Tonight at 9p on NBC’s Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Zoey (Jane Levy) feels like she is failing. Yet, the episode, in general, is a total 100.
Her brother (Andrew Leeds) and his wife (Alice Lee) are having marital problems because they are about to become parents. Neither one is expressing what it wrong to each other. However, they express themselves to Zoey in song, and now she is stuck in the middle.
Things are not going well for her bestie (Skylar Astin) and his new girlfriend (Stephanie Styles). That is not his only problem, Joan (Lauren Graham) reads peer reviews, and Zoey’s co-workers will take the comments about them hard.
Simon (John Clarence Stewart) did not get a review from Joan, but he is having a hard time too. His father’s birthday is coming up and it will be the first one Simon will celebrate without him. There is only one person who he can talk about. What will Zoey tell him?
Meanwhile, her mom (Mary Steenburgen) is helping Simon plan his wedding. Does working with the couple make her want to work again? Something she only did with her husband (Peter Gallagher) who can no longer work or communicate because of his illness.
Finally, there is Mo (Alex Newell) and I just love Mo! That is all!
Well, there is also the music. I will tell you there is a punk rock song tonight, and they make it erotic. I never knew this tune could be sexy, but it can be.
That is just one of the many many reasons why I love Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Since the Coronavirus is keeping us inside, take two episodes of Zoey and call me in the morning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8FVtqBQUkE Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is one of the most loveable shows on television. Tonight’s episode at 9p on NBC is a perfect example of why.
Zoey (Jane Levy) hears Mo (Alex Newell) sing The Great Pretender by The Platters. When she asks her confident neighbor why she was singing that tune, Mo tells her that her gift of hearing people’s thoughts through song is off.
Zoey thinks she might be right, but that gets proven wrong as soon as she gets to work. First, Zoey hears her friend, Max (Skylar Astin), sing a song that perfectly details that he finally sex with his new girlfriend. Then she hears her boss belt out something that proves she might not be handling her recent split from her husband as well as we thought.
While Zoey is hearing songs, her brother, David (Andrew Leeds), is hearing their dad (Peter Gallagher), who can no longer communicate because of an illness, cry uncontrollably. Andrew is going to be a dad, and both he and his dad realize that maybe Mitch will never see his grandchild be born. What will David do to make his dad be part of his baby’s life? Now, I am crying just thinking about it.
While David is with his dad, his mom (Mary Steenburgen) is helping Zoey’s crush Simon (John Clarence Stewart) plan his wedding. Awkward.
Not as awkward as when Zoey finds out what Mo is pretending to be. As soon as Mo discovers that Zoey knows Mo’s secret, Mo shuts her out. It is something that Alex Newell needs all of the applauds for because Alex’s performance is outstanding. Alex gave what the writers gave Alex to do and turned into something extremely heartfelt, emotional and powerful.
Back to Zoey. Since her next-door neighbor is not talking to her, she might have someone else she can talk to in the building. Bonnie is a shut-in, and Zoey hears her singing songs that you only hear at a bar in the Florida Keys like Margaritaville. Zoey is going to do everything in her to lure her out of her apartment. Will she be able to do it?
Can at least one of the people Zoey’s power is telling her to help finally benefit from it?
There are so many wonderful things about Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, I don’t know why you are not watching. There are great songs, excellent writing and storylines, amazing chemistry between the actors, and lots of emotions. There is one emotion you walk away with at the end of each episode and it is pure joy.
It is a Sunday night, football is over, so why not watch. There is nothing else on. I promise you will love it.
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is back for its third episode tonight at 9p on NBC and it gives a lot satisfaction. As in, Zoey (Jane Levy) hears her boss sing (Lauren Graham) The Rolling Stones Can’t Get No Satisfaction. Once Zoey figures out why her boss is singing that song, she tries to ignore her problem. However, her music universe won’t let her get away from that tune. Now, she won’t get any satisfaction until she helps her boss.
