What all these people the first thing that bothered me about this episode was the fact that Fred and Ethel would spend an entire night going into the early morning singing songs at their piano, and when they leave, Lucy and Ricky continue for a little bit, causing Ethel to call and demand they stop the noise. Fred later calls while Lucy and Ricky are having an argument about the window, and later they both call back while Lucy and Ricky are dealing with a leaky bathroom pipe. When Fred refuses to break the lease, the Ricardos decide to get them to change their mind which leads into a plot line involving harassment. I had hoped that this would end being a dream sequence, but it's one of the few episodes where I really don't like any of the characters, and certainly how it all ends. They are all acting very childish, especially when Lucy begins making pranksterish phone calls. The fault is in the script because the premise makes absolutely no sense. This is more than just about pride controlling the brain. This is about humanity at its worst, and it was too early in the series for them to show theirs.
Review of Breaking the Lease
