From James Poniewozik:
Comeback story or just coming into its own? Amy Poehler’s sitcom is getting a lot of praise in its second season, and rightfully: it’s very very good and very very funny. But I think the root of its success is that like The Office and King of the Hill (also from co-creator Greg Daniels), it started off with a strong voice, a wide cast of characters, and a distinct sense of place and setting. Now that it’s found its rhythm (and reined in Poehler’s character, Leslie Knope), it’s become an closely observed comedy of small-town government and people. Both aspects are on display in tonight’s excellent episode, in which supervisor Ron (Nick Offerman) tangles with ex-wife Tammy (played by Offerman’s wife, Megan Mullally), and Leslie tangles with bureaucratic rival the Library department, whom she likens to “a biker gang. But instead of shotguns and crystal meth, they use political savvy. And shushing.”
Link: So What’s the Best Comedy on TV Right Now?
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