I'm legitimately surprised they bothered to bring back DeBrie and they're doubling down on the Rebel Alley storyline?
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Arnett looks like he has a wig.There's something really off about the make up and lighting this season.
Tony wonder in the suitcase was painful. I thought we would get some payoff for that but nope, that was literally the whole gag.
The biggest culprit for me is Jessica Walter's playing of Lucille. It's completely lacking the atrebellious vitality that the character's sarcasm is known for. Anytime the character attempts something that's even remotely acerbic; Walters comes across as more adorable. It's as though she's completely forgotten how to play the character. To be fair, it's always been a delicate balance between precious charm and biting sarcasm, but it feels like she's completely off in terms of balance here.
Alia seems like she's bored, or she's trying to play George Michael.
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"I can do this one in charades"
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As someone that actually thought Season 4 was genius given the context of the restraints placed on everyone involved (and the remix being even better)... I can't believe how bad this is. I didn't think it was even possible for this combination of individuals to put out something that feels so... uninspired.
The biggest culprit for me is Jessica Walter's playing of Lucille. It's completely lacking the atrebellious vitality that the character's sarcasm is known for. Anytime the character attempts something that's even remotely acerbic; Walters comes across as more adorable. It's as though she's completely forgotten how to play the character. To be fair, it's always been a delicate balance between precious charm and biting sarcasm, but it feels like she's completely off in terms of balance here.
Will Arnett is overacting in the wrong places. He's usually on point with his dramatic beats.
Alia seems like she's bored, or she's trying to play George Michael.
Ron Howard's narration is way too pervasive.
Jason is solid, but his straight man portrayal doesn't work when everyone around him is off with their caricatures.
I just straight up don't like what they're doing with George Senior.
The tone of this shit is just way off. It's like everyone involved forgot how to do this show. I have to watch the season again to be sure of it
If her availability was such an issue they should have just written her out offscreen, say she's away on the campaign trail or that she's run off to find her real parents. The core of the show is the interaction between the family members and you just can't fake that. If that's the last we ever see of her character I think it's a disgrace and is essentially the end of the show. Without her, characters like Tobias, Lucille and Maebe feel incomplete. The family is the show.
I've been having this weird sinking feeling ever since the Season 4 recut changed events so that you actually see what appears to be her corpse rather than just a suggestive and possibly misleading bloodstain.
She actually retired from acting, and only came back for this season as a favour to Hurwitz. I'm not sure why that means she had to be greenscreened in for every moment she appears, but /shrug.
Oh and I know Will Arnett had some personal issues with substance abuse but his face is so off. It's weird to me that Portia de Rossi got absolutely dragged through the mud for season 4 but there is only a dull roar about how bad Arnett held up. Sad considering the shape he was in for Season 4. Honestly he feels like David Hayter playing Snake in a hypothetical Metal Gear Solid 9. Let it go.
I thought Will Arnett looked identical here to in season 4, but I thought season 4 Arnett was noticeably different looking from seasons 1-3. It really worked for the character though, made it a lot funnier whenever The Sound of Silence kicked in because he had a bit of a darker look to him.
You have to rewatch season 4 if you think so, he was really fit during season 4 and out of the adult cast he has aged the most in the last five years, it's very noticeable. Maybe not as distracting as with George Michael, but he went from 24 to 29 between filming season so yeah, that's unavoidable.
Ugh, what have they done with Lucille.
So far, in four episodes, absolutely nothing has happened. This is moving at a Hamlet like pace with George Michael and Michael unable to speak in any regular human fashion, and the flow of time is very odd and disorienting. The Lucille Austero plotline is crawling.
Lucille One, my poor Lucille One. In four episodes you've had like one joke. You used to be the funniest thing going.
Frankly they should not be using characters at all if they can't be in the shot with the rest of the family. I get Portia de Rossi hates how rich and fabulous she is but the framing of her in nearly every scene is not right and clearly the viewer will pick up on how uncomfortable it is. Every shot excludes her head. It's like playing four notes of a five note measure. We're all waiting on the fifth note! You can't just end it there.
I only saw the remixed version of Season 4, and while it was obviously struggling with the narration and with the plot also being stupid, at least there was forward momentum. I feel like absolutely nothing is happening with this new season.
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Just watch the scene with him doing the Jesus cave trick. He was in amazing shape. Now he looks like his collapsed bee colony stung him repeatedly.I watched the season 4 remix last month. Maybe I'll notice it more if I go back. I'm pretty bad at noticing this kind of thing though. Anyways, I at least think his face looks the same, and I didn't think it looked the same between seasons 3 and 4.
MTV NEWS | How well do Jason Bateman and Will Arnett know their own show? MTV News's Josh Horowitz puts them to the test in the Super Duper Hard "Arrested Development" Trivia Challenge.
"I can do this one in charades"
Answer: hancock
heyo
I'm not sure it's just aging. He's gained quite a bit of weight, possibly had some work done on his face, and may or may not be wearing a hairpiece.