'Blunt Talk' Recap: 'It's Been Months Since I Kidnapped You'

10/30/2016

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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The best television shows out there, often feature an episode where everything simply comes together. Every single element of the plot assembles, massive character growth occurs and answers to our burning questions are answered. It's a magical moment when all of that arrives on our favorite shows and last night, Blunt Talk just so happened to have that kind of episode, in fact, it's safe to say that this was an outright perfect episode because 'It's Been Months Since I Kidnapped You' managed to accomplish all of the things I mentioned a moment ago, along with delivering the funniest episode of the season of date.

If anything, I have to say I'm quite amazed with just how much they managed to pack into this half hour episode and that means credit is due to the writer's room and show runner Jonathan Ames for weaving such an intricate story that advanced the over reaching plot of this season with a blast from the past, Duncan Adler. Thanks to some fine detective work from Shelley, she was able to uncover the fact that Mister Adler spent plenty of time before his incarceration going after Rudolph Global in the papers, accusing him of stonewalling a water recycling plant in Los Angeles. This revelation added some gravitas to Walter's interview with the man, and after a wild moment where things go awry in prison, Walter is able to get a lead out of Duncan; the death of a L.A. Councilman that was oddly suspicious.

While Walter dealt with that, Jim was coming to terms with the fact that he's now a prostitute and this storyline served up all of the comedy this week. Because after being inspired by some classic comedians, Jim merely pretended that his split with Celia didn't matter and the confidence he exuded from this...made him a stone cold pimp around the office. The ladies simply couldn't resist the new Jim and wow, every bit of credit needs to go to Timm Sharp and his portrayal of Jim this episode. Because his dead pan comedy abilities, alongside the wild and crazy moments he was put into this week, made for some incredible, side splitting laughs. However, despite all the fun, there were some consequences to Jim's actions, only because of the fact that eventually...Celia found out about his new side gig, and his one and only paying customer, leading to a tense moment of anguish for her, and it spelled more trouble for their already shaky relationship.

If anything, the theme of love and what it does to people was worked into this episode in wonderful fashion, because one cannot talk about this episode without talking about Harry, and how he finally dealt with some painful heartbreak of his own. Because last night, Sylvia dropped a big bomb into his lap; that she had been accepted to film school in NYC, and Harry had to make a choice, come with her...or see an end to their relationship, and considering the fact that Harry was sneaking into Walter's house to dust and clean...he chose to stay, and found himself shattered in the process. He walked away from the gig with Ronnie, sought advice from Jim and even drank himself stupid to the point where he danced like no one was watching and found himself picked up by the police, and let them know exactly where he lived, which means he showed up at Walter's door.

But, it's not fair to simply say that the house just belongs to Walter. Because in the most touching moment of the night, Walter acknowledged to the police that his humble abode, is also Harry's home and after Harry took a few moments to explain to Walter what happened to him, he was welcomed back and cared for by the Major and this whole sequence was...just magnificent. For one, it speaks to Walter's knowledge in life. It seems as though he knew full well Sylvia would never put Harry first, but considering Harry's inexperience in love...he knew it was more important to be firm and bold and let Harry learn the lesson on his own and second to that, it was lovely to see that Walter simply live and let live, putting to bed any possible bad blood between them and welcome his best friend home without any fuss or conditions and truly it's moments like that, that make Blunt Talk the most endearing show on television.

In the end, this episode was absolutely wonderful. It allowed for us to laugh, to cry, and laugh some more considering how perfect the jokes were this week, and now that season two has found its perfect storm of comedy and storytelling, that means we are about to be in for one heck of a ride. After all, Jim and Celia are still trying to better understand the roller coaster of emotions they are both experiencing and Walter...is about to delve into the world of true investigative journalism with the new lead that he has in hand. I simply cannot wait to see what next Sunday is going to bring us, so in the meantime, I'll watch this one a few more times, just to see what jokes I missed while I was laughing heartily at the other ones. Until next time.

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