7.930 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestThom writes a story involving underpants - then he quits. Season finale.
Thom Payne is a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a "rebranding," or does he just have a "low joy ceiling?" Maybe pursuing happiness is a fool's errand? Happiness after all is pretty high bar. In a world as absurd as ours, maybe the best anyone can hope for is happyish.
Writing
Shalom Auslander's bitter, philosophical voiceover is gloriously unhinged.
Acting
Kathryn Hahn delivers every line like she's barely holding it together.
Creator
Shalom Auslander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Philip Seymour Hoffman was originally cast as Thom and filmed the pilot before his death; Steve Coogan reshot entirely.
The show's 2015 ad agency culture—'content,' 'native,' 'storytelling'—feels almost quaint now, which somehow makes it sadder.
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