Review - Enlightened Season 1 Episode 4 The Weekend

Wow, that was a very good and unexpected episode from a show which has only coasted along thus far. On a show that's billed as a comedy, its best episode is also the most serious. "The Weekend" is a sad episode--shockingly sad the more you think about it--and yet it never gets into depressing territory. Amy's eternal optimism shines through even when her words at expressing the exact opposite.

We intimately see and hear Amy regarding Levi, and she really cares about her. It may be nostalgia, but it doesn't make her feelings any less valid. And Levi, as we see, is perhaps an unwinnable case, which he states himself. Amy, however, remembers those times with him and continues to believe he can be better.

Score: 9.0/10

Review - Enlightened Season 1 Episode 3 Someone Else's Life

The focus in "Someone Else's Life" was something we hadn't seen in previous episodes, and I liked the episode more than the first two. Although there is still little dramatic force from episode to episode, the things during the episode are quite enjoyable. Amy is on the verge of breaking down after being trapped in the soulless pit of Abaddon's basement, and while she doesn't get a new job, just seeing the homeless people and those working there gives her a new perspective. She blows off Krista and proceeds to lunch with Tyler. Very nice.

Score: 8.5/10

Review - Enlightened Season 1 Episode 2 Now or Never

Two episodes into Enlightened and I still don't know what to make of the show. It's pleasant enough, but it seems kind of stagnant, even though Amy did get a job. She's sitting into her little bubble, trying to get by when everything around her is so bad, and this separation doesn't lend itself to anything particularly pressing.

Score: 8.3/10

Review - Enlightened Season 1 Episode 1 Pilot

Is it just me, or did the pilot Enlightened feel incomplete? We see the main character, Amy Jellicoe, break down, go to Hawaii to get better, return, talk to the other characters, and that's it. I'm not asking for a complex plot from comedies, but I'd like a semblance of structure, an idea of how the show will operate beyond talking (unless, of course, the show is only about Amy talking to the people she knows). I'll watch next week's episode first before deciding anything.

Score: 7.8/10