The third season presents a mysterious comedy, where the self-appointed spiritual teacher Father Ra-Chopard in Oregon's countryside begins a new mission and goes through an experiment to help an assistant who seems to be excessively loyal, While FBI agent Bill Des (DBI) is starting a new mission to unmask the man behind the mantra.
The strangest and most vital of tributes to an art form: ferociously attuned to detail, deeply enamored with its subject, and yet able to be critical. And it's insightful.
For a satire, it still manages to hit those beats with dedication and is all the better for it. The comedy is just a bonus, and with this set of actors, it's an incredible start to the season.
Directors Rhys Thomas and Alex Buono nail the panoply of visual and rhythmic styles so thoroughly that if you didn't know what they were up to, you might actually buy the series' longtime conceit.
This show doesn't just mimic the form and topic of its source material but also its impact, the way that it's received. The show just keeps on nailing those subtler aspects of its satire.
The fake documentary skewers the pretentiousness and earnestness of documentarians, as well as the fact that people are willing to utter the most ridiculous and self-incriminating statements when facing a camera.
NPR
February 28, 2019
This episode, written by Meyers and Mulaney, fairly oozes with love of Broadway, love of Sondheim, and love of '70s weirdos with big sideburns. All to its benefit, to say the least.
