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At the conclusion of the eight-episode season ofThe Baldwins, the mind turns to contemplate what it just experienced.
1.It is a nearly persuasive piece of crisis-management PR.
The Baldwins are victims here too, the show argues.
They have been through something terrible.
It has upset Alec Baldwin so much that he may never act again.
And they are all charming!
Hilaria and Alec have tedious arguments about how big a new rug should be.
Their deep anxiety about theRustsituation seems sincere.
2.But you’re able to never quite forget that the whole exercise was a wild miscalculation.
There are many different flavors, but the rhythm is the same.
(This is also when we learn about Hilarias short-lived attempt to re-create the plot ofBeethoven.)
3.These two crazy kids do seem to love each other, though.
And you know what?
4.How are we feeling aboutactualkids on reality shows these days?
Yeah, not great!
5.Thank God for Baby Baldwin.
The only words she speaks on this series are either profanities (Bitch!
she exclaims from her carrier as Hilaria gasps in horror) or demands (Watch Blippi).
And honestly, its unclear whether she physically exists on the same plane as the rest of the family.
She shuffles through the show with the gait of a haunted doll.
Carmen attempts to give her skin care, and she points at things imperiously before Carmen gives up.
So its in Cleveland, he replies.
6.All the pets are cursed.
The tiny, fluffy dogs who pee on the rugs and skitter around anxiously.
7.The Baldwins happy ending tells on itself.
By the end,The Baldwinsis drifting toward a sense of conclusion.
The trial is over.
The kids are going back to school.
The family is settling back into a normal rhythm.
Hes been offered a few movies, Hilaria points out happily.
(His IMDb page currently lists five projects in production or preproduction.)
Hes about to doSNLagain.
And she, Hilaria, is working on a book!
The series writes its own accomplishments into the ending long before the series even airs.
His career has been restored, and hers is being further burnished by the increased public profile.
Eight episodes ofThe Baldwinsexist, so: mission accomplished.
