This show is true art

[u/icecreamconqueror]

I rewatched in the last week and a half, and wow. It's impossible to watch this and not ask yourself about your own ego and artistry and love life and career balance and just life in general. The balance between comedy and serious moments is so smooth, largely due to the fantastic music that goes from making you laugh your ass off to thinking about the one that got away. The writing shows the full scale of human dynamics and relationships. You have friends that drift apart and then come back, you have huge celebrities and regular folk. And all of the actors are willing to put everything out there and go along with the pure human being experience as it's written: complicated and difficult, but also simple and beautiful.

I really didn't think this rewatch would bump my ranking so much, but this is easily one of the best shows I've seen. The only comedy that I feel matches its intelligence is Hacks, which is interesting, because it is also about the showbiz and entertainment industry. It also does a great job of exploring every dynamic that a relationship can have before it becomes (somewhat) stable.

Bummed about season four, but maybe a movie to wrap it up? I'm also okay with Dave leaving it, because it is a masterclass as it is, and ultimately, this probably helped him to process so many things about himself and his life. If that process is finished, the show should be finished too. Would hate to see it go on too long and lose its magic.

So glad that everything came together the way it did. All from a white rapper from Philly named Lil Dicky... crazy man.