Call My Agent : Anonymity
Genre : Comedy / Drama / Satire
Showrunner: Jason Reitman
Writer : Dominic Wilkins
Cast: Lesley Manville, Caroline Dhavernas, Rainn Wilson, Brian d'Arcy James, Bill Nighy, Michelle Yeoh, Gilles Marini and Neal McDonough
Plot: Our protagonists breath in and out. Miranda Jones (Lesley Maville), Andrea Martel (Caroline Dhavernas), Bob Hollis (Rainn Wilson) and Wilson Johnson (Brian d’Arcy James) prepare for quite possibly the worst moment of their life. They open the doors and face the swarm of journalists hoping to get answers from the agency. François (Gilles Marini) is alongside them, dressed head-to-toe in his leather masseur costume. A journalist asks Miranda who’s Francois and she says he’s the best masseur in California. Francois waves at the crowd, but Bob quickly puts him out hides him behind a statue, he was a distraction anyways. Miranda feigns not knowing why dozens of journalists are standing in front of them, but no one believes her lies. To try to lessen his embarrassment, Wilson takes center stage and is ready to answer questions. A journalist, Melissa Hao (Michelle Yeoh) points out that it’s another example of a male replacing a woman, this agency has never been about gender equality, but they proudly accepted an award for this very reason. She asks Wilson how he feels about that. He doesn’t know what to answer. He stumbles on his words before Andrea interferes and takes Wilson’s place on the center stage. A male journalist says that now the women of the agency are repressing the men’s masculinity and the whole thing degenerates into chaos as all four employees are trying to talk at the same time. Francois is seen getting approached by Melissa Hao. The scene changes to the group inside the offices and Bob saying that it went well, as the opening credits start rolling.
The devastated employees are interrupted by a client knocking on their door. Neal McDonough (Neal McDonough) interrupts their pettiness and asks if he’s at the right place and Wilson says that if he’s looking for a dumpster fire, then well, he’s at the right place, otherwise, no. Neal says he’s looking for a Bob Hollis, his agent. Bob says he doesn’t know him and he knows all of his clients. Neal doesn’t understand, he’s Neal McDonough, the actor, with 124 IMDB acting credits. Still, no one recognizes him. Neal thinks he’s good thing, because he says it’s time for a change anyway. Miranda, who didn’t seem to follow the conversation, still looking for Francois, only picked it Neal’s last sentence and she says she will need a driver for tonight, she can’t find hers anywhere. She says if he gives her a good back rub, she pays extra and she winks at him. Neal desperately ask them if they recognizes him and they really, really don’t. Before he leaves, Bob asks him what role he booked him and Neal said he gave him the chance of a lifetime, to act alongside Russell Crowe and work with David Fincher, in Devil in the White City. Bob doesn’t recall the conversation. Neal says he was eating an ice cream in a park when Bob sat next to him and he started talking about this role he had to cast and he gave him his card. Neal says he auditioned and he got the part, but he came here to tell him that the movie was a fluke and he’s fired. Bob can’t believe it, he thought he gave his card to a stranger in the street, they were joking about it the other day. Neal can’t believe it and he says they will regret not holding on to him one day, where every single person on this planet will know his name. Wilson says it will certainly happen, as Neal walks out, enraged.
Melissa Hao is sharing a piece of cake with Francois, who thinks she wants to hook up, but she really just wants to ask him questions. She wants to know what he does for Miranda Jones and who he really is. He says he’s Francois, a French immigrant who came to L.A. to start a modelling career, but it was too late when he realised he was too old, so he worked odd jobs for a while until he was approached by Miranda as he was working as a salesman in a store and she offered him a salary to do things for her. Hao asks if he means sexual things or something else. He says their relationship was professional, he drove her around, cooked for her and gave her a massage once in a while, but yes, their relationship evolved over time and they sleep together once in a while. Hao says it’s interesting, and wants to ask Francois another question, but Francois interrupts her. He knows what she’s up to. He says Miranda is not a happy woman, she’s perpetually sad. She’s just a desperate woman clinging to thing she has, because she has never worked in her life. He’s not even sure she ever had a friend, so he stayed with her, because he couldn’t imagine what her life would become if he left. She can’t function on her own and now to see that her company is in financial trouble, he finds it immensely sad, because no matter how incompetent she is, he has never seen her so implicated with something ever since he’s known her and to lose it will crush her. Hao realises Francois gave her multiple scoops and she lets him know. He shakes his head and walks away in disgust.
As everyone is trying to find a way to stir the ship in the right direction, François comes back and heads straight to Miranda’s office. Miranda shuts the door and kisses François, but her employees didn’t see it. François says it could be a good idea to leave and go on a vacation. He could drive them to her father’s country house and forget all about it, drinking champagne all day. Lesley thinks it’s a nice idea and she heads out to break the news. As she leaves, Andrea, Bob and Wilson wonder what this is all about and are starting to worry for their job, as they don’t think the agency will stay open much longer, but they need to do something. Their reputation took a hit, the only actor they were able to bring today was Neal McDonough and they know better than journeyman actor who like to play law enforcements. They all agree and they say they’ll sleep on it.
Bob is seen walking in the dark of the night in a respectable Los Angeles neighbourhood. He knocks on a door after making sure he’s at the right place and Mark (Bill Nighy), their loan shark answers.
