Matt’s “big” comeback is bigger than anyone imagined, and not in a good way. Instead of his name in headlines, his waistline is the punch line on all the critics’ lips, and when the series bombs in the ratings, it starts to look like Matt could be making the flop of his life, and taking Sean and Beverly down with him.
Showtime returns for seconds, and they're pretty sloppy -- a breezy but uninspired half-hour defined by Matt LeBlanc's willingness to portray Matt LeBlanc as a swaggering jerk.
While the humor can be as nasty and politically incorrect as anything on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," at its heart, "Episodes" is rooted in a very sweet romance.