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You're The Worst sticks the landing following an uneven season
From the beginning, You’re The Worst was about a relationship between two toxic people who need each other to discover…
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The inevitable finally happens on You're The Worst
The better choice is almost always the uncomfortable choice. Awareness might be half the battle, but actual…
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A funny You're The Worst helps center the series amidst a rocky season
You’re The Worst has had a generally rocky season this year for a few reasons—the separation of the core ensemble, a…
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You're The Worst still scores laughs at the expense of emotional consistency
One of You’re The Worst’s best qualities is its ability to juggle and maneuver between extreme tones. From the very…
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A noisy You're The Worst features a divorce party, an erotica convention, and an important phone call
“A Bunch Of Hornballs” might be a noisier episode of You’re The Worst than usual—a $6,000 lavish divorce party and a…
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Gretchen reconnects with an old friend on a wistful You're The Worst
Near the beginning of “Not A Great Bet,” Gretchen pulls into the driveway of her family home, walks inside to the…
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Jimmy and Gretchen move on in a subtly emotional You're The Worst
You’re The Worst has frequently excelled at introducing broad premises and deepening them so slowly and effectively…
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Gretchen goes to war with Jimmy on a claustrophobic You're The Worst
Last week, I expressed some doubts about the decision to keep Jimmy and Gretchen apart during this season of You’re The…
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You're The Worst explores the world outside of Jimmy and Gretchen's relationship
After four episodes, it’s become clearer what Stephen Falk and company want to accomplish with this new season of You’re…
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Jimmy and Gretchen are on the run in the one-hour You're The Worst season premiere
“It’s pathetic to live in anything but the truth,” Jimmy tells Bert (Raymond J. Berry), his crusty retiree friend, near…
The 35 best TV performances of 2016 (and one worst)
With more scripted television programs in production than ever before, it follows that there are now a wider range of…
Things change and remain the same on the two-episode You’re The Worst finale
When You’re The Worst first began, “worst” was a fairly superficial term used to separate Jimmy and Gretchen from the…
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Everything starts to crumble on a wedding episode of You’re The Worst
Sometimes it only takes a single thing to illustrate the deep-seated instability lingering in your life that you’ve…
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A relatively lighthearted You’re The Worst turns existential in its final minutes
For the most part, “Talking to Me, Talking to Me” resembles a standard “get back to normal” episode after last week’s…
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Paul and Vernon face their own misery while lost in the woods on You’re The Worst
Are we miserable because we expect too much from those we love or are we miserable because we don’t expect enough? How…
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Gretchen plays mom to the rest of the gang on a very funny You’re The Worst
Jokes come and go, but structure is forever, at least when it comes to sitcoms. There’s a certain thrill that comes…
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Jimmy struggles to find closure on a funny, touching You’re The Worst
“The one’s who love us least / Are the one’s we’ll die to please / If it’s any consolation / I don’t begin to…
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You’re The Worst says goodbye to Sunday Funday on a crazy scavenger hunt
“The Last Sunday Funday” does many things very well, but what it captures best is the bittersweet realization that one…
Desmin Borges breaks down You’re The Worst’s all-Edgar exploration of PTSD
This post discusses plot points for the fifth episode of the third season of You’re The Worst.
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Edgar takes center stage in a devastating, powerful You’re The Worst
Pain, in all of its ugly manifestations, is a personal, private burden. Sure, some people will truly understand it, and…