Part 2 "Daddy's Girlfriend" is the fourth and fifth episodes of the third season of the American comedy-drama television series Louie.
They are the 30th and 31st overall episode of the series and were written and directed by Louis C.K., who also serves as the lead actor, with Pamela Adlon getting a story credit for "Part 1".
The series follows Louie, a fictionalized version of C.K., a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.
In the episodes, Louie tries to find a girlfriend following a discussion with his children, so he decides to ask a bookstore employee on a date.
According to Nielsen Media Research, "Part 1" was seen by an estimated 0.96 million household viewers and gained a 0.5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, while "Part 2" was seen by an estimated 0.82 million household viewers and gained a 0.4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
In June 2012, FX confirmed that the fourth and fifth episodes of the season would be titled "Daddy's Girlfriend", and that it would be written and directed by series creator and lead actor Louis C.K., with Pamela Adlon getting a story credit for "Part 1".
[1][2] In its original American broadcast, "Daddy's Girlfriend Part 1" was seen by an estimated 0.96 million household viewers with a 0.5 in the 18-49 demographics.
[4] In its original American broadcast, "Daddy's Girlfriend Part 2" was seen by an estimated 0.82 million household viewers with a 0.4 in the 18-49 demographics.
Eric Goldman of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.5 out of 10 and wrote, "Let's cross our fingers for Louie next week, when this story continues...
pulls back his arm in celebration of scoring a date with a cute, interesting flibbertigibbet, but in this context holding out hope for a new relationship is a way of ensuring that inevitable disappointments will be even more soul-crushing.
"[8] Paste gave the episode a 7.1 out of 10 and wrote, "'Daddy's Girlfriend Part 1' is pleasant, well-directed and competently acted, but that's fairly damning praise for a show that can frequently be counted on for doing something truly new and great.
"[9] Neal Lynch of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4 star out of 5 rating and wrote, "On 'Daddy's Girflriend (Part 1)', Louie took his foot off the gas pedal a bit.
Club gave the episode an "A–" grade and wrote, "For Posey, life doesn't mean anything unless it's teetering on the precipice of death.
Posey's character may be mentally ill and self-destructive, but there will always be a dark seductiveness to dancing madly on the edge, especially opposite someone so inveterately adorable.
"[15] Neal Lynch of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 3 star out of 5 rating and wrote, "Louie went through the black and white (the bad memories) but, much like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, he will ultimately remember her positively.