I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
7/10
Season One is classic but quality drops from S2
18 September 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I watched the first season with my family and I was in tears laughing for the most of it ,, it really is a comedy classic . Season one has only a few dud episodes but most are just innocent fun and some hilarious situations that Lucy finds herself in.

Season 2 started good but a big change in the show happened halfway through season 2 when 'little Ricky' was introduced . Towards the end of season 2, I was finding I was laughing very little and the comedy had become very stale and predictable .

By season 3 it becomes almost unwatchable , I managed to make my way through it but it was almost cringeworthy. Lucy has morphed into an annoying, manipulative, lying, mean, selfish , self absorbed, childish, person ... and what's worse the episodes contained very little laughs. Even Fred and Ethel become boring and predictable . Desi carries the show and the only real laughs I got were from him , mostly from his English phrasing . I have watched up to 'oil wells' episode from season 3 and this is a slight improvement but still way off the standard of season one.

Admittedly I have not watched seasons 4-6 but to be honest I can't see things improving but I will keep an open mind

Season 1 ~ 9/10 Season 2 ~ 7/10 Season 3 ~ 5/10

Overall = 7/10.
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