Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 1 Episode 1

I've been hearing a lot of great things about the show and decided to give it a shot and yes, the reviews do it justice for the most part. It's not without its faults, but I found the Pilot episode to be really good based strictly on the story. I like the setup, although the idea of being "stuck" with a girl off her meds and is literally stalking an Ex to the point of moving from NY to Cali may rub people the wrong way. It's not just the Ex that is crazy, but her co-worker is just as crazy if not more. So now we are dealing with two crazies. It may wear thin or it may offer up plenty of comedy. We shall see.

My biggest gripe about what the series is most likely going to be from here on out is breaking into song at random moments. I just don't want to watch another Glee because the singing ends up dominating the narrative to the point where I just don't want to watch anymore. What I would like to see, if they have to have songs, have no more than 1 or 2 per episode and don't have them longer than 30 seconds or so. The plot and the narrative in the Pilot was strong enough to not really need excessive singing. We get 3 songs here and I thought that was too much. Glee average 5-6 per episode. So, already this series is better for not having as many. I will say that the songs are original in that it's more or less illuminating her crazy thoughts. No cover songs like Glee. Thank God. I'll stick around for the time being and see what the next few episodes have to offer. With that said, this series does feel more like something that belongs on MTV and not one on The CW.