The Superstore crew’s new NBC mockumentary is warm and wonderfully cast.
, NBC’s promising new mockumentary, involves the show’s star trauma surgeon having a fear of needles. He’s quick to help a patient in crisis but plays a long con when it’s his turn to donate blood. This is the sort of juxtaposition that’s at the heart of: Despite the serious environment of its eponymous, underfunded Oregon hospital, the show piles on punchy banter and one-liners laced with warmth.
creator Justin Spitzer and writer Eric Ledgin. Like with that show, the lens here remains sharp yet wholesome, even if it lacks the nuanced commentary on topics like unions, the gig economy, and immigration that mademusters only a couple of throwaway lines about how these medics handled COVID. But with time, hopefully it will more deeply tap into social issues.does stumble a bit into broad-comedy territory, but the show lands overall with the help of an undeniably appealing ensemble.
The staff also includes Ron , a curmudgeonly surgeon with a Reese’s NutRageous obsession. Having worked at the same hospital for years, he assumes he knows best but meets his match in the form of determined nurses Alex and Serena . But even those two can’t muster the energy of their new coworker, Matt , who comes from a religious family and struggles to learn his caretaker duties.
Meanwhile, Lawson’s performance as the cocky Dr. Bruce demands a bit of patience but works nicely with this ensemble. Kauahi wisely takes on a role that’s vastly different from the meek Sandra, proving there’s a reason she was ascene-stealer. All the actors are impressive, but Tolman is the de facto linchpin and heart of the show. Alex is a recently promoted, overworked nurse who finds it difficult to step away from her shift and be with her kids.
While there is no outright critiquing of the health-care system , the series’ depictions of the day-to-day lives of the hospital’s burnt-out staff are enough of a commentary for now. And by imbuing their hard work with genuine warmth and hilarity,
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