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Somebody Somewhere S2E5 Recap: “NMB NMP”
The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S2E5, “NMB NMP” (written by Rachel Axler and directed by Lennon Parham) “NMB NMP” ends with Sam (Bridget Everett), glum and alone, eating eggs from a takeout container at her kitchen table. I’d imagine some might argue that she takes the events of the episode too seriously, […] More
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Somebody Somewhere S2E4 Recap: “Key Phone Cash ID” and Throw Pillows
The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S2E4, “Key Phone Cash ID” (written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen & Bridget Everett and directed by Jay Duplass) For some reason I thought Independence Village was just going to shuttle MJ (Jane Brody) to Wichita, but no, Sam (Bridget Everett) and Tricia (Mary Catherine Garrison) […] More
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Somebody Somewhere S2E3 Recap: “SLS” — We Can Deal with God Another Time
The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S2E3, “SLS” (written by Rachel Axler and directed by Robert Cohen) Somebody Somewhere S2E3 sees Sam (Bridget Everett) starting/resuming her voice lessons with Darlene (Barbara E. Robertson), and we further learn that the song Susan (Jennifer Mudge) wants her to sing at the wedding is Schubert’s “Ave […] More
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Somebody Somewhere S2E2 Recap: “#2” — Keep Dancing
The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S2E2, “#2” (written by Lisa Kron and directed by Robert Cohen) In Somebody Somewhere S2E2, we’re introduced to Fred’s (Murray Hill) secret fiance Susan (Jennifer Mudge) when she crashes the gang’s poker night. Of course, maybe she isn’t so secret—apparently she and Fred have known each other […] More
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Somebody Somewhere S2E1 Recap: “NNP” Feels the Absence of Ed
The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S2E1, “NNP” (written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen & Bridget Everett, and directed by Robert Cohen) As Somebody Somewhere Season 2 begins, it would seem that about nine months have passed since the end of Season 1. At least, Fred (Murray Hill) indicates that he’s been […] More
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Somebody Somewhere S1E7: “Mrs. Diddles” (Season 1 Finale)
The following contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Somebody Somewhere, S1E7, “Mrs. Diddles” (written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and directed by Jay Duplass) Towards the end of Somebody Somewhere S1E7, in the middle of a party and after Sam has sung a vulgar song, Joel exclaims, “This is church!” Which is […] More
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Somebody Somewhere S1E6: “Life Could Be a Dream” (Sh-boom)
The following contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S1E6, “Life Could Be a Dream” (written by Patricia Breen and directed by Robert Cohen) Holly’s absence has hung over Somebody Somewhere since the beginning, though I’m not sure how much I’ve mentioned her. In a sense, the series could be said to be about Sam (and others) […] More
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Somebody Somewhere S1E5: “Tee-Tee Pa-Pah”
The following contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S1E5, “Tee-Tee Pa-Pah” (written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and directed by Jay Duplass) So it turns out Joel (Jeff Hiller) bought that little dog on an impulse because he was feeling sad, and it’s a decision he’s regretting a bit, at least at the beginning of […] More
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Somebody Somewhere S1E4: “Feast of St. Francis”
The following contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S1E4, “Feast of St. Francis” (written by Patricia Breen and directed by Robert Cohen) I guess I was off-base in my predictions of how Tricia and Charity would react to the graffiti on their storefront window we saw at the end of Somebody Somewhere S1E3, as in S1E4 […] More
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Somebody Somewhere S1E2: “Knick-Knacks and Doodads”
The following contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S1E2, “Knick-Knacks and Doodads” (written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and directed by Robert Cohen) Sam (Bridget Everett) tells Joel (Jeff Hiller) toward the end of Somebody Somewhere S1E2 that she doesn’t feel like she’s any good…at everything, which is silly of course in that she’s clearly […] More
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Somebody Somewhere S1E1: “BFD” — I’ll Sing the Kate Bush Part
The following contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S1E1, “BFD” (written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and directed by Jay Duplass) Somebody Somewhere is billed as inspired by the life of its star, Bridget Everett, but I don’t know to what extent that’s true. I mean I literally don’t know, I’m not an expert on Everett’s […] More
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Room 104 S4E12 “Generations” (directed by Sydney Fleischmann and written by Julian Wass) brings things to an end with either lilies (white) or golden daffodils, but whatever happens after the frame turns to black hardly matters. Is this the end, or will there be another year? At least with regard to Room 104, the answer […] More