The original post: /r/television by /u/PiFlavoredPie on 2025-12-11 07:44:18+00:00.
I’m always on the lookout for comfort TV, especially network shows that I can hope for more episodes in a season that I can just sit down with, without feeling like I have to be engaging with in-depth like prestige TV, so this season here comes Stumble - an NBC-airing comedy about a high-achieving Type A cheer coach forming a rag-tag small town team full of junior college weirdos to reclaim her former glory.
We’re only 4 episodes in, and it’s been slow going to be honest. The pilot was honestly not that funny or fun to me, and the premise felt like it was forcing itself to be the cheerleading version of Glee. That said, episode 4 though? Something clicked. Maybe it was just the hilarious guest star Jeff Hiller playing a corporate Willy Wonka factory owner with an absolutely stupid accent, or just that the show stopped trying so hard, but I finally see a glimmer of fun here, and I hope it continues through the rest of the season (and maybe onwards).
I’d love to hear what other viewers think.