Master of None (TV Series) Finale (2015) User Reviews

A Great Season Finale

[borowiecsminus · 8/10 · 14 July 2016]

While it isn't quite as good as its predecessor "Mornings," excepting the penultimate episode, it is the best in the series so far.

The series takes on a dramatic turn as Dev and Rachel's relationship hits significant bumps before finally crumbling into pieces. Hopefully the show will bring Rachel back eventually, but the way I see it, it probably wouldn't be for quite a while. This is the first episode in a long time that featured all of Dev's close friends, and that's part of what made it so great: the supporting cast to this show is fantastic. I'd say collectively, they're even better than Anzari.

I loved the part about the fig tree, although it might've been a little artsy for some, I thought it was nice. While, of course, the quotes were not created by the show in that scene, the passage is one of the most tragic truths about all people, especially those with potential. The tacos metaphor you see earlier in the episode also relates to this: Dev spends so much time trying to pick which taco place he wants that once he finally chooses, they're all out of tacos.

The directing was great, as was the writing, and the acting. The comedy was surprisingly few and far between in this episode, but was still great. The MVP was absolutely Alan Yang, who was gut-busting throughout the episode.

Leaves you craving the next season, even if it's not quite as good as the episode that came before it.

In the Top Fifty.

Good Finale

[seboravilo · 8/10 · 25 April 2017]

I've always felt that pilots and finales in these kind of series have a hard task – moving the plot forward while still maintaining the key aspects of the show's humour. This episode is great when it comes to the plot and the characters and all this stuff, but it just doesn't feel the same as in episodes 2 to 8. In episode 9 I started to feel the slight shift to the story elements of the show. So I can say I disappointed, because the first episode of this series rocks. It was moving, funny and introduced the show in a really great way that didn't feel slow. I am not saying that episode 10 was a disappointment – you got to do what you got to do. In this case it was moving the plot – and I am fine with that.

Looking forward to second season.

Season One Review

[southdavid · 8/10 · 5 September 2022]

Season three of "Master of None" is on the Guardian's top TV of 2021 list, but rather than starting with that I decided to go back and watch the first two seasons again first. It wasn't an easy decision. Since I first watched these episodes, Aziz Ansari's reputation was damaged by allegations during the MeToo reveals and certainly watching aspects of the season is an unusual experience now.

Dev (Aziz Ansari) a first-generation immigrant of Indian heritage, struggles with the social complexities of 21st century living despite enjoying an easy life built on his parents sacrifices. He begins a relationship with Rachel (Noel Wells) a record company executive but is never sure that a real relationship is comparable to the fantasy of one. Dev does, however, have another success in the offing, having landed a role in "The Sickening" a contemporary horror film filming in New York.

The show doesn't work particularly hard at making Dev all that likable. He's not a bad guy, but he's got a reasonable amount of selfishness and I can see his silliness becoming wearing pretty quickly. His friends aren't particularly realistic either, particularly Arnold, played by Eric Wareheim, but he, Denise played by Lena Waithe and Brian, played by Kelvin Yo. I liked that Rachel is played as a match for Dev and not just someone who is endlessly won over by his dubious charms. Without doubt though the star and Dev's parents, played by Ansari's actual parents. Their lack of acting ability is obvious, but also somehow charming.

The episode of this first season are wide ranging, despite having some pull through storylines and are genuinely funny throughout, even on this second viewing.

It's tough though to reconcile the Aziz who wrote some of these episodes, particularly the elements about the way women suffer a million microaggressions, as well as full on aggressions, with the one of whom those allocations are made - though I'll admit that those themselves are capable of causing a lengthy debate.

Separating art from artist does seem to be one of the most consistent debates of my adult life and if your capable of doing it, then I think that this season is really good stuff.