Tuca & Bertie’s writers
demonstrate time and time again a firm grasp on psychological nuances, an ever-present finger on the pulse of what makes the show’s cast of characters tick. We’ve seen Bertie (Ali Wong) struggle with her lingering trauma, and Tuca’s (Tiffany Haddish) intensifying loneliness and insomnia. Television protagonists don’t come more fleshed-out, more human, than these two lovable, if flawed, bird-friends.
However, it can be rewarding to see a show step out of its comfort zone, taking a detour into a direction previously unexplored. Some of television’s greatest episodes break the format of previous episodes, a challenge to writers that welcomes innovation and risk.