REVIEW: SQUIDBILLIES ‘THE SQUID STAYS IN THE PICTURE’

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In this weeks skullfucking of Squidbillies, Early tries to teach a Hollywood boy (filming nearby) how to speak and talk like a ‘real Southern man’ – in that way that only a Squidbilly could. Eventually, as he always does, Early eventually fucks this cash-pertunity up, but before he does he unloads a buttload of lessons that everyone can appreciate.

The plot here is fairly straightforward (as aforementioned), but the jokes and nuances here really make it great. I laughed out loud at least three times this episode, and for me that’s a shit-ton. It could be that for a New York boy like me all the wild Southern accents and stereotypes are extra amusing, but even putting that aside, surely the voice/writing combo team here knocks this one out of the park.

I won’t give away all the best lines (although it’s super tempting), but Squidbillies are really pushing the envelope here in terms of offensiveness – and I’m surprised that I’m impressed. I usually don’t like shock type humor, but for some reason I don’t get the usual ‘we’re doing this on purpose to be offensive for the sake of being offensive’ vibe – it just seems organic.

Only criticism here is that again I find the guest characters paling in comparison to the usual crew. I suppose the show does need new [guest] characters to create dilemmas and situations for the main characters to interact with – but – I just can’t put my finger on why they aren’t hitting their stride.

I think from now on I will do Squidbillies justice and always have a tallboy in hand when it airs.

Not the most prolific plot here, but I had a great fucking time.

@Achilles_Word