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 Joy…
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…
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 …
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…
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 resolutio…
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…
Alone Together 1×04 Review: “Pop-Up”
This episode might be the simplest premise Alone Together has had yet, and it’s almost its own version of a bottle episode, with most of the action taking place in the same line for the titular pop-up…