Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is weirdly into the gig economy
The third season of Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s quirky all-ages comedy about a young woman (Ellie Kemper) who spent the bulk of her life in an underground doomsday cult led by a menacing reverend (Jon Hamm) hits most of the same beats as the first two. It’s still a fish-out-of-water story, with an incredible supporting cast, great one-liners, and mixed results when it tries to go any deeper.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returned to Netflix over the weekend, introducing new characters (Hamilton’s Daveed Diggs as a love interest!) and a new startup app for the title character to use. TaskRabbit, which Kimmy uses to make some money while applying for college, is at the center of the show’s third app-based plot. Last season, the writers…
