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Honest reviews. Zero hype.
Our Take A mid-tier outing that leans on one joke for the whole runtime, and your mileage depends entirely on how funny you find the guys obsessing over a status symbol. The escalation pattern is familiar Regular Show territory, but…
Our Take This one leans hard on Benson’s control-freak tendencies and gets decent mileage out of them, though the escalation feels familiar if you’ve watched the last few seasons. The gags land more often than they miss, and the ending…
Our Take A Benson-focused outing that mostly works because his awkward desperation is always good comedy fodder. The escalating scheme to impress Pam gets silly in the way this show does best, though the middle stretch repeats a few beats…
Our Take A gentler episode than usual, built around Pops’ childlike wonder instead of escalating chaos, and it mostly works because Pops is such an easy character to root for. The humor is lighter and some jokes land softly, but…
Our Take A goofy one-off that mostly runs on Pops being his delightfully weird self, and honestly that’s enough to carry it. The medieval gags land more often than they miss, though the middle stretch repeats the same joke a…
Our Take A low-stakes entry that mostly coasts on the usual Mordecai and Rigby chemistry. The escalation gets pleasantly absurd in the back half, but the first ten minutes move slower than they should for a story this slight. Fine…
Summary Rigby must sneak his dad’s car out of the garage and return it unnoticed in order to take Eileen to the prom. Our Take A sweet one that puts Rigby front and center and mostly earns it. The dad…
Summary Mordecai and Rigby must prevent a giant red button from being pushed. Our Take A solid setup episode built around one very simple question: what does the button do? The comedy lands whenever the guys overthink their guard duty,…
Our Take A slight, low-stakes episode built around one simple errand that spirals the usual way. The gags land often enough to keep it moving, and Benson’s simmering frustration is reliably funny, but there’s not much here you haven’t seen…
Our Take Benson takes a desk job to make some extra cash, and the office satire is a nice change of pace for the show. The corporate jokes land better than expected and Benson’s misery is fun to watch, though…