For all those that have yet to
watch last night’s episode of Trophy Wife,
titled ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas… Or Twas It?’, then now would
definitely be a good time to go and do that. This is not a spoiler free blog. THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! You’ve
been warned.
Well, I have to say that this was
most assuredly the funniest, best episode this series has done to date. This
isn’t the most realistic sitcom out there, but they were really able to come
together this week and make a hilarious Christmas episode that I’m actually
saving on my DVR to rewatch.
From the opening, this episode was
fantastic. It began with a perfectly fitting Christmas tune playing over the
one-shot of a still-burning Christmas tree in the pool, and the continuous shot
kept going to encompass all the incredible disarray the previous night had
brought. That was definitely the best way to open this chaos-filled episode.
What was really great about this
episode was the way really got to see the break down of the completely wasted four
adults of this series. It was refreshing to see, for once, all of them more or
less cooperate and just have fun with each other. Sometimes the mess that
alcohol brings can be hilariously fantastic, and this was one of those
instances.
One thing that was also perfect
with regards to this series, was the way they were so easily able to address
the issue of consumerism, and how Christmas really shouldn’t be all about the
presents. Sure, it was done in a very off-the-cuff sort of way, but in the end
it didn’t matter so extremely to the kids that their gifts had basically
melted. I loved the fact that it was more about family being together, in all
its chaotic glory, and that is one thing this show is great with, managing to
keep the entire mess of family revolving around each others lives.
Probably my favourite thing about
this episode was that song! That was the
most hilarious moment in this entire episode, and there were a fair amount at
that. Not only did we get to see them all interact in a fantastic way, we were
able to see a comical dance done to it at the very end of the episode. All of
them being able to sing a song, and one as hilarious as that, was something
that will likely not happen again.
All in all, this was the best
episode this series has done to date. I loved how very Christmasy it felt,
despite it airing two weeks before, and how it was able to incorporate my
favourite wild animal, just randomly in the episode (that would be a wolf for
all of you not paying attention). Also, when Jackie was stealing the Mary’s,
the brilliant way in which that house was brightly decorated was phenomenal and
honestly makes me wish I saw that more often, although probably not with three
nativity scenes. About the only issue with this episode would probably be with
the kids, and how much they didn’t quite fit in during some scenes, and that it
didn’t quite click with the overall episode. Otherwise, this was fantastic.
My rating: 8 out of 10.
Best Lines:
“Good idea. Smart. I remember I had eyebrows.” – Jackie remarks.
“One Christmas we only had a picture of a Christmas tree. It
was this big. It was really, really
small.” – Kate recalls a past Christmas memory.
“And Black people being awesome.” – Bert finishes his list
of what the different holidays taught him.
“I remember when I learned to walk, it was instant.” – Diane
states.
“Hey Dough, it’s 1:48. Why didn’t you call me back?” – Pete calls
his boss, one minute after the first call.
Okay, that’s all for tonight. Check in tomorrow for my
review of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as
well as Nashville and American Horror Story: Coven. Goodnight.
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