TV Review: Whitney - "Two Broke Up Guys"

Season 1 - Episode 6

NBC (US)

Note to Ms. Cummings. Alluding to the other - funnier - first year comedy that you're involved in this year is probably the cleverest thing you've done this season. Even if it's only in the title. "Two Broke Up Guys" is Whitney's strongest episode so far. Whether that's a sign that show is going to improve in the long run, or just due to the fact that Alex and Mark - the two best characters - have been pushed to the forefront here.

Mark becomes jealous of the time Alex is spending with Whitney, complaining that they no longer hang out enough, and that he's changed since moving in with Whitney. It's a dilemma that most of us have gone through with one friend or another - let's face it, real life is never going to be like Friends - but instead of the usual light ribbing, Mark decides to "break up" with Alex.

As Mark campaigns the rest of their friends to side with him (offering such things as a real "get out of jail free" card) Whitney decides to be Alex's new "bro". When this inevitably ends in a disaster for all involved, the two come back together as friends, and the status quo is restored!

"Two Broke Up Guys" sees the best writing and best characterisation of the season so far. I'm not sure it can get much better than this, given what we've already seen, but if it can even stay at this level, it's going to be a much easier watch than it has been.

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