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"Will & Grace" Returns For Tacky, Insufferable Anti-Trump Bash Fest
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Ubiquitous
Sep 30, 2017, 10:12:37 PM9/30/17
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Will & Grace returned with an insufferable thud Thursday night, offering up
a full half-hour of tacky anti-Trump jokes as tired and clichéd as my typing
of the words tired and clichéd right now.
Where do we begin with this half-baked family reunion of 50-something
Manhattanites who progressives would now consider too cis, too white or too
1% to be considered "woke"?
The episode began with a few subtle jabs at the Trump White House,
specifically Melania, whom the characters refer to as a "hostage" of the
administration in the first five minutes, and it only got worse from them
there. _Much worse._
Poised to take Trump-bashing to a whole new level, the episode veered from
the standard mode of dropping a snarky political quip here and there by
weaving the anti-Trump bashing into the actual narrative.
The episode's main plot centered around Megan Mullally's character (the
high-pitched Karen Walker) using her connection with First Lady Melania to
score Grace (Debra Messing) a gig redecorating the Oval Office for the new
administration. Though Grace, a strident anti-Trump opponent (just like
Messing in real life), resists the opportunity at first, she eventually goes
against her better nature and agrees to take the job. It is on this
ridiculous and farcical premise that audiences are then treated to some of
the tackiest anti-Trump jokes ever committed on screen. You almost want to
give them credit for the amount of references they manage to squeeze in.
The big day for Grace's White House gig finally comes, and as Grace and
Karen stand alone in the Oval Office discussing what color fabric would pair
well with the President's skin tone, Grace pulls out a bag of — wait for it
— CHEETOS to compare and contrast.
From there, we get a tasteless joke knocking former President Reagan's
Alzheimers: "The first time I was in this office, Nancy and I were chasing
Ronnie around that desk ... Trying to get some protein into the ol' Gipper.
We used to put a scoop of tuna fish in an ice cream cone and tell him it was
mint chip," Karen says to Grace in recalling her younger days at the White
House (her character is a Republican).
At another point, Karen's character sits on the couch in the same pose as
Kellyanne Conway — that non-controversy that resulted in a barrage of sexist
attacks.
Their visit to the Oval Office concludes with Grace leaving a red hat that
says "Make America Gay Again" along with an equal sign.
Other plot points involve the character Will (Eric McCormack) flirting with
a handsome gay congressman who is staunchly anti-environmentalist.
Keep digging your grave, Hollywood.
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/will-grace-11-years-later-reagan-cheetos-rules
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Dems & the media want Trump to be more like Obama, but then he'd
have to audit liberals & wire tap reporters' phones.
a full half-hour of tacky anti-Trump jokes as tired and clichéd as my typing
of the words tired and clichéd right now.
Where do we begin with this half-baked family reunion of 50-something
Manhattanites who progressives would now consider too cis, too white or too
1% to be considered "woke"?
The episode began with a few subtle jabs at the Trump White House,
specifically Melania, whom the characters refer to as a "hostage" of the
administration in the first five minutes, and it only got worse from them
there. _Much worse._
Poised to take Trump-bashing to a whole new level, the episode veered from
the standard mode of dropping a snarky political quip here and there by
weaving the anti-Trump bashing into the actual narrative.
The episode's main plot centered around Megan Mullally's character (the
high-pitched Karen Walker) using her connection with First Lady Melania to
score Grace (Debra Messing) a gig redecorating the Oval Office for the new
administration. Though Grace, a strident anti-Trump opponent (just like
Messing in real life), resists the opportunity at first, she eventually goes
against her better nature and agrees to take the job. It is on this
ridiculous and farcical premise that audiences are then treated to some of
the tackiest anti-Trump jokes ever committed on screen. You almost want to
give them credit for the amount of references they manage to squeeze in.
The big day for Grace's White House gig finally comes, and as Grace and
Karen stand alone in the Oval Office discussing what color fabric would pair
well with the President's skin tone, Grace pulls out a bag of — wait for it
— CHEETOS to compare and contrast.
From there, we get a tasteless joke knocking former President Reagan's
Alzheimers: "The first time I was in this office, Nancy and I were chasing
Ronnie around that desk ... Trying to get some protein into the ol' Gipper.
We used to put a scoop of tuna fish in an ice cream cone and tell him it was
mint chip," Karen says to Grace in recalling her younger days at the White
House (her character is a Republican).
At another point, Karen's character sits on the couch in the same pose as
Kellyanne Conway — that non-controversy that resulted in a barrage of sexist
attacks.
Their visit to the Oval Office concludes with Grace leaving a red hat that
says "Make America Gay Again" along with an equal sign.
Other plot points involve the character Will (Eric McCormack) flirting with
a handsome gay congressman who is staunchly anti-environmentalist.
Keep digging your grave, Hollywood.
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/will-grace-11-years-later-reagan-cheetos-rules
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Dems & the media want Trump to be more like Obama, but then he'd
have to audit liberals & wire tap reporters' phones.
Bast
Oct 6, 2017, 7:18:31 AM10/6/17
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And episode 2 was just worse, with a comment that hitlery was "hot"
.....HUH ?????
The writers should be put back in their home.
I doubt this "new" show will last the first season, unless they learn what
comedy is, really fast.
Itsuki Kaito
Oct 8, 2017, 4:25:47 PM10/8/17
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It's true, you can't go home again.
Ubiquitous
Oct 12, 2017, 1:58:29 PM10/12/17
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Why do the networks no longer wait for a show to fail before renewing it?
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