The Riches — “Been There, Don’t That”
Alpacas are the new puppies… apparently.
Another rock solid episode with the faux-Riches. I’ve made it known how much I like this show, though four episodes in, I’m starting to see the intrinsic problems with the premise. The series hinges on the fact that the Malloys continue to live as the Riches without being found out, but with each passing episode the lie becomes harder to pull off and the fact that they are pulling it off, makes it the harder to buy into. Again, thank god for Izzard and Driver who are absolutely phenomenal. This episode in particular I think I finally saw Driver’s brilliance. Previously, her character was far too crazy to come off as anything but a cartoon. Now that her heroin problem has turned into a more manageable (and fun!) prescription meds problem, we’re able to see the finesse in her performance.
All in all, I’m just hoping for one solid season — or some type of crazy shift in the show’s focus (a trick that seems like it should be used all the time in television, but is unfortunately used rarely, if ever).
