Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and the pursuit of happiness

"This is definitely what happy feels like! What's wrong with you?"

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has no business being so fucking charming.*

*Musical numbers aside, which I will get to, because hell yes musicals. 

The show goes out of its way to make its heroine, as played by the stupid-talented Rachel Bloom (seriously. How great she is makes me dumber), a new class of awful anti-hero. She’s selfish. She oblivious. She’s insecure and uncertain even while being able to bulldoze over anyone in her way. She’s struggles with mental illness and participates in so many moments of thoughtless cruelty that it’s maddening.

And, god dammit, I’m rooting for her so hard.