Allison views her marriage as a sub par situation comedy. Her husband Kevin is a shlubby , self involved under achiever, his family and buddies are simpletons and her life is totally unfulfilling. All the scenes with Kevin and his pals are filmed with two cameras and a ludicrous laugh track exclusively on one set. Once Allison exits, the lighting and camera work abruptly shift to something far more dramatic. She only ever interacts with two of the female characters outside of the sitcom setting, neither of which understands her angst and growing dissatisfaction with her marriage. The other characters in the dramatic portion of the show, a high school sweetheart who has returned after a decade to open a restaurant and a lecherous mechanic she confides in are never mentioned in the sitcom portion. Annie Murphy (Allison) is a fine actor, the problem is the sitcom marriage scenes are so one dimensional, uninspired and unfunny you never really believe she was ever attracted to Kevin or would have any problem walking out the door. Where as her plan to change her fortune and the situations she finds herself in the dramatic parts of the show are totally unrealistic, illogical and unbelievable. On top of this, Allison is the only sympathetic and interesting character in the show. No one else has a single redeeming quality. However previews of future episodes seem to promise an alliance with one of the main characters. Hopefully this makes for an interesting and immediate plot development, because as of now the series is totally underwhelming.

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