Somebody Somewhere
Season 1
7 listed hours · 2022–2024 · HBO
From the desk
How this season is filed
Bridget Everett's Kansas miracle: grief, karaoke, and found family in a town that is not a punchline. HBO's quietest great comedy, canceled before it should have been, which is now part of the ache. Watch for small-town kindness without the Hallmark glaze, and for a lead who sings like the plot depends on it.
TV Flash files Season 1 of Somebody Somewhere (2022–2024) on HBO as the first listed season of 3 — 7 listed hours, 2022-01-16–2022-02-27 from “BFD” (S01E01) to “Mrs. Diddles” (S01E07). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 BFD
BFD as the Kansas contract: Bridget Everett's grief and karaoke, a town that is not a punchline, HBO's quietest great comedy already the ache.
- S01E06 Life Could Be a Dream
Life Could Be a Dream as season-one's named wish: doo-wop title, still grief, still a town treated as home rather than a joke zip code.
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S01E01 BFD
When the devastation of her sister Holly's death trickles into her workplace, Sam finds an unexpected connection with her coworker Joel. Later, just as a fight with her other sister Tricia leaves Sam feeling further unmoored, Joel offers her a lifeline.
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S01E02 Knick-Knacks and Doodads
Sam begins to bond with fellow members of Choir Practice, but her burgeoning friendship with Joel is threatened over competing outlooks on their future in Kansas. After a disappointing job review and a concerning visit to her parents' house, an increasingly distraught Sam seeks help from someone close to Holly.
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S01E03 Egg Shells
Sam and Joel embark on a covert mission to uncover the source of her brother-in-law Rick's sudden windfall. Then, choir practice provides Sam with the courage and clarity to share mounting concerns about her mother Mary Jo with her father Ed.
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S01E04 Feast of St. Francis
After Pastor Deb asks for an impromptu meeting, Joel prepares for the worst, and promptly breaks out in a vicious neck rash. With money tight, Sam gets creative in sourcing a solution for the upcoming corn harvest, and later, confronts Rick.
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S01E05 Tee-Tee Pa-Pah
With a tornado looming, Sam prepares for a different kind of storm as she shares the truth about Rick with Tricia. After impulsively adopting a dog, Joel realizes he wants more out of life.
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S01E06 Life Could Be a Dream
After a surprising update concerning her recent job performance, Sam must evaluate her next step. Meanwhile, Tricia and Charity's working relationship grows complicated, and a visit to Mary Jo in rehab brings some difficult family truths to light.
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S01E07 Mrs. Diddles
In her quest to reinspire Joel, Sam recruits a small team to help and reveals a new potential location for Choir Practice. Later, on a purple party bus, Sam realizes just how far she's come.
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