Here goes my first review for a season 4 episode. The show has been resurrected much more successfully than Jesus in GOB's magic act- Colony Collapse is GOB's first episode in the new one character-centric format (and thank god they actually came up with colourful titles for the episodes rather than naming them after the characters like they were going to).
Colony Collapse skyrockets just as surely as GOB's life collapses- Arrested Development has always been a show about losers, and season 4, if anything, heightens those themes. It is probably the darkest season of Arrested Development yet conceived. GOB, in particular, loses everything- his family (including his son), his girlfriend, his bee business, his magic career, his friends he never really had.
GOB's not the only standout character of the episode. There are plenty of great Ann jokes, including the classics like being a wall and a plant, and never being recognized, but also a "Mouth." GOB and Ann interact surprisingly well, with the mouse jokes in particular being hilarious. GOB also unwittingly makes a mockery of Jesus as not a real guy and an illusion. And when Ann unzips her PJs and has sex with GOB, I was shocked- the kids of AD are all grown up, and the AD writers aren't avoiding it (Later, Maeby takes off her shirt in bed with a boy and George Michael is OS).
Ever since seeing The Graduate (1967), I've become a huge fan of the song The Sound of Silence. Seeing that's now the song that goes with "I've made a huge mistake" is thrilling.
There are other great moments, from bees dropping like flies and flying like bees, to a completely unrecognizable Steve Holt. GOB's entourage wasn't entirely funny, and the 911 call was just disturbing, but that's a small part of the episode. In general, Colony Collapse is a hit. And hear that laughter? That's the sound of AD.
Colony Collapse skyrockets just as surely as GOB's life collapses- Arrested Development has always been a show about losers, and season 4, if anything, heightens those themes. It is probably the darkest season of Arrested Development yet conceived. GOB, in particular, loses everything- his family (including his son), his girlfriend, his bee business, his magic career, his friends he never really had.
GOB's not the only standout character of the episode. There are plenty of great Ann jokes, including the classics like being a wall and a plant, and never being recognized, but also a "Mouth." GOB and Ann interact surprisingly well, with the mouse jokes in particular being hilarious. GOB also unwittingly makes a mockery of Jesus as not a real guy and an illusion. And when Ann unzips her PJs and has sex with GOB, I was shocked- the kids of AD are all grown up, and the AD writers aren't avoiding it (Later, Maeby takes off her shirt in bed with a boy and George Michael is OS).
Ever since seeing The Graduate (1967), I've become a huge fan of the song The Sound of Silence. Seeing that's now the song that goes with "I've made a huge mistake" is thrilling.
There are other great moments, from bees dropping like flies and flying like bees, to a completely unrecognizable Steve Holt. GOB's entourage wasn't entirely funny, and the 911 call was just disturbing, but that's a small part of the episode. In general, Colony Collapse is a hit. And hear that laughter? That's the sound of AD.
