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"'''Let 'Em Eat Cake'''" is the twenty-second and final episode of the [[Arrested Development season 1|first season]] of the American television [[Satire|satirical]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Arrested Development]].'' It was written by series creator [[Mitchell Hurwitz]] and consulting producer [[Jim Vallely]], and directed by [[Paul Feig]]. It originally aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on June 6, 2004. |
"'''Let 'Em Eat Cake'''" is the twenty-second and final episode of the [[Arrested Development season 1|first season]] of the American television [[Satire|satirical]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Arrested Development]].'' It was written by series creator [[Mitchell Hurwitz]] and consulting producer [[Jim Vallely]], and directed by [[Paul Feig]]. It originally aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on June 6, 2004. |
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The series, narrated by [[Ron Howard]], follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, [[dysfunctional family]], who made their money from property development. The Bluth family consists of [[Michael Bluth|Michael]], his twin |
The series, narrated by [[Ron Howard]], follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, [[dysfunctional family]], who made their money from property development. The Bluth family consists of [[Michael Bluth|Michael]], his twin sister [[List of Arrested Development characters#Lindsay Bluth-Fünke|Lindsay]], his older brother [[List of Arrested Development characters#Gob Bluth|Gob]], his younger brother [[List of Arrested Development characters#Buster Bluth|Buster]], their mother [[Lucille Bluth|Lucille]] and father [[List of Arrested Development characters#George Bluth Sr.|George Sr.]], as well as Michael's son [[List of Arrested Development characters#George Michael Bluth|George Michael]], and Lindsay and her husband [[List of Arrested Development characters#Tobias Fünke|Tobias]]' daughter [[List of Arrested Development characters#Maeby Fünke|Maeby]]. In the episode, Michael and George Sr. prepare for a polygraph test on the company's business dealings. Kitty attempts to blackmail the company with information against George Sr. George Michael gets a new girlfriend, Ann. Maeby is jealous. Lindsay and Tobias enjoy new success when a book Tobias had written years earlier gains an audience. George Sr. escapes from prison. |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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== Production == |
== Production == |
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"Let 'Em Eat Cake" was directed by [[Paul Feig]], and written by series creator [[Mitchell Hurwitz]] and consulting producer [[Jim Vallely]].<ref name=":0" /> It was Feig's second directing credit, Hurwitz's eighth writing credit and Vallely's fifth writing credit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arrested Development |url=https://directories.wga.org/project/192692/arrested-development/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=directories.wga.org}}</ref> It was the twentieth-first and final episode of the [[Arrested Development season 1|season]] to be filmed after the [[Pilot (Arrested Development)|pilot]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-10-30 |title=20th Century Fox - Fox In Flight |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030035137/http://www.foxinflight.com/tv/8/ | |
"Let 'Em Eat Cake" was directed by [[Paul Feig]], and written by series creator [[Mitchell Hurwitz]] and consulting producer [[Jim Vallely]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Manager |first=Mr |date=2023-12-31 |title=Season 1, Episode 22: Let Them Eat Cake |url=https://deconstructingad.com/2024/01/01/season-1-episode-22-let-them-eat-cake/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Deconstructing Arrested Development |language=en}}</ref> It was Feig's second directing credit, Hurwitz's eighth writing credit and Vallely's fifth writing credit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arrested Development |url=https://directories.wga.org/project/192692/arrested-development/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=directories.wga.org}}</ref> It was the twentieth-first and final episode of the [[Arrested Development season 1|season]] to be filmed after the [[Pilot (Arrested Development)|pilot]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-10-30 |title=20th Century Fox - Fox In Flight |url=http://www.foxinflight.com/tv/8/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030035137/http://www.foxinflight.com/tv/8/ |archive-date=2011-10-30 }}</ref> and the ninth and final of [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s second episode order for the season.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2011-07-20 |title=Arrested Development: "Beef Consommé"/"Shock And Aww" |url=https://www.avclub.com/arrested-development-beef-consomme-shock-and-aww-1798168971 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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| ⚫ | ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' writer Noel Murray praised the episode, saying "the episode is probably best-remembered as the one where the ''Arrested Development'' staff threw in a bunch of jokes about the low-carb Atkins diet fad."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-24 |title=Arrested Development: "Not Without My Daughter"/"Let |
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=== Viewers === |
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In the United States, the episode was watched by 5.08 million viewers on its original broadcast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney General Entertainment Press – Disney General Entertainment Press |url=https://www.dgepress.com/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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=== Critical reception === |
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| ⚫ | ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' writer Noel Murray praised the episode, saying "the episode is probably best-remembered as the one where the ''Arrested Development'' staff threw in a bunch of jokes about the low-carb Atkins diet fad."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-24 |title=Arrested Development: "Not Without My Daughter"/"Let 'Em Eat Cake" |url=https://www.avclub.com/arrested-development-not-without-my-daughter-let-e-1798169367 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, Brian Tallerico from ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' ranked the episode as the 16th best of the whole series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tallerico |first=Brian |date=2019-03-18 |title=Every Episode of Arrested Development, Ranked |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/arrested-development-every-episode-ranked-worst-to-best.html |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> |
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=== Accolades === |
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Steven Sprung was nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series]] at the [[57th Primetime Emmy Awards]] and Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television at the 2005 [[American Cinema Editors#Eddie Awards|American Cinema Editors Award]] for "Let 'Em Eat Cake".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arrested Development |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/arrested-development |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-02-18 |title=President, A.C.E. Alan Heim hands editor Steven Sprung the nomination... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/president-a-c-e-alan-heim-hands-editor-steven-sprung-the-news-photo/52212827 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 02:57, 4 January 2025
| "Let 'Em Eat Cake" | |
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| Arrested Development episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 22 |
| Directed by | Paul Feig |
| Written by | Mitchell Hurwitz Jim Vallely |
| Cinematography by | Greg Harrington |
| Editing by | Steven Sprung |
| Production code | 1AJD21 |
| Original air date | June 6, 2004 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
"Let 'Em Eat Cake" is the twenty-second and final episode of the first season of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development. It was written by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz and consulting producer Jim Vallely, and directed by Paul Feig. It originally aired on Fox on June 6, 2004.
