The Mindy Project: “While I Was Sleeping” Review – AVClub
AVClub: You have to hand it to Mindy Kaling. Her self-titled sitcom got axed from Fox after three seasons. She jumps to Hulu, increases her episode order, and opens up with an amazing season-opener, her best-ever.
From the rocky early days of The Mindy Project, Kaling and her sitcom alter-ego Mindy Lahiri have both been obsessed with the idealized situations of romantic comedies. Kaling’s previous best efforts, like the season-two ender, “Danny And Mindy,” spun off from well-established tropes from movies like You’ve Got Mail. Unlike (still-funny) spoofs like They Came Together, say, Kaling appears to have nothing but the highest regard for these fantastical movies, even as she realizes how far-removed they are from actual reality. The best parts of The Mindy Project are when she brings these fantastical and realistic worlds together.
