After a sluggish start, and with a little help from French director Michel Gondry and 'Inbetweeners' script-jockeys Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the second series of 'Flight of the Conchords (BBC4, Tues) finally took off this week. Centred around Jermaine's blossoming romance with his new Australian girlfriend, Keitha, the episode was bolstered by two fabulous musical interludes that also acted as a reminder of what the new series has been sorely missing.
Honed over a number of years, the songs from series one acted as the focal point to the adventures of Flight of the Conchords - New Zealand's 4th most popular folk parody duo - as they attempted to break the big time in New York. With obvious nods to artists such as Bowie, Prince and The Pet Shop Boys, these songs said more in three minutes about the perils of living and working in the Big Apple, than anything released by the City's favourite sons, The Strokes.
Despite having its moments - Murray's friendship chart being one of the few series highlights so far - the songs this time around have yet to match the sheer genius of numbers such as 'Think About It' and 'Business Time' from the debut series. So it was great to see the show finally hitting its stride this week, with the 21st century disco of 'Too Many Dicks on the Dancefloor' and a hilarious parody of Paul Simon's 'Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover' where Gondry's music-video past really came to the fore.
And all this without an appearance from uber-stalker, Mel.
The Conchords are finally airborne.
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