Plot: Our protagonists breath in and out. Miranda Jones (Lesley Maville), Andrea Martel (Caroline Dhavernas), Bob Hollis (Rainn Wilson) and Wilson Johnson (Brian d’Arcy James) prepare for quite possibly the worst moment of their life. They open the doors and face the swarm of journalists hoping to get answers from the agency. François (Gilles Marini) is alongside them, dressed head-to-toe in his leather masseur costume. A journalist asks Miranda who’s Francois and she says he’s the best masseur in California. Francois waves at the crowd, but Bob quickly puts him out hides him behind a statue, he was a distraction anyways. Miranda feigns not knowing why dozens of journalists are standing in front of them, but no one believes her lies. To try to lessen his embarrassment, Wilson takes center stage and is ready to answer questions. A journalist, Melissa Hao (Michelle Yeoh) points out that it’s another example of a male replacing a woman, this agency has never been about gender equality, but they proudly accepted an award for this very reason. She asks Wilson how he feels about that. He doesn’t know what to answer. He stumbles on his words before Andrea interferes and takes Wilson’s place on the center stage. A male journalist says that now the women of the agency are repressing the men’s masculinity and the whole thing degenerates into chaos as all four employees are trying to talk at the same time. Francois is seen getting approached by Melissa Hao. The scene changes to the group inside the offices and Bob saying that it went well, as the opening credits start rolling.
The devastated employees are interrupted by a client knocking on their door. Neal McDonough (Neal McDonough) interrupts their pettiness and asks if he’s at the right place and Wilson says that if he’s looking for a dumpster fire, then well, he’s at the right place, otherwise, no. Neal says he’s looking for a Bob Hollis, his agent. Bob says he doesn’t know him and he knows all of his clients. Neal doesn’t understand, he’s Neal McDonough, the actor, with 124 IMDB acting credits. Still, no one recognizes him. Neal thinks he’s good thing, because he says it’s time for a change anyway. Miranda, who didn’t seem to follow the conversation, still looking for Francois, only picked it Neal’s last sentence and she says she will need a driver for tonight, she can’t find hers anywhere. She says if he gives her a good back rub, she pays extra and she winks at him. Neal desperately ask them if they recognizes him and they really, really don’t. Before he leaves, Bob asks him what role he booked him and Neal said he gave him the chance of a lifetime, to act alongside Russell Crowe and work with David Fincher, in Devil in the White City. Bob doesn’t recall the conversation. Neal says he was eating an ice cream in a park when Bob sat next to him and he started talking about this role he had to cast and he gave him his card. Neal says he auditioned and he got the part, but he came here to tell him that the movie was a fluke and he’s fired. Bob can’t believe it, he thought he gave his card to a stranger in the street, they were joking about it the other day. Neal can’t believe it and he says they will regret not holding on to him one day, where every single person on this planet will know his name. Wilson says it will certainly happen, as Neal walks out, enraged.
Melissa Hao is sharing a piece of cake with Francois, who thinks she wants to hook up, but she really just wants to ask him questions. She wants to know what he does for Miranda Jones and who he really is. He says he’s Francois, a French immigrant who came to L.A. to start a modelling career, but it was too late when he realised he was too old, so he worked odd jobs for a while until he was approached by Miranda as he was working as a salesman in a store and she offered him a salary to do things for her. Hao asks if he means sexual things or something else. He says their relationship was professional, he drove her around, cooked for her and gave her a massage once in a while, but yes, their relationship evolved over time and they sleep together once in a while. Hao says it’s interesting, and wants to ask Francois another question, but Francois interrupts her. He knows what she’s up to. He says Miranda is not a happy woman, she’s perpetually sad. She’s just a desperate woman clinging to thing she has, because she has never worked in her life. He’s not even sure she ever had a friend, so he stayed with her, because he couldn’t imagine what her life would become if he left. She can’t function on her own and now to see that her company is in financial trouble, he finds it immensely sad, because no matter how incompetent she is, he has never seen her so implicated with something ever since he’s known her and to lose it will crush her. Hao realises Francois gave her multiple scoops and she lets him know. He shakes his head and walks away in disgust.
As everyone is trying to find a way to stir the ship in the right direction, François comes back and heads straight to Miranda’s office. Miranda shuts the door and kisses François, but her employees didn’t see it. François says it could be a good idea to leave and go on a vacation. He could drive them to her father’s country house and forget all about it, drinking champagne all day. Lesley thinks it’s a nice idea and she heads out to break the news. As she leaves, Andrea, Bob and Wilson wonder what this is all about and are starting to worry for their job, as they don’t think the agency will stay open much longer, but they need to do something. Their reputation took a hit, the only actor they were able to bring today was Neal McDonough and they know better than journeyman actor who like to play law enforcements. They all agree and they say they’ll sleep on it.
Bob is seen walking in the dark of the night in a respectable Los Angeles neighbourhood. He knocks on a door after making sure he’s at the right place and Mark (Bill Nighy), their loan shark answers.
Call My Agent is a show that plays on its strengths really well and is one of the best shows out there when all the ingredients are there, so it is prone to have its ups and downs. The first episode kind of falls in the middle, but the cast keeps on giving which makes for another pleasant viewing experience
The show definitely lost a bit of its tremendous momentum from the tail-end of its first season, but it still demonstrates some of the biting humor we've come to expect from each episode. I have to assume the show will quickly find its footing for its second season and continue on from the strong showing last season.
Last season, this show came out of nowhere and was riding high, but then, the second season came along and it got me worried. We know the show works well as a comedy, but it's still branded as a dramedy. I feel like the creators want to lean a little more on the dramatic side, as we already demonstrated that the frantic comedic pace was unsustainable, but the question is, will it work ? I'm worried it might not…
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