The series, narrated by Ron Howard, follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family, who made their money from property development. The Bluth family consists of Michael, his twin sister Lindsay, his older brother Gob, his younger brother Buster, their mother Lucille and father George Sr., as well as Michael's son George Michael, and Lindsay and her husband Tobias' daughter Maeby. In the episode, Michael and George Sr. prepare for a polygraph test on the company's business dealings. Kitty attempts to blackmail the company with information against George Sr. George Michael gets a new girlfriend, Ann. Maeby is jealous. Lindsay and Tobias enjoy new success when a book Tobias had written years earlier gains an audience. George Sr. escapes from prison.
Plot
[edit]Because of the low-carb diet fad, which all the Bluths are on, the banana stand has been struggling, while the model home is falling apart because of shoddy workmanship. Lindsay (Portia de Rossi) comes to Michael (Jason Bateman) for money to start a new bead business, and Gob hears Lindsay say "bee" business and vows to start his own. Michael, reluctantly, agrees to help her out, when Kitty Sanchez (Judy Greer) calls and threatens to bring the company down unless they meet her demands. George Sr. tells Michael to give Kitty whatever she wants, but to avoid finding out what she knows so he Michael can pass his upcoming polygraph test. Buster (Tony Hale) and Annyong (Justin Lee) bet with each other to see who can get a girlfriend first. At the banana stand, George Michael (Michael Cera) makes a new friend, Ann (Alessandra Torresani), to Maeby (Alia Shawkat)'s disgust.
Michael meets with Kitty, who demands control of the Bluth Company, and she tells him that George Sr. built houses overseas without paying taxes. Michael decides that paying the back taxes is easier than dealing with Kitty, and returns home just as George Michael is leaving to meet Ann. In the kitchen, Lindsay and Tobias (David Cross) excitedly announce that The Man Inside Me, a book Tobias had written years earlier, has suddenly brought in an influx of money, so Lindsay abandons her bead business. Michael realizes that the model homes are identical to the American-made homes built in Iraq on the news. Kitty and Gob scheme to take over the Bluth Company, and Lucille claims no knowledge about the Iraqi deal. Tobias does a book reading, and Lindsay arrives, seeing the book is popular with a gay clientele, and realizes that Tobias is still as oblivious as ever.
Michael argues with his father at the prison when he realizes his mother knew about the Iraqi deal, and quits the company, and Kitty moves on to Buster. With Michael gone, George Sr. volunteers to take the polygraph, and suffers a heart attack just as the test gets underway, with everyone but Michael gathering at the hospital. At the model home, Michael plans to leave town with his son, but George Michael says he wants to stay, for the family's sake, and get the belated call from the hospital. At the hospital, Maeby kisses Annyong to make George Michael jealous, but George Michael doesn't see. Michael announces that he will never leave the family, and a doctor (Ian Roberts) tells the family they have "lost" George Sr. Shocked, the family goes in to see the body, and discover an empty bed, realizing George Sr. has escaped. Michael reverses course again and tells George Michael they are leaving.
On the next Arrested Development...
[edit]The family comes to terms with George Sr.'s disappearances while carb-loading, Annyong suggests to Maeby that they should kiss again, and Kitty helps George Sr. escape.
Production
[edit]"Let 'Em Eat Cake" was directed by Paul Feig, and written by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz and consulting producer Jim Vallely.[1] It was Feig's second directing credit, Hurwitz's eighth writing credit and Vallely's fifth writing credit.[2] It was the twentieth-first and final episode of the season to be filmed after the pilot,[3] and the ninth and final of Fox's second episode order for the season.[4]
Reception
[edit]Viewers
[edit]In the United States, the episode was watched by 5.08 million viewers on its original broadcast.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]The A.V. Club writer Noel Murray praised the episode, saying "the episode is probably best-remembered as the one where the Arrested Development staff threw in a bunch of jokes about the low-carb Atkins diet fad."[6] In 2019, Brian Tallerico from Vulture ranked the episode as the 16th best of the whole series.[7]
Accolades
[edit]Steven Sprung was nominated for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards and Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television at the 2005 American Cinema Editors Award for "Let 'Em Eat Cake".[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Manager, Mr (December 31, 2023). "Season 1, Episode 22: Let Them Eat Cake". Deconstructing Arrested Development. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "Arrested Development". directories.wga.org. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "20th Century Fox - Fox In Flight". October 30, 2011. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Arrested Development: "Beef Consommé"/"Shock And Aww"". The A.V. Club. July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Disney General Entertainment Press – Disney General Entertainment Press". Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "Arrested Development: "Not Without My Daughter"/"Let 'Em Eat Cake"". The A.V. Club. August 24, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Tallerico, Brian (March 18, 2019). "Every Episode of Arrested Development, Ranked". Vulture. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Arrested Development". Television Academy. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "President, A.C.E. Alan Heim hands editor Steven Sprung the nomination..." Getty Images. February 18, 2005. Retrieved August 7, 2024.