I feel it's necessary I preface this with the fact that i've never done a review before, so bear with me.
For starters, I sense this episode won't get the praise it deserves because of how much of a sharp left turn it takes halfway through. The whole "Inception" concept was just brilliant in my opinion mainly due to how they managed to take the antiquated premise of a clip show and basically ripped the trope to pieces. I had no idea where things were headed the further down the rabbit hole I was led but loved every second of the journey.
The Seinfeld bit felt a little contrived, but not so much like a shark jump. It was done decently enough to not pull me out of the episode if that makes any sense. I thought the ending was really good too knowing that the show's coming to an end soon. In other words, if they did something like that earlier in the series, it would probably make every following episode seem like a weird fantasy universe that exists only in Charlie's head.
Also, I love how they continue to highlight just how detached from reality the gang is becoming year after year. They're so wrapped up in their delusions and mild insanity and it's more prevalent now than ever before.
Overall though, a really creative and ambitious episode and definitely one of my favorites this season. I'd put it right below episodes 4, 5, and 6 but that'll likely change once I can rewatch the whole season.
For starters, I sense this episode won't get the praise it deserves because of how much of a sharp left turn it takes halfway through. The whole "Inception" concept was just brilliant in my opinion mainly due to how they managed to take the antiquated premise of a clip show and basically ripped the trope to pieces. I had no idea where things were headed the further down the rabbit hole I was led but loved every second of the journey.
The Seinfeld bit felt a little contrived, but not so much like a shark jump. It was done decently enough to not pull me out of the episode if that makes any sense. I thought the ending was really good too knowing that the show's coming to an end soon. In other words, if they did something like that earlier in the series, it would probably make every following episode seem like a weird fantasy universe that exists only in Charlie's head.
Also, I love how they continue to highlight just how detached from reality the gang is becoming year after year. They're so wrapped up in their delusions and mild insanity and it's more prevalent now than ever before.
Overall though, a really creative and ambitious episode and definitely one of my favorites this season. I'd put it right below episodes 4, 5, and 6 but that'll likely change once I can rewatch the whole season.