I thought the first episode of this mini-series was pretty good, and the second a little better, but it wasn't until the third that I got what I really wanted: hilarity mixed with melancholy.
Much of the hilarity involves rehearsals for a hysterically funny bad musical, but even before that this episode was funnier than the two preceding it, offering the high degree of wit and silliness I recall from the original series.
Some people have complained that the musical section went on too long, but I loved it all. And then that serious number at the end was just so lovely and perfect.
I wish the first two episodes had been as good as the final two, but even one as good as this is a special prize.
Much of the hilarity involves rehearsals for a hysterically funny bad musical, but even before that this episode was funnier than the two preceding it, offering the high degree of wit and silliness I recall from the original series.
Some people have complained that the musical section went on too long, but I loved it all. And then that serious number at the end was just so lovely and perfect.
I wish the first two episodes had been as good as the final two, but even one as good as this is a special prize.