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Okay I finished it last night -- turns out I only had two episodes left. So, I wasn't planning to watch the show at all when I first saw the previews. I just didn't think it was all that interesting. But then somewhere I read more about the show's premise and how it involved a father-daughter dynamic, and because of my own father-daughter issues I was suddenly verrrry interested in watching it.
And wow. The Hannah-Gordon storyline hit close to home for me. I was especially moved by Hannah's skepticism, yet openness at working with and learning to trust her dad again. You could tell she was deeply angry at him, yet hopeful that maybe he had changed. There were points when trust was built, and then he'd let her down. And she had a voice, now. As an adult she is able to express things to him that she hasn't always had the opportunity to express. The final episode was heartbreaking in that Gordon retreated to old patterns of quitting relationships when they got hard, and we're left with the cliffhanger of Hannah potentially losing her dad (again) and the show.
It's also possible it's not that deep and I'm projecting my own emotions onto the show.
Overall I loved it and hope it finds a new home.
Side note: Is it just me, or did they style Hannah to look almost exactly like Liz Lemon from 30 Rock?? Feels like a writer's room homage. :)
I fully relate to Hannah. And in another life, see myself as a writers’ room grunt so this lines up. The ending felt authentic and real with the fact that Gordon isn’t changing. He’s leaving her because that’s what he does. Coincidentally, I’m reading “The inheritance games” YA series (highly recommend) and over half way through the series and there’s also the father-daughter abandonment theme and the author handles it similarly in a few real way and also illustrates how the “adopted” daughter is able to reconcile with this. If there were a season 2, Gordon comes back? I have to think so or they find another Gordon stand in that can soar with Hannah effectively. The truth is though I loved all the subplots on the show as well and welcomed scenes with Keegan Michael-Key and Judy Greer though felt less invested in their relationship and more into their humor and playing off one another as work buddies.
Okay I finished it last night -- turns out I only had two episodes left. So, I wasn't planning to watch the show at all when I first saw the previews. I just didn't think it was all that interesting. But then somewhere I read more about the show's premise and how it involved a father-daughter dynamic, and because of my own father-daughter issues I was suddenly verrrry interested in watching it.
And wow. The Hannah-Gordon storyline hit close to home for me. I was especially moved by Hannah's skepticism, yet openness at working with and learning to trust her dad again. You could tell she was deeply angry at him, yet hopeful that maybe he had changed. There were points when trust was built, and then he'd let her down. And she had a voice, now. As an adult she is able to express things to him that she hasn't always had the opportunity to express. The final episode was heartbreaking in that Gordon retreated to old patterns of quitting relationships when they got hard, and we're left with the cliffhanger of Hannah potentially losing her dad (again) and the show.
It's also possible it's not that deep and I'm projecting my own emotions onto the show.
Overall I loved it and hope it finds a new home.
Side note: Is it just me, or did they style Hannah to look almost exactly like Liz Lemon from 30 Rock?? Feels like a writer's room homage. :)
I fully relate to Hannah. And in another life, see myself as a writers’ room grunt so this lines up. The ending felt authentic and real with the fact that Gordon isn’t changing. He’s leaving her because that’s what he does. Coincidentally, I’m reading “The inheritance games” YA series (highly recommend) and over half way through the series and there’s also the father-daughter abandonment theme and the author handles it similarly in a few real way and also illustrates how the “adopted” daughter is able to reconcile with this. If there were a season 2, Gordon comes back? I have to think so or they find another Gordon stand in that can soar with Hannah effectively. The truth is though I loved all the subplots on the show as well and welcomed scenes with Keegan Michael-Key and Judy Greer though felt less invested in their relationship and more into their humor and playing off one another as work buddies.
Haven’t finished the season yet, but so far I love it!
It's just fun. And I think we need more laughs. Thanks for sharing and please let me know what you think of the last few episodes.