This is not only a special episode because it's the season finale, but it's also the 50th episode and was even going to be the series finale at one point. Thankfully Eric has decided he will continue the show, with Season 6 airing right now! I'm sure many of us are happy about this . I want to thank Eric Andre and the entire cast and crew if any of them ever read this for making what is currently the funniest comedy show ever In my opinion (After Da Ali G Show and Nathan For You), and this episode definitely delivered, as well as the entire season leading up to it!
We begin with another classic prank where Eric is a cross guard with a green sign that says stop, and a red sign that says go that just caused an accident. Pretty normal prank, until--Bam!--Another car crashes in front the poor civilians. Eric then gets milk for the victim? And then starts kicking him?! But it's okay, cause he's disabled too, he has a milk eye? Absolutely hilarious reaction from the poor lady who witnessed all this. To tap it all off it then it turns into a commercial! I love the backstory of his father being the number 1 cross guard and now he's in over his head. I love the goofy ironic sound effects before it escalates to insanity. Just a perfect representation of the show. Excellent start.
Stormy Daniels interview wasn't that memorable but Blake Griffin was great. It first starts with him falling back after sitting on an inflatable chair, and when they bring a new one he hilariously keeps checking the chair again for the rest of the interview. We got another Cosby joke with the cocktails. The married PA couple were weird but wholesome. Eric keeps asking what team he's from! Seal team 69 drops from the roof, and Blake Griffin hilariously thinks he has to unironically stand up and show his support for the troops. He literally apologizes for not doing it sooner, ha! Belipe, Belipe, Belipe. Just an all around great interview.
We get a crazy Carbonaro effect parody with The Alfredo effect. Man I don't even know how to describe this one, but the reaction from the poor "victim" of the prank: "I have to go please!" He literally runs away. "I don't think that's funny man!" should be enough.
We end off the main portion of the episode with almost all the previous characters from the season coming back and singing beautifully. I really loved this. Among them though Hannibal comes back from the store! It was such an emotional moment until we realize, Hannibal never existed... No way. Kind of a dope way to bring the series full circle at the end showing it was always the ERIC Andre show and we get flashes to classic moments but now with only Eric and Hannibal missing. Does this mean Eric is schizophrenic in the lore? I don't know how to review these episodes to be honest.
As a nice bonus finisher to cap off the 50th episode, we get The pageant!
This was a brilliant segment where we start off at a normal looking--well maybe a little shabby--beauty Pageant where it slowly gets weirder and more uncomfortable. But what really makes this are the reactions from the audience. I love how it cuts to an old guy licking his lips for example, and this is before it even gets weird. Eric is an expert at slowly building the uncomfortability with lines like: "I get to legally marry one of these women tonight." "Can we have a moment of silence for all the contestants that passed away last year." Then a muscular lady comes and the audience goes crazy (in a bad way). Then a buff dude.
"Freak show" "Complete rubbish." Then a fat man in underwear!
"I don't usually see guys in their underwear like that." The cutaways to their faces and then interviewing them right after are so perfect. Sad how this is the reaction to the most inclusive beauty pageant! Then some of the contenders start fighting? The audience gets served Benadryl tacos? "It smells like dick and ass" Oh yeah, that's an Eric Andre set alright. But it wouldn't be The Eric Andre show without some esoteric hilarity, like the Irish singing tree! If that wasn't enough though we also get naked crackheads! I love how at least we see a couple of dudes there loving it and laughing. They're one of us! But yeah, like most of the audience, I think it's time to go to church after this.
(This is a review I meant to post way earlier but I honestly forgot to, and I thought it was finally time now that Season 6 is about to air! As always Eric delivered and I'm sure he will again for Season 6!)
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