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| Richard Lewis has yet another "love of his life". |
After the enjoyable but cringe-worthy premiere of the season, I was wondering if
Curb Your Enthusiasm was so played out, that it would now have to resort to shock laughs to be funny. Thankfully, this was incorrect, as "The Safe House" managed to be relatively inoffensive, while delivering a hilarious and overall more satisfying episode than "The Divorce" did last week. The welcome return of Richard Lewis as Larry's lovelorn ex-alcoholic friend was as hilarious as always, with his new girlfriend who he is only dating for her ample chest. Lewis had one hilarious line involving Galileo's teloscope, and has always managed to be one of the many unsung heroes of the show. Funkhouser and Jeff were funny as usual, while J.B. Smoove continues to be the comedic lifeblood as Leon. However, despite Larry awkwardness and the amusing tale of his encounter with the women of the safe house, I still feel like this season has yet to find an identity. After the introduction in Season 1, the TV pitches in Season 2, the restaurant in Season 3, the Broadway show in Season 4, Lewis' kidney story in 5 (though that wasn't introduced until the 5th episode, so this may be premature), the adoption of the Blacks and Cheryl's separation from Larry in Season 6, and the Seinfeld reunion last season, Season 8 feels like its spinning its wheels without a connecting vein. Of course, this may not be an immediate concern, as we know Larry is going to New York some time this season, so let's wait and see. In the meantime, "The Safe House" was a very funny episode, and was a clear message that
Curb Your Enthusiasm has plenty of laughs left in the tank.
"The Safe House" - 4.5/5 stars
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