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This review may contain spoilers
Miscommunication ≠ Plot
Let's break this down before we even discuss just how badly the series itself broke down.
Misunderstandings do not equal plot.
If you're still basing your 10 episodes on your leads not being able to have a mature conversation, you need to do better.
Just off the premise alone - meeting your ex while you raise your niece and they are raising their kid is such a rich vein for storytelling. Especially when you have unresolved feelings and you want to get back together because not only are you exes, there are now two children involved in your life, depending on you, and your decision must have them involved in some capacity. I'm not going to do a deep dive into just how complex and well written a story about navigating dating your ex when you're both caring for children can be. Why should I when they didn't?
In the finale of the series, there's a massive montage of scenes that show us how the relationship between the leads would have gone down if they could talk like actual human beings. It was over in maybe 10 minutes (I think, I watched it sped up), and to think that the series itself could have been over in 10 minutes was a huge slap to the face. Because I sat through ten episodes of the most bland, boring and irritating pairing who couldn't set aside their stupid pre-conceived notions or their ego to have a proper conversation.
Both of them were horrible people. There's not a single redeeming quality about either of the leads because you don't even have time to get to know them or understand their thought process. They're so involved in making their lives harder for themselves, and we should care why? It took two children, actual children, to get them together in a civil manner. Children! That should tell you enough.
Through all this, the one bright spot (as far as romance went, because the leads had as much chemistry as a piece of wet cardboard), were the second couple. They had chemistry, they had banter, and though it wasn't much, they actually spoke to each other. Much more than the leads did anyway. But of course, the writers had to go and do that. Did the contract of one of them run out? Is that why the writers just had to do that? I can't say it out loud, and because it's a massive spoiler, I won't say it out loud but I am still furious about that writing choice.
Everything just closed in on itself the more the story went on. Again, this could have been a 10 minute episode. Just one, 10 minute episode. Instead we got 10 HOURS.
Don't watch it. Yes the kids were absolutely adorable and carried the show, and the grandparents were so iconic, but don't watch this mess.
Misunderstandings do not equal plot.
If you're still basing your 10 episodes on your leads not being able to have a mature conversation, you need to do better.
Just off the premise alone - meeting your ex while you raise your niece and they are raising their kid is such a rich vein for storytelling. Especially when you have unresolved feelings and you want to get back together because not only are you exes, there are now two children involved in your life, depending on you, and your decision must have them involved in some capacity. I'm not going to do a deep dive into just how complex and well written a story about navigating dating your ex when you're both caring for children can be. Why should I when they didn't?
In the finale of the series, there's a massive montage of scenes that show us how the relationship between the leads would have gone down if they could talk like actual human beings. It was over in maybe 10 minutes (I think, I watched it sped up), and to think that the series itself could have been over in 10 minutes was a huge slap to the face. Because I sat through ten episodes of the most bland, boring and irritating pairing who couldn't set aside their stupid pre-conceived notions or their ego to have a proper conversation.
Both of them were horrible people. There's not a single redeeming quality about either of the leads because you don't even have time to get to know them or understand their thought process. They're so involved in making their lives harder for themselves, and we should care why? It took two children, actual children, to get them together in a civil manner. Children! That should tell you enough.
Through all this, the one bright spot (as far as romance went, because the leads had as much chemistry as a piece of wet cardboard), were the second couple. They had chemistry, they had banter, and though it wasn't much, they actually spoke to each other. Much more than the leads did anyway. But of course, the writers had to go and do that. Did the contract of one of them run out? Is that why the writers just had to do that? I can't say it out loud, and because it's a massive spoiler, I won't say it out loud but I am still furious about that writing choice.
Everything just closed in on itself the more the story went on. Again, this could have been a 10 minute episode. Just one, 10 minute episode. Instead we got 10 HOURS.
Don't watch it. Yes the kids were absolutely adorable and carried the show, and the grandparents were so iconic, but don't watch this mess.
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