The Gist: Maya tries to help Elliot watch his visiting “slow” brother Donnie.
Chicken Pot Chicken Pot Chicken Pot Pie: Before he was Dr. Tobias Funke on Arrested Development, David Cross did friend Steve Levitan a solid by portraying the brother who pretends to be “slow” to get out of work. The whole premise of Just Shoot Me is Maya is a liberal writer who sold out to the man by taking a cushy job at her dad’s fashion magazine. Each episode shows Maya trying to get something positive out of her job, so it’s even funnier when she does the right thing but it blows up in her face. The story is that Donnie fell out of a tree, and has been severely damaged ever since. It turns out Donnie has been faking his handicap, and his love for Maya causes him to confess his secret. It is even funnier the second time you watch it because the first 15 minutes, the audience is not in on the joke. This somewhat offense, always clever and highly controversial episode will make you laugh even when you know it’s wrong.
Best Lines: There are a lot of good lines from Donnie but …
Donnie: (after Maya moves closer to him) Ah! My pants are getting tight!
The Whole Truth: Steve Levitan wanted to do this episode in the first season, but felt the show wasn’t established enough to get away with something like this.
Chicken Pot Chicken Pot Chicken Pot Pie: Before he was Dr. Tobias Funke on Arrested Development, David Cross did friend Steve Levitan a solid by portraying the brother who pretends to be “slow” to get out of work. The whole premise of Just Shoot Me is Maya is a liberal writer who sold out to the man by taking a cushy job at her dad’s fashion magazine. Each episode shows Maya trying to get something positive out of her job, so it’s even funnier when she does the right thing but it blows up in her face. The story is that Donnie fell out of a tree, and has been severely damaged ever since. It turns out Donnie has been faking his handicap, and his love for Maya causes him to confess his secret. It is even funnier the second time you watch it because the first 15 minutes, the audience is not in on the joke. This somewhat offense, always clever and highly controversial episode will make you laugh even when you know it’s wrong.
Best Lines: There are a lot of good lines from Donnie but …
Donnie: (after Maya moves closer to him) Ah! My pants are getting tight!
The Whole Truth: Steve Levitan wanted to do this episode in the first season, but felt the show wasn’t established enough to get away with something like this.
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