Every Perfect Couples episode starts with all three couples going through a similar experience, but with each having their own spin on it. This week was "Telling Stories." I won't bore you with the details because the Rex/Leigh and Vance/Amy stuff was pretty lame and unfunny but I did catch myself laughing at Dave and Julia. Dave trying to tell a story without referring to the subject as a black guy was the gist. Not the most original angle but effective. The payoff came when Julia asked Dave if he saw their pet as a dog or a horizontal life force. OK maybe it was just me.
The title of the episode "Perfect House" is in reference to a house Dave and Vance are trying to sell. They fall in love with the house and in the process realize the truth about how they treat one another when a woman is involved. Truth be told I'm not a big fan of the Vance/Dave relationship. We've seen the buddy relationship done much better on many shows before. They're basically coming off as a poor man's Chandler/Joey. Make that a destitute many living under a bridge version.
The only true home run on the show week to week is Rex. If they were to blow out the rest of the characters, recast Leigh and give Rex his own show, I'd give it a watch. He's the prototypical ultra competitive ex jock now getting his swoll' on by selling cars during the week and crushing country clubbers on the weekend.
Leigh however, I've been begging for weeks for the writers to find a way to better utilize Olivia Munn but they're actually taking steps back. Outside of a few sound effects jokes at the beginning and her "bad attitude" as a student she was virtually invisible but not entirely. I have to commend the director, producer whoever made the decision to increase the amount of cleavage. I guess if you can't make her character worth a shit, making her worth looking at is the next best thing. Thanks guys.
I read an article earlier today that said the show was on the endangered list to be canceled at the end of the season. I don't see how the execs at NBC can watch these episodes and be hopeful enough to renew it for next year. It's just not good enough. Then again I don't know how those same execs watched Parks and Recreation and decided to put it on the shelf for six months.
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