Curb Your Enthusiasm Coverage: Forgetting Paris

Episode Commentary: Larry vs. Michael J. Fox

In spite of the fact that this week’s episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” was funny, mainly due to the guest star, Michael J. Fox and his interaction with Larry David, it failed to cap the season off the way many could have hoped.

Overall, the ironic nazi-inspired comedy and child homosexuality scenes in this episode had their moments, but were never laugh out loud funny.

Instead, it had them wish for another wacky sex scene with a Middle Eastern woman.

In the end, that was the moment where the season hit its climax. In a way, that episode should have been the finale. After that moment, for the most part, rather than continue with what worked previously, mainly the raunchy and politically incorrect comedy, the creative team was never able to get back on track and turned what could have been riotous laughter into smile-inducing hysterics.

Sure, the excellent work of JB Smoove and Rosie O’Donnell spiced the season up some, but it wasn’t enough. By the end of this episode and Larry and Leon’s exodus to Paris, it’s obvious that this season was ready to be put to bed.

To see Larry wear out his welcome on both coasts was something that was bound to happen and despite its amusing twist, wasn’t enough for a captivating end to the season.

While the end sequence was charming and typical of the program’s structure, it doesn’t find a way to bring the laughs back on a consistent basis. As a result, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” could find itself flown off HBO permanently, left alone in the horrible land of rerun network syndication.

The fact that it frequently travels there proves that this series may be on its last leg.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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