I agree this episode was really nice. All the flashback episodes I saw were nice (didn’t watched the last season beyond the first episode)
I heard there’s another great one in Season 2 but still going through quarantine episode.
It's the only show with a covid episode that was good. So many failed attempts. They made a really solid one.
I didn't watch the show until recently but even seeing it much later I agree that it hit all the right notes. Just the right blend of comedy, emotional insight, and zoom shenanigans without overdoing or downplaying any aspect of it. It's crazy how I consider Craig Mazin's role in it as one of his finest moments just behind showrunning the powerhouses Chernobyl and The Last of Us on HBO.
I was the same way! It started as just a fun show to put on in between the heavy hitting drama stuff I was watching but this episode set the bar for the kinds of stories they could tell about the human relationships of game designer characters. They really start finding a lot of ways to push that same exploration of complex relationships as the series goes on with even a few more episodes completely dedicated to it like this one was.
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