She loves what she does (entertainment publicity for her family), but she’s stuck in a rut, believing that nothing she works on will have a larger impact on the world. Because Lance has started a new career as a nurse-of course he has, he’s the dream guy-Brooke is thrust into an existential crisis over her career. While Cary endures plenty of fun shenanigans in his acting endeavors, it’s Brooke who takes front and center in this new season of The Other Two. It’s a major shift for the pair, who spent most of last season ignoring their chemistry and avoiding getting back together, and they’re having a hard time adjusting to their new dynamic. The pandemic has forced Brooke and Lance to spend every last moment together. Well, maybe not married life-she’s only engaged to on-again-off-again boyfriend Lance ( Josh Segarra), but it sure feels like married life. Meanwhile, the “other one,” Brooke ( Heléne Yorke), is struggling with married life. This is a grim portrait of the ongoing crisis facing American cinemas -big theaters like the Cinerama Dome and multiple Regal locations have closed in the wake of the pandemic-but it’s also the perfect plot point to kickstart Cary’s arc this season. When it finally has its premiere, minutes before the title is set to roll on the silver screen, an usher takes the stage to declare that the theater has been sold to Starbucks and the audience must evacuate. The VOD movie in question is Night Nurse, Cary’s ( Drew Tarver) beloved film that ended up as the “most delayed movie” due to the pandemic. And wouldn’t you know it, they do! In the very first episode of this third season, The Other Two teases the platform it airs on, tossing in a light roast about the hunt for VOD movies amidst a chaotic streaming landscape.
In fact, Warner’s goofy restructuring seems like something The Other Two would parody. The plucky HBO Max series, which moved from Comedy Central to the fledgling HBO streamer in 2021, is one of the very few original titles that withstood the many cuts Warner Media made in the lead up to the launch of “Max,” its new streamer. Perhaps even of any sitcom ever made- The Other Two is boldly rivaling 30 Rock at this point. The comedy has some of the smartest satirizations and possibly the firmest grasp of the zeitgeist of any TV show airing today. That’s why the parodying in The Other Two is so remarkable.
But it is true: fantastic references to our culture, be it books, movies, celebs, music, whatever, are few and far between.
Or was it just a short story? Surely this quote is a reference to something (maybe a Sufjan Stevens song?) I can’t remember where I heard it. There’s a wise saying that goes a little something like this: “A good pop culture reference is hard to find.” Maybe it’s in a book.
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