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It's always a treat when a writer director is able to poke fun at themselves. Going out on a limb and volunteering to be the brunt of the joke isn't something everybody can do. Others have much too big an ego to have any self-satirizing humor. The themes being satirized in this short film are the macho ego and the need to always be a "hero" and make excuses for one's own short comings. In a way the main character represents an unchecked ego. An ego that wants to dream big and imagine itself as this grand respected hero. But nevertheless, they are simply living in a fantasy world. This showcases the need for fantasy to escape harsh reality.

While the previous episodes were shorts this one is a full 20 minutes, the same length as your average Simpsons or Futurama episode. It was nice to see some familiars faces back in the support group. While this is marketed as a special episode it would be great to see future episodes match the quality in this one, if they were to make a season 2. Comedy is general is a difficult genre to master. Because it's hard to make people laugh. It's easier to scare them as with a horror film, or to get their adrenaline pumping as with an action movie. But to hit the right spot and tickle someone's funny bone, that takes skill.

It's a series like something you're likely to see on IFC. Similar to Kevin Smith's early work with Clerks except in color. It has a visual comedy element to it in the same vein as Edgar Wright. It utilizes the musical score to set the mood. And it uses the blocking of characters within the frame to add to the quirkiness of the situations.

The characters sit around a therapy circle the same way as tribesmen around a campfire to tell stories of their experiences. The different characters seem to have a duality to each other as if to balance each other out. For instance, there's a blonde woman and a goth girl as if on different sides of the spectrum. If you're into vibrant comedic shorts, then this is the series for you.