The Oner

When I first watched it, I found Seth Rogan's character to be insanely bumbling and annoying. I kept thinking, "He's the studio head and should know better than to be so distracting on set." But then I realized his passion for making great movies got the best of him. That wasn't what this episode was all about.

The true magic of this episode completely eluded me until I read the reviews. The premise is that they are on set to watch a "Oner." This is where a single camera shot records a very long scene. What I utterly failed to miss was this entire episode was a Oner!!!

I can only imagine the amount of planning and rehearsing that went into filming this episode. Watch it twice. Watch it three times. Every time the camera turns to focus on someone else, you know those other actors are now prepping for the next scene. Also, just maneuvering the camera from the initial car to the entire house shot and then back to the car must have been a logistical nightmare. The camera goes inside and outside from room to room. Everyone had to be ready and in place for this continuous cut to work until the very end when they drove away.

Speaking of driving the car - it's a bookend!

Brilliant television!!!

This is a perfect episode of television. The pacing, the writing, the acting and most of all...the cinematography! Funny, suspensful and perfectly executed. I wasn't sold on this show after the first episode but I am now!

This almost felt like a Seinfeld episode in the sense of something that seems so innocent and meaningless ends up coming back to haunt the characters in this story. Brilliantly written!

How they shot the episode is absolutely incredible. The cinematographer did an an outstanding simply from a lighting perspective. I can't imagine how difficult this was to film.

I'm very excited to see where this show goes next!

Amazing. Combines the best of comedy with the best of cinematography and story telling. You're not going to see a better episode of television this year. The one shot is well-crafted and perfectly timed. Rogen plays the Costanza role perfectly Barinholtz and O'Hara are marvelous. Watching this will spoil you for other television.

Amazing. Combines the best of comedy with the best of cinematography and story telling. You're not going to see a better episode of television this year. The one shot is well-crafted and perfectly timed. Rogen plays the Costanza role perfectly Barinholtz and O'Hara are marvelous.

I listened to an interview with Seth Rogan on Dax Shepards podcast before I started watching it. I was looking forward to the series, but this episode is an absolute masterpiece. I'm not going to say it's "classic" Seth Rogan... but it's very Seth Rogan/ Evan Goldberg in every possible good way. Oners seem to be the new trend among filmmaking these days. This episode was so chaotic, hilarious, and intriguing. Im sever adhd so I always need to move or do something... I couldn't take my eyes off it. All the actors were perfect. I didn't give it a 10 but a 9 only because my anxiety was peaked the entire time. But in a hilarious way. Loved it. I don't write reviews, but this deserves one. Proud Canadian (Vancouver Canadian) love seeing a homegrown boy killing it. Evan and Seth (yeah I'm on one named basis) have grown so much and I love seeing it. Superbad was my movie back in the day. I just love seeing their friendship and partnership progress.

Honestly, the episode just flew by! The energy was so good I didn't even check my phone once - rare these days. What really made it pop was the brilliant musical background that kept the rhythm going - gave me major La La Land vibes but in a workplace setting.

And can we talk about that filming? The way they shot it to feel like one continuous sequence from start to finish was incredible. It actually mirrors what the characters were trying to pull off in the episode itself - pretty clever touch.

Got that same addictive feeling I had when I first discovered the office years back. This show is definitely onto something special. Can't wait to see what happens in episode 3!