Season 2 - Episode 6
E4 (UK)
The second season of Happy Endings has solidly built on the good groundwork laid by the thirteen episode first run. The characters are becoming more fleshed out (and just utterly lovable in the case of Penny, flaky but adorable!) and the plots are working brilliantly.
This episode sees Brad decamp to a local hotel in anticipation of Jane's annoying college friend arriving for a visit. Of course, he tells Jane he's at a work retreat, but his cover is blown by the always bumbling Max. Instead of getting angry, Jane enjoys a little "stay-cation" of her own. It's a drastically silly plot, but it's really funny, and works well in the context of the characters.
Elsewhere, Dave tries to film an advert for his sandwich van, and is helped out by Max. The advert turns out great, but they neglect to mention the business at all. And Penny sets Alex up with a guy who likes grand gestures, and then gets jealous when her own boyfriend turns out to be pretty boring. It doesn't give the girls much to do, but it is a funny little aside.
"Lying Around" is a really good episode of a show that is becoming really excellent television. It's nice to see a sitcom like this doing so well.
****
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