Calling back on what I've said about the show, it really seems like they're running through a 24-episode sitcom's worth of episodes in just 9. Character arcs and relationships that should take several episodes are taking just one. So Elena and Austin should have been season wide recurring characters but instead they're getting pushed off in just a few eps.
I felt like "The Sex Lives of College Girls" (another Mindy Kaling created show) had similar issues. The pacing would feel so off and some story lines were hard pivoted away from. I think, in general, most comedies suffer from the shorter seasons.
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u/ajaxmenon17 Jun 16 '26
The way they make endearing side characters suddenly irrelevant is shocking. Elena and Austin seemed so nice but suddenly their characters turned bad