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Related: About this forumReview: Hillary Clinton’s Broad City Appearance Was a Win, for Her and the Show
http://time.com/4262827/broad-city-hillary-clinton-review/The candidate showcased a subtly cracked take on her own image
Politicians are very poor actors. TV cameos by political figures, perhaps because theyre so heavily brokered to ensure that the politician wont be embarrassed, end up risking nothing but the audiences boredom. With that in mind, Hillary Clintons guest appearance on Wednesday nights Broad City was a strange triumpha performance that was totally secondary to the shows sensibility. Clintons episode of Broad City had little to do with her, and it was all the better for that.
Its worth noting that Clinton barely appears on the show; her cameo comes at the episodes end, and is quite brief. (About two minutes, and much of the sequence is a close-up of Clintons smiling face as Abbi and Ilana freak out over her.) When she finally does show, shes as odd as any member of the shows loopy universe, dragging a car-dealership air dancer into the campaign office and gleefully watching it unfurl. Its a she, the former Secretary of State declares proudly, of the giant fabric tube.
This is, in small part, a cracked vision of Clintons image as decisive and competent. But more than anything, the Clinton appearance has little to do with Clinton in the world, and its better for it. Clinton, like everything on Broad City, exists only insofar as she relates back to the shows central narcissists. Perhaps the most revolutionary thing Clinton does is appear in a scene in which a character, at a loss for words, announces I pegged (referring to a sex act from the previous season). Though Clinton isnt really trying to keep up with the shows humor, shes hardly standing in its way.
Its worth noting that Clinton barely appears on the show; her cameo comes at the episodes end, and is quite brief. (About two minutes, and much of the sequence is a close-up of Clintons smiling face as Abbi and Ilana freak out over her.) When she finally does show, shes as odd as any member of the shows loopy universe, dragging a car-dealership air dancer into the campaign office and gleefully watching it unfurl. Its a she, the former Secretary of State declares proudly, of the giant fabric tube.
This is, in small part, a cracked vision of Clintons image as decisive and competent. But more than anything, the Clinton appearance has little to do with Clinton in the world, and its better for it. Clinton, like everything on Broad City, exists only insofar as she relates back to the shows central narcissists. Perhaps the most revolutionary thing Clinton does is appear in a scene in which a character, at a loss for words, announces I pegged (referring to a sex act from the previous season). Though Clinton isnt really trying to keep up with the shows humor, shes hardly standing in its way.
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Review: Hillary Clinton’s Broad City Appearance Was a Win, for Her and the Show (Original Post)
BlueMTexpat
Mar 2016
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bravenak
(34,648 posts)1. I watched it!! It was awesome!!
BlueMTexpat
(15,365 posts)2. Welcome back, bravenak!
You were sorely missed!
bravenak
(34,648 posts)3. Thank you!!
Cha
(296,848 posts)4. I don't watch the show but would like to see that clip for sure.. thank you for this
BlueMTex!
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)5. Here ya go, Cha
Cha
(296,848 posts)6. Great! Mahalo, Riff!
I'll let you know.