After finding out that Dean Sr. is guilty, Dean and Stewart try to come up with some way to help him win his case.

For the most part, The Grinder tries to mock stereotypes and clichés, so it’s a bit of a shock to see the show wholeheartedly commit to one.

Most episodes of The Grinder have a deep opinion about something at play. This episode is no different and the satire is directed towards focus groups.

This week’s episode of The Grinder focuses on an identity crisis. Most of the recent episodes have really made an effort to focus the show on Stewart. His feelings, methods and ideas became the audience’s own.

The Grinder is dead, long live The Grinder! In one of the more interesting episodes of the show, The Grinder has managed to both give a unique insight into their characters and plot. The conceit behind the episode is simple: Dean becomes more like Stewart/Stewart becomes more like Dean.

Last week THE GRINDER left us in a weird place. Dean Sr. is getting served and it could possibly mean the end of the law firm. But for me, much weirder than that was Maya Rudolph’s character: Jillian.

The Grinder loves to go meta and the excels at it in this week’s episode. Doubly well is that the focus here is not only on Dean and Stewart, but Deborah too. Now one of the low-key, funniest characters is starting to get her just due and it feels good.

It had to come at some point. As the saying goes, “All good streaks must come to an end.” OK, that might not technically be the way the saying goes, but the sentiment stands: The Grinder had a mediocre-to-bad episode.

In a follow up to last week’s cliffhanger, The Grinder delivers its funniest and best episode yet. I would say, if you haven’t seen the show, or want to recommend an episode to someone, this is a great place to start. It works within the framework of the cliffhanger but it also works as an entry point.

It’s important to suspend disbelief. It’s also important to believe characters. This latest episode of The Grinder manages to mess with both of these principles and still come out with a very good episode.

After a lengthy break, it’s good to see The Grinder back again. One of the best new shows of the season, we were left with quite a treat of an episode that could have doubled as a series finale. Instead we jump back right where it left off.

The Grinder continues to be one of the more consistent new shows of the season. This episode served as the conclusion to a rather wonderful two-episode arc featuring guest actors like Jason Alexander as Cliff Beemus and Timothy Olyphant as Ritch Grinder.

Today’s episode of The Grinder was one of the best the series has yet to offer. It featured more hard jokes, weird/interesting plots and a break from form that was totally unexpected.