Absurdist humor at it's best
This show was hilarious to me. The line delivery of the actors just kill it. In less experienced hands some of the ideas could have waffled completely flat, but this ensemble just nails it (even when they are making fun of people from the Midwest like me who love NYC Pizza).
The way Vanesja delivers her lines is great. She's an amazing character. Every time Bibo interrupts Julio it cracked me up (I want a Bibo action figure). Chester has a moment that I guffawed maybe a bit too loud at... there wasn't an episode that went by that didn't make me laugh out loud.
This is all mixed in with a season arc that has Julio trying to be himself without being pigeon-holed in a stereotype. I don't know why, but by the end I was crying (I AM human?).
I've never watched anything from Julio before except the sketches on SNL (Wells For Boys is a standout), but I will have to track down Los Espookys now.
I really hope this gets a 2nd season. It's a quick 6 episodes in a surrealist absurdist universe and there's really nothing else like it in tone that I can think of. It reminds me a little of the Mighty Boosch or even when I was a kid watching Peewee's Playhouse in the way that it presents a unique voice without compromise. Will it ruffle a few feathers from haters? Probably. Will there be people that scoff at it and don't understand the humor? Absolutely. But those people probably aren't fun to be around anyway.
The way Vanesja delivers her lines is great. She's an amazing character. Every time Bibo interrupts Julio it cracked me up (I want a Bibo action figure). Chester has a moment that I guffawed maybe a bit too loud at... there wasn't an episode that went by that didn't make me laugh out loud.
This is all mixed in with a season arc that has Julio trying to be himself without being pigeon-holed in a stereotype. I don't know why, but by the end I was crying (I AM human?).
I've never watched anything from Julio before except the sketches on SNL (Wells For Boys is a standout), but I will have to track down Los Espookys now.
I really hope this gets a 2nd season. It's a quick 6 episodes in a surrealist absurdist universe and there's really nothing else like it in tone that I can think of. It reminds me a little of the Mighty Boosch or even when I was a kid watching Peewee's Playhouse in the way that it presents a unique voice without compromise. Will it ruffle a few feathers from haters? Probably. Will there be people that scoff at it and don't understand the humor? Absolutely. But those people probably aren't fun to be around anyway.
- symfonyman-62245
- 14 de jul. de 2024