It’s a bit like Arrested Development but somehow manages to be kinder without being sentimental
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Interesting that people find this dumber than Arrested Development. Not sure what that means. I found AS to be a bit overwrought tbh, like a caper movie. Like the writers were showing off to each other. I think I prefer the cleaner lines of SC. The story doesn’t trip over itself.
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Kindness is very hard to write. Most shows land on schmaltz when they aim for kindness.
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Gotta say though, in 2020 context, the whole premise feels like elites letting themselves off too easy. A real-life version would have some tawdry Wall Street corruption for the rich family and an opioid epidemic in the small town.
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Now I want to buy my own town
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Funniest scene so far, presented without contextpic.twitter.com/dqlKB1agPK
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The David subplot with the Rose Apothecary is bugging me randomly because I don’t think stores like that even work in upscale downtowns, let alone shitty towns. Weird glitch in the escapism.
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In general this town is economic science fiction. Which sort of tarnishes the social fiction a bit.
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Just realizing this is a progressive version of hallmark channel little towns or shows like Hart of Dixie which present a conservative nostalgia idea of a small town.
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Ok did Moira start doing a completely weird cartoon elite accent in season 6 or did I just not notice it before.
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moira's escalating mid-atlantic accents is an absolute treasure
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She and Eugene Levy went on Conan O’ Brien’s podcast and she talks pretty specifically about what the deal is with that accent and how she developed it. Good ep!
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