The plot here could be synopsised / spoilered in a sentence or two, and sadly, that's the WHOLE plot, including details. So what we get is a dragging, plodding episode which has to draw out scenes, stretttttch the dialogue, and repeat the same point multiple times just to kill time.
Sadly, Kate Micucci is badly miscast here. She's a very talented actress (and singer / songwriter / musician) but only within a very narrow niche. So while she does a great job playing the awkward ugly duckling, she flounders as the ostensible swan. Only her personality really changes, not her gawky looks, and it doesn't feel at all authentic. Micucci over-plays it and produces parody rather than satire - she's a comedy actress, not a dramatic one.
Perhaps that's the intent, but since the episode presents and teases a physical metamorphosis, it's confusing and unsatisfying.
A huge swing and a miss by all involved.
Sadly, Kate Micucci is badly miscast here. She's a very talented actress (and singer / songwriter / musician) but only within a very narrow niche. So while she does a great job playing the awkward ugly duckling, she flounders as the ostensible swan. Only her personality really changes, not her gawky looks, and it doesn't feel at all authentic. Micucci over-plays it and produces parody rather than satire - she's a comedy actress, not a dramatic one.
Perhaps that's the intent, but since the episode presents and teases a physical metamorphosis, it's confusing and unsatisfying.
A huge swing and a miss by all involved.