Trophy Wife': Watch It or Skip It?
They say the third time's a charm — even with marriages.
Malin Akerman stars in ABC's new comedy Trophy Wife as Kate the third wife of Bradley Whitford's character Pete. The pair falls in love after a karaoke mishap, and before she knows it Kate finds herself with three new stepchildren and two very different ex-wives (played by Marcia Gay Harden and Michaela Watkins). So is Trophy Wife one of this fall's small screen prizes? Get Zimbio editors Jill Slattery and Alicia Diaz Dennis' take on the first episode, then give the show your own grade below!
Jill's Take
I should have learned my lesson with Cougar Town, but I was sort of ready to write-off Trophy Wife based on the title alone. But it turns out the show is one of this year's best new comedies, thanks in no small part to the fantastic cast, led by a luminously funny Malin Akerman. I had never really gotten the hype with Akerman, but she's dynamite in this as a former party girl who's trying to find her own place in this crazy new family. The parts of the pilot where she's forced to drink an entire water bottle filled with vodka and then suffer the consequences are some of the funniest scenes of the new fall season. Michaela Watkins is also great as Pete's new-agey second wife, and I got a kick out of their adopted son Bert (Albert Tsai). And here's hoping we get to see a lot more of the always great Natalie Morales as Kate's irresponsible BFF Meg.
Watch It or Skip It: Watch it.
Alicia's Take
Malin Akerman has been playing variations of the crazy, sexy party girl for years, but there's something markedly different about the character she plays on Trophy Wife: She's completely out of her element, and much more likeable for it. Akerman's character, Kate, is clearly not the sort of person who has ever had to fight for acceptance, but when she becomes third wife to Pete (Bradley Whitford), the bubbly blonde becomes desperate for approval from two very difficult camps: Ex-wives and teenagers. The show still has some explaining to do — How does a man like Pete ended up careening from a stiff type-A doctor to a Reiki enthusiast to a vodka-swilling party champion? — but with its brilliant cast, it promises to be one of the fall's strongest new comedies.
Watch It or Skip It: Watch it!
They say the third time's a charm — even with marriages.
Malin Akerman stars in ABC's new comedy Trophy Wife as Kate the third wife of Bradley Whitford's character Pete. The pair falls in love after a karaoke mishap, and before she knows it Kate finds herself with three new stepchildren and two very different ex-wives (played by Marcia Gay Harden and Michaela Watkins). So is Trophy Wife one of this fall's small screen prizes? Get Zimbio editors Jill Slattery and Alicia Diaz Dennis' take on the first episode, then give the show your own grade below!
Jill's Take
I should have learned my lesson with Cougar Town, but I was sort of ready to write-off Trophy Wife based on the title alone. But it turns out the show is one of this year's best new comedies, thanks in no small part to the fantastic cast, led by a luminously funny Malin Akerman. I had never really gotten the hype with Akerman, but she's dynamite in this as a former party girl who's trying to find her own place in this crazy new family. The parts of the pilot where she's forced to drink an entire water bottle filled with vodka and then suffer the consequences are some of the funniest scenes of the new fall season. Michaela Watkins is also great as Pete's new-agey second wife, and I got a kick out of their adopted son Bert (Albert Tsai). And here's hoping we get to see a lot more of the always great Natalie Morales as Kate's irresponsible BFF Meg.
Watch It or Skip It: Watch it.
Alicia's Take
Malin Akerman has been playing variations of the crazy, sexy party girl for years, but there's something markedly different about the character she plays on Trophy Wife: She's completely out of her element, and much more likeable for it. Akerman's character, Kate, is clearly not the sort of person who has ever had to fight for acceptance, but when she becomes third wife to Pete (Bradley Whitford), the bubbly blonde becomes desperate for approval from two very difficult camps: Ex-wives and teenagers. The show still has some explaining to do — How does a man like Pete ended up careening from a stiff type-A doctor to a Reiki enthusiast to a vodka-swilling party champion? — but with its brilliant cast, it promises to be one of the fall's strongest new comedies.
Watch It or Skip It: Watch it!
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