
Even though the now notorious liar Louis C.K. It requires a special kind of recognition, and “White Rock” creates a compelling case for self-selection and understanding. You feel them when you pay attention, but they drift off when you’re not looking. There are secrets and answers, confrontations and acceptance, pain and laughter, all of which come in waves like the ones Duke (Olivia Edward) and Frankie (Hannah Alligood) play in just off-shore. “How can you forget someone you never knew?” Sam asks, not expecting an answer. “Robin” is such an honest look at unexpected crushes you want to give yourself up entirely to ‘shipping Sam (Pamela Adlon) and her new beau.īut “White Rock” sticks with you, and it does so by blending elements of the past, present, and even the supernatural to create an absorbing look at the legacy of family. On a strictly emotional level, there are episodes of “Better Things” that surpass “White Rock.” “Eulogy” is so chock-full of moving family moments you’d literally have to be dead not to feel something.

We must have done something very good to deserve this. What this accomplishes on “The Good Place” is a fertile field for fantastical set pieces, jokes, gags, and puns. Although not set up like a typical time loop story, this episode nevertheless creates the same structural beats in which events are repeated until the point at which a mistake is made. While NBC’s high-concept comedy about the colorful world of the afterlife stunned critics by its massive twist at the conclusion of Season 1, this year it managed to capitalize on the fact that now the audience is in on the bizarre yet endlessly fun premise. Season 2, Episode 3, “Dance Dance Resolution” One of TV’s best ensembles in recent memory, the third season of Jerrod Carmichael’s issue-obsessed family comedy had some incredible moments of comedy, but this episode has a special impact in the latter half of 2017, as it tackles the question of consent through an incident involving Bobby (Lil Rel Howery). Lakeisha (Tiffany Haddish) explaining her safe word is just the cherry on the sundae, as the Carmichael family tries to understand an issue that on the one hand is incredibly complex and on the other hand breathtakingly simple.

We’ll look back on “The Carmichael Show” in the years to come and mourn what slipped away.
