I'm gonna come out and say it...Charlie Sheen is a pretty cool guy
I know he's a vain and insufferable personality who may be borderline narcissistic, but confound it he's funny. And never has that been more apparent then his sitcom legacy, Two and Half Men.
Now you may be confused as to who the new guy singing the main theme in between Man #2, Alan Harper (Jon Cryer) and the Half, Jake (Angus T. Jones), then you missed the fallout. You see during the early part of the year, Charlie Sheen was fired from the show and then went on the craziest tie-raid the internet had ever seen...Winning mean anything to you, how about Tiger Blood. I digress, the show found Charlie's replacement for the 9 season in movie actor Ashton Kutcher.
How does one get rid of the star of their own show? Is Ashton going to be the New new Darrin? Is it worth it to continue watching? Can I jump in this late in the game? Why am stalling?
Well I'm just waiting for the page bre-
To answer the first question. Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen...Duh) is dead. In very well done opening bit, they show the funeral (surprisingly similar to the fake funeral from an earlier episode) in which several main, supporting characters and many of Charlie's bimbos (for lack of a better term) all assemble and haves some clever jokes and if your obsessive over the show (if so, I will ask why) you'll find some funny call backs and continuity nods. But what makes it work is the finality of it. It ends the character of Charlie on a laugh and presumably all of the previous characters and their relations have been officially swept away, leaving new audiences a clean slate and us who have been there from the beginning with bright hopes of more varied plot threads.
Though Charlie is gone, Alan, Charlies younger brother who could be described only with the phrase 'god flippin' hates me', is the thread that ties the other seasons to this one. His cast is presumably going to stick around which is good anchoring for us veterans of the show.
The big draw is of course the new. The titular Walden is multi-billionaire who is down on his luck, naive and depressed but sympathetic. He is essentially what Alan was in the earlier seasons before he became so pathetic that just watching him was painful. Walden has a lot of potential as the shows new main character. He is different than Charlie but his character can grow into role with time. He has a short concise back story that opens a great deal of new opportunities with his misadventures and supporting cast. The retaining of the Beachhouse setting and a sparse handful of the previous season character will appease the rabid fans and the promise of a fresh start will bring in new viewers.
Overall I give the episode a 4 out of 5. It had a few missteps but only because they had to wrap up the main character. The jokes were par for the course and the new character is interesting. A few surprise cameos also will get a chuckle out of everyone. I'm defiantly going to keep up with it out of loyalty but I recommend it for anyone who hasn't see show to at least try it out. See you in Brighter Days!
I know he's a vain and insufferable personality who may be borderline narcissistic, but confound it he's funny. And never has that been more apparent then his sitcom legacy, Two and Half Men.
Now you may be confused as to who the new guy singing the main theme in between Man #2, Alan Harper (Jon Cryer) and the Half, Jake (Angus T. Jones), then you missed the fallout. You see during the early part of the year, Charlie Sheen was fired from the show and then went on the craziest tie-raid the internet had ever seen...Winning mean anything to you, how about Tiger Blood. I digress, the show found Charlie's replacement for the 9 season in movie actor Ashton Kutcher.
How does one get rid of the star of their own show? Is Ashton going to be the New new Darrin? Is it worth it to continue watching? Can I jump in this late in the game? Why am stalling?
Well I'm just waiting for the page bre-
To answer the first question. Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen...Duh) is dead. In very well done opening bit, they show the funeral (surprisingly similar to the fake funeral from an earlier episode) in which several main, supporting characters and many of Charlie's bimbos (for lack of a better term) all assemble and haves some clever jokes and if your obsessive over the show (if so, I will ask why) you'll find some funny call backs and continuity nods. But what makes it work is the finality of it. It ends the character of Charlie on a laugh and presumably all of the previous characters and their relations have been officially swept away, leaving new audiences a clean slate and us who have been there from the beginning with bright hopes of more varied plot threads.
Though Charlie is gone, Alan, Charlies younger brother who could be described only with the phrase 'god flippin' hates me', is the thread that ties the other seasons to this one. His cast is presumably going to stick around which is good anchoring for us veterans of the show.
The big draw is of course the new. The titular Walden is multi-billionaire who is down on his luck, naive and depressed but sympathetic. He is essentially what Alan was in the earlier seasons before he became so pathetic that just watching him was painful. Walden has a lot of potential as the shows new main character. He is different than Charlie but his character can grow into role with time. He has a short concise back story that opens a great deal of new opportunities with his misadventures and supporting cast. The retaining of the Beachhouse setting and a sparse handful of the previous season character will appease the rabid fans and the promise of a fresh start will bring in new viewers.
Overall I give the episode a 4 out of 5. It had a few missteps but only because they had to wrap up the main character. The jokes were par for the course and the new character is interesting. A few surprise cameos also will get a chuckle out of everyone. I'm defiantly going to keep up with it out of loyalty but I recommend it for anyone who hasn't see show to at least try it out. See you in Brighter Days!
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