Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: I Need Some Balance

January 11, 2019 10:56 PM - Season 4, Episode 9

Rebecca decides that she needs to find a way to take her mind off her ex-boyfriends. Subplots: Darrell returns to the office and it is different. Greg and Nathaniel unexpectedly become friends. CATS!
posted by k8t (9 comments total)

While there were some giggles in the work subplot I was like... The show is ending, don't introduce new things!
posted by k8t at 10:56 PM on January 11, 2019

Is it just me or was this the most frank discussion of vaginal issues ever on TV?
posted by k8t at 10:57 PM on January 11, 2019 [3 favorites]

I'd be surprised if there was another show that was more open about it.

Also, while the whole episode was a bit odd, I really liked seeing Megan Amram and Fred Armisen as cats. :)
posted by bigendian at 4:12 AM on January 12, 2019 [2 favorites]

I clapped when Riki Lindhome appeared!

I liked both the b-plots this week. I enjoyed White Josh's angst over Greg and Nathaniel's friendship. Also, "women - can't say adages about them anymore" made me giggle.

"I wanted to call it 'Sipping with your Super Supportive Superior Saturday Soiree' but Paula punched me."
posted by the primroses were over at 9:05 AM on January 12, 2019 [4 favorites]

I feel very effectively pandered to and I’m delighted by it.
posted by Stacey at 12:51 PM on January 12, 2019 [1 favorite]

I felt like this was the worst episode of the show and one I would not let anyone else actually see if I was trying to sell them on it. It had its moments* here and there and I enjoyed Nathaniel and Greg's new friendship and White Josh's horror of it, but DEAR GOD THE CATS NOOOOOOOOOO. I haven't even seen Cats (I could this year but I refused) because I hear it has no plot and is annoying and while I enjoyed Rebecca's commentary on that**, just....argh nooooooooooo not for me noooooooooooooooooo.

* "I'm a priest." "I'm a Capricorn."
** Aren't all cats Jellicle cats, really?
posted by jenfullmoon at 9:14 AM on January 13, 2019 [1 favorite]

I really enjoyed this episode ! Loved the Cats bits.
posted by Pendragon at 10:44 AM on January 13, 2019

Also, they referenced the Tony Awards/NPH twitter thing :-)

And the dog at the end was played by Jack Dolgen, musical consultant and staff writer on the show.
posted by Pendragon at 11:09 AM on January 13, 2019

I felt like this was the worst episode of the show

I enjoyed seeing this review in advance so I could set my expectations thusly. Wow, what a strange episode. As always, Father Brah was a highlight for me.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 12:38 PM on January 14, 2019