Arrested Development 4.8

Terry Crews. Way too long. The best part was when Lindsay entered politics at the end. That should have been the start. Would have been a much more interesting episode. 7/10

Arrested Development 4.7

The tightest episode in terms of coherent story. And there are some great gags. Just not very many of them. There are also a few obvious misfires (places where you are thinking: Hey, that’s supposed to be funny.) The way the episodes fit together is very clever, and very entertaining, but it’s also quite distracting as the viewer (at this stage) is liable to wonder what else is going one when we join a scene in the middle (as we frequently do). But, when all is said and done, this very long episode fairly zips along because Will Arnett is such a great lead. 8/10

Arrested Development 4.6

It’s certainly very clever (in the way it fits with all the other episodes), but the story of the wall isn’t particularly interesting. And there are very few amusing moments. Mostly we just see George Sr. doing stuff to drive the story. Weakest episode so far. 6/10

Arrested Development 4.5

Maria Bamford. Too long, but there are some great laughs (if you are willing to wait for them). And it is certainly clever (in the way it fits in with the third episode). Almost self-indulgently so. But, man, this is bleak stuff. Seriously dark. Almost uncomfortably so. 8/10

Arrested Development 4.4

Isla Fisher, Judy Greer. Pace is sluggish, but there are some great laughs in the mix. 8/10