Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Though I did not find the two scenes from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend that I watched to be particularly funny, I definitely enjoyed listening to the songs and can certainly see what makes the show clever and interesting. I am not particularly a fan of incorporating songs into an episode of a show, but there are several qualities that made the songs fit seamlessly and spectacularly into the episodes. First, obviously the music is well done. The style of the music seems fitting to a show whose premise reeks of drama, and the singers' voices are immaculate. The first song, "Face Your Fears", primarily consists of lyrics and themes supporting the incongruity theory. Though it begins like a very typical song, the examples that Paula uses get increasingly fatuous and purely hysterical. This all happens before a choir of children with giant scissors in their hands come in out of nowhere. This, coupled with Rebecca's incredulous reactions is just pure gold.

The second song introduces a bit of romantic drama where Rebecca's first choice in men happens to be taken, so her second choice sings to her in attempting to convince her to settle for him. Thus, the song is appropriately named "Settle for Me". The entire situation promotes the superiority theory, because no matter how twisted the personally lives of the audience may be, it is unlikely that they are in a position inferior to some of those in the show. Additionally, the show offers relief because it may temporarily be an escape from any personal problems they can be experiencing in their romantic life currently. Overall, the show successfully can make light of something as serious as one's relationships with other people. Even though this is not something I would personally take interest in watching, I can confidently say that the show is well put together and very unique in terms of comedy.

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  1. Shane HerronSeptember 28, 2018 at 10:15 AM

    I wonder if, since you didn't find it funny, you could elaborate on how we can see something as comedy and appreciate it as such without it necessarily being laughable. Perhaps incongruity per se is not really enough to make us laugh that it can make us appreciate something as comedy.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 28, 2018 at 1:10 PM

    I liked how honest you were about the scenes, and also your evaluation of each song is well done.

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