If I'm ever missing for an extended period of time, we now know that its likely because Josh Schwartz and the Gossip Girl writing crew has me taped to a chair somewhere.
All in all, it was a funny premise, but I didn't there were any truly hilarious moments. After receiving a bad review, the gang goes to visit the critic, which naturally ends in kidnapping. While Mac and Charlie try to take him to bathroom, Dennis and Dee go to his apartment in an attempt to cover their tracks, but of course they only end up kidnapping another person and locking him in the truck with the keys.
It all sounds very funny, but actually watching the episode, it was depressingly short on laughs. The only moments that stand out in my mind are Mac's roundhouse kick and Charlie eating the urinal cake. The latter was especially awesome for Charlie's commitment to continuing eating it, after Mac tells him not to, so he doesn't look stupid.
One of the big problems tonight was Frank's mysterious absence, making this the second episode this season without Danny DeVito. I think the idea of kidnapping would play in well to Frank's sketchy, criminal sensibilities (he is the muscle, after all). Without him, the balance of the episode seemed a little off.
My other problem was how easy everything resolved itself. Giving the other guy the Blueray (nice product placement) and the TV was convenient enough, but having the critic write another article in the paper about them, rather than pressing charges, felt forced. It may have even been funnier to just have Charlie's plan work (if only because Charlie's plans NEVER work). I'd have prefered some other, third option, but regardless, I understand that it was going to be hard to find a way out of this situation, but it sort of felt like they just gave up.
C+
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