Zoey’s mom, Maggie (Mary Steenburgen), is not getting any satisfaction either. That is because Zoey gave her dad, Mitch (Peter Gallagher), who can no longer communicate, a way to communicate. The first word he types is lemonade. No one knows what that means, but he is getting a lot of lemonade.
Being a caregiver is taking its toll on Maggie, and Zoey finds that out when her mom sings to her. What can she do to help her mom sing a happier tune to her?
While Zoey has nothing to sing about, the women in her life do. What we learn is that Steenburgen and Graham can really belt out a tune. What I already knew and tonight’s episode confirms, that ZEP is the best new show of the season. Don’t miss it, the music will not be in your life if you do.
Back in January, I fell in love, actually I became obsessed, with a show called Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. There is so much I adore about it. One of the things I love most is the sweet chemistry between Mary Steenburgen and Peter Gallagher, who play spouses. Her character has become her husband’s caregiver because he is suffering from a rare neurological disorder that has left him trapped in his own body. Even though he cannot communicate, you can still tell that the couple understands, and, more importantly, they love each other.
Their love is my relationship goal. That is until I went to donate platelets, and decided to watch the sixth season of Grace & Frankie while I was there. I knew that Gallagher is playing Jane Fonda’s husband on the comedy. What I found out is that Steenburgen is playing his ex on the show.
Now I am totally confused. It is weird going from watching four episodes of them playing a happily married couple to happily divorced co-workers. Therefore, I had to know, was it planned? I got on Twitter and asked them.
Steenburgen told me, “Not planned but lovely, all the same.” When it comes to Gallagher, he responded with, “So lovely and so lucky. xo.”
If she and Ted Danson were not one of Hollywood’s most admired married couples for almost 25 years, and he was not happily married to Paula Wildash since 1983; then I would say that Hollywood is trying to tell them something. However, it is actually telling us something.
We need to watch them in, my favorite new show of the season, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist every Sunday at 9p on NBC, and Grace & Frankie on Netflix. Can we talk about how this season ended?!?
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Ever since NBC introduced us to Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist a few weeks ago, we have been waiting for the second episode to air. Tonight at 9p (after a repeat of the series premiere), it is finally airing and you better get ready to sing and dance.
The episode starts off with Zoey (Jane Levy) waking up and having the music in her. Now, that she knows what her day has in store for her, it is time for work. Things are tough because her team is not accepting her as their boss. While she is trying to get them to focus on the job, her BFF Max (Skylar Astin) starts to sing the Jonas Brothers’ Sucker to her.
She is not into him like that, so she brings her confidante and neighbor Mo (Alex Newell) to the coffee shop, which is her haunt with Max, to try and see if the barrister in interested in her good friend. While they are there, the coffee shop breaks out into song and Mo tries to see and hear what Zoey is experiencing. Mo does not, and is no closer to understanding what is happening to Zoey.
While they are at a loss for understanding what is going on, Zoey’s family has a better understanding of what is going on in her dad’s head. Mitch’s (Peter Gallagher) new medicine is giving him some more mobility and her brother, David (Andrew Leeds), has found a way to help him communicate. David gave his dad a buzzer to buzz once for yes and twice for no. It seems like a great idea until his wife (Mary Steenburgen) needs more than a yes or no answer from, and he cannot give it to her. However, he can give it to Zoey in a song. What does that song mean, something no daughter wants to know about her parents.
In a time when shows are all dark and gloomy, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist finds a way to bring us joy. It is an endearing show with characters you root for and sing along with. So much so, I want a Mo in my life. Everyone needs a Mo. Alex Newell is the brightest star among several shining stars. I cannot get all of the heartfelt acting and singing that is done on this show. There are plenty of surprise singers on it like Gallagher and Steenburgen. You could not ask for a better cast than the one they got for ZEP.
Fall in love with all of them tonight at every Sunday at 9p. Or every day because I cannot stop watching this show. It is that freaking amazing!
