The intermediary: The Flying Fish Zombification

July 15th, 2008 | Category: Episode Reviews

(S01E05) The basics of the show are established by the fifth episode and now it’s up to the characters and the premise to sustain it. With that episode, The Middleman proves that it knows how to dance that fine balance amoung the campy silliness of its plotlines and snappy dialog and the deeper relationships amoung the principal cast.

I wasn’t certain early on whether Wendy’s supporting cast, namely Lacey and Noser, were going to work in the

distant run on the show, but I think the normalcy they represent in Wendy’s life is as crucial as the work-driven lunacy that the intermediary and Ida represent. In fact, those two are nearly caricatures in their personality, which juxtaposes them even moreso with Noser and Lacey, who are gaining depth and complexity without sacrificing the innate quirkiness that made them work in the first place.

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Original post by Jason Hughes

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