Happy's Place

I have watched 3 episodes so far and getting through them has been an effort. I wanted so much to love this show because I love Reba and Melissa Peterman is always a joy, but even they cannot elevate this show past mediocre. The writing is average and the acting among most of the characters is mediocre. Aside from Peterman and Rex Lynn, the other characters are listless and boring. The two guys, Steve and Takota, are bland and uninteresting. And I feel the character of Isabella has been horribly miscast. Isabella is annoying in her effort to waltz in and try to change everything and worse, this character is not acted or played all that well by Escobedo. There is just no dynamic or chemistry between her and Reba's character. I think this would have played much better had they made Peterman the step-sister. Every scene with Reba and Peterson sparkles. That is the chemistry they should have played up.

Sadly, I don't see this getting a second season if they don't fix the issue that are holding this show back from being as good as it could be. I hope they do.

Wouldn't normally rate this a 10-prob a 7-but I felt the need to balance out the "Reba's too old and her sister is too young, couldn't happen" low reviews. Examples for people: Larry King's oldest biological kid (Larry King Jr) is 63; his youngest is 24. Al Pacino has a 35 year old daughter and a baby who will be 2 in June. Robert De Niro's oldest is 57 years old; his youngest just happened to turn 2 today (April 6). If I would have had a kid with my husband anytime during the last 20 years we've been married, they would be 45+ years younger than the kids he has now. (too bad y'all can't reply bc there are always lots of questions lol.) Obv my point is that it doesn't deserve a low rating bc of the age difference between the sisters. It's a fun, entertaining show. Is it the best sitcom ever? Of course not. Is it a good way to waste a Sunday? Of course.

First off--opening scene looked too much like the Cheers bar.

The putting together Melissa Peterson and Reba again with their characters too similar to their old ones on the Reba TV show don't cut it.

Belissa Escobedo as Reba's half-sister not really cutting it. Not sure she knows how to be a comedian.

Hey, I like Reba's music, and even liked her first TV show, but this one is not cutting it for me.

Most of the other characters, especially the bookkeeper were weirdly portrayed. If one is a germaphobe why sit at a bar, and use.an air duster for cleaning off germs.

Wondering why Reba choose this script or is it she needs the money. Come on, she is touring, on The Voice and now this.

Ok, viewers are not stupid. In what planet does a woman find a lost sister who is 40 years younger? How about 10 years or even 15. I had trouble watching it after this reveal. And of course we must be politically correct with diversity out the ying Yang. We have an indigenous, Hispanic, OCD , and I sure a trans person will show up. I say ditch the sister and do a sitcom that makes sense . Reba was a bit too manic on the first episode and Melissa is working her groove. Rex Lind seems lost . But I will continue to watch for now and hope the producers change the list sister bit . It just does not work .

My entire family wanted so much for this to be excellent. We love sitcoms and we love Reba, so had high hopes. Most of the characters are interesting and entertaining. Unfortunately, we find the little sister character to be unlikeable to the point of not wanting to watch the show. Our recommendation is for Bobbie to buy her out and send her off to the Peace Corps or something, and change the direction of the show to focus on Bobbie moving forward from her father's death and his betrayal with the support of the remaining zany cast of characters. We doubt Happy's Place will survive to see a second season in its current iteration. (We suspect the producers are trying to draw in Gen Z with the little sister character. We don't see them watching this show with or without her.)