The third season sees LeBlanc’s career tank, turning him into a “bull in a China shop.” At least things are looking up for Sean and Beverly’s marriage. The only thing that could possibly come between them now is Hollywood and Matt.
The key faultline is that Episodes has written itself into a cul-de-sac. There's nothing left to it apart from a series of relationships and most of the interesting things that can happen have already happened.
Episodes remains distinguished, mostly, by Matt LeBlanc's gameness in playing a jaundiced, utterly self-absorbed version of himself, the classic stereotype of a sitcom star with an oversized ego.
Episodes is not as cutting-edge as Girls but it's a lot funnier and maybe even more relatable for much of the audience (with the exception of entitled, 23-year-olds living in Brooklyn).
