S5E12
Check Mates
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
George Sr., Lucille and Maeby give honesty a try. Good news becomes bad for George-Michael. Michael remembers there’s always money … somewhere.
Our Take
This one feels like the season spinning its wheels, with the honesty experiment producing a few decent Lucille moments but not much else. The George-Michael storyline gets repetitive fast, and the callbacks are doing heavy lifting for jokes that never quite land. It’s watchable in a half-distracted way, but you won’t miss anything if you skip it.