I was a bit down on season five of "Big Mouth", along with "Human Resources" I started to question whether we'd seen every story that the show had to tell, but season six, whilst not quite returning to the heights of season two, is a much-improved offering.
Learning about his hitherto unknown Scottish heritage, Nick (Nick Kroll) meets his estranged grandfather Seamus (Peter Capaldi) and quickly learns why his relationship with Nick's father fell apart. Jay (Jason Mantzoukas) and Matthew (Andrew Rannells) are enjoying their relationship, but as Jay's personality changes, Matthew wonders whether his influence is wholly positive. Andrew (John Mulaney) begins a relationship with Bernie (Kristen Schall) but his urges continue to cause problems at home.
I supposed, six seasons in, if you're reading this then, like me, you probably quite like "Big Mouth". I think that the second season especially is amongst the best single seasons of television that Netflix has provided. At it best, it's a sharp and funny show, but one that isn't afraid to delve into issues of puberty and I'd imagine that it has probably helped some people nearer that age in their actual lives. I did think though that the last season was starting to just repeat storylines with different characters and that perhaps it was time to finish before it tarnished its good will. The disappointing spin off didn't help matters either. However, I thought that this run was an improvement on the last. Maybe focusing a little more of the parental characters helped, maybe they just thought of some new things to do this time.
It's always sad when the show doesn't feature David Thewlis as much as it should, but we do have a couple of strong contenders for best new character with Peter Capaldi's turn as Nick's angry, nipple twisting grandfather and from Flanny, and Irish Love bug of Andrew's voiced by Chris O'Dowd.
I still have some reservations about how long this show should run for, but I'm more enthused for season seven than I was for this.
Learning about his hitherto unknown Scottish heritage, Nick (Nick Kroll) meets his estranged grandfather Seamus (Peter Capaldi) and quickly learns why his relationship with Nick's father fell apart. Jay (Jason Mantzoukas) and Matthew (Andrew Rannells) are enjoying their relationship, but as Jay's personality changes, Matthew wonders whether his influence is wholly positive. Andrew (John Mulaney) begins a relationship with Bernie (Kristen Schall) but his urges continue to cause problems at home.
I supposed, six seasons in, if you're reading this then, like me, you probably quite like "Big Mouth". I think that the second season especially is amongst the best single seasons of television that Netflix has provided. At it best, it's a sharp and funny show, but one that isn't afraid to delve into issues of puberty and I'd imagine that it has probably helped some people nearer that age in their actual lives. I did think though that the last season was starting to just repeat storylines with different characters and that perhaps it was time to finish before it tarnished its good will. The disappointing spin off didn't help matters either. However, I thought that this run was an improvement on the last. Maybe focusing a little more of the parental characters helped, maybe they just thought of some new things to do this time.
It's always sad when the show doesn't feature David Thewlis as much as it should, but we do have a couple of strong contenders for best new character with Peter Capaldi's turn as Nick's angry, nipple twisting grandfather and from Flanny, and Irish Love bug of Andrew's voiced by Chris O'Dowd.
I still have some reservations about how long this show should run for, but I'm more enthused for season seven than I was for this.
