As this series of Bored To Death draws to a close, we’re treated to the first in a two part finale. Don’t cry that it’s almost over, though, There are still plenty of laughs before the end. After finding a list of lesbian couples in their abandoned flat, it turns out that the couple have been selling Ray’s sperm to other couples. After visiting thirty couples, it turns out that only one of them was pregnant, and upon seeing Ray, who was not the average build vegan possessing a PHD in mathematics, he was promptly told that they didn’t want to see him ever again. Elsewhere, George’s rivalry with GQ editor and his ex-wife’s new husband, Richard Antrem, starts to spiral out of control. After George is humiliated by Antrem in a bar, he decides to seek revenge by writing an incredibly slanderous editorial. Things come to a head, with the two arranging to have a boxing match, and with Jonathan wanting to have his own duel with snivelling book critic, Louis Greene. Whilst this episode isn’t as funny as the ones preceding it, it has its moments, but it seems as though the writers have saved most of the jokes for the second part. Whilst this makes sense, it feels like we’re waiting a week to hear the punchline. One serious issue that I had whilst watching the episode on TV was that the audio was very out of sync with the video. I had noticed this in previous episodes, but I thought I may have been imagining it. But in this episode it was very noticeably lagging behind. I’m pretty sure that this wasn’t a decision by those who edited the programme, but it’s pretty embarrassing to have it on television in this state. Read our review of episode 6, The Case Of The Beautiful Blackmailer, here.
