Nathan For You

The cut to Maria Garcia's face with the messed-up lipstick right as Salomon is asking her out is one the most brutal jokes in the history of the show. I have to say, Nathan's treatment of Salomon makes me uncomfortable in general, in much the same way that his continued targeting of business owners with a shaky grasp of English creeps me out a bit.

has finale aired yet?

next week

uh... wow

spoiler ?

http://youtu.be/_Ohkhhs0AiM

removed... what was it?

This wasn't on last night, right?

It was

here's the video

There aas a hidden message in the closed captioms of #NathanForYou and I'm sad now. Geez this show is smart, sad, and funny pic.twitter.com/LSe4KG4mxI

— Saw (Binoculars) (@Enduerrment) November 10, 2017

given that he devotes an entire 18 months of his life to produce four hours of TV I guess that's understandable

fuck, don't know why it didn't tape...

Should be up on cc.com though.

We hear him say exactly what's in the subtitles? Am I missing something here?

yes

he definitely doesn't say that last part

oic. yeah, seems understandable tbh.

he's got the cutest sad look, i'm sorry, but it's true.

He mixes convincing realness + the Nathan For You character so well, especially in this last episode. Like when he had the escort watch an episode in front of him. He was being the Nathan For You character acting as if out of character: not acknowledging the show is a comedy but also not denying it, going along with the accusation that he is lying to people but not suggesting it's for humor. It's a weird overlap.

That subtitle addition could simply be a joke, his actual feelings and a joke at once, his character's feelings and a joke... who knows.

So much pathos. Watching the finale felt like watching a tragicomedy by Samuel Beckett.

Wow, this episode. My wife said it was super weird (it was) but redeemed all the episodes this season she didn't like. At the same time, this was the first time she literally had to cover her eyes once in discomfort.

The way this one shifted from tragic to hopeful to scary to weird to sad to sentimental ... I noticed there were, what, 6 or 7 credited writers on it? I wonder how they put something like this episode together.

It's sadly fitting that when Nathan's NFY character finally finds a semblance of human connection, it's through a relationship that's really an ongoing business transaction.

nathan must have been burning through comedy central's money at some rate w/maci

anyone know why the last ep isn't on amazon?

What did he say the anecdote episode cost, $300,000? That would pay for over 40 24-hour days of Maci, at around her rate. Now that would be a funny episode, if instead of the girlfriend experience he wanted the wife experience (I could have sworn he was going to propose in this one) and he paid her her going rate to basically move in with him and do mundane domestic stuff for a month or two.

It's sadly fitting that when Nathan's NFY character finally finds a semblance of human connection, it's through a relationship that's really an ongoing business transaction.

this was my thought as well

Same with the Smoker's Allowed actress, right?

Yup.

MUD 2
NEVER CLEAN

definite smokers allowed parallels in their interactions

am i only one that felt like that last episode was a waste of time, sort of a shaggy dog story without a punchline. oh well

I have mixed feelings about it. It's a departure from the show's main shtick, for one thing. It seems like Nathan wanted to show what people don't often see: the lonely old man who's lived a life of regret, the escort on her dates, and Nathan himself being called out as a liar, all of which was uncomfortable to watch. But I like Samuel Beckett and I like this, even if it's less entertaining than, say, Nathan inventing an absurd way for obese people to ride horses. (That episode almost killed me laughing.) The finale is another brand of absurdist performance, and it's heavier and probably a little more philosophical, and I appreciated the anticlimax. But TBH I did hope for more lolz, hah.

Idk this show has always been about the ~journey~ and not the destination. Regardless, thought this episode was hilarious, disturbing, uncomfortable, sad, touching and finished with a kind of catharsis. That phone conversation Bill has with Frances (outside of her house!) was kind of just the right way to resolve it. So much going on there. Brilliant episode imo.

loved how this ep kind of felt like a low-key spoof of S-Town at times.

Yeah, it felt very podcast-y.

“Can you switch to Fox News?”

I can’t believe this I love you this made my year https://t.co/cHS2SGIQR9

— nathan fielder (@nathanfielder) November 13, 2017

been watching clips of nathan's show on youtube

not sure how i feel about him, but did find the poop one endearing in a my-6-year-old-makes-those-jokes way

That’s kinda beautiful

xp

definite xp

i feel kinda lame for even pursuing this point given the precision of fielder's comedy but maci is clearly a scripted character yes?

also
https://streamable.com/s154b

I do wonder how many of the people on the show are in cahoots. The "ai doo" bit earlier in the season worked almost a little too smoothly, but who knows

somewhat related:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/11/paying-for-fake-friends-and-family/545060/

Hoooly shit that is depressing stuff

bill gates reminded me of the guy from the jinx a bit

i feel kinda lame for even pursuing this point given the precision of fielder's comedy but maci is clearly a scripted character yes?

― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, November 13, 2017 12:11 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I do wonder how many of the people on the show are in cahoots. The "ai doo" bit earlier in the season worked almost a little too smoothly, but who knows

― davey, Monday, November 13, 2017 12:18 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I wondered about these things, too. It's one of the mysteries of the show, how much of it is kayfabe. I had doubts about Maci especially, since she allowed her face to be shown, something I doubt a real escort would do.

pretty convinced majority of this show is staged/finely edited. still it's great obviously

Yep.

Maci is a real escort. Reddit is having a very hard time deleting her personal info, as she keeps being harrassed by people tracking her down and posting her asl. Supposedly her escort service is easy to find (I didn't look for it obv).

Which doesn't mean it was obv scripted, but she is in fact an escort.

That should read it's obv scripted, but she is etc

Like I noted, I think.6 credited writers on the finale. for what that's worth.