2 Broke Girls - The Complete Third Season - DVD

Movie: Finally, the time has come: Max and Caroline open their new cupcake shop in the next room of the Williamsburg Diner. Too bad their very first customer dies right outside their shop window. But when it turns out that the dead man is a famous rock star and suddenly numerous fans make a pilgrimage to the cupcake shop, luck finally seems to hold with the two girls. But the success is not long-lasting. First, Han (Matthew Moy) suddenly demands rent for the once run-down space in his diner, then Caroline's attempt to raise money for an extremely expensive new pair of pants causes tension between the friends, as does the appearance of a stray cat, to which Max immediately loses her heart. The success of their cupcake shop is also threatened by the hype surrounding the so-called cronut - a cross between a croissant and a donut - which the girls are determined to counter with a similarly successful creation. The visit of Han's mother also causes a stir, as she is convinced that her son has finally found a wife. Too bad the lady whose photos Han sent his mom is a stripper who Max and Caroline have to convince to play Han's girlfriend for a day. So things continue to be turbulent in the lives of the 2 Broke Girls. Big changes are on the horizon for Max. She decides to train at a prestigious pastry school. This could not only change her career path. Because when she meets the class clown Deke (Eric Andre) in her course, a lot of movement comes into her private life powerfully...

The creators of the hit sitcom 2 Broke Girls have tried to bring a little change into the series in the third season. The two ladies get a new shop, Max starts her apprenticeship and Caroline a new part-time job, there is a new colleague in the diner and a naturally very unusual romance for Max. In principle, such innovations are enough to provide a breath of fresh air in a series. However, the scripts stick too much to the tried and true formula to make the changes really noticeable for the viewer. For example, almost every utterance is still used as an occasion for a raunchy double entendre, and not an episode goes by without alluding to the fact that Han is very short and Max's breasts are quite large. And in the long run, the monotony in the gags and puns just seems a little tiresome.

However, the series still works very well (at least for fans) in its third year. This is primarily due to the good-humored ensemble, whose enthusiasm for playing is simply infectious. Whether it's Kat Dennings' wonderfully dry and sarcastic manner or the fact that Beth Behrs is not too shy for very silly slapstick, the two main actresses and their co-stars always make sure that you'll forgive the series for its many lowbrow gags. Aside from the actors, though, it's the fact that the series has always stayed true to itself and never pretended to be anything more than a string of easily digestible derbies that gives 2 Broke Girls a certain charm.

Among the new additions, Eric Andre, who already made a positive impression in the short-lived sitcom Apartment 23, works particularly well. His sparkling verbal exchanges with Max are genuinely funny at times, and his unusual abode is a must-see. Here the makers have really come up with something original. Not quite as convincing, however, is the new colleague Luis, played by Federico Dordei, who comes across a bit too clichéd and seems like an attempted counterpart to Oleg (Jonathan Kite). So while one would have liked to see more of Deke in the future, the departure of Luis after this season is not really a big loss.

So if you don't expect more from the show than was offered in the first two seasons, you'll get plenty to laugh at again here. But if you were hoping for a real development of style, story and characters, you might start to get tired of this one. For fans, however, there is still a clear: worth seeing!

Picture + Sound: Also the new episodes shine on the DVD in a quality that may be expected from a contemporary comedy series. The picture is very clean and has a convincing overall sharpness. The warm, very harmonious colors also leave a very positive impression. The Dolby Digital 2.0 mix is mainly limited to the reproduction of dialogue, music and laughs, which is somewhat very central, but overall neatly implemented and completely satisfactory. Good!

Extras: As a bonus, the season box set on the third DVD has some unused scenes from various episodes (approx. 18:01 min.), as well as some amusing spoiled scenes (approx. 7:28 min.) to offer. For fans well worth watching!

Conclusion: 2 Broke Girls offers in the third year, despite some new characters and dramaturgical changes to the fans in principle exactly what made the series n the first two years so successful. Thereby, raunchy ambiguities dominate the dialogues, which slowly shows a few small signs of wear. The good interplay of the ensemble, especially the two leading actresses Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs, but also makes the new episodes despite some weaknesses well worth watching. The DVD presents the series in good picture and sound quality and the bonus material consisting of cut and botched scenes is very amusing for lovers of the series. For this there is then also a good: Recommendable!

An article by Frankfurt-Tipp