Somebody Somewhere

The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S3E5, “Num Nums” (written by Lisa Kron and directed by Lennon Parham) It’s Thanksgiving and Tricia (Mary Catherine Garrison) is upset that her daughter Shannon (Kailey Albus) has decided to spend the day with Rick (Danny McCarthy). She’s in a foul mood when Sam (Bridget Everett) arrives […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S3E4, “What if It Spreads?” (written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen & Bridget Everett and directed by Jay Duplass) Somebody Somewhere S3E4 cuts back and forth between two plotlines. Sam (Bridget Everett) accompanies Tricia (Mary Catherine Garrison) to an expo in Kansas City. Meanwhile, Joel (Jeff […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S3E3, “Porch Lyfe” (written by Lennon Parham and directed by Robert Cohen) Somebody Somewhere S3E3 begins with Tricia (Mary Catherine Garrison) trying on outfits with Sam (Bridget Everett) in tow. It turns out that Tricia has joined the local country club, which Sam scoffs at, but she […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S3E2, “Dinky Dinkies” (written by Lisa Kron and directed by Robert Cohen) Somebody Somewhere S3E2 begins at what I presume to be Catch Club, with Fred (Murray Hill), Susan (Jennifer Mudge), Joel (Jeff Hiller), and Brad (Tim Bagley) tossing a softball around on a field. Sam (Bridget […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S3E1, “Margarini” (written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen & Bridget Everett and directed by Robert Cohen) Somebody Somewhere Season 2 ended with Sam (Bridget Everett) coming home from Fred’s (Murray Hill) wedding with the intention of trying to hook up with her neighbor, Drew (Brian King). […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of Somebody Somewhere, S2E7, “To Ed” (written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and directed by Jay Duplass) Somebody Somewhere S2E7 features a wedding and a funeral, with touching moments throughout. We begin with Sam (Bridget Everett) attending the service for Darlene (Barbara E. Robertson), […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for Somebody Somewhere S2E6, “Manhappiness” (written by Lisa Kron and directed by Lennon Parham) “Manhappiness” shows us the fallout of the end of last week’s episode of Somebody Somewhere. Sam (Bridget Everett) isn’t talking to Joel (Jeff Hiller), and while it’s not clear exactly how long it’s been in narrative […] More

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

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

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

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

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