ASeason 4Broad City celebrates friendship and solves a murder mystery all at once in its season four finaleKayla Kumari Upadhyaya12/06/17 10:00pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkGiven that the season opens with the brilliantly told story of how Abbi and Ilana first met, their “Friendiversary” is…
A-Season 4Bedbugs, muggers, and unemployment plague Broad City, but at least Abbi and Ilana have each otherKayla Kumari Upadhyaya11/29/17 10:00pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBroad City has consistently strong cold opens. “Bedbugs” opens with Abbi and Ilana driving around in the convertible…
A-Season 4Ilana and Lincoln define their relationship with the help of food metaphors on Broad CityKayla Kumari Upadhyaya11/15/17 10:00pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAbbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer’s forays into directing this season have been an excellent evolution for both artists…
B+Season 4Broad City runs away from New York, finds trouble in “Florida”Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya11/08/17 11:15pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkMany shows this year have attempted to grapple with the Trump administration whether in broad or pointed strokes, and …
ASeason 4On Broad City, Ilana can’t orgasm in Trump’s AmericaKayla Kumari Upadhyaya10/25/17 10:00pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIlana doesn’t often lie to Abbi, so when she does, you know it’s serious. In “Witches,” she acts weird for the first…
A-Season 4Abbi’s mom embarks on a dildo journey in a poignant Broad CityKayla Kumari Upadhyaya10/18/17 10:02pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkI’m always interested in the very specific and revealing ways in which Abbi and Ilana differ, and their relationships…
ASeason 4Broad City takes an animated trip that goes from delightful to darkKayla Kumari Upadhyaya10/11/17 10:00pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAs with this season’s premiere, “Mushrooms” is an ambitious, brilliant episode of Broad City that gets to the heart of…
BSeason 4Abbi thinks she's in a relationship that doesn't exist in an off-putting Broad CityKayla Kumari Upadhyaya9/27/17 10:00pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAs Abbi and Ilana settle into their new jobs, Broad City seems to be in a bit of a transition, finding humor in new…
A-Season 4Brilliant guest performances from RuPaul and Shania Twain elevate Broad City Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya9/20/17 10:01pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAt first, Broad City’s “Twaining Day” seems to be a grand display of stunt casting. The episode guest stars RuPaul,…
ASeason 4In its season four premiere, Broad City serves up Abbi and Ilana's origin story with a twistKayla Kumari Upadhyaya9/13/17 10:00pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIt’s difficult to make origin stories feel fresh and exciting, especially when they’re told in flashback. Origin…
ASeason 3Broad City finale gets real about periods on a planeKayla Kumari Upadhyaya4/20/16 11:45pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkEven during some of the middling episodes of season three, Broad City has maintained its most striking and alluring…
B+Season 3Broad City isn’t about where you’re going but how you’re “Getting There”Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya4/13/16 9:30pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBroad City believes strongly in the idea that life’s about the journey, not the destination. How often have Abbi and…
ASeason 3Broad City burns bridges, reignites the seasonKayla Kumari Upadhyaya4/06/16 9:30pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAfter a few middling episodes, Broad City needed to heighten the stakes. With “Burning Bridges,” the show loads those…
B+Season 3On Broad City, Abbi’s lie stands outKayla Kumari Upadhyaya3/30/16 9:30pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBroad City is getting serious. It’s subtle, but it’s more present than it has been in past seasons: a steady…
B+Season 3Abbi and Ilana bring their usual unusual adventures to “Philadelphia”Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya3/23/16 10:45pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkNew York is its own character on Broad City. Tonight’s episode, however, takes Abbi and Ilana out of their natural…
B+Season 3The DMV is more exciting than Hillary Clinton on Broad CityKayla Kumari Upadhyaya3/17/16 12:42amEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe biggest strides Broad City is making this season are with Ilana. Over the course of the season so far, her stories…
BSeason 3Broad City has a rat problem and a Tinder problemKayla Kumari Upadhyaya3/09/16 9:30pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBroad City can take the most mundane, relatable scenarios and make them thoroughly entertaining to watch. In “Rat…
A-Season 3It’s “Game Over” for Ilana’s professional life on Broad CityKayla Kumari Upadhyaya3/02/16 9:30pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkSo far this season, the Broad City writers’ room has shown off the impressive ability to weave elements of the past…
ASeason 3Abbi crushes her impression of Ilana on Broad CityKayla Kumari Upadhyaya2/24/16 9:30pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn “Co-Op,” Ilana and Abbi spend most of their time apart, but the depth of their friendship is on full display…
ASeason 3Broad City returns, as surreal and so real as everKayla Kumari Upadhyaya2/17/16 9:30pmEmbiggenEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBroad City opens its third season with the best sequence the show has tackled to date. A split-screen montage takes us…
