"Enlightened" Comrades Unite! (TV Episode 2011) Poster

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(2011)

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Look for the union label
jotix10021 August 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Amy sees a picket line on her way to work. She gets intrigued by the marchers who are protesting against working conditions at a Riverside hotel. She is late to work again. There is a tense atmosphere at the office. She has managed to get Dougie, her boss,mad at her. When she is called to the HR office, Amy feels this is it for her. Having not endeared herself to most of her fellow workers, she feels she has to do something about it. Her plot to implicate Dougie backfires on her. Even Krista turns her back on her. To compound on her problem, Amy finds out Levi has a different idea about seeing her.

"Enlightened" is one of the most enjoyable series in reasonable memory. Part of the joy of watching is our involvement with the characters. Haven't we known people like this before? Miguel Arteta, a talented director was at the helm of the episode. Mike White provided a screenplay that feels real because we have seen this situation at one time or another.

Laura Dern makes a wonderful Amy. She is full of contrasts and contradictions. Sarah Burns has some good moments in this installment. Timm Sharp is an asset to the show, which by now has settled into an ensemble cast.
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Perfect description of Amy
Red_Identity5 February 2012
This episode is perhaps the show's finest yet. The perfect blend of comedy and drama, and it also has the most tense moments in the show yet. One can say that the actions of episode 7 certainly will have repercussions. This is the perfect episode to show what kind of character Amy is. You want her to succeed, but so many times she goes about things the completely wrong way. She has good intentions, but she is so unaware of how selfishly she goes about them. She is perhaps the most confusing and unpredictable character on television, and this episode in particular one doesn't know what she will do next. The most unsettling and one of the funniest episodes of the series yet.
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