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"Arrested Development" Beef Consomme (2004)


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"Arrested Development" (2003): Season 1: Episode 13 -- As Tobias struggles to overcome his gymnophobia so he can accept the movie role of "Frightened Inmate #2," Michael, Buster and Gob fight over who gets to go out with Marta.

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8.4/10   205 votes
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Mitchell Hurwitz (creator)
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Original Air Date:
15 February 2004 (Season 1, Episode 13)
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After Tobias moves into his room, George Michael gets a rather curious tip about his cousin's origins... more | add synopsis
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Average for Arrested Development, nevertheless important to the plot more (1 total)

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Argentina:30 min
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George Michael Bluth: So, uh, I've been thinking about that conversation we were having the other night about, uh, where Maeby came from. And uh, I was just wondering if you could finish that thought.
Tobias Fünke: Yes, okay, uh... well, have a seat. Uh... um... when a man... needs to prove to a woman that he's actua- when a man loves a woman, and he actually wants to make love, uh, to her, something very, very special happens. And with deep, deep concentration and, and great focus, he's often able to achieve an erec...
George Michael Bluth: I'm sorry, I'm going to stop you. I know what you mean. I, I didn't mean babies in general.
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Average for Arrested Development, nevertheless important to the plot, 13 August 2007
8/10
Author: gizmomogwai from Canada

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This episode, which I've heard might have been meant as a season finale until season 1 was extended from 13 to 22 episodes, has a lot of story to tell, but it's not the funniest episode. I laughed consistently, which makes it worth it, but not as much as with others.

Picking up where the 12th episode, Marta Complex, left off, Beef Consomme concludes the story of Michael's conflicted crush on his brother GOB's girlfriend Marta. It also semi-retires the stories of Tobias unwilling to undress and George Michael lusting after his cousin, who as it turns out might not be a blood relative. I wasn't crazy about the possibility of her being adopted, but this episode comes to the best conclusion- even if adopted, she's still family, and George Michael realizes he can't have her.

As for the Marta storyline, the ultimate Michael-GOB fight is interesting to see, but not laugh-out-loud hilarious. Overall, I actually prefer Marta Complex to its sister episode. Still, this was only the second episode of AD that I saw, so it didn't turn me off on this strange new show. 8.3/10

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