Pot Luck (Louie)
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| "Pot Luck" | |
|---|---|
| Louie episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Louis C.K. |
| Written by | Louis C.K. |
| Cinematography by | Paul Koestner |
| Editing by | Louis C.K. |
| Production code | XCK05001 |
| Original release date | April 9, 2015 |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Pot Luck" is the first episode of the fifth season of the American comedy-drama television series Louie. It is the 54th overall episode of the series and was written and directed by Louis C.K., who also serves as the lead actor. It was released on FX on April 9, 2015.
The series follows Louie, a fictionalized version of C.K., a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City. In the episode, Louie decides to attend a potluck dinner when he believes himself to be boring.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.63 million household viewers and gained a 0.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received positive reviews, who praised the return to form after the ambitious structure of the previous season.
At the Comedy Cellar, Louie (Louis C.K.) talks about extraterrestrial life, explaining that he is indifferent to life on other planets.
Louie sees a therapist about his depression but he's so boring in the session that the shrink falls asleep while he's talking. Trying to change his lifestyle, he calls Marina (Judy Gold), a parent at school who doesn't like him, if he can attend a potluck dinner she is hosting. She reluctantly says he can and even more reluctantly tells him he can bring some fried chicken. At the dinner, Louie tries to socialize more, until he discovers that he is actually at a New Age gathering. He goes to the real dinner, but finds himself shunned out of conversations by Marina, prompting him to leave.
As he waits for a taxi, Louie is joined by Julianne (Celia Keenan-Bolger), a surrogate mother for Marina and her wife. He accompanies her to her apartment, where she breaks down due to her pregnancy hormones and being treated like nothing by everyone. When Louie tells her she's beautiful, she is moved to tears and then asks Louie to have sex with her. He agrees to, but while they're copulating her water breaks. He takes her to a nearby hospital where she gives birth, and Marina rages at him for ruining her plan for an unconventional birth center delivery, but Louie giggles at the whole absurd situation before telling Marina to chill out and walking away from her verbal abuse with a big smile on his face.
Production
Development
In March 2015, FX confirmed that the first episode of the season would be titled "Pot Luck", and that it would be written and directed by series creator and lead actor Louis C.K. This was C.K.'s 54th writing and directing credit.[1]