Up All Night: “Letting Go” (Episode 1.22)
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This is it—the penultimate episode of Up All Night’s first season. Freshman comedies typically go one of two ways: they either crash and burn halfway through, or they actually succeed. It’s a pretty easy coin toss, but it’s one that terrifies networks. What exactly makes a show a good one? Plot that makes the initial concept appealing. Acting that makes the characters loveable. Even the sets help make it look realistic and not cheap.
There are so many variables that make a show successful and Up All Night checked the majority of the boxes. There have been ups and downs, and all that’s left is this week’s episode “Letting Go,” with guest star Stevie Nicks, and next week’s finale with Fred Armisen making an appearance.
“Letting Go” could have been the last episode in the season. It certainly feels like one. A lot of the characters have come full circle with personal revelations, but it looks like the producers wanted one last knock-out punch delivered with next week’s episode.