Was the Last Season of ‘Til Death a Secret Surrealist Masterpiece?
For most of its existence, the Brad Garrett-Joely Fisher sitcom ‘Til Death was more capable of serving as a punchline to someone else’s joke than providing its own. Perpetually low-rated and critically lambasted, yet renewed for four seasons simply so Fox would be able to pair it with other half-hour comedies (or maybe it was out of sheer malice?), most of America stopped watching ‘Til Death before its series finale on Sunday — that is, if they even started watching. Apparently, though, we all missed something kind of insane. According to The AV Club’s Todd VanDerWerff (who may now hold the uncontested title of the world’s preeminent ‘Til Death expert), the last season of the show went off the rails completely, breaking the fourth wall down until it was mere rubble: Perhaps realizing that the role of Ally (Joy and Eddie’s daughter) had been played by four actresses over the course of the series (including Krysten Ritter!) while the role of boyfriend/fiancee/husband Doug had been played
