This episode, which I've heard might have been meant as a season finale until season 1 was extended from 13 to 22 episodes, has a lot of story to tell, but it's not the funniest episode. I laughed consistently, which makes it worth it, but not as much as with others.
Picking up where the 12th episode, Marta Complex, left off, Beef Consomme concludes the story of Michael's conflicted crush on his brother GOB's girlfriend Marta. It also semi-retires the stories of Tobias unwilling to undress and George Michael lusting after his cousin, who as it turns out might not be a blood relative. I wasn't crazy about the possibility of her being adopted, but this episode comes to the best conclusion- even if adopted, she's still family, and George Michael realizes he can't have her.
As for the Marta storyline, the ultimate Michael-GOB fight is interesting to see, but not laugh-out-loud hilarious. Overall, I actually prefer Marta Complex to its sister episode. Still, this was only the second episode of AD that I saw, so it didn't turn me off on this strange new show. 8.3/10
Picking up where the 12th episode, Marta Complex, left off, Beef Consomme concludes the story of Michael's conflicted crush on his brother GOB's girlfriend Marta. It also semi-retires the stories of Tobias unwilling to undress and George Michael lusting after his cousin, who as it turns out might not be a blood relative. I wasn't crazy about the possibility of her being adopted, but this episode comes to the best conclusion- even if adopted, she's still family, and George Michael realizes he can't have her.
As for the Marta storyline, the ultimate Michael-GOB fight is interesting to see, but not laugh-out-loud hilarious. Overall, I actually prefer Marta Complex to its sister episode. Still, this was only the second episode of AD that I saw, so it didn't turn me off on this strange new show. 8.3/10