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David_Dovey:
Actually yeah that was one thing I noticed almost instantly as well, was how fantastic the cinematography was. Some really nice stuff with focus pulls and other fancy tricks, but not often + intrusive enough for it to feel showy or getting in the way of the writing + acting.

Scandanavian War Machine:
There is a really excellent shot in the episode where he goes on that date to the donut shop and gets bullied. It's a static shot from outside the place, looking in the front window at all the pastries, focusing on the counter inside and the treats. Then Louie walks by with the girl and the camera instantly shifts focus to them (foreground) as they go by and then slowly focuses back onto the donuts when they've passed through the shot.

I was extremely stoned at the time and I seriously wanted to stand up and applaud right there in my living room. It was beautiful.

Seems like there's at least one shot like that per episode; something that's just so elegant and simple that it kind of blows your mind.


Another good one was a shot of a melted ice cream container spilling onto the floor after he abandoned his plans for getting motivated and goes on a two-day junk food binge instead. It cuts right to it from either his stand up or commercial and it's pretty powerful.

jhocking:
I just watched the episode where his mom visits and tells him she's a lesbian, I think it is my favorite
http://www.hulu.com/watch/169603/louie-double-date--mom#s-p2-so-i0

ALoveSupreme:
I love how crazy his mom is.

Except, a few later there is a flashback episode to when he was a kid and his mom at that time was portrayed as being completely awesome and supportive... it was a little confusing but maybe intentional?

jhocking:
Incidentally, was his mom in the flashback the same actress as his date in the bully episode? I notice that this show recycles actors a lot. Not that I particularly mind, but I've noticed that his date from the pilot is the coffee-shop clerk in a later episode, and the single mom he befriends was his wife in his old show.

Also, I haven't been watching the episodes in order. I love that it makes no difference what order you watch them in.

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