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Rescue Me: Sandwich

by Jonathan Toomey, posted Jul 30th 2008 11:46AM

Denis Leary
(M7) "Mmm... oh... my... god. Wow." - Tommy

OK, so I'm confused. Was this minisode even supposed to have aired last night? All the TV listings, Crackle, and Hulu have this listed as "Supreme." This one, "Sandwich," wasn't set to play until next week. I guess they got switched too late and the scheduling information wasn't changed? Anyway, while I was expecting something serious about Tommy's "dreams and nightmares," instead we got probably the funniest and most well-written minisode yet.

It was a simple gag if you think about it. Lou leaves his food unattended, and as people walk by, they take parts of it. Sandwich halves, potato chips, and even his newspaper. It played out perfectly though. I loved when Tommy walked into the kitchen, looked in the fridge, then did a double-take as he eyed the second half of Lou's sandwich.

Between Tommy, Needles, Mike, and Garrity, they ate Lou's lunch, his auxiliary lunch (Mike burped up Lou's lasagna), and his dessert. And we all know how much that guy loves food. Remember his first encounter with chocolate pizza?

Thoughts...

  • How great was it that Needles couldn't even eat the sandwich because of his provolone cheese allergy? The look on Lou's face was priceless.
  • Making the same joke right after last week's "Spelling," Mike thought Lou's Tupperware was labeled with "Old" and not "Lou." Maybe this guy is actually illiterate?
  • This just occurred to me... I watched this minisode online this morning. Did anyone actually catch the broadcast last night? What aired? "Supreme" or "Sandwich?" Maybe the goof was the stuff that got uploaded to the video sites? If so, go watch this one online before they figure it out and I'll get a review of the one that aired last night up later today. If not... well, ignore this. [UPDATE -- This is indeed not the episode that aired last night. Check back here later today for a review of "Supreme" and go watch this one online before it's pulled!]

Great episode though. I know I'm beating a dead horse, but these minisodes are wonderful. I'm sure there's extra footage and scenes that get cut all the time that'd make for a great one-shot. I hope they do more of them in the future. For now, we've got four left.

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John

Everyone else hated it. I kinda liked it.

Uhh, so no one said anything... so?

Remember back when the silent issue of GI Joe came out? That rocked the socks... =)

July 30 2008 at 10:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Karen

FWIW, "Rescue Me" was filming around Columbia last week. I saw Denis Leary and (I think) Lenny Clarke walking down Broadway just below 113th Street and I had to stop dead in my tracks. So, watch for it in future episodes! (The nabe, not me stopping dead in my tracks.)

July 30 2008 at 3:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jim

Please use a "spolier alert" header if you're going to reveal information about episodes that haven't aired yet. ;)

For what it's worth, "Supreme" was pretty lame.

July 30 2008 at 1:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Jim

Apologies for the typo.

Edit function, please?

July 30 2008 at 1:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Danielle

Yea..the first one I see and nobody spoke! Blah!!!! I wasnt impressed.

July 30 2008 at 12:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jonathan Toomey

It's def. an upload goof on FX's part then. Check out the websites ASAP before they pull it! I'll have a review of the one that actually "aired" later today. Thanks guys!

July 30 2008 at 12:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
khamel

same here, i saw one with him at a bar. it was terrible and since nothing was said, it wasn't the most well written one. actually, it was terrible.

July 30 2008 at 12:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Danielle

Hmmm...the miniepisode that I saw last night was Tommy was at a bar and saw his ex-g/f. He started following her and they started making out on the pool table when he saw his buddy and exwife together....

July 30 2008 at 11:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jefferson Burns

okay, that's weird. This didn't air last night. I saw the one on FX as "Supreme" and this was aired as the preview for next week.

????

July 30 2008 at 11:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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