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The writing was cringe-worthy and had me pity Cox


I was only interested in watching the one episode that featured Matthew Perry, whom's involvement is how I found out this show existed.

What happened to Monica? I won't get into details on her facial... uh... situation there, so let's focus on the writing of that one episode I skipped trough to see Perry and would never watch this show again.

The writing was terrible. It's clearly a female fantasy, a sad one. Courtney Cox flatters herself by giving Perry ridiculous lines like "how is she not married / oh god she's so unbelievably attractive" that it made me cringe each time, along with each time she tried to act funny. It was just cringy, how insecure is she? I can see why, but come on, have some dignity and perspective on yourself. Unlike you, Perry doesn't look like a trainwreck and still remains a funny, attractive man. And on top of all - a humble one. I guess Courtney's humor kinda worked in Friends back when we were younger and our minds were simpler, but now it's just sad and weird.

And flattering herself based on nothing but insecurities makes watching this show a sad, pityful experience. Which I could have guessed by the title. "Couger Town" could just as easily mean "Aging Plastic Actress Still Wants to Pretend Hot Guys Want Her."

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Thats actually one of my least favorite episodes because i dont care for perry much. I think cox looks pretty good for her age but she needs to lay off the plastic surgery. Cougar town is one of my favorite shows! I dont think you can judge the writing based off of part of one episode. More than anything the show joked about jules' (cox) faults and short comings. Thats what made it so great! She makes a fool of herself or acts like an ass and her friends call her on it. Honestly, i wasnt crazy about cox on friends but i love her on ct. Thats just my opinion, but you should give the show a fair shot before judging it. :)

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I agree with Clover, that is not a good episode to judge the whole series by. One of the weakest ones in my opinion.

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