At the start of quarantine many of us (myself included) held ourselves to an impossible standard of productivity. There was this shared understanding that if we were to have all of this newfound time spent at home and away from…
Alone Together 1×10 Review: “Property Management”
It’s not a great sign when you’re watching an episode of television and it reminds you of at least two other episodes you know you’d rather be watching. Benji and Esther’s short exploration of the Joys of Retirement via dead…
Alone Together 1×09 Review: “Music Video”
“Music Video” might be the most efficient Alone Together episode so far. It features about the same amount of hijinks for Benji and Esther to get into, but manages to introduce and resolve conflict in what feels like record time.…
Alone Together 1×08 Review: “Sleepover”
After the previous episode and its lack of momentum, this week’s Alone Together is relatively stuffed with activity and plot. From the first scene, the episode charges out of the gate with what feels like faster than usual banter between Esther…
Alone Together 1×07 Review: “The Big One” Finds Esther and Benji Preparing for an Earthquake
Esther and Benji face the prospect of “The Big One,” California’s inevitable disastrous earthquake this week, and manage to save their episode from equal disaster by a few solid jokes at the end. Well, maybe disaster is too strong of…
Alone Together 1×06 Review: “Dinner Party”
Although this episode is enjoyable enough in its simplicity – it pretty much has two locations and barely a B-plot to speak of – I did find myself disappointed by the end that we don’t get a resolution any different…
Alone Together 1×05 Review: “Dean Girls”
Alone Together’s fifth episode, “Dean Girls,” harkens back to the pilot in a couple of ways. First, it features another plot that finds Esther and Benji’s actions and goals overlapping with each other and second, it brings back Benji’s older…