“Letterkenny” Season 8 Review by Josh Davis
January 6, 2020 8:10 am |
Season 8 of critically acclaimed Canadian comedy “Letterkenny” picks up right after the last season ended, with Wayne (series creator Jared Keeso) discovering during a bar fight that his fiancé cheated on him. Ironically, the brawl started as Wayne was sticking up for close friend Daryl (Nathan Dales) after his relationship turned south and Wayne offered the counsel, “if she cheats, it’s over – no exceptions.”
Heartbroken, Wayne retreats to his favorite ice-fishing shack armed only with copies of the TV show (the fictional, but ironically catch-phrase laden) “Miss Fire,” and plenty of whiskey, beer and cigarettes.
Strangely inspired by 1993 movie “Homeward Bound,” Wayne’s friends, including Daryl, Squirrely Dan (K. Trevor Wilson), little sister Katy (Michelle Mylett) and Bonnie McMurray (Kamilla Kowal), hatch several plans, with mixed results, to help him snap out of it.
Two side plots run through the season, as hockey bros Reilly (Dylan Playfair) and Jonesy (Andrew Herr) finally get to play for a winning team, and Skids (apparently Canadian for “Goth”) leader Stewart (Tyler Johnston) trains to exact revenge in the form of his own (unrelated) bar brawl.
When Wayne finally leaves the fish shack, the season turns to focus on the new relationship between Katy and Dierks (Tyler Hynes), who Wayne first meets while being dragged to a strip club by his American cousin. Dierks seems like an asshole and, spoilers, he turns out to be an asshole, setting up yet another brawl to close out Season 8.
Shitty relationship choices aside, “Letterkenny” continues to be one of the smartest, snappiest, most quotable shows on TV. Call it the lowbrow Canadian companion to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” or a north-of-the-border cousin to early Kevin Smith movies.
With each year the show reaches a larger audience, meaning constantly improving production values and better cinematography. What hasn’t changed is the sharp writing and incredibly fast-paced dialog that’s littered with more pop culture references than anything since, well, “Clerks.”
The show is also a breeze to watch, with each season having no more than seven episodes, each clocking in at around 30 minutes or less.
For those who have exhausted the like of “Casual,” “Arrested Development,” “Parks and Recreation,” etc., “Letterkenny” offers an easy-to-digest and hilarious alternative from north of the border. What are you waiting for? Pitter. Patter.
PCL Rating: Tupperware
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: FRESH 🍅
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