Charles Francis Harper was a genius. But by courtesy of Charlie Sheen, the carefree happy-go-lucky bachelor met an untimely, grim death and a ghastly, unpleasant, rather disturbing funeral. The hapless Alan was unable to conduct a dignified ceremony. Her mother, pitching in that very moment the sale of Charlie’s iconic Malibu house, wasn’t very helpful, either.
The beloved nutty pharmacist appeared to collect his $ 38.000 (apparently, that’s what Charlie owed in smack), and most former girlfriends of the Womanizer of the Aughts decided to confirm by themselves if the good news were true. Not a nice word for Charlie by them but by the black widow, Rose. She left implied that Charlie cheated on her and that’s why an unfortunate accident kept the coffin closed at the funeral.
Cut to the Malibu Pad. Bertha, reliable as ever, offers the only thing resembling a eulogy in the whole episode. Evelyn explains that Charlie’s finances are such a mess that only by selling the house the estate may break even (the 6% commission is part of the deal, of course). So, Alan begins to face the very possibility of homelessness. Chuck Lorre’s revenge on Charlie Sheen is now complete.
Well, I might add that I was forecasting months ago that the ratings of the first episode of the ninth season were meant to be huge, even greater than any episode featuring Charlie Sheen. I wasn’t disappointed: 28 million viewers watched how Walden Schmidt/Ashton Kutcher entered Alan’s life practically the same way Charlie Harper tried to end his life when Chelsea dumped him. He was trying to drown himself, but the water was too cold. By the way, Charlie’s ashes were spilled all over the living room.
Chuck Lorre must have really enjoyed himself writing this tour-de-force: notable cameos by John Stamos, Joel Murray delivers the remains of Charlie Harper and Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson give us a hint that Dharma and Greg’s marriage might have soured quite a bit after all. But Kutcher’s sales pitch is the real blast here: even richer, handsomer, carefree and immature than his predecessor, and eager to take over Charlie Harper’s realm.
We still have to find out how the dynamics between Walden and the rest of the cast will be set. It might be creepy, but I think I’ll be missing Rose. Hopefully she makes another comeback, but since she was so devoted of Charlie…
This season looks promising enough.
The beloved nutty pharmacist appeared to collect his $ 38.000 (apparently, that’s what Charlie owed in smack), and most former girlfriends of the Womanizer of the Aughts decided to confirm by themselves if the good news were true. Not a nice word for Charlie by them but by the black widow, Rose. She left implied that Charlie cheated on her and that’s why an unfortunate accident kept the coffin closed at the funeral.
Cut to the Malibu Pad. Bertha, reliable as ever, offers the only thing resembling a eulogy in the whole episode. Evelyn explains that Charlie’s finances are such a mess that only by selling the house the estate may break even (the 6% commission is part of the deal, of course). So, Alan begins to face the very possibility of homelessness. Chuck Lorre’s revenge on Charlie Sheen is now complete.
Well, I might add that I was forecasting months ago that the ratings of the first episode of the ninth season were meant to be huge, even greater than any episode featuring Charlie Sheen. I wasn’t disappointed: 28 million viewers watched how Walden Schmidt/Ashton Kutcher entered Alan’s life practically the same way Charlie Harper tried to end his life when Chelsea dumped him. He was trying to drown himself, but the water was too cold. By the way, Charlie’s ashes were spilled all over the living room.
Chuck Lorre must have really enjoyed himself writing this tour-de-force: notable cameos by John Stamos, Joel Murray delivers the remains of Charlie Harper and Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson give us a hint that Dharma and Greg’s marriage might have soured quite a bit after all. But Kutcher’s sales pitch is the real blast here: even richer, handsomer, carefree and immature than his predecessor, and eager to take over Charlie Harper’s realm.
We still have to find out how the dynamics between Walden and the rest of the cast will be set. It might be creepy, but I think I’ll be missing Rose. Hopefully she makes another comeback, but since she was so devoted of Charlie…
This season looks promising enough.
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