Home Economics is a "family with mild conflicts working out those mild conflicts while being funny and stupid and then everyone hugs" comedies about three siblings, whose only gimmick is one is rich, one is temporarily struggling, and one is what passes for poor in a movie about upperclass white folk.
It's generally cute. It's amusing as often as not and it's perfectly watchable. But the best moments aren't from the siblings but from their wives.
Most notable in the series are the two most disparate characters. Marina (Karla Souza) is the edgiest, caustic and with a sense of underlying bitterness that gives her jokes a sharp, cutting quality. Sasheer Zamata's Denise is her opposite, a lovely, centered person with a talent for soothing her chaotic wife Sarah. I know it's weird to even say that one of the funniest characters is the calm, sensible one, and it's hard to explain. But Sasheer has great timing and never falls into that saint-like persona, always letting you know she's a real person who is conscious of the dynamic.
These two are almost enough for me to keep watching, but after 3 episodes I decided I needed more than them. I hope they find better roles elsewhere, or that this show gets better writers.
It's generally cute. It's amusing as often as not and it's perfectly watchable. But the best moments aren't from the siblings but from their wives.
Most notable in the series are the two most disparate characters. Marina (Karla Souza) is the edgiest, caustic and with a sense of underlying bitterness that gives her jokes a sharp, cutting quality. Sasheer Zamata's Denise is her opposite, a lovely, centered person with a talent for soothing her chaotic wife Sarah. I know it's weird to even say that one of the funniest characters is the calm, sensible one, and it's hard to explain. But Sasheer has great timing and never falls into that saint-like persona, always letting you know she's a real person who is conscious of the dynamic.
These two are almost enough for me to keep watching, but after 3 episodes I decided I needed more than them. I hope they find better roles elsewhere, or that this show gets better writers.