![]() ![]() Josh ultimately giving in is another way that he picks a path of least resistance, but in a more positive way than taking every single woman in town across a bridge. “Tribulation” opens with Melissa consoling Josh after he loses a fellowship opportunity, which leads to a low-grade argument about Melissa saying “doggy dog” instead of “dog eat dog.” It’s a tiff that spotlights Melissa’s stubbornness and the ways she rationalizes her thinking when she’s wrong. Most of the development for Melissa and Josh’s relationship happens in the opening flashbacks, and I wish those sequences informed the rest of the episode more strongly. Schmigadoon!’s romantic threads are extremely flimsy, and whatever the show is trying to say about modern relationships gets lost in its increasingly basic parody. Kristin Chenoweth and Jane Krakowski (finally making her appearance after four episodes of opening-credits teases) are the featured performers in “Tribulation,” and despite their best efforts, they can’t overcome the script’s shortcomings. It breaks my heart that an episode of TV spotlighting two Tony Award–winning musical-theater icons is so bland. ![]()
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