LogFAQs > #902235742

S4 was kind of brutal and when they realized they couldn't pull it off, it should have been canned. The remix is OK for the first half of episodes but then they just rely on narration and flashbacks and previouslys. And the material just wasn't really suited for the new snappier format, anyway. I really liked the first handful of episodes, though I was worried that we got through Lindsey and Tobias without also handling Maeby.

I guess I find the overall storylines and structure of S4 clever and amusing, but the actual shows just aren't fun to watch. I've seen S4 twice and the remix once and kind of struggle to think of hilarious moments. I guess anything Michael/P Hound and some of Buster's antics and "the roofie cycle".

I liked episode 1 of S5 but yeah half of it felt like recap. I watched it with someone who hasn't really seen much Arrested Development, and she was curious why they spent so much time on recaps and they didn't really help her understand what was going on or any of the jokes. They should have just released a S4 recap "episode" for people that watched in 2013 and didn't want to have to slog through it again, I dunno.
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