Spoilers for “All My Relationships End in Pain” within.
In a surprisingly sentimental, emotional episode, “All My Relationships End in Pain” put the patented Jonathan Ames spin on what could just as easily be another raunchy Seth MacFarlane-produced comedy. The third episode of Starz’s freshman comedy turns the spotlight toward Walter’s staffers – mainly Jim (Timm Sharp), Celia (Dolly Wells), and Rosalie (Jacki Weaver) – and gives us significant insight into their personal lives and struggles while Walter goes to great lengths to pick up a sex addict from a support group.
Walter’s story here is rather typical and familiar, but there are still laughs peppered throughout. His opening duel with Harry is great and his genuine curiosity with which he greets attending AA is charming. While picking up a sex addict from therapy isn’t the most ethical thing to do, Patrick Stewart sells it with such gusto that one might consider, briefly, that maybe he’s in it for the right reasons. Spoiler: he’s not, and his new lady friend’s husband rightfully chases Walter out of his house and providing us the value of a brief chase through the canals of Venice, California.
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In a surprisingly sentimental, emotional episode, “All My Relationships End in Pain” put the patented Jonathan Ames spin on what could just as easily be another raunchy Seth MacFarlane-produced comedy. The third episode of Starz’s freshman comedy turns the spotlight toward Walter’s staffers – mainly Jim (Timm Sharp), Celia (Dolly Wells), and Rosalie (Jacki Weaver) – and gives us significant insight into their personal lives and struggles while Walter goes to great lengths to pick up a sex addict from a support group.
Walter’s story here is rather typical and familiar, but there are still laughs peppered throughout. His opening duel with Harry is great and his genuine curiosity with which he greets attending AA is charming. While picking up a sex addict from therapy isn’t the most ethical thing to do, Patrick Stewart sells it with such gusto that one might consider, briefly, that maybe he’s in it for the right reasons. Spoiler: he’s not, and his new lady friend’s husband rightfully chases Walter out of his house and providing us the value of a brief chase through the canals of Venice, California.
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