Previewing Happy Endings 2.x

Happy Endings seemed like one of those midseason replacements that a network just picked up in case something failed miserably in the fall and ends up burning off during the summer if they do not air earlier. The show looked headed for that fate, being scheduled at the non-sitcom friendly 10:00 and back to back episodes at that. But the new brass at ABC saw something they liked be it either alright ratings in a bad timeslot or something else but not only did they renew Happy Endings but gave it its cushiest place on it schedule, the post-Modern Family timeslot.

Happy Endings returns for its second season tomorrow and little has changed (except for Eliza Coupe hotter new haircut) and the opening scenes is so bizarre with the gang finally using Dave and Alex’s honeymoon suite a year later that will make fans of the first season happy though I am not sure how it will endure to Modern Family fans to stick around to give the show a shot. With the show’s renewal, Penny has decided to declare this The Year of Penny with her newly bought condo while Brad invests in an interesting new wardrobe. Guys may want to tune in just to see Elisha Cuthbert’s hula-hoop dance.

Next week Penny and Alex run into some mean girls, one of which who was actually in Mean Girls (sorry, no Amanda Seyfried or Rachael McAdams, it is Nicole Gale Anderson from Mean Girls 2) and fans of the eighties will enjoy the Cocktail montage that happens. But the highlight of next week is when Jane tries to find out if the egg she donated in college turned into a nine year old little-Jane walking around Chicago to a disastrous effect. And by disastrous I mean hilarious. But a warning to hip-hop fans Max wrongfully attributes an N.W.A. lyric to Biggie (sure they both stole the line from the same movie, but N.W.A. stole it first). Though not seen in the first two episodes, expect Megan Mullally (Party Down) to sow up sometime soon as Penny’s optimistic mother.

Happy Endings airs Wednesdays at 9:30 on ABC. You can stream recent episodes on Hulu. You can also download Happy Endings on iTunes. If you missed the first season or just want to rewatch it in its intended order, including the mysterious thirteenth episode that ABC did not air until late August, as well as about ten minutes of deleted scenes, you can but it on DVD (see below).