FUSE TV - Bored City: Why I'm Tired of Abbi & Ilana

I have to say it. I think might be the only girl who genuinely doesn’t enjoy watching Broad City. It makes me uncomfortable. I feel hungover just watching an episode, but without the deep satisfaction of knowing I made a few bad decisions the night before.

The show, now in its second season, airs every Wednesday night on Comedy Central. It's the brainchild of the undeniably brilliant Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, and started as a web series in 2009; it was much easier to stomach in small doses.

I was going to begin by saying “I hate Broad City,” but that’s not true. In fact, my cold heart softened after watching the latest episode (that my Hulu subscription would allow me to watch because I don’t own a television) of the disaster duo. I changed my mind...kind of. It was an episode that originally aired mid-February titled “The Matrix” that sucked me in, opening with a hallucinatory battle of the drums between Glazer and Jacobson. The elaborate open was followed by a pretty sick montage and Matrix throwback, complete with running green, neon code.

Then, when Abbi sprains her ankle after rollerblading, I softened even more. I broke my ankle recently during a bad date at a trampoline house (long story) and I have to admit, I literally felt her pain when I saw that swollen marshmallow of a foot. However, the love ends there. Perma-high Ilana and Abbi just can’t seem to win. Ever. And that frustrates the hell out of me.

The show is sharp, well-acted, witty, and relevant, but every time I watch it, I feel like I’ve lost 21 minutes and 19 seconds of my life that I'll never get back, a chunk of time where I haven’t learned or gained anything of substance or value.

I’m also not saying I didn’t make a video of myself crossing my eyes and repeating Ilana's hilarious “Mommy and Daddy” phrase to make my coworkers laugh during the comatose afternoon hours at the office. The show definitely has its moments.