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If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

I was actually enjoying the plot and thought the characters might grow on me - until she started singing. Oh, just DON'T. Halfway through the first musical number I was tempted to turn it off but hung on. Mercifully, the song ended and they went back to building an actual plot with some humorous potential. Just as I was starting to get interested again, BAM, another musical number even more pointless than the first one. I didn't make it through that one. Good bye.

"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" is one of the best television shows on today....so why is it I never heard about this? Only when my oldest daughter came home for a visit did I learn about this one...after the second season?! Fortunately, the show is supposed to return for season 3...and you should binge on them like I am in order to catch up and be ready once the show returns.Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) is a super-well educated and successful young lawyer. After all, she went to Harvard AND Yale and now is working a great job in New York City...and is about to be offered a partnership in her firm! Yet, she just ain't right in the head. When she sees an old boyfriend from summer camp a decade before, she learns that he's moving back to his old home town in California...she impulsively quits her job and moves to this city!! Why? Because she is highly delusional and imagines he'll soon fall in love with her and they'll live happily ever after! What's next? See this very weird and surreal show and find out...and it's a show that always keeps you guessing...and is filled with some of the funniest songs I have ever heard. The writing for this show is amazing. While the show COULD lose its momentum quickly, episode after episode it keeps your interest...and features some of the strangest and most screwed up characters on TV. Well worth seeing...and there is nothing like it!!

I don't know where to begin praising this show. I've never written a review before, but I just have to share my love for it with everyone!Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is simply amazing! It's bold, it isn't afraid to broach sensitive and controversial themes like mental health issues, or abortions. This isn't the show that teaches you that love conquers all. It's a show about deep emotional traumas, about finding peace within yourself, about finding your way towards inner happiness. It's about making mistakes, owning up to them, living with them, overcoming them. It's about not letting others define you. If you're looking for a fairy tale show, with princes and princesses and joy all around, then Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is not for you. It realistically depicts struggling with mental issues, self loathing, feelings of not belonging, imperfection and the list goes on... It will make you face your own issues, reevaluate your relationships (past and present) and touch your heart in such a profound way that you won't be the same afterwards. The characters are diverse, religious, sexual orientation, and race-wise. They are also multidimensional with layers upon layers that you can peel off slowly. Rebecca is a relatable and very realistic character. You will be happy for her, you will get upset with her, sometimes watching will be hard and painful, but that's what a good show is supposed to do, isn't it?I am obsessed with almost every song and I can't stop listening to them. The lyrics are simply brilliant. The choreographies are eye catching, and did I mention I. Cannnot. Stop. listening to them?Rachel Bloom is an amazing actress, but she's not the only one. Donna Lynne Champlin has an amazing voice, and she's pretty much awesome. Just watch "His Status is Preferred" and you'll know what I'm talking about. Santino Fontana and his divine voice made me cry, literally sobbing. I've teared up before. Yes, I have. But this was the first time I cried. I bawled my eyes out. That's how much this show made me invested in its characters. Aaah, those multidimensional, relatable, deeply flawed, lovable characters... And may I add that the minor characters are all special, with their own side story lines, dreams and desires. You can't help but love them.I don't think there are words to describe how this show made me feel, how it touched me, the range of emotions, the intensity of "the feels" just... What I can say is, this show left me blue, it pierced a hole through my heart, it amused me and made me sad at the same time. I saw a little bit of myself in every character, and I saw A LOT of myself in Rebecca, a character I truly connected with.Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is a true gem!

This show is bold,quirky and has genuinely enjoyable songs and jokes at times. But what makes me detached from this show and makes me unable to give it a higher rating is the awfulness of the actual characters.Rachel Bloom is a fantastic actress, extremely likable but her character is nothing short of horrid at times. She is selfish, ridiculous and even her best moments are motivated by stupid reasons. Her 'love interest' Josh, played by Vincent Fernandez III, is lacking in both charisma and acting skills and their chemistry is basically non-existent. The actor that plays Greg, Santino Fontana is the best out of the bunch by a long shot (other than Ms.Bloom). The shenanigans played by the main character and her friend are worthy of a restraining order and not in a cute sense. They're adults and it just does not transcend as likable in any sense. With better character development this show could be really special, but currently the mental plot holes and bad acting just make it less than mediocre.