Let me first say Arrested Development aside from any animated shows (Boondocks, Archer, South Park) is what I'd consider one of the very best and original comedic TV show America has to offer. It's smart , funny, great characters, moves at a rapid speed pace and delivers a laugh a minute with great dialogue and great performances. Fantastic. It also has one of the most interesting dynamic or subplot between two of the characters that made me feel uneasy that I cheered on.

I have a few VERY minor complaints that I only bring up in relation to the fourth season. Certain characters with less is more. Gob and Buster always work best to me personally in the background with minor roles. Another minute thing that's not even really a complaint more of something I realize in retrospect the show's main story can be super convoluted. It doesn't help the show has a hilarious twist on the conventions of sitcoms at the end of each episode I won't ruin, but that's not something I notice while watching.

The new season of Arrested Development has as much care and fan service as the original show. As a matter of fact it's even more clever and the only reason it's not as funny is because a majority of the jokes went completely over my head. There are callbacks to the previous season and a return of pretty much every character I could think of. This Arrested Development is for Die Hard Fans. I consider myself a huge fan and as i mentioned earlier some of the callbacks missed me, but that's not a problem with the show that's a problem with me and I think it's a good way to let fans know they still care.

Everything's still in tact, but there's a major problem that stems from the series of the whole. The first 3 seasons had at least 3 main subplots going on outside of the main story. If one wasn't funny the other two picked up slack.

The new season has a Lost style of having one character having one view point and using multiple view points to tell one story. This does not work very well until the second half where there's a better sense of the overall story.

It's convoluted and this was not my fault this is just how the new structure of the show works. At it's worst it's pretty confusing and headache inducing. At it's best it's actually pretty epic and kind of hilarious. These episodes span 2 years. Bringing in another problem they feel really long and they drag. HARD. The episodes felt like they were an hour long and I tried to finish them in one day and I couldn't do it. My brain was melting.

But on the positive side this adds a level of rewatchability. I honestly could see myself one ever few months sitting down and trying to piece together this massive storyline, which does require charts and a lot of patience.

Overall it's rare for a show to come back after so long this strong. And the season gets better as it goes along , which is usually the case and it tells me they found their stride later. I give the overall series a 10 out of 10, but the fourth season gets an 8. Any new fans start from the beginning and work your way up , I promise it'll be your new favorite show.