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We've all been anxiously awaiting the new season of Arrested Development and to believe its finally here! Here is a review of the 11/07/04 Season 2 premiere:
| Arrested Development Season 2: The One Where Michael Leaves
Hey Arrested Development fans [insert creepy back massage attempt here]…..so Sunday was a very exciting day for everybody who’s been dying for a fresh fix of Arrested Development--the past months have dragged by (thankfully made easier with the recent DVD release) but we were rewarded handsomely on Sunday night with a season premiere that was more than worth the wait. That’s right—the Bluths are back and as deliciously dysfunctional as ever! “The One Where Michael Leaves” (notice the allusion to the title format of Friends—nobody is safe from the wit of Mitch Hurwitz) opens with Michael (Mr. Bateman, of course) and his son George Michael (Michael Cera) fleeing their wretched family to start a new life in lovely Phoenix, Arizona. This is not the first time we’ve seen Michael try to take his son away from these people— in the pilot, after being passed over as successor to the family development company, Michael accepts a job in Phoenix –you know, a job, something you apply for, and then they pay you to…never mind, I don’t want to ruin the surprise. At any rate, Michael really plans on leaving this time—he’s recently found out that the real reason his father, George Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor), is in jail is that the company has been doing development overseas, for Saddam Hussein (which is generally looked down upon here in the States) and after his father fakes a heart attack and escapes from the hospital, he’s decided he wants out. However, as much as Michael wants to start his new dream life in Phoenix, he also wants his family to feel his absence. He turns the car around and returns to his mother, Lucille (Jessica Walters) just to make sure she and the rest of the family know he’s taking his son and leaving--for good. The rest of his family doesn’t really believe him, and if they do, they certainly don’t seem to care. His younger brother Buster (Tony Hale) is far too busy playing with Lucille’s newly acquired rape horn---like anybody would want to “R” her—and Lucille is very preoccupied with whatever she’s making in the blender. Michael’s had it, and informs his older brother, a magician named G.O.B ( Will Arnett), that he can find somebody else to fix his mistakes, his mother that she can find somebody else to take care of Buster (who’s become too much of a big shot to brush mother’s hair), and his twin sister Lindsay (Portia de Rossi) and her sexually ambiguous husband Tobias (David Cross) that they can find somebody else to cry to about their marriage. Meanwhile, Michael’s niece, Maeby (Alia Shawkat) is overly concerned about George Michael’s burgeoning relationship with Bland, I mean, Ann—you couldn’t pick her out of a line-up of one! Having made his intentions clear, Michael and his son once again set off to Phoenix. It isn’t long before they’re picked up by the police—their car is registered under George Bluth, a wanted criminal, but since George Sr. has just been caught, Michael and his son are free to go. Of course, Michael can’t resist returning to the jail to say some hurtful things to his father, and is dismayed to discover that the police did not capture George Sr, but his twin brother Oscar. The Bluth family lawyer, Barry Zuckerkorn (Henry Winkler), complete with a conspicuous head sore, informs Michael that, since George Sr. remains at large, Michael cannot leave the state and will be indicted for his father’s crimes if he doesn’t either produce evidence that he wasn’t involved or make bail. Michael embarks on a search for the company checkbook which lasts for most of the episode—along the way he discovers that within his absence of three hours, G.O.B has been made head of the company (and done 45,000 dollars worth of damage), Oscar has moved in with Lucille to provide a father figure for Buster ( he just may be more of a father to Busty than a father figure), Lindsay and Tobias have decided on an open relationship, and Tobias has found his calling as a prospective member of the blue man group (the performance art group, not the support group—it’s an easy mistake to make). In trying to hang a picture in his new office/game room, G.O.B hacks through the wall and finds a signed contract between his father and Saddam Hussein. On her way to the office to help G.O.B, Lucille is stopped by documentarian Michael Moore, who questions the Bluths’ American loyalty. Lucille is glad to enlist Buster in the army in order to prove her patriotism. Tobias, on his way to being discovered by the Blue Man Group, unfortunately blends into the dusk and is run over by Barry Zuckerkorn. The family unites at the hospital, and Michael, having been unable to come up with the company checkbook or the evidence, is about to ask for help when his family finally admits how much they need him. Everybody needs his help: Buster’s been signed up for the army just because the fat man dared Lucille, G.O.B knows too much—he’s got the thingy, half in English, half in scribbly—and Annyong, Lucille’s adopted Korean son—has lost his wig, his Uncle Sam wig. The police bust in, mistaking Oscar for George once again, and Michael sets them straight, saying that he’s the one they want. Oscar is let go, taking the briefcase with Saddam’s contract with him—seconds later, Oscar shows up in a different outfit, and the family realizes that they have let George, Sr. go with the evidence they need to keep Michael from jail.
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| More hilarious quotes from the Season 2 Premiere ... G George Michael: But don't-don't you always say family first?
Michael: Yes, I do..but that is not a family,ok?They're a bunch of greedy, selfish people who have our nose..and Aunt Lindsay.. Lucille: Buster, what are you doing with mother's rape horn? Yes, I have a rape horn, Michael, because you took away my mace. Buster: Yeah, like anyone would want to "R" her.. Michael: I don't know why you're not taking this "I'm out of here" seriously, but I am out of here, seriously Michael: This time, we're going to be so far away you'll never be able to find us- Michael: All right, I'll tell you what..Mom, you're always asking me to help you look after Buster, you can find somebody else..(to Buster)I hope she doesn't kill you. Michael: G.O.B, instead of always coming to me, asking for money, saying "I've made a huge mistake," you can bail yourself out next time.. Michael: Now, do you want to steer, or are you too old to sit on your Pop’s lap and drive. Tobias: As a therapist, I have advised many couples to explore an open relationship where a couple remains emotionally comitted but are free to explore extramarital encounters. Tobias: Oh, no,no, I’m not in the group yet…I’m afraid I just blue myself… Buster: Mom volunteered me for the army, just because the fat man dared her to… G.O.B: Michael, I am sitting on some very hot information here…I know too much. I’ve got the thingy..half in English, half in Scribbly. Michael: Just to be clear, it looks like he is dead or he is dead? G.O.B: We’ve got the proof, Michael…dad’s signed contract with Saddam..
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