Incandenza
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Louie only seeks doomed relationships.
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Louie Season 4 |OT| He's finally back, Mondays on FX [S5 premieres Apr 9]
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lazybones18
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Jane continuing her dominance as the best character
Incandenza
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This is really starting to feel like Louis CK just made a movie and is airing it 22 minutes at a time.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Louie is such a humanizing show, which is why the show separate itself from other shows.
also, I feel like there's a sprinkle of woody Allen in there.
also, I feel like there's a sprinkle of woody Allen in there.
It's becoming way more Woody-esque this season.
firehawk12
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I will say, it's weird how he did "Fat Girl" and then just sort of ignored the message of that episode.
Although, I know that there's no continuity in this universe, but still.
Although, I know that there's no continuity in this universe, but still.
firehawk12
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She was the woman from the second season that Louie tried to hook up with.
TrumanBurbank
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When he immediately said, "Please don't go." My heart just broke in two.
Fuck.
Fuck.
Pai Pai Master
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She was a regular in the first two seasons of the show. Louie told her he loved her, but she went to Europe to try and make things work with her kid's dad.
Cornballer
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TrumanBurbank
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You're lucky. You can go back and rewatch the seasons and it'll be all brand new!
That kid is crazy good at acting. So glad they've kept the same kids all through this series, I can only imagine how tempting it would've been to have a bit of a time skip and recast.
firehawk12
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They had them as adults in the season 3 finale. lol
Why don't I remember that? Why didn't I watch that episode? What's going on????
(watching it now)
EDIT: Bahahaha that fucking doll! Hilarious.
I loved that.
RepairmanJack
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I love Jane. "They're all stupid."
Great two episodes, the scene with him pleading for her to stay was hard to watch. I hope we see more of the Beethoven dad, he's a great character so far.
Great two episodes, the scene with him pleading for her to stay was hard to watch. I hope we see more of the Beethoven dad, he's a great character so far.
I don't think so. I just think she's a bit jaded like Louie is which is kinda unusual for a child and is getting her in a bit of trouble.
firehawk12
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Louis did an interview on Fresh Air about the show and his return:
http://www.npr.org/2014/05/19/31395...ie-hiatus-i-wanted-the-show-to-feel-new-again
And from that I found out that he did a Comedians in Cars thing with Seinfeld earlier in the year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seJuyn9OvAg
I missed it, but that boat story was great.
http://www.npr.org/2014/05/19/31395...ie-hiatus-i-wanted-the-show-to-feel-new-again
And from that I found out that he did a Comedians in Cars thing with Seinfeld earlier in the year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seJuyn9OvAg
I missed it, but that boat story was great.
backflip10019
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Charles Grodin was one of my baseball coaches when I was a kid (he lived in the town I grew up in). Pretty great to see him again on Louie last night.
Pai Pai Master
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I thought this was really hilarious, especially the face he made when he did it.
Seems to me like she's ahead of the curve for her age, and she's frustrated that she can't properly express herself in her current school situation. Private school or homeschooling probably would be much better for her but Louie wasn't having it. Maybe now that she's opened up to him, he'll make the right decision for her.
The right decision for her would be to stay where she is and learn to socialize. Teaching is merely one of the things a school does.
Louie was 100% correct.
chris121580
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That lady in the office where they were holding Jane was incredibly unfriendly. What was up with her? Just fed up with Jane?
TrumanBurbank
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Tough job dealing with kids all day and low pay is not fun. Like retail jobs, when you start you are all cheerful and normal but then the job grinds you up.
chris121580
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I totally agree with that but her being rude to Louie when asking what happened really isn't necessary in my opinion
Cornballer
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Davey Cakes
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Is this show branded as a comedy? I feel like it sort of started as a comedy but is now a flat-out drama with comedic elements. Or a "Dramedy."
It has funny moments but it's a very "real" feeling show. It's basically like...life. Funny things happen all the time but life surely isn't a comedy.
robotzombie
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I think the best part about the show is the freedom. Its not a comedy, or a drama, or a dramedy. It doesn't have a genre to be beholden to
Jason's Ultimatum
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Since the the two women are moving back to Hungary, I'm wondering if the other woman Louie gave the cold shoulder to will be back.
I hope so, they have great chemistry.
roosters93
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So did I miss something, or was there no explanation for Lilly's absence during the last two episodes?
PlayALLtheGames
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Show seems to becoming less and less comedy and more and more drama; don't know if I like it.
I still find it hilarious
-Pyromaniac-
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honestly it has never been a show that made me laugh THAT much. There's some funny stuff, some of it being LOL worthy but mostly just like "that's funny, heh". But yeah more melancholy and dramatic.
I don't mind it though. It's an interesting experience.
chris121580
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It's incredibly engaging. My eyes are glued to the screen the entire time it's on. It's beautifully filmed and I love the music he uses. So fitting
Haven't been posting; had a busy past week but was able to watch So Did The Fat Lady as it aired. Fanfuckingtastic. Didn't have the time to go through all the discussion in-depth and just glancing at it it seems a lot of people are lost on details that the episode did excellent work to prove are irrelevant, but oh well.
