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Theres good news as The Note opens: Ron Howard has a new movie.
This is good for several reasons.
Howard has a proven track record of making artistically successful movies that also connect with audiences.
Their only job here is to watch the movie and figure out how to sell it.
What could go wrong?
Whats more, the movies great, at least for a while.
Theyre ecstatic when the film reaches a fucking unreal ending.
Matt knows it, too.
He just cant bring himself to do it.
Ron Howard actually seems to fucking like you.
Maybe thats the problem.
But if thats the case, what does that say about the state of the movies?
He cant do it (unless You rule, man!
Fleeing the scene, Matt tries to find someone else to give Howard the bad news.
Clearly, someone else needs to step up and let Howard know the ending doesnt work.
That somebody is Quinn, who sees it as a need to save Howard from himself.
Shes ready to do it, too.
The title, of course:Check Mate.
This was not well received.
So plan B it is.
Still, Matt still tries to wiggle out of the responsibility.
This does not go well.
(Matt and the series still love a bookend.)
But the episode has its own epilogue.
Howard calls Matt to tell him hes right about cutting the motel sequence.
Matt got the job done, even if he took a roundabout way to get there.
He saved a good movie and kept its director from embarrassing himself.
Maybe hes good at this job after all?
Still, this outing makes it easy to root for him to get some wins.
And … Cut!
God, this job is a daily kick in the ovaries!
Again, OHara really knows how to sell a line like this.
Thats not to take anything away from the other performances, however.
Hahns a particular standout in this episode.
