Joey (TV Series) Joey and the Big Break: Part 2 (2005) User Reviews

Joey and the Big Break: Part 2 (#2.2)

[ComedyFan2010 · 7/10 · 15 October 2014]

Joey continues trying to get a great role but gets all very nervous with Kevin Smith and Gina who now delivers Bobbie's bad messages tells him about it. He has his colleague help him out a bit more to get a chance. Michael tries to get Joey on a double date with him. And Joey succeeds with a perfect date for Alex.

The episode has its funny moments. I especially liked how Michael kept on calling Joey his "sex partner" instead of wing-man, very funny.

Was also fun to see Kevin Smith on the show, especially with his adorable dog being kidnapped.

And it was pretty good how it ended with Alex. I was worried for a bit that he was serious.

The kid is back

[studioAT · 6/10 · 15 December 2017]

After a chaotic first half of this two parter things settle down, thankfully.

I enjoyed the Joey/Zach dynamic, it was almost reminiscent of Joey/Chandler at times, though the stuff with Kevin Smith was terrible. Why the writers were so keen to make Joey out to be a complete idiot is beyond me, but it certainly didn't benefit the show.

It was nice to see Michael having a bit more to do as well, with Paulo Costanzo on top form, especially when interacting with Matt LeBlanc. Costanzo's part would get scaled back as this series went along, which was a shame.

I thought the scene where Joey bemoans the fact that he has to solve everyone else's problems was quite apt, because for a lot of the first series his role was exactly that.

One of the strengths of this uneven second series is that the Joey/Alex 'will they/won't they?' romance is for the most part well written, and the roof top date along with the sweet scene between Joey and Gina were the highlights of the episode.

A much improved second half to the series two opener.