Season 1 - Episode 7
NBC (US)
Being in it's debut season, Up All Night could have struggled to refind its momentum after NBC took their shows off air for a week. Thankfully, the fantastic characters that have been created by the writers and portrayed so brilliantly by Will Arnett, Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph have enough about them to make this a very enjoyable episode, even with a slightly lacklustre plot.
In this episode, Reagan's psychiatrist parents arrive for a visit to coincide with her mother's book launch party at UCLA. After realising that she has always had a bad relationship with her mother, Reagan vows to improve things to set a good example to Amy. While it looks like this is going to be a disaster, their relationship seems to be repaired when Angie (a brilliant guest appearance from Blyth Danner - the ultiamte TV mum!) proves to be a great grandmother - despite what her book may have suggested.
Elsewhere, Ava feels the wrath of her crew when her soundman dies and she can't remember a thing about him. Her efforts to make amends were hilarious, and actually quite touching at the end up. And Chris bonds with Reagan's father over their fear of death.
Up All Night has had a fantastic debut season so far, with the characters really being the shinging points. This episode has proved that the characters drive this show, as although the writing for them was great, the plot was pretty thin. That said, the episode was highly enjoyable thanks to the character interaction,a nd if they can keep that quality up, as well as tightening up the plots, Up All Night has a big future.
*** 1/2
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