http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/01/05/new_girl_season_5_on_fox_reviewed_why_its_so_hard_for_sitcom_characters.html

The Fox comedy tries to move forward in tonight’s Season 5 premiere, but it’s desperately trying to recapture its former glory. As Willa Paskin put it, "By ending its central romances, New Girl left its characters idling, less funny, less vital, trying and failing to recapture their original joie de vivre.” PLUS: Creator Liz Meriwether (http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/05/new-girl-liz-meriwether-season-5-premiere-preview) says: “It’s time for the characters to grow a little bit,” and what happened to Zooey Deschanel’s movie career (http://decider.com/2016/01/05/has-new-girl-disappeared-zooey-deschanels-movie-career/)?