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No, not in that order. Hot take

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Episode # Episode name Character
S3E6 Christmas Special Colleen
S6E15 The Shower Principle Hazel
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yes! I have always had a soft spot for "eccentric oddball" characters. On the other hand, "overbearing parent" characters tend to always be annoying. I recently watched Great News (produced by Fey), and had those same feelings for the meteorologist and the intern.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've heard of Great News but haven't watched it beyond the first episode or two. Wasn't paying enough attention to it to really get drawn in. It's still on my watch list though.

Overbearing parent characters can really go either way. In general, though, I agree with you. I feel like with Colleen, though, they just let Elaine Stritch do Elaine Stritch things, and I am here for it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Great news was…bad. In the first, like, four episodes, anyway. It just felt like lowest common denominator scop.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For what it's worth: it doesn't get any better/worse after that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

lol good to know

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

It also did not help that half of Colleen's lines were just saying something offensive for laughs