Alicia Silverstone‘s arc on the last few episodes of Suburgatory has been very hit-or-miss for me. On the one hand, I enjoy her easy chemistry with Jeremy Sisto, leftover from their Clueless days. On the other hand, I feel like the Eden pregnancy storyline has been shoehorned into the end of the season when all we really want to see is the relationships with pre-existing characters evolve without the aid of some kind of outside catalyst. Maybe I’m over-thinking this, since the episodes have still been enjoyable, but she feels like an interloper to me as well as to some of the characters, and it bugs a bit. It was all kind of rushed in order to get Silverstone and Sisto on screen together for however long she was available.
That being said, I appreciate that we see more of Noah now, even if he’s being super weird about the pregnancy. Even laid-back Eden is sick of his antics. I wish they’d found a more organic way to give him a storyline with George, though. And I suppose it will still tie into the mystery of why Sheila is so upset about the situation, and Lisa’s possible adoption.
Anyway, while I am not a shipper, per se, it was nice to see George and Dallas bonding more, with his semi-self-aware reference to how they are like Mulder and Scully. Seeing Dallas starting to watch The X-Files, yelling, “Kiss her, Mulder, kiss her!” at the screen was amusing. Does the show plan to drag the George/Dallas will-they-or-won’t-they out just as long? I hope not — that kind of storyline is played out.
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