by Cookie N Screen
Usually around the middle of a season, you’ll find the episodes lagging somewhat. You have to adapt to the curve and the changing story lines in a way so astutely clever that occasionally certain episodes fall through the cracks. After all, as much as we’d like it to be so, not all slices of stellar entertainment series can be on point all the time. Can it? I bet you think I am going to say; “well, not Orange Is The New Black” but this episode Comic Sans is about as lacklustre as the font it is named after. And yet, it is still better than the sludge that comes on television daily.
Usually around the middle of a season, you’ll find the episodes lagging somewhat. You have to adapt to the curve and the changing story lines in a way so astutely clever that occasionally certain episodes fall through the cracks. After all, as much as we’d like it to be so, not all slices of stellar entertainment series can be on point all the time. Can it? I bet you think I am going to say; “well, not Orange Is The New Black” but this episode Comic Sans is about as lacklustre as the font it is named after. And yet, it is still better than the sludge that comes on television daily.
Comic Sans moves on from last week’s indiscretion with an elderly inmate Jimmy was able to escape and attend Caputo’s gig. The fate for Jimmy, who suffers from senile dementia, is uncertain and even Piper has taken a compassion to her, particularly as her own grandma is dying. Vee has started to effectively run her cigarette business and is going up in the prison hierarchy, at the cost of her supporters. On a crackdown, the usually passive Fischer overhears that Daya is pregnant and Figuerou has demanded a complete lockdown, but with a reporter using buzzing around, will he start to unearth her secrets? The backstory we learn about is Cindy.
See, the problem with this week’s episode is that there is a lot going on with nothing really in-depth happening. Comic Sans is introducing some pivotal and crucial components that cannot be completely explored in the episode so it feels rather filler. Little by little, we are seeing a dangerous side to Vee whilst the lives and regiment of the prison staff is being called into question. It’s not that these paths aren’t great to explore but similarly, it’s vacuous in this particular one. The tone is rather dull compared to the other episodes (compared to the other episodes) and it is less poignant despite the concentrated of Jimmy and her dementia.
See, the problem with this week’s episode is that there is a lot going on with nothing really in-depth happening. Comic Sans is introducing some pivotal and crucial components that cannot be completely explored in the episode so it feels rather filler. Little by little, we are seeing a dangerous side to Vee whilst the lives and regiment of the prison staff is being called into question. It’s not that these paths aren’t great to explore but similarly, it’s vacuous in this particular one. The tone is rather dull compared to the other episodes (compared to the other episodes) and it is less poignant despite the concentrated of Jimmy and her dementia.
And also, the backstory of Cindy is a bit thin as well. Though her character is one of the most rambunctious of the inmates, her connection to the stories and the other inmates is thin meaning the investment into her background is lesser. It’s vaguely interesting but it feels dry, predictable almost, and it only undermines her further, rather than looking to explain. This may be a little contentious, after all, not every character is likeable especially as it is based in a prison but Cindy’s story is so underdeveloped that she’s not only detestable, she is also non-intriguing.
This review sounds like I’ve gone all Crazy Eyes on the linoleum but the biggest flaw on Comics Sans is that it is juxtaposed against others that are simply of a different calibre. It’s not one that you’ll be rushing to see again but, at the risk of sounding repetitive, is still a level above the rest of the television series out there.
This review sounds like I’ve gone all Crazy Eyes on the linoleum but the biggest flaw on Comics Sans is that it is juxtaposed against others that are simply of a different calibre. It’s not one that you’ll be rushing to see again but, at the risk of sounding repetitive, is still a level above the rest of the television series out there.
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