With Elevator: Part 1, we're seeing the series continue to travel into more mature territory. This fourth series of Louie is covering some genuinely serious topics and there's a dark vein running through the plot lines.
So far this season, after the richly comic Back, we've had the interesting Model (which I maintain is Louie's far-fetched fictional tale of woe designed purely to woo the unobtainable waitress) and the delicate subject of weight and prejudice in So Did the Fat Lady. Now we have the heart- stopping thought of losing a child somewhere in the labyrinth of the New York subway system and the claustrophobic idea of being trapped in a broken down lift or face possible dissection by attempting escape via the narrow gap available. Just to add to the paranoia and unease, Louie is faced with the dilemma of what to do in the event that you find yourself in somebody else's apartment with a semi-naked lady sprawled on the settee.
Louie C.K. is tapping into the male psyche and the darkest fears. It makes riveting television, putting the audience into a state of unease. This is unexplored territory, I think, for a comedy series. It's brave and exciting, unpredictable and tense.
Excellent.
So far this season, after the richly comic Back, we've had the interesting Model (which I maintain is Louie's far-fetched fictional tale of woe designed purely to woo the unobtainable waitress) and the delicate subject of weight and prejudice in So Did the Fat Lady. Now we have the heart- stopping thought of losing a child somewhere in the labyrinth of the New York subway system and the claustrophobic idea of being trapped in a broken down lift or face possible dissection by attempting escape via the narrow gap available. Just to add to the paranoia and unease, Louie is faced with the dilemma of what to do in the event that you find yourself in somebody else's apartment with a semi-naked lady sprawled on the settee.
Louie C.K. is tapping into the male psyche and the darkest fears. It makes riveting television, putting the audience into a state of unease. This is unexplored territory, I think, for a comedy series. It's brave and exciting, unpredictable and tense.
Excellent.
