Because it came right after one of their all-time fan favorite episodes ("The Spanish Inquisition"), "Deja Vu" has been somewhat underrated. It begins with a Carol Cleveland striptease, so you can see it's on the right track! And it ends with the sketch that gives the episode its title, which is not one of their funniest but one of their most conceptually ambitious and bizarre - it touches on the concept of infinity. In the middle, Michael Palin is very funny as a chatty, considerate plane "hijacker" ("never mind, I'll come to Cuba with you and get a flight to Luton from there") and as "a very good playwright". *** out of 4. Underrated episode. Because it came right after one of their all-time fan favorite episodes ("The Spanish Inquisition"), "Deja Vu" has been somewhat underrated. It begins with a Carol Cleveland striptease, so you can see it's on the right track! And it ends with the sketch that gives the episode its title, which is not one of their funniest but one of their most conceptually ambitious and bizarre - it touches on the concept of infinity. In the middle, Michael Palin is very funny as a chatty, considerate plane "hijacker" ("never mind, I'll come to Cuba with you and get a flight to Luton from there") and as "a very good playwright". *** out of 4.
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A Real Good Episode
rk211227 May 2023
Warning: Spoilers
One of my favorite episodes, mainly because it's so different. None of the sketches made it to the film, "And Now For Something Completely Different" but that's understandable because the length of some of these sketches are longer than normal.
Replete with animals exploding, a long walk through the sewer system (as if that's a valid way to go from one office to another) and other bizarre subjects. A gynecologist checking under a man's kilt. A Scotsman constantly begging for money through postal mail with clever excuses. A very polite highjacker who eventually leaps from the plane with a parachute because he doesn't want to be too much trouble. A milkman who spends more time psychoanalyzing his customers than selling them milk.
The episode culminates with a Deja Vu sequence. The commentator starts realizing he's having the same phone conversation over and over and seeks out a psychiatrist.
It's one of the few episodes that I like to go back and revisit. It certainly caught me by surprise when first seeing it.
Replete with animals exploding, a long walk through the sewer system (as if that's a valid way to go from one office to another) and other bizarre subjects. A gynecologist checking under a man's kilt. A Scotsman constantly begging for money through postal mail with clever excuses. A very polite highjacker who eventually leaps from the plane with a parachute because he doesn't want to be too much trouble. A milkman who spends more time psychoanalyzing his customers than selling them milk.
The episode culminates with a Deja Vu sequence. The commentator starts realizing he's having the same phone conversation over and over and seeks out a psychiatrist.
It's one of the few episodes that I like to go back and revisit. It certainly caught me by surprise when first seeing it.
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