Second look at Episode 19: “K&R Part I”
I watched “K&R Part I” again last night, and again I loved the bedside byplay of Danny and Jordan, alternately sweet and tart, culminating in that marriage proposal. I loved it, even though I had just watched it on YouTube a short while before. Bradley Whitford acting scared to death and cocky simultaneously never gets old.
Nice to see Mary Tate get down to business and not have to pause periodically to declare how brilliant and/or sexy she is. I also like the way Cal knew all about the K&R business, and was right in there expressing his viewpoint in those conversations. Good to hear another voice outlining the rights and wrongs of a situation instead of our old faithfuls.
“Old” is the operative word for the argument Matt and Harriet have been having forever. I kind of enjoyed the “argument montage,” and we’ve certainly seen enough additions to it this season. On the one hand, if they’ve been fighting over it all these years and still love each other, that bodes well for them being able to live through many more years of bickering. On the other hand, it’s always possible that the reunion we know is coming will be just one more get-together followed by one more break-up. Since we don’t get to see any more of their relationship, I’m going to decide they last.
Besides, what’s she going to do, go back with Luke, again? He’s been pretty consistently a jerk for eight years.
It was apparently Simon’s turn to be missing in action this week, but everybody else was keeping busy — Jack, yelling at people both present and past; Harriet, praying where prayer was most assuredly called for; Matt, trying to fix things; and poor Tom, being advised by the least-helpful military envoy possible.
And in flashback, happy Andy, rejoicing in a wife and child we know will be gone before we see him in present times. At least this time, there were no mysterious guys with anagram names hanging around the writer’s room.
Come back later this week for a recap of “K&R Part 1,” memorable lines, and five questions.
Studio 60, NBC, Breaking News, review
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