Having just watched the episode, I’m struggling to work out how its story fits in with the show’s premise as a whole. Episodes is about the making of a bastardised remake of an acclaimed sitcom. This episode is about network executive Merc Lapidus’s father dying. A character who has never been seen and has no connection to events in the series whatsoever. The only real standout scene is a nice little moment between Beverly and Sean at the funeral where the implications of their separation really hit home. Beyond that, the episode is largely inconsequential and could have easily been axed with its arc furthering scenes shunted to another episode. Overall, some good moments but an unnecessary story that would have done better as a subplot rather than the focus of whole episode. The previews for next week however, indicate that the next episode will return to focussing more on the original premise, which comes as something of a relief. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our Facebook chum here.
