The original post: /r/television by /u/SporadicPanic on 2024-04-22 19:01:55.
The first ep was fun and i really enjoyed Aziz Ansari’s character a lot more than I thought; I was worried that he would get tiresome as the main char but it really worked well. I think it really helps that his friend group is also interesting and that often the friendgroup is the focus of what’s going on.
But then the episode about him and his Taiwanese-American friend Brian, both of whom had 1st generation immigrant parents was a shot out of nowhere! holy cow. It wasn’t really funny or an intended comedy bit, but just a slice of life about 2 adult 2nd generation immigrants realizing and recognizing that their parents went thru a lot for them. There was this natural humor that pervaded it all which was the perfect tone.
I would honestly watch a fell length movie that told their parents’ full coming-to-america stories.
I’m really now invested in this show and curious as to where it goes from here.