One thing Big Time In Hollywood, FL has consistently done well is deliver on the promise of excitement and genuine episode quality of its episode promos. That is somehow still far too much of a rarity in TV and movies, but that is a tangent for another day. “Monkey Largo” more than delivers on the promise of the episode promo from last week, as it gives the audience 20-plus minutes of the type of hilariously bizarre action that highlights how strong—and fully-formed—of a show Big Time In Hollywood, FL is in just eight episodes (and has been even before that).
From the moment the episode begins with the opening scene from Monkey Largo the movie, there’s nothing that can bring it down from such a high. Even with a real film budget, the Dolfe brothers have absolutely no idea what they’re doing, whether it’s in the form of the concept of credits (“ALSO HAS CUBA GOODING JR.”) or in getting even somewhat convincing stunt doubles in driving scenes.
The clips from Monkey Largo are as impressively terrible as they need to be for the amount of money they’re burning through, and it’s honestly a concept that can sustain an entire episode of its own. In fact, the only thing really stopping that from happening is the fact that the screenplay for Monkey Largo is apparently 578 pages (at the very least). But Big Time In Hollywood, FL is the type of a show where such a concept to be its own episode. It’s the same concept that Parks And Recreation did in its final season with “The Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show;” Big Time In Hollywood, FL could easily get away with it in episode eight without anyone blinking an eye over such an insanity.
Instead, the episode then goes into the press coverage that accompanies Monkey Largo, as the brothers are literally overnight successes in Hollywood (Florida). Their unearned confidence is at an all-time high, and while it’s fun to watch terrible things happen to these terrible brothers (though Jack is obviously worse than Ben), it’s even more fun to watch their nonsensical self-congratulations. This was true with last week’s episode too, as they strolled into their parents’ home with their pimp ensembles (and hookers, one can assume) and a toupee for their father. While their sad-sack loserdom is something to revel in, the fall can be all that much sweeter when they’re at the “top.”