Decided to save Elevator 1 until this morning to watch alongside 2 and 3. Incredible story so far. It's nothing new for Louie, theme-wise. The difficulties of human connection, the impossibility of weighing brief happiness against eventual pain. But this feels like the most characters the show has had going with depth at once. There are a lot of balls in the air right now, and I can't wait to see where they fall. w.r.t. Jane and Amia in particular. Ursula Parker was astounding in these episodes, and Amia's warm and funny. It'll be especially fascinating if their connection continues. The violin scene made me well up.
Grodin's short thing was wonderful and Burstyn's been very very funny, I think Ivanka's going to do something interesting.
Oh, on the "fuck" in SDTFL: shows on premium cable are usually allowed about one a year. Breaking Bad always saved its one up for big moments. I think Louie used it well too.
Yeah, Louie could change it about himself too. When he's had his numerous relationships on this show with much better-looking women, did you call it out and say "hey! he doesn't DESERVE that!" or did you just sympathize with his happiness. I'd bet on the latter. Now why wouldn't you do the same for Vanessa?
Six episode actually.
I felt Late Show was more like a movie, actually. Even though Elevator will end up being closer to the length of an actual movie, the way it's relied on past elements of the show (Pam, Dr. Grodin) and the way each episode kinda exists somewhere in between self-contained and serial reminds me of the narrative continuity of prestige dramas/dramedies more than anything. Elevator is less a movie and more an entire short TV season.
Decided to save Elevator 1 until this morning to watch alongside 2 and 3. Incredible story so far. It's nothing new for Louie, theme-wise. The difficulties of human connection, the impossibility of weighing brief happiness against eventual pain. But this feels like the most characters the show has had going with depth at once. There are a lot of balls in the air right now, and I can't wait to see where they fall. w.r.t. Jane and Amia in particular. Ursula Parker was astounding in these episodes, and Amia's warm and funny. It'll be especially fascinating if their connection continues. The violin scene made me well up.
Grodin's short thing was wonderful and Burstyn's been very very funny, I think Ivanka's going to do something interesting.
Oh, on the "fuck" in SDTFL: shows on premium cable are usually allowed about one a year. Breaking Bad always saved its one up for big moments. I think Louie used it well too.
Yeah, Louie could change it about himself too. When he's had his numerous relationships on this show with much better-looking women, did you call it out and say "hey! he doesn't DESERVE that!" or did you just sympathize with his happiness. I'd bet on the latter. Now why wouldn't you do the same for Vanessa?
Six episode actually.
I'm not sure. She could just be a weird 8 year old-- kids are weird. But with the violin obsession and her outbursts, Louie could be building up to her diagnosis as being on the autistic spectrum or something. Maybe she'll go off to a music school.
You completely missed the point. The point is that when she says she's unhappy, people act like she's on suicide watch and/or say it's because she's fat. Where better looking people might say that and be treated with a rational amount of human compassion, despite their problems being, like you said, similar. How does any person not deserve empathy?
I felt Late Show was more like a movie, actually. Even though Elevator will end up being closer to the length of an actual movie, the way it's relied on past elements of the show (Pam, Dr. Grodin) and the way each episode kinda exists somewhere in between self-contained and serial reminds me of the narrative continuity of prestige dramas/dramedies more than anything. Elevator is less a movie and more an entire short TV season.
How was the message ignored? Because Amia isn't fat? That wasn't really the point.
I...think she's just not relevant right now. They've done a ton of Lilly stories. She was there on the subway. But right now it's about Louie and Jane, and Louie and Amia, and Jane and Amia, and Louie and Pam.
This is a common discussion about the show, and one I kind of get...but at the same time, I've rewatched a bunch of seasons 1 and 2 fairly recently, and they're not full-on comedy either. I think people just forget between seasons what the tenor of the show is. It's always been pretty much like this.
Or basically:
This. Or, that combined with what Cygnus said: I still think the show is goddamn hilarious. Just in a weird as hell way. Ivanka only sort of getting Louie's jokes, but in a hilarious savvy way? The elevator repairman? Jane explaining she tore off her teacher's skirt? Bobby mouthing "fuck you blackberry fuck fuck you" at Louie? Amia mock-undressing? All of that cracked me up.
Baconsaurus Rex
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Dutch herring!
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you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
did anyone else notice the dead body in the background when Lily and Louie were talking in the park ?
That EW interview with Sarah Baker is so good! I love that she stresses how it's Louie's show so she would rather people look to the show for answers, but still offers her personal take. And it was great that she didn't really take any bait; when the reporter asked her to compare So Did The Fat Lady to Girls, she was honest but still smart by noting that maybe they're trying to talk about similar things, but not having seen Girls, Baker couldn't compare them and also thinks Louie's fame factors in. Incredibly well-spoken.
Is it actually good? All the food Louie bought for the gift basket looked delicious, but I've never tried herring.
Heh yeah. Though I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be a dead guy or just some homeless person lying down.
Cornballer
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A few relevant screengrabs. More via the link.
Vert boil
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Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Season 2's Duckling is a film, straight up.
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