Considering how much I enjoyed watching Tuca & Bertie’s third season, it’s clear how much Netflix dropped the ball when they canceled the show three months after its series premiere in 2019.…
‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ taught us how to appreciate life’s small treasures
With the crushing news that Adult Swim has decided not to pick up Joe Pera Talks With You for a fourth season, I did what I think any Joe Pera fan would do in a moment like this—I ate a turkey sandwic…
‘Tuca & Bertie’ season 2 finale review: “The Flood” plunges the depths of friendship
While season two of ‘Tuca & Bertie’ felt like watching a break-up unfold in real-time, it also opened the show’s emotional range to unexplored topics.…
‘Tuca & Bertie’ 2×09 review: “The Dance” is a dreamy vision of rocky relationships
Over and over, abusive behaviors, especially those in romantic relationships, tend to repeat themselves endlessly. Apologies start to lose their meaning, behavior remains unchanged, and the hurt from …
‘Tuca & Bertie’ 2×08 review: “Corpse Week” breaks down two very different families
In “Corpse Week,” ‘Tuca & Bertie’ manages to compellingly examine the emotional skeletons hiding in the closets of two distinct families.…
‘Tuca & Bertie’ 2×07 review: “Sleepovers” breaks down codependency
Codependency is an ever-present theme in Tuca & Bertie, the titular duo’s friendship frequently put under the microscope by creator Lisa Hanawalt and the show’s writers. We’ve seen the difficult b…
‘Tuca & Bertie’ 2×06 Review: “The Moss” is a Scattershot Study of Gentrification
Over half-way into a stellar second season, Tuca & Bertie’s writers demonstrate time and time again a firm grasp on psychological nuances, an ever-present finger on the pulse of what makes the sho…