Mornings (2015) User Reviews (3)

That little romantic touch!

[eartherian · 10/10 · 2 January 2016]

I totally liked this penultimate episode! When this series started, I never thought that it would get this romantic twist, and when it actually did, it felt really good.

It's also wonderful how this episode totally lives up to it's title, Mornings! The whole story is told in the mornings but you never feel you have missing anything! And that scene in which Dev narrates the story, it's amazing how the entire sequence of things is knitted together and that also reminds us that this story was building up from the very first episode and nothing was just abstract like it seem in the beginning episodes, perhaps! Overall, a good one and looking forward for the Finale now!!

The Best Episode Thusfar

[borowiecsminus · 9/10 · 8 July 2016]

This episode is the best episode of "Master of None" at it's point in the run. While "Indians on TV," "Nashville," and "Old People" were all good, this one stands above the rest. It gives high hopes about the finale and finally puts the brilliant writing team working on this show to good use. The chemistry between Dev and Rachel is simply unbelievable, and the phrase "Little Boo" may not be original, but it's adorable.

The directing in this episode was very good, especially when compared to the rest of the comedy's run. Told entirely through mornings, and each day starting with the alarm clock.

However, I have two criticisms. The first is that it was not at all clear that Dev and Rachel had been dating that long. When they said "almost a year," I did spit take. Apparently, three episodes covers more than six months in this show. That's not bad, it was just confusing.

My second (and more important) criticism is that Dev and Rachel got into that first fight about cleanliness way to easily and quickly. I'm willing to believe the dialogue in the fight could happen, but the seg-way into it would not happen except to a couple who's been over this before twenty times, and I have a feeling they haven't.

That being said, in the Top Fifty of Television.

This was a rough morning. I'm sorry, but this is not the best episode in the season, in my opinion. It's the weakest.

[ivyleague929 · 7/10 · 15 February 2016]

Originally call, 'Slice of Life', Aziz Ansari's comedy, 'Master of None' is a funny, heartfelt, very enjoyable series on Netflix that refreshingly takes more than a few unexpected dramatic turns. However, this episode, written by Ansari wasn't that good. It's not like super terrible. Just bland. It was too predictable, way too repetitive and clichés as hell. I know, a lot of critics love this episode for its really cool gimmick about having the whole episode take place entirely in Dev's apartment, during the morning time for a whole year, but I found the concept of it, to be, too similar to the 2009's film, (500) Days of Summer in which two lovers fall in love with each other, only for time, to separate them apart. Having Dev Shah (Aziz Ansari) and Rachel (Noel Wells), follow a similar pattern like that, adds nothing new. In my opinion, Season 1, Episode 9th, is by far, the weakest episode of the first season. If anything, you can cut this episode, out of season, and still, get the same results with the finale. It felt like filler. Don't get me wrong, this episode was beautifully shot. Director Eric Wareheim of 'Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Good Job!' (2007 to 2010) on Adult Swim, fame, really did a good job, making this odd concept, somewhat work. The shots of clock; the different types of clothes, the characters are wearing, throughout the episode, and the small changes of the background in the apartment, make it seem like time is indeed lapsing. However, the jokes weren't moving, fast. I love, some of the funny bits about their sex life, however, those jokes really got old, fast. Then, there is the running gag of the clothes always being on the floor, which I found funny at first, but like the sex jokes, it fell apart, due to how overused, it got. It really overstay, it's welcome. Unlike the other episodes, that got me, laughing my head off; in short, I rarely laugh here. For dramatic, this episode is also below average. While, seeing these two, argue with each other, might be unpleasant, it's not the main reason, why I don't like this episode. I do love conflict in my romantic comedy movies, but however, I don't like pathetic stupid ones. Without spoiling them, I felt, all of the conflicts in this episode were a bit weak. If there was any good highlights of this episode. It would be the acting. Both Aziz Ansari and Noel Wells do have chemistry with each other. They really made this episode, somewhat watchable. You never got really, too angry at any of them, for being a jerk or a bitch at times. Another great thing, about this episode, is seeing Aziz Ansari's real parents, Shoukath and Fatima Ansari return to play Dev's parents, Nisha & Ramesh Shah. Their last appearance in Season 1, Episode 2 'Parents' was hilarious. They are, by far, one of the best highlights of the season. The fact that they're not professionally trained actors, make them, so lovable. I love Fatima Ansari, deadpan deliverance and Shoukath's high spirit nature. It's so funny and charming! I really wish, they were in, more scenes in this episode than the few minutes, we got, here. It would make this episode, so much, watchable for me. Other highlights, that came with 'Morning' is the use of previous clips of past episodes, as flashbacks highlighting some of Dev and Rachel's history, together. It made me, want to rewatch the other episodes like, Season 1, Episode 6 'Nashville', more than this. In the end, I just feel that all the other aspects of Dev's life are so much more interesting to explore, than seeing him, deal with his relationship. There is already, too many TV shows that deal with romantic comedy. I don't need, this show to be, one of them, because I love the first few episodes. Honestly, how often, do you see, a TV show dealt with ethical stereotyping and gender roles in a unique way, like what they did Season 1, Episode 4 "Indians on TV" & Season 1, Episode 7 "Ladies and Gentlemen". Why couldn't he have more episodes like that? It would had make 'Master of None' stand out, more! Since Aziz Ansari's 'Master of None' was renewed for Season 2 by Netflix. I can only hope for more episodes like those 3 examples, and not so much on Dev & Rachel's relationship. Overall: There is no enough of coffee that can get me to rewatch this morning episode. I'm sorry. I would rather, sleep in.