Reagan and Chris get new young australian neighbors, but are worried that they won’t come off as cool. They try to compliment the androgynous looking wife, drop of a bottle of tequila, and say they have Radiohead tickets, but they fumble through everything because they are trying too hard. However, when the neighbors have a loud house warming party, Chris and Reagan are forced to call the cops so their baby can get some sleep. They don’t want to seem like the lame neighbors, so they pretend to have been at the party the whole time. That does not work because when the cops arrive they call the complainer back and Chris’ cell phone rings. Reagan and Chris come to realize they will no longer be the coolest neighbors, but hope to be the coolest parents.
Meanwhile, Ava is concerned that baby Amy does not like her. Ava thought Amy would love a wallet and small purse, “baby’s first wallet, everyone knows that tradition,” but that does not work. Seeing this, Reagan purposely brings Amy to work so Ava and Amy can have some bonding. When they are left alone, Amy stops crying when Ava holds her.
The second episode was not as funny as the pilot. I thought the idea of trying to impress the new young neighbors was pushed a little to hard and it did not seem that believable. Is it really that stressful to meet your neighbors? Also, I think that Christina Applegate and Will Arnett’s characters work best when they are throwing snappy dialogue back and forth. This episode lacked some good one-liners. I thought the shining star of the episode was Maya Rudolph. She plays the eccentric Ava to a tee. The writers need to find a way to have Ava interact more with Reagan and Chris. Having her just swing by for a minute or only seeing her at the office isn’t enough.
All new shows take some to time to find their rhythm, look at Parks and Recreation. I still think this show could be the next Thirtysomethings, we just need to give it some time.
Wednesday 8PM on NBC
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