Dave (TV Series) The Storm (2023) User Reviews

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[BeatBrozio · 10/10 · 27 April 2023]

"The Storm" is my favorite episode of season 3 so far. This series has no problem diving into sensitive topics and I love that about it.

Religion, race, sex, physical appearance, mental health. All of these are touched on while maintaining a comedic tone throughout. Don't get me wrong though. This show knows how to take itself seriously when needed, but has a way of keeping things light and maintaining your attention the entire runtime.

I don't wish to spoil anything about this episode. I believe just about anyone can relate to parts of this episode and it's best not knowing a thing beforehand.

Beautiful episode. 10/10.

S3 has been fantastic

[krupocin-1 · 10/10 · 27 April 2023]

This is more of a review of S3 up until this point but I can't believe how interesting this show has gotten. To me it's the total inverse of Atlanta, a show that Dave will inexorably be compared to for obvious reasons. I loved S1 and S2 of Atlanta but it was like they lost what made the show special (imo at least) and got too high on their own stuff, ultimately feeling disjointed and uneven with moments with some very high peaks but a lot of low troughs. That's how I would describe Dave S1 & S2, the Benny Blanco stuff for example, I found hard to watch at times it was just boring. Same with the Kareem episode which felt like Dave got Kareem to agree to work with him so he had to shoehorn something in.

S3 of Dave, however, has just been all highs, culminating with this strange but brilliant episode. The horror vibe of it and everything with Gata, I would say the only downside is that sometimes episodes like this seem like they could benefit from 15 min more runtime...but then again they did that with Ted Lasso S3 and it's been a pacing disaster so who knows. Either way, Dave S2 to S3 has been one of the biggest jumps in quality I've experienced with a show in a long time season to season, usually the change is what we saw with Atlanta when the stars get too big and the writers lose the thread of what made them special but here it's been just the opposite and I never thought I would say this but I like S3 of Dave MUCH more than S3 of Atlanta (1 & 2 are still sacred though).

I hope Dave knows people appreciate this show

[williamgarrity-31401 · 10/10 · 7 May 2023]

Straight up as my title says. I feel like Dave is crafting something so special, it is probably some of my favorite television work hands down. And it pains me to see this show getting absolutely no attention. A truly thankless job. But i really hope he know that this piece of art resonates with some people including myself to such a deep extent.

This show is SO much smarter than it appears to be. This episode is a perfect example. I would bet most casual viewers wouldnt notice a couple hints thrown out in this episode. When they first get to the house one of the decorations is the Serenity prayer widely known by its use in AA type meetings. And then the son mentions really quickly a meeting with his boys and then it is never sddresed again. But then Gata comes out as a sex adict and look how quikly the mother was to console him.

This episde really hit home for me in so many different ways. Hats off to you Dave.

Best episode of the series

[sendphotopls · 10/10 · 6 May 2023]

Rob Rosell, man. He is a damn treasure and this episode is such a fantastic example of it. I noticed his EP credit since the start of the season and wondered if he would be writing an episode as well, but it was a fleeting thought I hadn't returned to. It took less than 5 minutes into the episode to remember as I slowly fell into absolute awe of the writing prowess on display. *Every single line* was either hilarious, meaningful or crucial to the plot line. 0% fat. Like if skim milk was actually good.

Not to mention the character dynamics he fit into Gata's character all in one episode, starting with hilarious moment after hilarious moment (the entire Pledge of Allegiance scene, "I don't know I think she got cancer or something," "Ay Megabyte, where the bathroom at?") only to transition to the climax of the episode and one of the most revealing moments of his character to date *seamlessly.* He did that all while finding time to incorporate a tight setup to the episode's plot, Dave's S3 character arc, a hilarious Which is Worse: the Holocaust vs. Slavery debate, a concise introduction of 6 family members, callbacks to previous episodes of the series & a dual-purpose ending that pushes the character narrative of the season forward despite the episode's detour from its linear narrative. Oh, and as I mentioned, the episode was littered with joke after joke after joke, all of which landed. He's a master of his craft at this point.

I've watched Dave since it premiered, been blown away by multiple episodes (primarily in s2/s3), but this one? It sticks out like a sore thumb. I can't go without mentioning the PHENOMENAL direction by Shannon Murphy. I was on the edge of my seat, eyes glued to the screen from the very first scene. Her choice to set the tone how she did with that mesmerizing intro was brilliant. It paid off too, her ability to slowly increase the tension of this episode, scene-by-scene, then suddenly give us the ending's tonal shift without feeling abrupt or out-of-place... I was blown away.

So yeah, this is hands down the best episode of the series, and honestly, probably one of the best episodes of television in the past decade. The best way to describe it would be if you took the idiosyncrasies of peak Atlanta, combined it with the tightest writing from a Rosell-written Always Sunny episode & placed the cast of Dave right in the middle of it. A true 10/10 episode.

Please don't continue to be too political!!

[jacktrainor-94703 · 3/10 · 8 May 2023]

So this is honestly probably my favourite show I've seen in the last 3 years. I've loved probably every moment of it, but this episode was by far the worst.

From the minute Megs parent's appeared I knew exactly where this was headed. But I won't lie, usually most TV shows make conservatives/right wingers look like the worst people on earth, whereas this episode kinda made them sh**ty but no where near as much as it could have, especially when abortion was mentioned, if it went much further than that I would've gave less than a 3/10.

The dog licking something he shouldn't was my highlight of the episode lmao But yeah overall this series is a 9.5/10.

Wow! Terrible episode of a usually great show ...

[mrchrishain · 1/10 · 28 April 2023]

... I absolutely love "Dave." However, this episode is terrible.

Dave's initial response to the crowd fat shaming his fan is an interesting setup for the episode.

But the plot escalates with a series of uninventive hackneyed tropes. It's not even terribly funny.

The GaTa sex addiction is in organically forced to thematically fit with the silly plot of anti-dance cartoon Christians ripped off from Footloose.

At least it's a stand alone episode.

Now, as I continue my quest to get more people to watch this show I can tell them it's great, but absolutely skip Season 3, Episode 5.

You should skip it, too.