![]() Eddie’s certainly not watching Bring the Pain, even if it means his relationship with Alison will suffer. Louis is the adult! He has to set an example for his sons, who are engaged in some sort of troll scrum on the couch, the remote control buried under their squabbling bodies. More important, she wants them to make up. Grandma, perhaps wanting more from life than Garfield and Slim Jims, wants her kids to get along. If love is the steady, chugging engine that keeps families moving forward and united, pettiness is the wrench tossed carelessly into the gears, grinding everything to a halt. His name is Gene, he’s younger than Louis, and they haven’t spoken to each other for ten years presumably for petty reasons. In the same breath, he tells Jessica to tell his brother, Gene (?!), to go to hell. Louis breaks it up and tells his ungrateful children that they’re all they’ve got. Watching the Huang children scrap on the couch over the remote control filled me with a rare, peculiar joy. I’ve never seen Eddie do anything other than act vaguely annoying while Emery and Evan go on special adventures. Let the record show that in two seasons of this television program, I have never seen the Huang children act like actual children. Instead of sitting down to watch Square One like a good older brother who has clearly lost the fight, he does that thing older siblings do when they know their younger siblings are correct, but they still want to get their way: He resorts to physical violence! Besides, the cable is cancelled because Jessica subscribed under an assumed name. If you think, even for one second, that Jessica Huang would pay for HBO and let her child watch Chris Rock say a bunch of swear words on television, you are sorely mistaken. It’s the summer of 1996, school’s out, and Eddie really wants to watch Chris Rock’s seminal HBO special Bring the Pain. Even though they’re terrible half the time, keeping your family on your side works out for you in the end. ![]() If we all make it out of here alive and are still speaking to each other, I will make sure they watch this season finale, because family is the one thing that matters. ![]() As I write this, I’m sitting in my mother’s house listening to the sweet sound of my three sisters screaming at each other while my very own Jessica Huang makes lemon-ricotta pancakes. Family is what you have when there’s nothing else left. Twitter: up with all Eric’s reviews here.Constance Wu as Jessica, Randall Park as Louis, Ian Chen as Evan, Hudson Yang as Eddie, Forrest Wheeler as Emery, Lucille Soong as Grandma.Īny dedicated viewer of Fresh Off the Boat understands that family comes before everything. A little more communication would have saved everyone on the Casio case a lot of stress and a little money.Įric lives in a world where the television is great, the smiles are warm, the pizza is hot, the puppies are playful, and the zombies are slow and meander while he reloads. Louis and the boys learn a lesson in honesty. In this case, she sells the house, squatters included, and looks to reinvest in “condomoneyums.” Jessica learns she has the support of her partners, the love of her friends, and the resilience to take a hit and bounce back. They are successful trying new things and successful with “problem” episodes. The show has outrun the bumps with the real Eddie Huang. Fresh Off the Boat has a deep well of talent, on and off camera. Will people buy it or is it better as a rental? It’s funny and entertaining. Jessica and the women play out one story, Louis and the boys get the other. This episode is s fairly straightforward “problem” episode. It’s a family that loves each other and often finds strength in friendship. They’ve played with the show format but always kept a pure heart. Fresh Off the Boat has also tried several new things in season two. Meanwhile, she pays Honey and Grandma what would be their share of the rent. She suggests they study and take the bar, cut expenses, be more responsible and pay the rent. When Jessica learns she allowed two penniless squatters to take over their investment property, she covers up the problems while she tries to work with the lazy couple. Drama may not be the right word, but the series had challenges with Eddie Huang in season one and seems to have completely parted ways in season two. Evan and Emery have a budding detective business with a perfect record, but fail to find a Casio Calendar watch lost by both Eddie and Louis. Jessica makes a horrible selection when she picks her tenants and lets squatters take over the property. The question is what do we do about when things don’t go as planned? “Rent Day” explores three of these scenarios. Jessica makes them, shows make them, we all make them. Mistakes and challenges are a part of life. ![]()
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