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hlthe2b

(114,683 posts) Thu Jul 5, 2018, 02:23 PM Jul 2018

So I watched the British comedy, "Catastrophe" season 1 on Amazon Prime...

It was laugh out loud funny in many episodes and I adore quirky British comedies.

SPOILER ALERT: If you don't want to know anything about the show or how it changes from season 1 to 2, stop here.. I critique something that happens in episode 1 of season 2, which to me makes the show no longer watchable and quite frankly the show to be unredeemable IMO. So, if you don't want to know, go no further. Just stop here. On the other hand, this is a friggin comedy (or it is supposed to be), so there are no real "SPOILERs". It isn't like comedies have some cliff hanger from episode to episode, but still. Here's your warning.

Then I started season 2... the same salty witty crosstalk and reactions to the bizarre people in their lives as well as the circumstances they find themselves living in, but then they have the most callous reaction I have ever seen in any tv show to the accidental death of their dog, complete with tossing his body in the trash with not a bit of remorse.

At least in comedies like Chevy Chase' National Lampoon Vacation movie, where the dog is likewise made a "fatal comedic device" they at least had the good sense to show regret.

Uggh. I won't be watching again... That's a line crossed too far. Who the hell thought audiences would appreciate THAT?

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So I watched the British comedy, "Catastrophe" season 1 on Amazon Prime... (Original Post) hlthe2b Jul 2018 OP

I couldn't stand the husband. madaboutharry Jul 2018 #1

yes... there were some funny moments in s-1, but likewise agree with the creepiness factor. hlthe2b Jul 2018 #2

Might want to 'spoiler alert' ... just sayin' .. i know it's just a comedy, but ... mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #3

Never really consider comedies spoiler territory, but I have provided one, nonetheless in prior post hlthe2b Jul 2018 #4

Thanks for the alert. procon Jul 2018 #5

madaboutharry

(42,036 posts)

1. I couldn't stand the husband.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 02:33 PM

Jul 2018

He made my skin crawl. I gave up on it halfway through season one. And the way they related to each other as a couple was creepy. I rarely found it funny.

hlthe2b

(114,683 posts)

2. yes... there were some funny moments in s-1, but likewise agree with the creepiness factor.

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 02:40 PM

Jul 2018

I guess I'm determined to find something "free" to stream on Amazon--to get my $$ worth on Prime.

But, I'd be hard pressed not to smack someone viewing that who found the dog's death and the manner in which they addressed it to be funny. Gawd, are we a world of sociopaths now? So much for any diversion from Trump world...

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. Might want to 'spoiler alert' ... just sayin' .. i know it's just a comedy, but ...

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 03:05 PM

Jul 2018

hlthe2b

(114,683 posts)

4. Never really consider comedies spoiler territory, but I have provided one, nonetheless in prior post

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 03:12 PM

Jul 2018

Heck, I never even discuss the theme of the show....

procon

(15,805 posts)

5. Thanks for the alert.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 04:14 PM

Jul 2018

I've been on the fence about putting the time into binge watching it, but that bit about the dog would be too much for me.

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