YMMV / The New Normal

• Broken Base: The fifteenth episode "Dairy Queen" split the fans right in two. Either you'll laud it as a surrealistically funny episode or a giant, embarrassing trainwreck full of squicky, slightly-incestuous undertones.
• Crosses the Line Twice: Everything that comes out of Jane's mouth.
• Fridge Logic: in The XY Factor Bryan says that he wished the child was a girl because he doesn't know how to relate to other men, and points out how out of place he felt as a kid with his family... including his sister. Who exactly could guarantee him that, even if the child would be female he won't be that she'll turn out as girly as him? She could've been as butch as Bryan's sister.
• No Such Thing as Bad Publicity: The show's detractors have drawn attention to it.
• The Scrappy: Much like Ryan Murphy's other Author Avatar, a common criticism levelled at the show is that for a supposed protagonist, the Bryan character is often downright unlikable.
• Strawman Has a Point: When Jane asserts that marriage isn't for children, dogs, or gays. Two out of three, really. Kids having a playground wedding during recess or pet owners breeding their animals is one thing. Hiring caterers and planners for these occasions is pretty ridiculous, even for the affluent.