Playing House Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2 Review: “Hello, Old Friend”/”Sleepless...
Fourteen months after airing a charming freshman season finale, Playing House‘s improbable, social-media driven second season finally debuted on USA Network (and various VOD services) this week. The...
View ArticlePlaying House Season 2 Episode 3 Review: “Cashmere Burka”
Of the many things Playing House does well, perhaps its sense of community is its most impressive. For a show that’s only produced six and a half hours of television, the stable of minor characters it...
View ArticlePlaying House Season 2 Episode 4 Review: “Knotty Pine”
The genius of “Knotty Pine,” this week’s exceptional episode of Playing House (aka TV’s most under-appreciated comedy), is how effortlessly it runs the gamut of human emotions. Beginning with comedy,...
View ArticlePlaying House Season 2 Episode 5 Review: “Employee of the Month”
Initially, “Employee of the Month” appears to be existing in the shadow of last week’s Playing House, aligning itself as a Mark-heavy half hour of emoting and healing. Given Keegan-Michael Key’s...
View ArticlePlaying House Season 2 Episode 6 Review: “Kimmewah Kup”
Light on story and heavy on dramatic banter, “Kimmewah Kup” is a decidedly lighter episode of Playing House than the previous few episodes, even though it features the biggest Emma/Maggie fight we’ve...
View ArticlePlaying House Season 2 Episodes 7 & 8 Review: “Officer of the...
The final two episodes of Playing House‘s all-too-brief second season are torn between the show’s ambitions and its short running time. Both “Officer of the Year” and “Celebrate Me Scones” want to feel...
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