I’m going to start this DVD review with something that many fellow critics and friends might strongly give me grief for: I really like 2 Broke Girls. While a hit with audiences, critics tend to like to point out how “awful” and “offensive” the characters are, which in a way, is exactly why I enjoy it so much.
Unlike critic punching bag Dads, I actually find 2 Broke Girls to be funny, with a group of actors that all have the right timing to properly hit the funny bone. Yes, the characters are obnoxious and over the top, but I’m not expecting to find reality in my TV all the time. Almost any show, really, has a bit of nonsense; this one just owns it. I mean really, why would someone let Alan Harper live in their house? How many dances has Mystic Falls had where someone gets killed? See, almost every show in any genre is guilty. With that said, I really enjoyed the second season set of 2 Broke Girls that hit DVD this week, only one day after the show’s third season premiere.
If you haven’t seen the show, Max and Caroline are the two broke girls in question, who dream of getting out from under with their own cupcake empire. Season 2 starts with the girls opening their own cupcake shop in addition to their continuing work at the diner. Since the title of the show is 2 Broke Girls, it’s probably not a huge spoiler to say that that doesn’t totally work out.
Season 2 gives one of my Veronica Mars favorites, Ryan Hansen, a recurring role as a love interest for Caroline, and it also increases the amount of Jennifer Coolidge’s Sophie, who often steals the show with her nonsensical and/or repetitive phrases. Yes, the characters are sometimes stereotypes, and yes, it is often offensive, but I’d like to think that’s what they’re going for and that it is an equal-opportunity offender. Kat Dennings is hilarious to me, as the loud and bawdy Max; Beth Behrs masters the physical comedy as Caroline.
The DVD features several extras, including a gag reel, deleted scenes, a Paley Festival Q&A, and featurettes about Max and Caroline’s cupcake journey as well as one about the Sophie character. All are fun.
So, will some critics think less of me for loving 2 Broke Girls? Probably. But if you like the show, it is a lot of fun to have three discs full of episodes to marathon at your disposal. Warner Home Video did a great job of presenting a lot of extras for the show’s fans, and for me, at least, it’s 24 episodes’ worth of funny.
2 Broke Girls: The Complete Second Season is available to own on DVD from Amazon.com!
