and put on his Superman cape, to talk to his brother in an entirely pointless act of self-sabotage. DUH.
Besides, apart from anything else, Isn't it somewhat Randall's fault he's in this situation, anyway? He's the one who CHOSE to take on the responsibility of letting his demanding 'real' father stay at his house, and fight jealously with the far more qualified Sanjay for a big account, alongside his usual responsibilities as a husband and dad of a couple of girls.
Why should Kevin give up his dream to help him get out of the hole he dug for himself, especially at a second's notice when the lights are about to come on for his big stage debut? For 'dramatic flair', I suppose. Well this 'drama' now feels hollow and manipulative, based on the actions of STUPID Kevin, who somehow thinks he's making up for the 'terrible' way he treated his adopted brother when they were both younger.
Well, guess what... looking at some of the flashbacks we saw about their earlier relationship, I don't think he did anything wrong to Randall at all. Unless you count the 'terrible crime' of wanting a room to himself at one point. OH NOS!! How DARE he want his own space and a bit of privacy! Off with his head! Sigh.
Kevin has now turned on a dime from being my favourite to my least favourite character on a dime, and my main reason for maybe carrying on watching after all this funky Memphis tripe in episode 17 is finally blessedly over, is that we'll finally get to see his much-deserved comeuppance for being such a dang virtue-signalling moron. I'm bringing the popcorn!