See also IDW Panel Recap- Ragnarok and TMNT/Batman King among these is how Jules impacted Ellie and Andy’s relationship – which in turn, provides some much-needed layers to the Ellie/Andy marriage, the show’s perception of an healthy marriage. The majority of the flashbacks provide insightful glimpses into the foundation of the Sac that don’t feel cheap or contrived. īut when they aren’t filling in the silly background jokes (like Bobby’s hair, or how he met Dog Travis), ‘Flirting With Time’ manages to weave every character’s “meet cute” story together in ingenious fashion. Those are all amusing in a very self-referential way – which makes for a great laugh, but is easy humor for a well-developed show like Cougar Town. Some of the flashbacks parsed throughout ‘Flirting with Time’ are smartly constructed, but largely incidental: Laurie and Travis meeting is amusing, as are the origins of both Penny Can and Ellie’s first single ‘Look At My Ring’.
‘Flirting With Time’ takes on the tall task of trying to connect the Cul de Sac Crew in the span of 22 minutes – and surprisingly pulls it off, bouncing back from last week’s episode by adding the heart ‘Restless’ was missing. It’s a very tough task to pull off a narrative that ties together back stories neatly (back stories that are largely being composed on the spot), without feeling like lazy convolution, or gimmick for the sake of gimmick. Generally speaking, flashback episodes are a bad idea for sitcoms.
Cougar Town, Season 4, Episode 7: “Flirting With Time”
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