TV Review: Jake In Progress
The press leading up to last night's second season premiere of Jake in Progress spoke of how the show was being retooled. Those changes were noticeable from the opening scene.
We find Jake (John Stamos) in the midst of a nightmare. The fiance that left him at the alter three years earlier is there in her wedding dress, chiding him about how he can't commit and how she's moving on and marrying another. Best friend Adrian (Ian Gomez) and his wife, as well as his other friend Patrick (Rick Hoffman), are all in the dream confirming Annie's claim that he is not ready to commit.
I thought the whole dream sequence was carried out very well; Stamos shines bright in the way he carried off the comedic lines. It also served the purpose of giving the character a vulnerable side, though Jake steadfastly tries to deny he was flirting with the caterer or that he is unable to commit, it is obvious this is the case.
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We find Jake (John Stamos) in the midst of a nightmare. The fiance that left him at the alter three years earlier is there in her wedding dress, chiding him about how he can't commit and how she's moving on and marrying another. Best friend Adrian (Ian Gomez) and his wife, as well as his other friend Patrick (Rick Hoffman), are all in the dream confirming Annie's claim that he is not ready to commit.
I thought the whole dream sequence was carried out very well; Stamos shines bright in the way he carried off the comedic lines. It also served the purpose of giving the character a vulnerable side, though Jake steadfastly tries to deny he was flirting with the caterer or that he is unable to commit, it is obvious this is the case.
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