"Songland" attempts to rework the often thankless and grueling job of songwriting. By the end of the 17th century, governing Honduras had become a frustrating, thankless task. Detective Inspector Jack Frost has been assigned with the thankless task of investigating them. Running the GOP during the depths of the Depression was a thankless task. Meg Ryan gets a somewhat thankless role . . . Charles Bramesco of "The Guardian" found her "excellent despite her thankless role". Dean Armstrong, later seen in "Saw 3D", appears as the victim during "Thankless Job". David Ehrlich of "Indiewire" found her "memorable in a thankless role". That's sort of thankless, but Redford handles it well. When Gerard discovered L'Obel's thankless efforts, he had him dismissed. Upon resistance by the crew, he proclaims them "thankless".