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Season 4 of You're the Worst starts up Wednesday, September 6th on FXX with the first part of a 2-part premiere.
Videos:FXX said:You're the Worst is a modern look at love and happiness told through the eyes of two people who haven't been very successful with either. It's the story of Gretchen and Jimmy, fear, heartbreak, romance, sex, food, Los Angeles, Sunday Funday, friendship, and the fact that sometimes the worst people make the best partners. An original FXX comedy from writer and executive producer Stephen Falk, Youre the Worst puts a dark twist on the romantic comedy genre.
Narcissistic, brash, and stubborn Jimmy Shive-Overly (Chris Geere) has inadvertently found himself paired up with cynical, people-pleasing, and self-destructive Gretchen Cutler (Aya Cash). After a whirlwind courtship, and a very rough post-cohabitation period of dealing with Gretchens clinical depression, Jimmy and Gretchen were forced to learn how to manage a relationship in the face of tragedy when Jimmy's father unexpectedly died. Ultimately, drawn closer, Jimmy proposed and then suddenly disappeared when confronted with the notion that Gretchen would be his family. Now broken up, and involved with other people, both struggle to move on while constantly being pulled back toward one another.
Rounding out the cast is Desmin Borges, who plays Edgar Quintero, Jimmys once homeless war veteran roommate who, having recently learned to manage his PTSD, has gotten a new job and is navigating the world of television comedy writing; and Kether Donohue plays Lindsay Jillian, Gretchens best friend and former partner in crime who is recently divorced and taking her first steps toward life as a single, professional woman.
A couple reviews and other stuff:
- Indiewire: Youre the Worst Review: Season 4 Transcends Romantic-Comedies with an Invigorating New Beginning
Through their physical separation and independent performances, Cash and Geere help Youre the Worst become more of a black comedy than a romantic comedy in Season 4. Its a study of fragility and insecurity from two people who act as if such things dont exist not for them. Not these two tough, hard-hearted lugs. Fiercely independent minds arent easily swayed, and Falk is patient in drawing each character out of their shells, but efficiently injects laughs while doing so.
Its a perfect pace for a series thats starting over. The bomb detonated at the end of Season 3 is still spraying shrapnel at all four parties, and whats left if or when its done inflicting harm makes for an enticing, unpredictable adventure. Hollywood dictates that youre not supposed to spoil a happy ending, so what comes after a proposal gone wrong? Youre the Worst makes you want to find out.
Grade: A- - SF Chronicle: Road to love is bumpy and funny in Worst
The point of the series remains the same, whether were talking about Gretchen and Jimmy or any of their friends: Love may be messy, but its fundamental in any relationship.
That said, Lindsay, Becca and Jimmys friend Edgar (Desmin Borges) arent just hanging around to provide counterpoint to the central characters relationship: Youre the Worst is very much an ensemble show. The supporting characters are written with as much attention to detail as the main characters, and the performances are just as winning, especially those of Borges and Donohue.
Youre the Worst may feel like another example of snappy, snarky new sitcoms like Difficult People and Casual, but beneath its crisp dialogue beats the indefatigable heart of an old-fashioned romantic comedy. - Salon: What is happy? Salon talks to the cast and creator of FXXs Youre the Worst
- The Watch w/ Andy Greenwald: 'Youre the Worst' Star Aya Cash on Her Complicated Relationship With L.A. and Branching Out Within the Industry