Louie (season 5)

Louie (season 5)

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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 8
Broadcast
Original channel FX
Original run April 9, 2015 – present

The fifth season of the American television comedy series Louie premiered on April 9, 2015.[1] It consists of eight episodes, each running approximately 23 minutes in length. FX broadcasts the fifth season on Thursdays at 10:30 pm in the United States. The season was produced by 3 Arts Entertainment and the executive producers were Louis C.K., Dave Becky and M. Blair Breard.

Louie was created by Louis C.K., who serves as the series' sole writer and director. C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself, a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City. The show has a loose format atypical for television comedy series, consisting of largely unconnected storylines and segments (described as "extended vignettes")[2] that revolve around Louie's life, punctuated by live stand-up performances.

Production

Louie was renewed by FX for a fifth season in July 2014 with a seven-episode order.[3] When FX announced the season's premiere date in January 2015, it was announced the season would consist of eight episodes instead of seven.[1] In January 2015, Louis C.K. spoke about the writing and tone of the season, "This season is more laugh-centric and funny than season four. The feeling I was having when I wrote the season...was a goofy and playful feeling."[4] The fifth season features the return of the opening credits and theme song, which were absent in the fourth season.[5]

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Episodes

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
541"Pot Luck"Louis C.K.Louis C.K.April 9, 2015XCK050010.63[6]
Louie, feeling depressed, sees a therapist. Later, he goes to a potluck dinner, for parents whose children go to the same school. However, he first arrives at the wrong potluck in the same apartment building which is a gathering of New Age followers. After the potluck, he rides home with a pregnant woman, Julianne, who is a surrogate mother for a lesbian couple, one of which was the hostess of the potluck, Marina. Louie helps Julianne up to her apartment, and she later breaks down due to her pregnancy hormones and has sex with Louie, but her water breaks. Louie takes her to the hospital and is chastised by Marina who wanted an all-natural birth at a Brooklyn birthing center.
552"A La Carte"Louis C.K.Story by: Louis C.K. & Pamela Adlon
Teleplay by: Louis C.K.		April 16, 2015XCK050020.47[7]
Louie hosts an open mic night and is asked for feedback by an untalented young comedian with an unfunny, creepy routine. Later, Louie and Pamela see a French film and go to an Italian restaurant where Louie suggests they should move in together, but Pamela wants it to remain an open relationship though she does reluctantly say that she loves him.
563"Cop Story"Louis C.K.Story by: Louis C.K & Robert Smigel
Teleplay by: Louis C.K.		April 23, 2015XCK050030.41[8]
Louie goes shopping at a cookware store where the 24 year-old owner is rude to him because he's old and she doesn't need or want him to be a regular customer, though she also makes a valid point about how the younger generation being smarter is a good thing. He later runs into his sister's ex-boyfriend Lenny, an obnoxious and unsuccessful NYPD officer, and suffers through a miserable and harrowing evening of the guy's company.
574"Bobby's House"Louis C.K.Louis C.K.April 30, 2015XCK05004
Louie gets stuck attending a wake for someone his brother Robbie wrongly thought was their uncle. Then he reluctantly visits Robbie's pathetic apartment and has to listen to his sibling whine about how bad his life is and how Louie won't offer him undefined "help". Then he stops a violent, crazy woman from attacking someone at a bus stop for no reason, only to end up receiving a brutal beating from her and being laughed at for it by his daughters and Pamela. Then Pamela gets Louie to enact a very bizarre sexual scenario, and when he once again broaches the couplehood subject, Pamela just breaks up with him. Then Louie cries, but his entire story does cheer Robbie up.
585"Untitled"[9]Louis C.K.Louis C.K.May 7, 2015XCK05005
596"Sleepover"[10]Louis C.K.Story by: Louis C.K. & Pamela Adlon
Teleplay by: Louis C.K.		May 14, 2015XCK05006
607"The Road Part 1"[11]Louis C.K.Louis C.K.May 21, 2015XCK05007
618"The Road Part 2"[12]Louis C.K.Louis C.K.May 28, 2015XCK05008

Reception

The fifth season has received very positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the season has a score of 91 out of 100 based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[13] Sonia Saraiya of Salon wrote that "Louie is a treasure" and that season 5 of the show "is as confident and distinctive as ever, a sitcom that is not quite like anything else on television".[14] James Poniewozik of Time wrote that season 5 is "by and large, blisteringly funny" and "also poignant", stating that "Louie has again successfully reinvented itself, this time as what it used to be."[5] Brian Lowry of Variety praised the series and wrote, "Almost nothing else on TV — certainly in half-hour form — rivals the particularity of C.K.'s approach, which has garnered the kind of well-deserved accolades that have kept FX quietly humming that 'Brother Louie' tune."[15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Iannucci, Rebecca (January 18, 2015). "Louie Season 5, Billy Crystal's Comedians Get Premiere Dates at FX". TVLine. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (August 19, 2009). "More laffs in FX lineup". Variety. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 21, 2014). "TCA: FX Orders Second Installment Of ‘Fargo’, Fifth Season Of ‘Louie’". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Couch, Aaron (January 18, 2015). "Louis C.K.: 'Louie' Season 5 Is "Laugh-Centric," Less Dramatic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Poniewozik, James (April 7, 2015). "Review: Louie Gets Back to Basics". Time. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ Cantor, Brian (April 10, 2015). "Ratings: FX’s “Louie” Sets Premiere Low Out of Soft “Comedians” Debut". Headline Planet. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ Cantor, Brian (April 17, 2015). "Ratings: FX’s “Louie,” “The Comedians” Sink This Week". Headline Planet. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ Cantor, Brian (April 24, 2015). "Ratings: FX’s “Louie,” “The Comedians” Slip Again". Headline Planet. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "(#505) Untitled". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ "(#506) Sleepover". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  11. ↑ "(#507) The Road Part 1". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ "(#508) The Road Part 2". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Louie: Season 5". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  14. ↑ Saraiya, Sonia (April 8, 2015). ""Louie" returns, as hapless and sublime as ever". Salon. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  15. ↑ Lowry, Brian (April 7, 2015). "TV Review: 'Louie,' Season Five". Variety. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

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