S5E1
Family Leave
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
Surprises greet Michael at the penthouse and Sudden Valley. George-Michael confides in Maeby, who’s trying to avoid Sudden Valley.
Our Take
The Bluths are back and mostly treading water. The Netflix budget shows in the location work, but the jokes feel stretched thin, with Ron Howard’s narration doing more heavy lifting than the actual cast. A few solid gags about the family’s awfulness land, but the whole thing has that reheated quality of a reunion nobody asked to be this long. Skip it unless you’re committed to the season.