Ep 12. Love Expert
- TV14
- January 24, 2013
- 20 min
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8.1 (200)
In Impractical Jokers season 2 episode 12, titled "Love Expert," the four jokers - Q, Sal, Murr, and Joe - continue to challenge each other with outrageous dares that test their friendship and courage. This time, the theme of the episode revolves around love and relationships, as the jokers put on their best flirting skills and dispense questionable love advice to unsuspecting strangers.
The opening skit features Sal as a "dating guru" who gives an absurd lecture on how to attract women. His advice includes wearing loud clothing, spray-tanning your face, and carrying a briefcase full of hot sauce. Needless to say, his audience of single men is bewildered, and Sal's performance earns him a loss for the first challenge.
Next up, Murr finds himself in a tricky situation as he has to pose as a receptionist at a speed dating event. His mission is to interrupt the dates and annoy the participants by asking absurd questions and making strange demands. This challenge proves to be quite tricky, as Murr has to strike a balance between being annoying and avoiding kicked out.
Meanwhile, Q and Joe team up for a group challenge in which they have to sabotage each other's dates at a restaurant. Joe decides to play the role of a germaphobe who is disgusted by everything in the restaurant, while Q chooses to embarrass Joe with some juvenile pranks. The competition heats up as the two friends try to outdo each other, but their plans don't go as smoothly as they hoped.
For the final challenge, the jokers head to a park, where Joe is tasked with posing as a love expert and offering advice to passersby. His co-jokers supply him with lines that are ridiculous, offensive, and downright strange, but Joe has to deliver them with a straight face. Some of his memorable advice includes telling an older couple to try upside-down sex and advising a young woman to marry her dog. As usual, the reactions of the unwitting targets are hilarious, and the jokers end the episode with a bang.
Overall, "Love Expert" is a solid episode that showcases the witty banter and comedic timing of the four jokers. While some of the challenges are more successful than others, each segment offers enough laughs and cringe-worthy moments to keep viewers entertained. Fans of the show will appreciate the creative ways in which the jokers push each other outside of their comfort zones, and newcomers will find plenty to enjoy in the absurdity and hilarity of each skit.