2 Broke Girls Recap: Pilot ~ Random Encounters of a Chocolate Addict

Saturday, September 24

2 Broke Girls Recap: Pilot

9:15 AM chocoholiccynic No comments

Max: Don't' think that we're on the same team. I wear knit hats because it's cold outside.
YOU where knit hats because you like Coldplay.

In A Nutshell:

This new sitcom chronicles the lives of two girls -- Max and Caroline -- both of whom are trying to make ends meet. Max Black (played by Kat Dennings) came from a poor working-class family and she is also trying to juggle two jobs to pay her bills. Caroline Channing (played by Beth Bers) is a daughter of a wealthy and corrupt politician. Her family recently lost all their possessions and now she has to work in order to survive. They work together to raise $250,000 so that they can open their own cupcake shop.

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EPISODE 1: Pilot

Max and Caroline in the storage room

Max works in a New York restaurant with another waitress, a Russian girl named Paulina. However, Paulina seems to not be doing her job so the owner, an Asian guy named Han Li (who changed his named to Bryce Li), fired her. Max then approaches Bryce Li to convince him not to hire another waitress because she needs the extra money. Bryce answers that he can't do it because unfortunately, he already hired a new waitress who has an impressive resume. The new girl turned out to be Caroline Channing. Max did not trust her so in order to test her ability to wait, she instructs her to "marry the ketchup". Caroline, who had no idea what it meant, placed the bottle together as if to "marry them" in the literal sense. Max notices it and confronts Caroline. The latter then admits that she had never waited all her life but she really needed the money. At the end of their shift, Caroline convinces Max to sell her cupcakes for $7. They then say goodbye to each other.

Caroline "marrying" the ketchups

The next morning, Max finds Caroline sleeping on the subway train while she (Max) was on her way on her second job, to babysit a dumb socialite diva. Caroline accidentally tasers Max because she thought she was being raped. Max invites Caroline to her apartment and then she proceeded to her babysitting job. Unfortunately for Caroline, Max's boyfriend hits on her. She confides this to Max, who refused to believe her. Max left Caroline alone in the restaurant because she was too angry about her accusation.She then realizes that Caroline is telling the truth when she catches her boyfriend red-handed. Max apologized to Caroline and invites her to become a roommate. They then decided to save money until they reach $250,000 so that they can open their own cupcake store. The show ends with a tally of how much they've earned so far.

Personal thoughts about the show:

The show was widely talked about before it aired and it has been included in the top shows to watch for this Summer. Unfortunately for the producers, it fell short of the expectation. The jokes depended on stereotypes and if you hate that kind of humor, you might find it offending. There were a few cheap laughs throughout the episodes but none came too be as good enough as the other popular comedies like Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother or The Big Bang Theory. Plus, Kat Dennings portrayal of a hardworking waitress is too strong, it was really very difficult to relate to her. I like the Gwen Stefani look-alike Caroline. She looked adorable and really dumb and it was good for laughs. I am not sure if the series has a lot of promise though. I guess we'll have to wait and see. :)

Some quotes and screenshots in this episode:

Customer: Where's my waitress?
Max: She's cumming.

Caroline asking Bryce Li for a new uniform

Caroline divorces the ketchups

Caroline: (after using a taser on Max) I'm sorry, I didn't know it would hurt so much. It's pink!
Max: It didn't feel pink!
Caroline: I didn't know it was you. (whisper) I thought I was being raped!
Max: That's not what rape feels like!