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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 439673" data-attributes="member: 5079">I figured there was a cultural element to it, but it also seemed very on brand for Basil specifically.&nbsp; That he&#039;s self-aware enough of his own flaws to fear an authority figure who could judge him, but lacking in self-control to to prevent acting out in front of said authority figure, is conceptually insightful and funny character development.&nbsp; If I only read a synopsis of this episode, I would have expected it to be brilliant.&nbsp; Laugh for laugh, I found it even less funny than the first episode which I had a relatively tepid reaction to.&nbsp; This entire episode seems geared to the psychiatrist finally having a reaction to Basil&#039;s mounting lunacy, but when it finally arrives it&#039;s just a dry, toss away line about a holiday.Indeed.&nbsp; Even without knowing who they are, I could infer they were men Basil regarded as dignified and/or masculine compared to Mr Johnson.I must admit, &quot;brilliantined&quot; was a reference I didn&#039;t get but I chalked it up to an entomological reference rather than something British. After a quick Google, I see Brilliantine is a hair product; I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve heard of it before. As for Basil&#039;s insult, I had to play the scene back three times to pick up on the word: &quot;rancorous coiffured old sow&quot;. I thought he was saying, &quot;kwuaford&quot; and had no idea what that could be. Now I realize I just don&#039;t think I&#039;ve ever heard coiffured&nbsp; said out loud, or perhaps American pronunciation is slightly different.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 439673, member: 5079"] I figured there was a cultural element to it, but it also seemed very on brand for Basil specifically. That he's self-aware enough of his own flaws to fear an authority figure who could judge him, but lacking in self-control to to prevent acting out in front of said authority figure, is conceptually insightful and funny character development. If I only read a synopsis of this episode, I would have expected it to be brilliant. Laugh for laugh, I found it even less funny than the first episode which I had a relatively tepid reaction to. This entire episode seems geared to the psychiatrist finally having a reaction to Basil's mounting lunacy, but when it finally arrives it's just a dry, toss away line about a holiday. Indeed. Even without knowing who they are, I could infer they were men Basil regarded as dignified and/or masculine compared to Mr Johnson. I must admit, "brilliantined" was a reference I didn't get but I chalked it up to an entomological reference rather than something British. After a quick Google, I see Brilliantine is a hair product; I don't think I've heard of it before. As for Basil's insult, I had to play the scene back three times to pick up on the word: "rancorous [B]coiffured [/B]old sow". I thought he was saying, "kwuaford" and had no idea what that could be. Now I realize I just don't think I've ever heard coiffured said out loud, or perhaps American pronunciation is slightly different. [/QUOTE]

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