Pretty to look at — but looking is about all it gave me
A fallen actor and an elegant chef. Visually, the combination works, and there's an aesthetic pleasantness to both seasons that I can appreciate. But pleasant to look at and emotionally engaging are two very different things, and for me this series stayed firmly in the first category.
The core conflicts — two people too different to make it work, a separation reduced to a note, the slow question of whether they find their way back — none of it landed for me in the way I wanted it to. I followed the story without ever being drawn into it. It passed by rather than through me, if that makes sense.
By the end of both seasons, very little had stuck. The pair didn't move me enough to make me want to revisit them, and I think that's ultimately the most honest thing I can say about it. Looking good together on screen is a starting point, not a destination — and for me personally, this one never quite got further than that.
The core conflicts — two people too different to make it work, a separation reduced to a note, the slow question of whether they find their way back — none of it landed for me in the way I wanted it to. I followed the story without ever being drawn into it. It passed by rather than through me, if that makes sense.
By the end of both seasons, very little had stuck. The pair didn't move me enough to make me want to revisit them, and I think that's ultimately the most honest thing I can say about it. Looking good together on screen is a starting point, not a destination — and for me personally, this one never quite got further than that.
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