The Missing Reel

This episode truly was the jewel so far in this already fantastic show.

Seth Rogan really made this episode simultaneously a homage to film noir tie while keeping the comedic fast paced ambiance of the show. Although the episode is somewhat of an outlier in the show it still manages to maintain its core themes while adding in a bit of mystery. The twists and turns throughout the episode as well and Rogans comedic narrations really brought this episode to another level with Zac Efron's cameo being the icing on the cake.

With little to nothing to complain about and all of the entertaining quality's of this episode the future looks bright for this show.

With the show as a whole being entertaining and even educational at times, I felt like this episode missed the mark. Just like a cliche mystery, I predicted the way this episode was going to play out from the very beginning. I feel like the plot of this episode started to get a bit corny. I didn't like how Seth Rogans character was so easily fooled or how they tried to create an old school detective narration aspect. I just feel like this episode stands out from the rest in the worst way. With the understanding that film making with actual film is become obsolete, I think they could have delivered this concept more creatively. I like the idea but the execution was too predictable.

Wanted to give this a 7.5/10 to be precise.

This was entertaining and funny too. Matching 'The Oner' is a hill of a task but I am sure the upcoming episodes that have interesting titles, can beat it.

While the Ep. 3 was a disaster, Ep. 4 brings back the charm and humor. I liked it. Maybe not as much as the first 2 episodes but yeah definitely a good one to enjoy!

We have titles like Cinemacon, Golden Globes etc. Coming and I cannot wait to see the mayhem lol!

So far the series has been fun but for me I have watched better comedy shows and except for 'The Oner', nothing felt extremely funny as such but it is one of the good shows I have watched in while especially in a time period where Hollywood makes every movie to extract money from the audience without having quality.

Good entertaining show!

The Oner is the best!

I am in love with this show and this episode until the very end was no different.

The kinetic energy of the shooting is revolutionizing comedy for me. The metahumor about Hollywood has been sharp as a tack. I am laughing and laughing.

What is bothering me is that Apple should be giving these guys as much time to breathe as they want too. The ending was so abrupt. If I was going to do it, there would be a slow motion camera roll with the Chinatown song enrapturing the viewer, and instead of a vulgar voiceover, there would be text on the screen saying what happened ala a 1970s movie. Instead of the Chinatown thing being an insult, why not just have that be the final line? This could have had that perfect tone that really sticks with a person and haunts you.

In my opinion the previous episode missed a huge opportunity for poignancy too. Imagine if Seth Rogan talked to his younger self to mirror what happened in the Ron Howard film? Looking at the moon and imagining himself giving Young Seth a hug, finally forgiving himself for what he did with Ron. Imagining in my head the perfection this scene could have aspired too, that really tugs at the heartstrings. It makes me disappointed that the writers don't have that sentimentality gene that could turn great to masterpiece. Because for some reason they are capable of bringing us all the way there but not sticking the landing. Maybe if the writers see this on the 0.0001% chance they should think about upping the heart. I think if you do that Emmy's are guaranteed.

At the end I was still very satisfied with what I got, it was fun as heck and really engaging to find out the secret of the mystery in real time. This show doesn't hesitate to show you how fun it must be to work in Hollywood every day does it?

My father, Joe Mantell, spoke that iconic line in Chinatown, so this episode (with all the various references to Chinatown) was especially entertaining and nostalgic to me. A real walk down memory lane. I have a photo of my dad dressed up in character before he left for a night shoot. I later met Jack Nicholson while the sequel was being shot. He was such a nice man! (Very relieving, cuz you know the old saying...never meet your hero's.) Just thought I'd share a bit here.

I really love all the episodes in this new series though! Can't wait to see more! Such a big fan of Seth's. The entire cast is so great. Such a funny show!