Netflix - Oh No You Didn't!

Okay - how many posts have revolved around Arrested Development? It took the years of anxiety as we waited for the rebirth of the series on Netflix and it finally premiered this summer. Rather than do the binge route, I rationed them out an episode at a time due to my busy schedule.

I thought it ingenious; the ploy to overlap each episode over the course of the last 6 years with each one from a different characters perspective. The first few demanded patience as the bold premise unveiled itself and moments from one would enlighten another family member when revealed from a different camera angle. Once you bought the idea, it suggested brilliance among the writing team. All the regular tics were there. EVERY character re-emerged with even more baggage and laughs. New roles made for a complex web. (Isla Fisher, Tommy Tune, Ron Howard himself.) And not being restricted by the boundaries of network TV of Fox - buttons were pushed to the max. (Methadone addicts, sex predators, US Drone pilots....)


Foolish me to think that once I reached the end, everything would be tied up with a pretty little bow. Ouch! Netflix is making sure their rapt audience will be returning for more shenanigans, whether on the small or big screen. Is Liza dead or has she just disappeared? And who killed her? Is Gob really finding his new gay identify or is he just floundering in a mid-life crisis? Who was injured in the explosion on the docks? My oh my!