Toni and Candace deliver an Oscar-worthy performance in one of Portlandia’s best episodes to date.
Is there anyone on television more ahead of the curve than Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein?
When we got complacent with our sense of fashion, they dared us to put a bird on it.
When we got thirsty, well, we didnt drink their milk because wed get really sick.
They ripped up the scripts that made the show a cult success and demanded a god damn buffett.
There, multiple sets of characters came along for a weekend adventure in Beaverton.
Why do they shun the advances of men?
Where did they come up with the choreography for the Trail Blazers cheerleaders?
How can they afford to only open their store for a few hours a day?
The answers are in the form of a half-hour mini-movie set in 1991.
Im talking bad hairdos, excessive spending on posh cars and cocaine and ass grabbing.
Tons of ass grabbing.
What follows is some of the smoothest, cleverest workPortlandiahas ever done.
Its a shame this wasnt fleshed out into an hour-long special or a movie.
Id pay $10.75 to see it.
Brownstein toldThe Seattle Timesthat all the episodes but two revolve around one inciting incident.
When I went to the bathroom it was loud.
Catch Phrases:
Ive got two air bags with your names on them.
We want a god damn buffet
Its women and women, first.
Were fortunate that we have the freedom with IFC that we can be very elastic with the form.
I feel like sketches is covered right now.
We just wanted to keep pushing ourselves.
Its a challenge from the time we write to the time we film.
TIME
Hipster Moments:
They put a bird on the painting in Bruce Nathansons office.
Rating:
5 out of 5
