| Tv Club Arrested Development, Season 4 Is there any hope for the Bluths? And should Arrested Development come back? By David Haglund
Posted Thursday, Jun 06, 2013, at 02:06 PM ET  In Slate's Arrested Development TV Club, two fans will IM about each episode of Season 4 once they finish watching it. Today, Brow Beat editor David Haglund and editorial assistant Emma Roller recap Episode 15, "Blockheads." David Haglund: Well that was a punch in the face. Emma Roller: Yes, let's start with the end. Was that punch supposed to be George Michael's I'm-a-man-now moment? Because it was a pretty weak one, if so. And while I suppose it makes sense that the season finale was a nonending—in keeping with Mitch Hurwitz's original idea of the episodes having no real order—I sort of wish "Red Hairing" was the finale, even if Lindsay is a secondary character. That episode provided a sense of closure, seeing Lindsay transform into her mother. What did you think? Haglund: Ninja, please. After we saw Lindsay transform into her mother, we watched George Michael become his father! You're right that the punch was weak; George Michael is the very image of rugged manlessness. And so, in his way, is Michael Bluth. I was initially frustrated by that ending, as you were—it's less of a bang than a whimper. But on a second viewing I saw in it the very dark overtones of the season as a whole. What if you shouldn't keep your family together after all? And yet you can't escape from them? You might find that situation "too funny," as Michael Bluth does ... To continue reading, click here.
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